

Equally interesting are the drinks, which include bottled sodas from both Trinidad and Jamaica as well as housemade punches such as peanut punch (a sweet peanut butter and milk drink), soursop punch (sweet and sour fruit punch made from tropical soursop fruit) and the tree-bark based mauby drink from Trinidad & Tobago.ĭ’Caribbean Curry Spot is open Tuesdays through Thursdays 11 a.m. (Roti is an Indian flatbread commonly used in West Indian cuisine.) The curries at D’Caribbean are intensely flavored and deeply aromatic. The locally-owned joint offers all manner of Caribbean classics like incredibly tender oxtails with rice and plantains and the house favorite roti wraps. Photo by Carlos Brandonĭ’Caribbean Curry Spot, 8201 Broadway: This West Indian restaurant has been a Pearland staple for 11 years. Roti wraps are a house favorite at D’Caribbean Curry Spot in Pearland. The spicy bowls are served with yogurt raitha and mirchi ka salam (a tangy yogurt sauce and a common chili and peanut curry).īiryani Express is open Sundays through Thursdays from 11 a.m. These are bowls of basmati rice cooked with meats or vegetables and heavily seasoned with Indian herbs and spices. The highlights of the menu are, naturally, the biryani dishes. The expansive selection of regional Indian cuisine includes fried samosas, Tandoori dishes and South Indian dosas, traditional Indian crepes made of fermented batter folded over rice and other fillings. The small, family-owned eatery serves delicious and authentic Mughlai and Hyderabadi dishes that first started to evolve in the Mughal Empire. It is nestled in an strip mall next to an Indian market called Swadeshi Groceries.

Photo by Carlos Brandonīiryani Express, 10223 Broadway: There are only a handful of Indian restaurants in and around Pearland, but this Hyderabadi kitchen is the definite standout. Biryani Express is Pearland’s best bet for authentic Indian and Halal fare. This list is in alphabetical order, not ranked. Pearland has become a bonafide melting pot of worldly dining from the Far East to South America - which means residents don’t have to go far for a worthy dining experience. In fact, this list of 10 restaurants represents nine ethnic cuisines from over a dozen countries. This proximity to the city is reflected in the diversity of its food offerings as well. Pearland is less than 10 miles from the south side of the 610 Loop, making it the closest of the major suburban areas to Houston proper. With an extremely diverse population and an ongoing explosion of new housing and commercial developments, the formerly sedate fruit-farming town has become an expansion of Houston’s renowned culinary scene. Over the past decade or so, Pearland - the fastest-growing city in the Houston metro area - has quietly built a reputation as a respected food destination.
