Aama

Rating: OK
Meal:  Dinner for 3
Price: 4700 yen
Payment: Cash only (at the moment)
Dishes: Chicken biryani, two curry set with naan, malai tikka, garlic chicken tikka, pork tikka
English Menu: Yes
Smoking: Yes (saw some ash trays available)

Yet another nepalese Indian restaurant opened up not long ago.  Of course, we had to check it out.

I am only eating meat at the moment, so I had to bring my son and wife along to try the other dishes.  The chicken biryani is their special, and its claim to fame is that it is made with actual basmati rice.  My son and wife both said it was very good, with whole spices and complex flavors.  Definitely the star of the show.

My wife tried a couple of curries which were about what you'd expect from this type of place, in other words, not that great and slightly sweet.  Same with the naan.

I had several tikkas, which were ok, but had some batter and the marinade was a bit on the vinegary side.  One interesting item is the pork tikka, quite unusual, and it was quite good.

Overall, while nice to have a real biryani option, there isn't much else to make this place stand out.  Sadly, we won't be surprised to see it close like several other attempts have done.  The fact of the matter is that Yokosuka is already over-saturated with mediocre nepalese Indian restaurants, and the better ones have already captured the best real estate.