Utah's 'Tandoori Taqueria' Brings Unexpected Indian Spice To Cowboy Country

Thank you, my friend SSG William Jones for making us aware that 5 years ago, "Ripple Desai opened the Tandoori Taqueria in her hometown of Panguitch, Utah, tapping into a growing tourist market.
"Rural southern Utah is cowboy country, and with it comes a deserved reputation of being a meat and potatoes kind of place. So after a recent three-day hiking trip in Bryce Canyon National Park, when Kim Johnson saw a sign advertising a Tandoori Taqueria, she pulled over immediately.
Johnson and her family, who live in Salt Lake City, are vegetarian.
"We've eaten a lot of Subway sandwiches [this trip]," she says, laughing. "And a lot of large side salads because it's a pretty meaty environment here."
Inside, the family grinned as they dug into heaping plates of cauliflower tacos, with garbanzo beans, smoky Mexican spices and tomatillo chutney.
"They're not flavors we've had for the last few days in rural southern Utah," Johnson says.
And that's exactly the idea. Five years ago, Ripple Desai opened the Tandoori Taqueria in her hometown of Panguitch, which has population of about 1,500. The Tandoori Taqueria definitely stands out on the town's short main drag among several mom and pop coffee shops and diners, a Family Dollar and NAPA Auto Parts store."
Image: Ripple Desai talks with costumers at the Tandoori Taqueria.

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I ate at a Tandoor (sp?) at Clarksville, TN. It was decent, but not my first choice. I asked for the hottest spice to add to my meal, but it wasn't the hottest I ever had.