Dwarfed by chains like Starbucks, Taco Bell, Raising Cane’s and Applebee’s, P.K. Curry House is an easily overlooked treasure on busy Mayfield Road in Mayfield Heights. For many years, this small storefront was home to Taste of Kerala, a stellar South Indian takeaway that grew into a full-service restaurant in Woodmere. For the past two years, this place has been winning back customers thanks to its homestyle Nepalese and Indian dishes.
The P.K. stands for the husband-and-wife team who run the shop with an outsize measure of care, attention and personality. That personality arrived in the form of a gentle chiding when I placed a pickup order through DoorDash and not through the restaurant’s own website. To guide my next transaction, the owner handed over a 10-percent-off coupon good for online orders.
P.K. offers a nice selection of Nepalese and Indian dishes, with the Indian items on the menu outnumbering the Nepalese ones three to one. If you like momos, the dumplings that hail from the Himalayan region, you already have reason to visit here. These are some of the best around – and they’re offered in a variety of ways. My favorite were the classic steamed ones ($10.59) served with a mildly spiced tomato-based sauce on the side. Sporting the characteristic twist-pinched top, the tender wrappers give way to flavor ground meat or vegetable fillings. We also enjoyed P.K.’s jhol momos ($11.99), in which the steamed dumplings are served in a spicy soup-like chutney.