Where: Nosh Bistro, 3963 Kirby Dr, Houston, TX 77098 (now closed?)
When: April 6, 2013

After Alison Cook’s glowing review of Nosh, I really wanted to go to Nosh Bistro – an Indian Fusion place close to home seemed like such a neat idea. The reality paled in comparison.

We come into an empty restaurant on a Saturday night – there was another couple already dining – dressed to the nines. I was thankful I wore a dress, but still felt a little uneasy. The place was swanky inside, but almost to the point of hokey. It looked like Prince’s living room and I love Prince, but I don’t mean that in a positive light.

We looked at the menu, ordered a cheese board, a fried appetizer and a dish of steamed mussels that the waiter insisted was big enough to share.

Result: cheese board looked good, but the accouterments made it less than desirable. It was also missing something dippy… I asked for honey or mustard and the server was happy to help. I tried gjetost (a Norwegian cheese) for the first time, so that was super exciting (ALSO THE MAIN REASON I CHOSE THE RESTAURANT). The appetizer was seriously a fried mass of stuff. Awful. And the mussels came in this tiny portion, with not even enough bread to dip into the broth. We were so hungry afterward I ordered the other cheese plate on the menu.

We left broke and disappointed. But dammit, I had gjetost. I think this place is closed now anyway. Shocking.