Boston Globe, 03/08/01
Tandoori Decadence in Dorchester
by Sheryl Julian
It's nice to see the lights on at 1111 Dorchester Ave. Pho Ba Chuong, a Vietnamese noodle house, closed because the owner, a wonderful cook, felt overwhelmed by the strenuous job of running a restaurant day in and day out. When she wasn't out front, various oblivious waitresses would disappear after the food was delivered and never return - certainly not to refill water glasses.
All that has changed. Now the water glasses are filled after you've taken two sips.
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You get three-star service, thanks to Mohammad Alam - a nine-year veteran of Maison Robert who still works there part-time - and partners Solmon Chowdhury and Abu Parvez, who are Bangladeshi and calm, gracious, and welcoming.
In the few months since the three men opened Taste of India, the Savin Hill neighbors started coming in droves. Some go for the midday buffet, which is $6.95 and fresh all during lunch (it's refilled every 15 minutes). On a Friday night recently, neighbors turned the little restaurant into a party, table-hopping, talking across tables, and just having a jolly time. Only the beer was missing, but that's coming,
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