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Completely un-American, you can only have one of the three
or if you're rural, none of the above!
also, eliminate "fast" from fast food-- ~~cheap~~, ~~healthy~~, ~~delicious~~, ~~fast~~
Also ~~food.~~
Question, why are there no fast-casual Indian places?
I would love the Chipotle of Curry. I'd be there as often as my middle-aged white-boy digestive tract would permit.
Not sure if its national, but in the Midwest, we have Naf Naf Grill, which is like the Chipotle of middle eastern food. Delicious by fast food standards, and I don't get why middle eastern / mediterranean food isn't bigger in the US. And to your point specifically, Indian food seems like it would fit the same template really well!
Cava is the far superior Mediterranean casual place. If you've got one near, highly recommend.
I've had plenty of fast casual falafel wraps...but I would love some line-service curry and rice. And somosas.
Curry up now exists. There's not many but they are growing.
I just wish they wouldn’t put so much sugar in everything :(
Roti is pretty much the Indian Chipotle, but it's so-so.
It’s called Tandoor.
They exist. They’re just not chains.
It’s common to have a lunchtime buffet that simply puts out curries and charges for access to the table. Just not convenient for takeout since curry is tricky to transport.
I once heard about a system around Mumbai where one village routinely cooked lunches (curry, rice, etc), and ferried them via metal tankards by train to a neighboring town/city where people were working.
Closet I can think of is Masala