Nalan Indian Cuisine

Nalan Indian Cuisine is the Park Towne Village restaurant on East Woodlawn Road, with a second location in Ballantyne. It serves both North and South Indian cooking in a warm room with a mural of the Charlotte skyline on the wall. The hospitality extends to the takeout line, where waiting customers have been handed mango lassis on the house. Both locations serve lunch and dinner daily, and the dining rooms are comfortable enough for a long meal with a group. Service is warm and unhurried.

What to know

• Kadai paneer, malai soya chaap and dal makhani cover the northern side.
• Ambur biryani, dosas and Chettinad dishes cover the south.
• Prices sit above the neighborhood standard for Indian food.
• Spice is calibrated for Charlotte unless you ask otherwise.
• Suresh and the rest of the staff get named repeatedly.