There is a new Indian restaurant to tempt the taste buds of those of us who crave the unique ways of the Indian cuisine. The new place is Jyot India Restaurant, located in the strip on the corner opposite to the Wright State’s Nutter Center on Colonel Glenn and North Fairfield Road. (620 Colonel Glenn Hwy) (937) 702-9627. It shares the strip with Baba BQ, Leaguer Bakery, First Watch, Kungfu Tea, amongst others.

It was the original location of Jeet before they relocated to be closer to Fairfield Commons Mall. 

According to the waiter, they have been open six weeks and seem to be a good business. The interior was well appointed and very comfortable. 

The menu was quite impressive, full of North Indian specialties.  There is an extensive list of appetizers available to start as well as soups and salads.

The entrées come in two portion sizes: lunch (served 11AM-2PM) or dinner. The dishes are categorized by the type of proteins and the large selection of different cooking methods and sauces to distinguish them. The number of options was impressive. There is also an extensive list of vegetarian options as well as numerous biryani dishes.

Papadums and sauces were served right away. My friend and I both opted for keema samosa as appetizer, beef and peas filled fried dumplings. They were excellent.

I chose the lunch portion of lamb and mushrooms in a curry sauce; my friend chose lunch portion of the lamb vindaloo. Both dishes exceeded our expectations. We both settled for a reasonable 3 on the spice scale, even though it ranged from 1-6. 

Each entrée comes with a dish of rice, but we also ordered an order of roti and garlic naan from the ample selections on the bread menu.

Guest Post written by Pete Wung