May 9, 2023

San Antonio, Texas: Tarka; restaurant review

Tarka Indian Kitchen

427 N. Loop 1604 W, (210) 499-0982

exterior of Tarka Indian Kitchen in San Antonio, Texas
exterior of Tarka Indian Kitchen in San Antonio, Texas


This Texas Indian restaurant chain provides some delicious renditions of Indian favorites and takes pride in operating green.  At Tarka Indian Kitchen, chicken is hormone free and lamb is grass fed and halal.  And in addition to offering the expected meat dishes, the menu makes it possible to put together a very satisfying vegetarian meal.  For that, begin with vegetable samosas, add a few curries--perhaps malai kofta dumplings, channa masala garbanzos, or aloo gobi cauliflower and potatoes.  An order of garlic naan or roti will round things out, and a mango or strawberry lassi drink can pass as dessert. 


samosas at Tarka Indian Kitchen in San Antonio, Texas
samosas at Tarka Indian Kitchen in San Antonio, Texas


aloo gobi at Tarka Indian Kitchen in San Antonio, Texas
aloo gobi at Tarka Indian Kitchen in San Antonio, Texas


order counter at Tarka Indian Kitchen in San Antonio, Texas
order counter at Tarka Indian Kitchen in San Antonio, Texas



interior overview at Tarka Indian Kitchen in San Antonio, Texas
interior overview at Tarka Indian Kitchen in San Antonio, Texas


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April 26, 2023

Grants Pass, Oregon: Hellgate Jetboat Excursions; things to do

Hellgate Jetboat Excursions  

966 SW 6th St.  Trips run daily May through September.   



Grants Pass is headquarters for the popular jet boat rides along the Rogue River.  Jet boats have flat bottoms and no rudder or propeller, allowing for a smooth and safe, yet fast and exciting, ride through the sometimes shallow water.  In addition to being extreme fun, jetting down the Rogue River in one allows you to observe some of the area's plentiful wildlife.  On my family's ride, the driver slowed to point out ospreys, great blue herons, and deer.  We also saw fishermen netting huge steelhead. 

Trips vary in duration, and some include a meal.  The four- hour dinner excursion boat ventures into the spectacular Hellgate Canyon and then turns around and docks for dinner at the OK Corral ranch.  You’ll have the choice of walking up to the dining room or of riding in a tractor-pulled cart.  There, sheltered in a covered dining room with window portals open to the outside, you’ll be seated at a table with several other families and served a bountiful home-cooked meal.  

It is convenient to stay the night in town, especially so at the Riverside Inn where the boats dock.


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