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Peek at Mumbai Bistro

POSTED: Friday, July 16, 2010, 11:22 PM

Filed Under: Openings | Photos

Photos | Drew Lazor

Mumbai Bistro (930 Locust St.), which Meal Ticket first started following in March, opens this coming Wednesday, July 21. We dropped by earlier today to get a few details about the concept, a fast Indian food operation owned/operated by brothers Kyle, Rick and Josh Saini. Mumbai, which'll be open every day but Monday from 11 a.m. to 8:30 in the space that was Shinju (they moved to Walnut and became Fat Salmon), has a handful of seats, but it's mostly a takeout operation every day, they'll offer scratch-made options (a dal, two vegetarian dishes and two chicken dishes, plus rice) on a small buffet line. Pay by weight at a rate of $4.95 a pound. They'll also offer bread, various condiments, and mango, strawberry and pineapple lassis. Josh points out that they're taking a health-conscious approach to the cooking they're using trans-fat-free soybean oil in dishes instead of ghee (clarified butter), and there will be dairy-free vegan options available, as well. The Sainis hope to open several more Mumbai Bistro locations in greater Center City in the next few years.

barry eichner

Posted 2010-07-17 08:10:48

Yo Gang! I pray this rocks!  I love Indian food, Philly needs some more great Indian, thanks for keeping us posted!

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Adam

Posted 2010-07-17 09:34:10

Soybean oil instead of ghee??? Sacrilege, plus not actually better for you.

danya

Posted 2010-07-17 09:46:44

Hmm, agree with Adam, always thought ghee the best part of Indian food. Curious to try.

BarryG

Posted 2010-07-19 08:50:24

Yea ghee does not have trans fat either, what a misleading sentence.  Very lame.  Soybean oil is much cheaper than ghee and that is probably the real reason they are using it.  I will try this place but wish I didn't know that--it is going to affect the taste for me psychologically even if there is no difference (I'm guessing other cheap Indian places have the same trick).  Soybean oil is not healthy when heated to high temperatures, but I doubt this food is getting that hot.

SamJ

Posted 2010-07-19 19:19:15

We want ghee!

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Posted 2010-07-20 12:25:50

[...] Meal Ticket has some photographs of Mumbai Bistro which is set to open tomorrow on Locust. [Meal Ticket] [...]

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Posted 2010-07-20 13:38:56

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