A Grand Opening event is planned on this coming Wednesday, February 3rd for the new Nepalese and Indian restaurant Spice & Grill, which is located at 441 Myrtle Avenue on the corner of Myrtle and Waverly Avenues. The grand opening celebration begins promptly at 6pm and will continue until the generous spread of food runs out. Afterwards and for the entire grand opening week, customers can enjoy discounts on meals, 20% off on the day of and 10% off on the other days of the week. Local elected officials and the community will be invited to join in on the celebration with words of welcome.

The new Clinton Hill eatery is not the first enterprise for father-son entrepreneurs, Bed and Bikash Karel, as they have successfully operated a Nepalese Indian Restaurant in Ridgewood, Queens at Seneca and Myrtle Avenues for three years.

The primary difference between the two restaurants is that while the Queens location boasts a large 120 menu items, the Myrtle and Waverly location has a markedly more laid back vibe and a smaller, more select menu with emphasis on grilled Indian menu items and Nepalese street food, such as mini samosa chat (tangy samosas with freshly cut sweet red onions, chili and coriander), momos (bitesize dumplings served with spicy tomato and sesame sauce), chatamari (rice crepes topped with lamb and spicy sauce) and sekuwa (chicken skewers with peppers, nutmeg, lime zest and yogurt). The grand opening event will feature many of the finger foods from the restaurant’s menu.

“We’ve already gotten a lot of positive feedback in the nearly 4 weeks since we’ve been open and we are overjoyed to be here,” enthusiastically shared Bikash. “I was raised on Myrtle Avenue (Queens) and my dad’s roots are in Khatmandu — we are excited to bring our cuisine to Clinton Hill.” The restaurant also boasts what Bikash and his dad describe as “the best chai in New York City.” It is delish – stop in and try it.

Spice & Grill is located in the former home of Mark’s Gourmet Burgers. The scaffolding which currently covers much of the storefront will be deinstalled soon. The building’s property owner is current is currently doing work in the upper floors.

The business has a beer and wine license.

Their chef has more than 30 years’ experience at national and international venues, including former work in Japan and Brazil.