Birthday in spicy style

Curries for $5 will fly out the door at Tandoori Cuisine and Bar Indian Restaurant on Monday as it celebrates its first birthday in style.
Store owner Sandeep ‘Sandy’ Kaushal said the bargain curry day will be a big thank you to his loyal customers.
“People on Pako have been absolutely fantastic. They’ve supported us from day one.”
Sandy, who has had one day off this year, is busily preparing for the big day.
He threw a yearly $5 curry day at his previous restaurant in Ocean Grove and was amazed at its popularity.
Local customers stockpiled their freezers with the delicious affordable curries.
“We did 600 orders in four hours,” he said.
“Not even one order had less than 10 curries,” he said.
The restaurant orders the best quality meat from Melbourne and even the spices are homemade, Sandy said.
It’s all part of his dream to have “the best restaurant in Geelong”.
“My head chef, Ayub Khokhar, has 20 years’ experience and has even worked overseas – he’s very popular and has a great reputation,” Sandy said.
“He won the 2015 Geelong Father of the Year award, too.”
During his first year on Pakington Street people flocked to the restaurant to savour Indian cuisine.
“Everybody is coming here saying they have never tasted such good food,” Sandy said.
“Drinks can be expensive at the bars on Pakington Street but our Coronas are just $6 and our best quality wines are $30 a bottle.”
Tandoori Cuisine and Bar Indian Restaurant is open from noon to 10pm, seven days a week at 17 Pakington Street, Geelong West.
Phone 5229 0077.