Bombay House

The only real problem we had with Bombay House in West Jordan was getting there. We all used navigation apps to find it and were all led astray. We were directed to the Target parking lot at the southwest corner of the Jordan Landing shopping center. The restaurant is actually several yards to the east, sharing a building with PetSmart, Michael’s Arts & Crafts and the Sports Chalet.

There were seven of us for dinner after 6:30 on a Friday night. I expected our group would overwhelm the small strip-mall location, but we were seated almost instantly. Our orders were taken and delivered with the same punctuality, and our water glasses never ran dry. 

For starters we had vegetable samosa, onion bhaji, chicken pakora, and a vegetable pakora, which came with a spicy mint sauce and a fruity tamarind sauce. We could easily have made a meal of these, but since they’re all deep fried it’s probably well that we didn’t. 


We ordered chicken tikka masala, chettinad lamb, chicken curry and a mixed vegetable curry. We also had garlic naan and aloo partha, even though the entrées arrived with plenty of white rice. Each dish was prepared exactly as spicy or as mild as we specified, so there were no unpleasant surprises.

We saw several intriguing afters on the menu: two unique Indian ice creams, a cardamom-flavored rice pudding studded with fruits and nuts, and gulab jamun, a pastry soaked in syrup and garnished with coconut. Sadly, we were just too full to consider any of these. We’ll have to go back again, skip the dinner and just have dessert!