"Inside Southeast Division’s Bollywood Theater, where saffron-tinted walls bedecked with faded Sanskrit stretch upward to an open ceiling of exposed rafters, owner Troy Maclarty specializes in small plates and street food, like kati rolls filled with paneer and pickled onion, as well as vada pav — sort of like potato dumpling sliders with chutney. The under-the-radar stunner at Bollywood Theater, however, is the shop’s chai, well-balanced and unafraid of leaning into savory flavors. Its first location opened in 2012, and the second on Division in 2014." - Rebecca Roland, Ron Scott, Eater Staff
Ron Scott/Eater Portland