Bombay

I interned for Exxon Mobil during my undergrad days last year and every course period we had luncheons for the interns where we or the staff would pick a place to network. We were craving pizza but not your average Papa Johns, Dominoes, or Pizza Hut, something different.

Gateway of India (Top)
Hawaiin Kuntal (Bottom)

Somehow Bombay Pizza Co. located Downtown Houston right on busy Main Street became a topic of discussion. I'm open to trying new places so I went ahead. The décor is very homey and laid back so nothing too over the top. Viral Patel is the owner of Bombay by the way and made the pizzeria based on an Italian/Indian taste. An Indian twist that threw out the traditional ingredients to a basic pizza for instance instead of using regular chicken, in substitution of that there's Tandoori Chicken YUM! I love the fact that you can eat the whole pizza without filling overstuffed. Usually the crust of any kind of pizza makes you full the fastest, but Bombay uses a stone baked, wafer thin crust which is just as good as a stuffed crust pizza only it's lighter and MUCH better for you. My first pizza that I tried was called the "Gateway of India" with a side of sweet potato fries and it had EVERYTHING that I loved on my pizza, from chicken, spinach, cheese, crab meat, cilantro, and most importantly the artichoke hearts....so DAMN good. It's too good to be true. The Bombay sauce is just...Lord!  I sat there and ate it all by myself while the interns looked at me, but I have no shame so that's fine. :D

Bombay was featured on the Houston Press for a number of years and even received love from Food Network, since then, I've been back maybe twice when I have time. Never a dull time or dull flavor. You can't order a pizza without asking for Lychee drink which by the way doesn't taste like one from the grocery store. I give it 5 stars for the menu because it's simply amazing no other way to put it. If you can, besides the Gateway of India Pizza, please try the "Hawaiin Kuntal", "Sonia Ritas", or the "Slumdog" if you like a little spice those are the BEST selections. Ever in the downtown area, please stop by.