Bongo's Fremont

"Biyaa bari" (wedding banquet) style cuisine! Probably one of the best Bengali eateries I've dined at in the USA --- I dare say in terms of culinary expertise and flavour it's tied with that iconic Bengali eatery in Queens, NY (gold standard benchmark for Bengali food excellence on American soil), so yeah it's just THAT good. The homely atmosphere, pictures, decor, TV channel, Bangla music playing in the background, Bangla language conversation around you, and especially the rich ghee aroma coming from the kitchen makes you feel like you're right there in Bangladesh. Missed this kind of indulgence, minus the obligation to actually dress up for weddings or face a bunch of strangers you don't even know you're related to. (Read that in my Anthony Bourdain voice.) As usual my favourite is the chicken roast (Bengali style) and pulao rice, and we also ordered mughlai paratha (flatbread stuffed with meat) and kababs for appetizer, and mutton bhuna as another entree. Had the jorda with mixed mishti for dessert (sweet rice with other Desi sweets, similar to the gulab jamun variant that non-Desis are probably more familiar with). It's a long drive for us (west side of the Bay) but definitely worth taking the trip for this kind of great food. Will come back for more every now and then.

Awesome food, alooo dum, chicken roast, chicken curry and goat were simply brilliant. Fish curry is made authentic bengali style; wow. Best restaurant service is superb.