Happy Diwali Y'all!

Bombay Pizza Company

636 Hwy 6, Suite #100 Sugar Land, Texas

Before I moved to Houston, a good friend in DC, who is Houston savvy, gave me a few restaurant recommendations. Bombay Pizza  was on the list. Bombay Pizza is a restaurant that I would design if I were in the restaurant business. It combines pizza, which I love, with Indian food, which I really, really, really love. Since our arrival in Houston six weeks ago, I had been eager to try it out. So, on Friday night, we headed out to Sugar Land in search of tandoori pizza.

It just so happened that we selected the week of the Hindu festival of Diwali to sample Bombay Pizza. There was a festive "Happy Diwali!" sign  on the chalkboard when we entered the restaurant and as the evening passed, a family dressed in colorful saris strolled in for pizza. In addition to the festive feel of the Diwali celebrations, we also happened to hit Bombay Pizza on one of the most beautiful evenings we've experienced in Houston. The air was mild and totally free of humidity and mosquitoes. We decided to eat outside and midway through the meal, the staff turned on festive red lights strung above the patio. Somehow with the lights and the exotic pizza toppings, it felt as though we were on a mini vacation.

The main event was the pizza. The kids ordered a plain cheese pizza. Hubby and I studied the menu for a bit and decided on the Slumdog. Really, I knew I was going to order the Slumdog from the first time I read the menu at my dining room in Washington, DC. First of all, there's the name. How can you not order it? But the toppings also make it an easy decision: pepperoni, Spanish chorizo, beef, Canadian bacon, mozarella, grilled chicken, jalapenos, red onions, and Bombay sauce. Here's a photo of a slice of Slumdog.

All of the toppings were fresh and delicious. The crust was cracker-like and very crispy. Chicago-style lovers may disagree, but it my mind, this was the perfect crust. If I could change one thing, it would be to swap the grilled chicken for the tandoori spice chicken elsewhere on the menu. Next time. Next time.

We were pretty full from pizza, but Hubby had noticed something of interest on the dessert menu. Bombay Pizza serves one of my favorite desserts in the world -- gulab jamun. 

What is gulab jamun you may ask?  Gulab jamun consists of fried balls of dough (like cake donut holes) served in a rose water, cardamom infused syrup. The dough balls absorb the syrup. which gives them an amazing exotic, sweet flavor. I have very powerful food memories of eating homemade gulab jamun made by Indian friends with whom I've lost touch. So since it was the week of Diwali and also a Friday night, I decided to give Bombay Pizza's gulab jamun a try. They were the perfect ending to a perfect evening of food and family. 

Yes, Bombay Pizza will be added to our ever growing list of favorite foodie places in Houston. Thank you, dear DC friend for giving me the recommendation. You know who you are. It took us a while, but we got there eventually...just in time for Diwali.