Good Indian restaurants in West Springfield, Burke, Lorton?

[Anonymous]

Our favorite restaurant, My Karma in Lorton, has closed. Any good ones in the West Springfield area?

[Anonymous]

We're looking too! We were so sad to stop in for the lunch buffet a month or so ago and found it was "closed for renovation." I wrote them asking when they would be open again. Last week I heard back; they said My Karma "didn't make it." We were surprised because we've been there a lot over the last year and it was never empty. It was truly the best Indian food we've had anywhere.

[Anonymous]

Oh no!! Didn't know that My karma had closed. That sucks, it was pretty good.

I'm in West Springfield and I don't know of any good ones there. There are a few strip-mall little dives that serve Indian snacks off of Backlick road over by I think Brookfield plaza, but they aren't full restaurants.

My old stand by has always been Dishes of India, but that is a bit farther away in Alexandria. I think there is ian Indian restaurant in Kingstowne by the movie theater.

[Anonymous]

1149 here: Yeah, the one in Kingstowne isn't very good (at least that's our opinion). Dishes of India is the one in Belle Haven, right?

There's a cheap place called Samrat in Landsdowne Center. No ambiance whatsoever (complete hole in the wall) but the food was decent.

[Anonymous]

Yes, Dishes of India is over in Belle Haven. Haven't been in a few years, but we have had some really good meals there. Vindaloo so hot your stomach will ache afterwords!

Haven't tried the one in Kingstowne yet, either.

[Anonymous]

OP here. We're in mourning! Apparently a "modern Mexican" place is there now, according to the guy who answered.

I think we've tried Samrat but had forgotten about it. Will give it another go...

[Anonymous]

Yes, in response to my email about when My Karma was reopening, they also told me that if I brought their email response in, I would get 29% (?!?) off.

I do love Mexican too, but not near as much as good Indian food - and My Karma was the best I had in many years. One of the few redeeming things about living this far out and away from a lot of other good places to eat.

The place in Kingstowne (Aditi) is beautiful inside - and they will bring you a goldfish in a bowl if you are a solo diner so you have some company - but at least for my favorite dishes, I wasn't impressed. We might try again though. The do make good cocktails, so that counts for something.