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Chinese Dhaba



I finally made it to Chinese Dhaba in the Global Mall on Jimmy Carter Boulevard. I spied it a few months ago. It's in the food court in a largely Indian shopping center. Chinese Dhaba purveys Chinese food with an Indian twist. I discovered Chinese/Indian food about 10 years ago in Schaumburg, Illinois. It's a very old fusion cuisine that comes from ethnic Chinese who settled in India. I've talked to people who know about it but it is hard to find, so when I stumbled across this place I knew that I had to make a special trip to try it.


I had the vegetarian spring samosas and ginger chicken in brown sauce. The samosas are samosa shape but made with the thinner wrapper of a spring roll, not the thick roll of a samosa. I ate them with just a touch of Chinese hot sauce---very fresh and delicious. The brown sauce was a little heavy for my taste, but I really enjoyed the ginger note in the chicken. The sauce was thicker than the average Chinese sauce, and I think that was part of the Indian influence.

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  1. UnknownJuly 29, 2012 at 3:43 PM

    this is a perfect place to dine when you enjoy indian food and chinese food. i am filipino girl
    but i love the spicy curry fried rice with the fish manchurian. They used to have a great location in Alpharetta which they shut down. Although customer service is bad, the food is pretty good.

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  2. UnknownJuly 29, 2012 at 3:45 PM

    And, WARNING: The chilli dishes are VERY, VERY SPICY! Dine at your own risk. They are really busy on the weekends and you might have trouble finding a table.

    If your a fan of the Filipino
    Lumpia Rolls in the Philippines then try their vegetable spring rolls. I like it.

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