Masala Grille
170 Algoma St. North
The Masala Grille offers a unique culinary offering if you are looking for something different on your visit to Thunder Bay.
Masala is an Indian word referring to the mixing of spices, and the spices they use come mostly from India. Many of the vegetables they use are locally produced.
Masala Grille offers both Indian and Thai cuisine in a large space with beautiful Indian décor where you can hear a variety of styles of Indian music. Three chefs, directly from India who worked at some of that country's top hotels, work the kitchen and occasionally use the only tandoori clay oven in town to cook specialty meats and fish for “Tandoori Nights.”
If you’re not familiar with Indian or Thai food, then the descriptions are very helpful. The most popular Indian dishes are Butter Chicken, Murgh Dhaniwal Korma (boneless chicken in a cream cashew nut sauce), Beef Vindaloo (beef cooked in Goan spice), and Palak Makai Paneer (spinach, corn and cottage cheese cooked in an onion and tomato sauce).
They have an extensive wine list of zinfandels, cabernets, Shiraz, cocktails, martinis, liqueurs, spirits, and beers, along with a good list of after-dinner hot drinks.
Deserts include ras malai, gulab jaman, gajar halwa, and kheer, with ice cream to boot. Most, as you can tell, are Indian deserts.
Masala Grille offers catering, take-out and delivery. They also sell quite a few handicrafts from India, small trinkets and large tapestries. They offer cooking classes in their own kitchen, limited to 12 people. Their patio for the summer is quite large. And the surroundings are quite beautiful as well.
