{"id":364009,"date":"2026-07-07T14:18:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T14:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/364009\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T14:18:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T14:18:09","slug":"elephant-indian-grill-dallas-review-elite-flavor-and-spice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/364009\/","title":{"rendered":"Elephant Indian Grill Dallas, Review: Elite flavor and spice"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Lauren Drewes Daniels<\/p>\n

Plastic containers of leftovers are so common in my fridge that they\u2019re often left to die. But recently, rice covered in a fiery curry sauce caused a small ruckus. Where\u2019s this from? Wait, who ate that \u2014 that was mine? The longtime family restaurant Tandoor in Arlington is our North Star for Indian food; our bubble is small. (Get the kemah naan and tell me I\u2019m wrong.) So this was an extra special bit of drama in the kitchen.<\/p>\n

\"TheYou likely recognize the place, even though its been through quite a few changes over the years. <\/p>\n

The new Indian restaurant Elephant Indian Grill<\/a>, in the space that was previously Swank and Sharon Von Meter\u2019s Beckley 1115, offers something exciting. My second trip was planned before my first was even over. Now, I just had dates to go along.<\/p>\n

Elephant is an expansion of the restaurant on Central Expressway where the old Buzzbrews used to be. And both are from the same owners as the fantastic Shiva\u2019s in downtown Dallas, which our writer Anisha Holla previously called a \u201croyal dining experience.\u201d<\/a> On the side, I asked her, \u201cAnisha, is it really that good?\u201d Yes, it is, she promised. I double-checked and agreed.<\/p>\n

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At this newer location, chef Praveen Prasannan is still driving things in the kitchen. Here in North Oak Cliff, there\u2019s easy free parking \u2014 and cookies nearby at Kessler Baking Studio, if you happen to skip the mango cheesecake (don\u2019t skip it; just get cookies to-go. You\u2019re there. You have to).<\/p>\n

\"theThe dining room is well-adorned. <\/p>\n

The space is well adorned and bright. Chairs are plush, and several intricate light fixtures hang over the dining room. Marble tables with red cloth napkins and little gold lamps atop every table feel modern in this little old house. There\u2019s a full bar. Many people come in and wander around a bit looking for their to-go orders, a part of the business that is brisk. As it should be. <\/p>\n

No light reading here<\/p>\n

The menu is very large: samosas, naan, soups, salads, vegan specials, \u201cMain Favorites\u201d (masala, saag, vindaloo and korma), a whole section of biryani, tandoori open-clay oven dishes, Desi specials, chef specials and an Indo-Chinese section. It\u2019s a lot. My suggestion is to think of your favorite indian dish and order it here for comparison. Or ask the server for favorites.<\/p>\n

On my first visit, I tried the korma, my standard go-to. The creamy, rich sauce is fragrant and, on my first visit, fiery; I leaned into the spice level and pulled back on next time. They\u2019re not playing here. Go down a size if you\u2019re unsure. I also got the naan stuffed with paneer and chili and could just eat it with a side of tikka masala forever. It\u2019s served hot and toasty, with cloud-like soft pieces, other pieces touched with butter and crisp.<\/p>\n

On another visit, we tried the Elephant Grill Platter that offers a good sampling of dishes from the tandoor. Smoky chunks of seekh (lamb) and chicken wear bright spices; some pieces green, some red. We spooned masala sauce over the fork-tender pieces, swaddled them in naan, and ate ourselves silly. We had leftovers again, somehow.<\/p>\n

\"chickenthis fiery chicken korma is amazing. But, if you\u2019re not sure about your heat tolerance, order down a size. <\/p>\n

A thick mango lassi cooled down our palates after dinner. The Mango cheesecake is a lighter version of the traditional dessert, but is a worthy, if not better, version of the heavier counterpart.<\/p>\n

This little white house has seen many restaurant concepts roll through over the past decade-plus. Who remembers Matt McCallister\u2019s Campo Modern Country Bistro? The area has changed a lot since then; apartments now line Beckley Avenue, and they\u2019re keeping the ticket printer busy, which you can hear fire off in the dining room regularly. Nearby residents could help to sustain it for in-house diners \u2014\u00a0no matter the mix, it\u2019s a win. <\/p>\n

Elephant Indian Grill, 1115 N. Beckley Ave., Sunday \u2013 Thursday 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m. \u2013 11 p.m. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Elephant Grill platter is a great starting point here. Lauren Drewes Daniels Plastic containers of leftovers are…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":364010,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[102,104,103,10849],"class_list":["post-364009","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-dallas","tag-dallas","tag-dallas-headlines","tag-dallas-news","tag-restaurant-reviews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/364009","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=364009"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/364009\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/364010"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=364009"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=364009"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=364009"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}