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inventive, sumptuous pairing of indian flavors and locally-sourced ingredients
(1629)

10/18/2026

October 19th to October 25th, 2026 Specials

Tuesday, October 20th - Fried Chicken - $22 | $32
Ghee fried chicken (2 or 4 pieces), Pondi salad, pickles & biscuit or dwaffle.

Friday, October 23rd - Fish Special
Chili Shrimp $28 - (Gluten-free, contains peanuts)
Indo Chinese shrimp with peppers, onions and rice…and a small salad to boost.

Sunday, October 25th – Araam Thali $20 | $25
Channa batura ~ curries garbanzo beans with fermented puffy bread, semolina halwa. Your choice of lamb keema or butter chicken (only available in-house).

Sunday, October 25th - Biryani
Chile Meat Biryani $32
Yep, it’s a week of Indo-Chinese food at Pondicheri. Enjoy this beef tenderloin stir fry with peppers, carrots, onions, greens and rice

10/11/2026

October 12th to October 18th, 2026 Specials

Tuesday, October 13th - Fried Chicken - $22 | $32
Ghee fried chicken (2 or 4 pieces), Pondi salad, pickles & biscuit or dwaffle.

Friday, October 16th - Fish Special
Fenugreek Fish $28 - (Gluten-free)
Have you been missing Anita's Fenugreek Fish? Miss-no-more as this classic dish splashes back this Friday. The best of south Indian flavors melded with hearty winter fenugreek - get your herb on.

Sunday, October 18th – Araam Thali $20 | $25
Channa batura ~ curries garbanzo beans with fermented puffy bread, semolina halwa. Your choice of lamb keema or butter chicken (only available in-house).

Sunday, October 18th - Biryani
Chili Chicken Biryani $24 - (Gluten-free)
Another favorite returns - classic Indo-Chinese flavors collide in this bowl. Chili chicken thighs packed with seared vegetables, sesame and herbs. Too good to pass up.

10/04/2026

October 5th to October 11th, 2026 Specials

Tuesday, October 6th - Fried Chicken - $18 | $26
Ghee fried chicken (2 or 4 pieces), Pondi salad, pickles & biscuit.

Friday, October 9th - Fish Special
Fish in Tomato Cream Sauce $28 - (Gluten-free)
Simple fish in a classic creamy tomato sauce spiked with fenugreek. Get it with a naan or rice. Yours to enjoy!

Sunday, October 11th – Araam Thali $22 | $27
Potato curry, pooris & semolina halwa. Your choice of lamb keema or butter chicken (only available in-house).

Sunday, October 11th - Biryani
Steak Biryani $38 - (Gluten-free)
Calling all meat and potato enthusiasts! A rib-eye steak biryani to behold. With aromatic spices, cumin yogurt and freshly cut fries…

09/27/2026

September 28th to October 4th, 2026 Specials

Tuesday, September 29th - Fried Chicken - $22 | $32
Ghee fried chicken (2 or 4 pieces), Pondi salad, pickles & biscuit or dwaffle.

Friday, October 2nd - Fish Special
Fish in Green masala $34 - (GF)
Local fish with bright green herbs and a creamy finish sound good? Come by this Friday.

Sunday, October 4th – Araam Thali $20 | $25
Channa batura ~ curries garbanzo beans with fermented puffy bread, semolina halwa. Your choice of lamb keema or butter chicken (only available in-house).

Sunday, October 4th - Biryani
Lamb Biryani $32 - (GF, contains almonds)
This Sunday, we bring you a biryani that has soft pulled Rajasthani lamb shank chunks strewn through it. Topped with almonds and peppered with ginger, it’s a true comfort meal. A small chicory salad on the side…

09/20/2026

September 21st to September 27th, 2026 Specials

Tuesday, September 22nd - Fried Chicken - $18 | $26
Ghee fried chicken (2 or 4 pieces), Pondi salad, pickles & biscuit.

Friday, September 25th - Fish Special
Saffron Shrimp with Roti Chennai $28
An old Indika classic, reinvented. It’s a mild curry ~ feel free to ask for a topping our chile masala oil. Do try use your hands eating it!

Sunday, September 27th – Araam Thali $22 | $27
Potato curry, pooris & semolina halwa. Your choice of lamb keema or butter chicken (only available in-house).

Sunday, September 27th - Biryani
Punjabi Cauliflower Biryani $25 (GF)
Cauliflower is now on our menu and this Sunday; come enjoy a Punjabi style biryani with it.

09/13/2026

September 14th to September 20th, 2026 Specials

Tuesday, September 15th - Fried Chicken - $18 | $26
Ghee fried chicken (2 or 4 pieces), Pondi salad, pickles & biscuit.

Friday, September 18th - Fish Special
Fish Cutlet $27 (GF, Dairy-free)
A crispy fish cutlet atop sauteed mushrooms and greens. Coconut sauce all around, rice to dip into and a pomegranate reduction to bring it all together!

Sunday, September 20th – Araam Thali $22 | $27
Potato curry, pooris & semolina halwa. Your choice of lamb keema or butter chicken (only available in-house).

Sunday, September 20th - Biryani
Black Bean Biryani $24 (GF, V, Nut-free)
The best of plant-based goodness in this biryani with the iron-rich black garbanzo beans. A few peppers to boost, lots of greens herbs and pumpkin seeds….

09/09/2026

Our new menu has landed! ✈️ A little early this time but carnivores, or carnivores who mask as omnivores, have a lot to ❤️ love on this menu. The Kashmiri Kebabs, awash in saffron and yogurt are a sweet black cardamom kiss to the northern Himalayas of India. Over decades in the restaurant business, I have realized that Americans love chicken. So, the new Green Masala Chicken is grilled and doused with a fresh herb mix. Sautéed greens on the side with a few chunks of roasted pumpkin. This entree comes with no starch or carbs so eat away, guilt free.

The Rajasthani Lamb is not the usual red Laal Maas but an unusual take on meat from the deserts of India. The sauce is made with aromatic spices, yogurt and chickpea flour. A rendition of an Indian kadhi. Much to delight in and even more to lather onto the millet roti it comes with.

We have a lot more on the new menu ~ Citrus 🍊 Salad which is a WIP, a Peanut Fish Stew and Shrimp Balchao…a lovely tomatoey dish from Goa. Accompanied with a crumbly roti called Roti Chennai. When are 🎉 you coming in?

08/26/2026

The Saffron Cookie, a sugar cookie suffused with cooling saffron is the latest in our daily baking rotation.👩🏽‍🍳 Saffron is sprinkled through many parts of our menu ~ the Golden Soda, buried inside the chocolate covered Gulab Jamun and soon to be on the new Kashmiri Chicken Kebabs launching next month! 🎉

08/23/2026

August 24th to August 30th, 2026 Specials

Tuesday, August 25th - Fried Chicken - $18 | $26
Ghee fried chicken (2 or 4 pieces), Pondi salad, pickles & biscuit.

Friday, August 28th - Fish Special
Saffron Fish Stew $32 (Gluten-free, Diary-free)
A delicate stew with local fish and shrimp ~ bathed in a saffron sauce. Chili can overpower saffron, so this one is mild.

Sunday, August 30th – Araam Thali $22 | $27
Potato curry, pooris & semolina halwa. Your choice of lamb keema or butter chicken (only available in-house).

Sunday, August 30th - Biryani
Saffron Chicken Biryani $27 (Gluten-free)
The chicken is sauted with onions and such with a touch of chile. Folded with saffron rice, almonds and currants, it makes for a satisfying biryani.

08/19/2026

When we launched our summer ☀️ menu, I knew the Mango 🥭 Melon 🍈 Salad 🥗 was going to be a hit. Knowing it was summer, I wanted to keep it light and tight. So, if you have not had it yet, time to make a trip to Pondi! Roughly two weeks left before we flip the menu for the fall. 👩🏽‍🍳

08/16/2026

August 17th to August 23rd, 2026 Specials

Tuesday, August 18th - Fried Chicken - $18 | $26
Ghee fried chicken (2 or 4 pieces), Pondi salad, pickles & biscuit.

Friday, August 21st - Fish Special
Shrimp Pakora Pongal Salad $26 (Dairy-free)
Yes, the shrimp are battered and fried, but when tossed with tangy greens, coconut, beets and so much more, it makes for a wonderful meal especially when served over pongal, a South Indian savory rice and lentil stew with cashews.

Sunday, August 23rd – Araam Thali $22 | $27
Potato curry, pooris & semolina halwa. Your choice of lamb keema or butter chicken (only available in-house).

Sunday, August 23rd - Biryani
Green Salad Biryani $26 (Gluten-free, contains almonds)
Salad and biryani may not belong together but wait till you taste this! More home cooking than restaurant ~ rice tossed with a bunch of farm greens, vegetables and nuts. It will be served warm to room temperature. Thinly sliced chicken is added, feel free to leave it out or replace with paneer.

08/13/2026

This week will be dedicated to kids. Our weekly fish 🐟 & biryani specials are simple and kid friendly and hopefully a chance for your kids to taste something new! ✨
As for anyone who avoids bringing their kids to restaurants because they can be loud or rowdy, the unspoken rule is to bring kids early. Let them color 🖍️ with our India 🇮🇳 inspired coloring sheets, roam around our plants 🪴, go up and down the escalators a million times (Lion’s 🦁 favorite), run up to the Bake Lab for a sweet bite and enjoy the thrill of being at Pondicheri. 💕

Address

2800 Kirby Drive
Houston, TX
77098

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 9pm
Tuesday	9am - 9pm
Wednesday	9am - 9pm
Thursday	9am - 9pm
Friday	9am - 10pm
Saturday	9am - 10pm
Sunday	9am - 10pm

Website

http://www.pondicheri.com/, https://linktr.ee/pondicheri

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