Our History
Our History
Curry can't forget it's roots
Inigo is the culmination of decades of traditional Tandon family cooking
INDIGO - Indian Food on the Go is not just a restaurant in NOMA . This is a dream that our family has the privilege of experiencing everyday . We could not be prouder of what we do in this 1000 square feet of INDIA that we created in Washington DC. Before becoming a brick and mortar at 243 K Street NE, INDIGO was a pop up stand that started in the North Hall of Union Station, then we took our famous Indirolls to Georgetown University Market and finally established our roots in Eastern Market . That 10x10 pop up tent was our dream come true every weekend where people lined up to enjoy the treats that we prepared for the weekend. The meats and veggies sizzle on the hot grill authentically called ’The Tava’ filling the skies with wonderful aromatic flavors of Indian food.
INDIROLL is everybody’s favorite treat . We got our platform and identity and love from the Eastern Market and we always want to stay loyal to the market.
Meet the Family
Meet the Family
Indigo is a family operated restaurant owned and operated by Nidhi and Dinesh Tandon. We are happily and lovingly married for over 25 years now. Grace , our youngest daughter, is now 11 years old and is the heart and soul of the restaurant. She can often be seen chatting around with people , running around with her friends from the neighborhood and is the most pet friendly person. Our oldest son , Gorish, can often be seen behind the counter and our eldest daughter , Garima helps with our accounts. All recipes are inspired from our mom's cooking who lives with us and you can often catch her talking a stroll around the restaurant and taking care of little Grace. This restaurant is run on the positive energy from all of us in the family. We spent years living right above the restaurant. On Sundays the restaurant kitchen would often turn into the family kitchen as the kids would try out their mother’s recipes and cook their favorite meals.
Our Staff
Our Staff
Over the period of 7 years, our family has grown as our staff has grown. We are so grateful for their incredible work ethic and the unique touch they bring to the Indigo experience. We could not have made it to our 7th year in business without each and every single one of them. We have people in our staff who have been with us since day 1; have watched Indigo transition from a stand at the local Eastern Market on Saturdays and Sundays, to a cozy Michelin-star restaurant on the corner of K and 3rd Street NE.
Our Neighbors
Our Neighbors
When we signed the lease in Aug’ 2013 we didn’t know what we are getting into. Moving from Virginia into Washington DC and stepping up from a pop up to a brick and mortar , big transitions and big move for the whole family seemed very difficult and we were very nervous. But we were lucky enough to have moved into the perfect community, full of supportive, loving and enthusiastic neighbors. They made this transition for us as easy and comfortable as can be. They welcomed us into the community and have helped us through thick and thin. We could not be more proud to be a part of NoMa.
The Indigo Model
The Indigo Model
Indigo’s model is unusual like a restaurant because the idea is to make everyone get a feel of being at home while not actually being there . DC is over populated and more and more people are moving in leaving this city with not much of a choice but to come up with high rises . People are here for all over and everybody is amazingly hard working in their own way . We do understand it. There is not many patio’s in every house and not everybody has time to cook meals and have friends over all the time. So Indigo is the place . We wanted to create a place where people can enjoy all what they lack while at home. We want you to come in and get a feel of home , serve yourself with drinks , pour your own wine like you do at your house. Serve yourself with a beer like you would at home. Get your friends along and hang out on our patio as casually as you want to. Get home cooked meal everyday .We play different music videos , more bollywood because its more entertaining in its own way and we keep it loud so that when you are here you are not distracted with the stress from work anymore. Our patio is pet friendly and we love it when you can bring your dogs and other pets along.
At Indigo you will get the most fresh meals everyday because our work model is such that we cook almost the entire menu everyday . Its all small pot cooking and we keep cooking over and over for backups as dishes keep getting sold. Whatever we eventually run out is erased from our chalk board menu which is uploaded everyday morning .
