Bikash Karel, along with his father who is also his business partner, is opening Spice & Grill, a Nepalese and Indian eatery at 441 Myrtle, former home of Mark’s Gourmet Burgers. They are hoping to be open no later than mid- to late November.

The two men are no strangers to the food business, having successfully operated the Nepalese Indian Restaurant in Ridgewood, Queens for just over two and a half years. Their Queens restaurant boasts 120 menu items.

Their upcoming Myrtle Avenue restaurant will have a markedly different vibe, shared Bikash, “it will be very laid back and will have much more 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), sekuwa (chicken skewers with peppers, nutmeg, lime zest and yogurt) and sel roti (sweet ring-shaped doughnuts).

The father-son team is hoping to secure a beer and wine license for this endeavor.

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

The store build-out will begin as soon as possible. The building scaffolding, put up by the property owner who is doing work to the upper floors, should be down by December 1st.

“This is going to be really special,” added Bikari. “I was raised here on Myrtle Avenue and my dad’s roots are in Khatmandu — we are looking forward to bringing something here to our neighborhood.”