{"id":122490,"date":"2026-01-06T19:12:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T19:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/122490\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T19:12:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T19:12:07","slug":"pijja-palace-review-the-pijja-party-rages-on-in-silver-lake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/122490\/","title":{"rendered":"Pijja Palace Review: The Pijja Party Rages on in Silver Lake"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pijja Palace<\/a> flipped the concept of a sports bar on its head with Indian flavor\u2013infused bar food favorites and a vibe that gives more mid-century modern than sticky floors and too-loud baseball games. Televisions dot the walls playing whatever sport is on \u2014 whether it be football or a skateboarding competition \u2014 as tikka masala-topped pijjas<\/a> and achaari Buffalo wings emerge from the kitchen. Now that the battle for reservations has partially quelled, Pijja Palace has grown into a standby for cold beer, lively crowds, and a good time \u2014 just what a neighborhood sports bar should be.<\/p>\n

Going to a dinner while an important baseball game is on; an extended yap session over piri piri fries, cocktails, and salad; or dinner for out-of-town guests when you want to leave a good impression.<\/p>\n

The bar offers walk-ins for smaller groups looking for a spur of the moment visit.<\/p>\n

Pijja Palace, the runaway hit<\/a> from first-time restauranteur Avish Naran, delivers to Angelenos something they didn\u2019t know they needed: an Indian sports bar. Located on the ground floor of a Comfort Inn in Silver Lake, the restaurant\u2019s raucous energy is undeniable, while its menu \u2014 a charming collision of Indian flavors and American bar standards \u2014 dazzles with an avalanche of flavor and spice from chef Miles Shorey. Nearly every table orders the malai rigatoni, a bowlful of ridged noodles that cling easily to a creamy tomato masala sauce. The thin-crusted bar pies are just as memorable, especially one slathered in an aromatic green chutney that rivals the rigatoni in popularity. Those in the know order the hush-hush Andy pie that comes topped with northern Makhini sauce, spicy pepperoni, fresh dill, onions, and honey. Dosa-battered onion rings, plenty of hot wings, and a luscious cardamom soft serve are on hand to round out every dinner. \u2014 Cathy Chaplin, senior editor<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pijja Palace flipped the concept of a sports bar on its head with Indian flavor\u2013infused bar food favorites…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":122491,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[28829,48,52,51,47,50,49],"class_list":{"0":"post-122490","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-los-angeles","8":"tag-dining-reports","9":"tag-la","10":"tag-la-headlines","11":"tag-la-news","12":"tag-los-angeles","13":"tag-los-angeles-headlines","14":"tag-los-angeles-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122490","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=122490"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122490\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/122491"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=122490"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=122490"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=122490"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}