Las Vegas Mixtape v53: ‘80s Resurrection, Indo-Chinese Delights, and Vital Local Sounds — Track #2 (of 5): Swaad Indian Cuisine @Chinatown

Track #2 (of 5): Swaad Indian Cuisine @Chinatown

This colorful restaurant isn’t easy to find, which is part of the fun of going here for the first time. (Image: Vegas 411)

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I love exploring the streets of Chinatown. Driving down the kind-of-hidden Schiff Drive (south of Spring Mountain Rd), I discovered the relatively new Swaad Indian Cuisine that's adjacent to a giant pagoda-style structure and located near the Szechuan hotspot Chengdu Taste and LullaBar Thai Fusion and Izakaya.

Here’s a brightly colored and airy Indian restaurant that immediately goes to the top of the list for satisfyingly delivering what it describes as “SWAAD Fusion…a celebration of authentic Indian spices, comforting Thakali dishes [from Nepal], bold Indo-Chinese favorites, and vibrant Thai inspirations.” 

Turns out that Indian and Chinese flavors make wonderful bedfellows. (Image: Vegas 411) 

My family and I went all-in for the familiar Indian dishes—vegetable samosas, garlic naan, chicken tikka, bhindi masala (okra), and aloo gobi (potatoes, cauliflower)—and took it up a notch with the show-stopping chicken chol momo: soft chicken dumplings in a momo broth with an array of seductive Indian spices. We also couldn’t pass up the chicken chow mein that was lit up with Indian flavors.  I can't wait to go back here and dig deeper into their menu and see more lively Bollywood videos on the large screen there.