ANOTHER sad day for Icrontians. REALLY sad

primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' BoopinDetroit, MI Icrontian
edited February 2010 in Community
I am devastated to report the following:

Passage to India, which is probably my favorite Detroit area restaurant of all time, has closed.

I'm sorry.
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  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited January 2010
    I strongly recommend this establishment as a replacement: http://www.detroitrangoli.com/restaurant.nsf/sbh?openview

    It's every bit as good as Passage to India was.
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited January 2010
    Too bad it's ELEVEN THOUSAND MILES AWAY FROM MY HOUSE
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited January 2010
    But <i>so delicious</i>. <b>So... Delicious</b>.
  • AnnesAnnes Tripped Up by Libidos and Hubris Alexandria, VA Icrontian
    edited January 2010
    Thanks for ruining my night, Brian. *sigh*
  • RyderRyder Kalamazoo, Mi Icrontian
    edited January 2010
    So the remodel wasn't a remodel? Someone else was moving in.. DAMN!!
  • MiracleManSMiracleManS Chambersburg, PA Icrontian
    edited January 2010
    I'm sorry to hear this. I looked forward to going here during each visit to ICHQ. My first Indian experience and one of the best I've had.
  • CycloniteCyclonite Tampa, Florida Icrontian
    edited January 2010
    Holy crap. That's terrible. :(
  • pigflipperpigflipper The Forgotten Coast Icrontian
    edited January 2010
    This makes me a sad panda.
  • CrazyJoeCrazyJoe Winter Springs, FL Icrontian
    edited January 2010
    This makes me a sad elephant!
  • UPSLynxUPSLynx :KAPPA: Redwood City, CA Icrontian
    edited January 2010
    WTF D?

    So the icrontic food tour is a death knell?
  • TiberiusLazarusTiberiusLazarus Icrontian
    edited January 2010
    This is a disaster. I'm making a note here, huge failure. Its hard to overstate how much I loved PTI.

    p.s. I love how a 20 mile drive is considered "ELEVEN THOUSAND MILES AWAY". Silly Detroiters.
  • BlackHawkBlackHawk Bible music connoisseur There's no place like 127.0.0.1 Icrontian
    edited January 2010
    Fuck you Prime. Every single time I arrive in Detroit you and the others had gone to PTI before I arrived. I'm holding you accountable for me never having experienced PTI.
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited January 2010
    TiberiusLazarus wrote:
    This is a disaster. I'm making a note here, huge failure. Its hard to overstate how much I loved PTI.

    p.s. I love how a 20 mile drive is considered "ELEVEN THOUSAND MILES AWAY". Silly Detroiters.

    I'll be glad to take people who don't think a 30 minute drive isn't the other end of the earth. ;)
  • BuddyJBuddyJ Dept. of Propaganda OKC Icrontian
    edited January 2010
    I too haven't attended this PtI place, but since a 30 minute drive is a trifle, I'll go with Thrax.
  • ardichokeardichoke Icrontian
    edited January 2010
    I'll have to get some tasty Indian food from Sindhu and pour out some curry for the lost restaurant. Even though I never got to go there.
  • QCHQCH Ancient Guru Chicago Area - USA Icrontian
    edited January 2010
    NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!





    To a Brit, 20 miles is half way across their country. ;D
  • GnomeWizarddGnomeWizardd Member 4 Life Akron, PA Icrontian
    edited January 2010
    CRAP was looking forward to eating there at Epic
  • GnomeQueenGnomeQueen The Lulz Queen Mountain Dew Mouth Icrontian
    edited January 2010
    Meh. I'm looking forward to the new place.
  • WagsFTWWagsFTW Grand Rapids, MI Icrontian
    edited January 2010
    mmm...lunch buffet at the new place. :)

    Sorry guys. There are lots of good Indian restaurants. We have 2 awesome ones over here that are both absolutely delicious. You can't really go horribly wrong with Indian food, as long as an Indian is cooking...
  • WagsFTWWagsFTW Grand Rapids, MI Icrontian
    edited January 2010
    You should ask the owner of Passage to India to just cater at EPIC.
  • WagsFTWWagsFTW Grand Rapids, MI Icrontian
    edited January 2010
    The new place has cheap catering. This might be a fun thing to do. Easier than getting a giant group to go out to a place.
  • GnomeQueenGnomeQueen The Lulz Queen Mountain Dew Mouth Icrontian
    edited January 2010
    Honestly, I only went to Passage of India once, but I didn't like it. I'm looking forward to trying somewhere new.
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited January 2010
    I know you guys are seeing it from the perspective of "group of 40 of us show up and they close the place down and it's a little harried and ..."

    but from my perspective, it has been one of the most consistently wonderful dining experiences that I've had in the area over the years. I could always count on them for amazing atmosphere, food, and service. I absolutely adored the place.

    I KNOW there are other excellent Indian restaurants in the area, trust me. remember me? I'm the guy who does the food tour? :D I'm just sad for this particular place because it was awesome, that's all. It's not the death of Indian food in Detroit or anything like that.
  • GnomeQueenGnomeQueen The Lulz Queen Mountain Dew Mouth Icrontian
    edited January 2010
    primesuspect wrote:
    I know you guys are seeing it from the perspective of "group of 40 of us show up and they close the place down and it's a little harried and ..."

    No, I think it's great that they closed down for us. It was awesome of them to cater to us so wonderfully. I just didn't like the food.
  • shwaipshwaip bluffin' with my muffin Icrontian
    edited January 2010
    As far as indian food goes, it was kinda "meh" in my opinion. It was very nice of them to close down and let us all bring our own booze, though. :)
  • LincLinc Owner Detroit Icrontian
    edited January 2010
    Gnome Queen wrote:
    I just didn't like the food.
    shwaip wrote:
    As far as indian food goes, it was kinda "meh" in my opinion.
    Doin' it wrong x2.
  • SnarkasmSnarkasm Madison, WI Icrontian
    edited January 2010
    YOUR OPINIONS ARE FACTUALLY INCORRECT.
  • KoreishKoreish I'm a penguin, deal with it. KCMO Icrontian
    edited January 2010
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  • LincLinc Owner Detroit Icrontian
    edited January 2010
    Snarkasm wrote:
    YOUR OPINIONS ARE FACTUALLY INCORRECT.
    I'm glad we finally agree on something.
  • AlexDeGruvenAlexDeGruven Wut? Meechigan Icrontian
    edited January 2010
    Just move ICHQ to the Ann Arbor area. There are 5 Indian restaurants within a 10 mile radius, and those are just the ones I can think of off the top of my head (I think there might be more like 8-10).

    Plus: Ethiopian, Cuban, Korean, Chinese x10000, etc.
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