In 1996, I worked in the Tokyo office of Japanese electronics. It was the year when I became the manager of the emerging market business development department. This year I ended up in India six times in six months. I, like all Japanese, especially all Japanese children, like curry; however, it was the year when I first encountered authentic Indian curries and cuisines. I loved them. When I was transferred to San Francisco the following year, I was looking for an authentic Indian restaurant in the bay. I had lunch at several Indian restaurants in San Francisco and the Bay area until I found this restaurant I liked and decided to keep returning to this place at least once every two weeks.
This is a restaurant called "Bombay Garden". It is located in the center of San Mateo, near the San Francisco International Airport. From the center of San Francisco, you can take highway 101 south to get to San Mateo. To get to the center of San Mateo, you can go onto Highway 101 on Third Avenue, exit at San Mateo. You can even go to Third Avenue to the west. Here you will find a restaurant located on the left side. It is about 30-40 minutes drive and very simple.
Third Avenue, San Mateo, has many restaurants where businessmen usually eat lunch and take their business partners for dinner. In various cuisines, there are a variety of foods such as American, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, Thai, or Indian. My recommendation for this Indian restaurant on Third Avenue in San Mateo is for a buffet breakfast. A buffet breakfast is served daily at the Bombay Garden. It serves the same basic product selection with a change in the basic product selection on a daily basis.
Clients do not need to worry if they come the wrong day for the wrong thing. There is always something new.
The dining room of the restaurant is small but clean and tidy. The interior is decorated as a typical Indian restaurant with traditional Indian paintings and dining furniture. The painting of the Taj Mahal, which hangs in the center of the main wall, is impressive and is surrounded by smaller paintings showing ancient Indian life.
The restaurant has an L-shaped buffet in the far corner. You can fill your plate with salad - there is a choice of both ordinary and Indian dressings. The buffet also has a selection of rice swimmer or vegetable fried rice. You do not need to worry about finding naan (Indian bread), because your waiter will serve it right on your desk. After you take the tandoori chicken, you will go to the curry section. The choice of curry is changed daily. Typically, the restaurant serves chicken curry, spinach and cheese, bean curry or lamb curry. In some special cases, they serve fish curry or cream curry, which are excellent. Bombay Garden is also known for serving traditional Indian desserts and popsicles, including mangoes, oranges and strawberries.
