Restaurant of the Year 2017
BYRichmond Magazine
Date Posted:27th November 2017
Proudly awarded Richmond Magazine's Restaurant of the Year in 2017. Thank you to all our supporters!
The Best at This Moment
From a modern take on a Jewish deli to a still-too-under-the-radar Indian gem at Short Pump Town Center, the 25 restaurants on this list represent the best the region has to offer right now in service, consistency and quality, as culled by our team of food writers and reviewers, who also highlighted insider tips and people you need to know.
by Catherine Amos Cribbs, Jacklyn E. Bruce, Laura Sant, Piet E. Jones, Stephanie Ganz, Jason Tesauro, Dana Craig Hoeck, Todd Kliman, Genevelyn Steele, Megan Marconyak, Sanjay Hindjua, Robey Martin
RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR
Lehja
11800 W. Broad St., Suite 910 (Short Pump Town Center), 804-364-1111
THE CUISINE:
You’ll find dishes from India’s north, south, east and west, in what amounts to a dazzling armchair tour of the richness of the subcontinent’s various regions.
KEY FACE:
Owner Sunny Baweja, arguably the most gracious, engaging host in all of Richmond. Don’t be surprised if, even on the busiest night, he swings by your table.
INSIDER TIP: Richmond is rife with brunches, but none quite like this one: $20 brings three courses, including a witty, rewarding take on chicken and waffles.
BEST FOR:
Taking that friend who professes not to like Indian food. Because, as Baweja’s restaurant exuberantly demonstrates, there’s so much more to Indian food than just curries.
DRINK PICK:
Lehja is one of the few places in the country where you can sample, say, a wonderful Grover Vineyards Sauvignon Blanc from the Nandi Hills region.
IDEAL MEAL:
Coconut Curry Scallops, Lahori Lamb Shank, Duck Pondicherry, Garlic Naan.
http://richmondmagazine.com/restaurThe Five Best Dishes at 2017 Sugar Land Wine and Food Affair Grand Tasting
BYThe Houston Press
Date Posted:10th April 2017
The Houston Press lists Lehja as the best of the 2017 Sugar Land Wine and Food Grand Affair:
If you just happened to walk up to Sunny Baweja’s table on Friday night, chances are you would have seen him scooping hefty mounds of his tuna avocado bhel (a type of chaat, or Indian street food) onto a spread of sample plates. Indeed, this is what I saw when I arrived at his stand — a jumble of ingredients dressed in a brownish sauce and topped with fresh pomegranate seeds. I didn’t expect the explosion of flavors and textures that took place once I took a bite. But the puffed rice, creamy avocado and tuna chunks combined with mango, pineapple, cilantro, tomato and red onion in a harmonious song and dance on the palate. A tamarind, date and ginger chutney sauce, ever so slightly tinged with green chile spice and a hint of banana, tied it all together. Exemplary.
Richmond Times Dispatch picks LEHJA as the BEST Indian Restaurant
BY Richmond Times - Dispatch
Date Posted:12th October 2015
Thanks Richmond Times-Dispatch & Richmond for picking LEHJA as "The Best Indian Restaurant" and One of "The Best Restaurant Wine List" in Richmond.
http://m.richmond.com/mobile_adv/thLehja Featured in GOOD FOOD America on Z Living TV Channel
BY Z Living
Date Posted:9th July 2015
Grammy Nominee renowned chef Danny Boome visits Lehja and tastes some
our offerings....See the video at 17th minute....
Henrico’s Worldly Restaurant Scene Unveiled
BY Henrico Now
Date Posted:7th October 2014
Lehja - "one of the best Indian Restaurants in the region..."
Richmond based Henrico Now is listing Lehja Indian Restaurant as one of Richmond’s best. This is based on a handful of awards including notoriety from the Washingtonian as “one of the best Indian restaurants outside of Richmond."
http://news.henrico.com/live/henriLehja among 14 Must-Try Richmond Restaurants...
BY Vacation Idea Staff
Date Posted:9th July 2015
Lehja has been named as "one of the most romantic restaurants in Richmond"....
http://vacationidea.com/ideas/best-2014 Uncorked & Pairing Winner
BY Uncorked & Pairing
Date Posted:21st June 2014
Lehja's Seafood Curry paired with Cooper Cabernet won the "Uncorked & Tapped 2014" event in Richmond...
http://www.richmond.com/events/collLehja wins Bon Secours' Healthy Dish Award
BY Broad Appetit
Date Posted:8th June 2015
Lehja's "Mango Chana Chaat" wins Bon Secour's "Healthy Dish Award" in Broad Appetit event, Richmond, June 8, 2015
http://www.broadappetit.com/Best Places to find VA wine
BY Ash Daniel
Date Posted:20th May 2014
Lehja Indian Restaurant in Glen Allen offers some of the finest Virginia wines available including some from the Trump Winery. Lehja in Henrico County has made the Wine Spectators Award of Excellence.
http://www.styleweekly.com/richmondEgg Curry at Lehja
BY Jason Tesauro
Date Posted:18th February 2015
Lehja Magazine has made Richmond Mag’s list of great breakfast places with their authentic Egg Curry. Lehja also offers a weekend brunch that serves authentic Indian dishes.
http://richmondmagazine.com/restaurFavorites: Lehja's Goan Lamb Vin d'alho'
BY Daniel Warshaw
Date Posted:8th February 2013
I admit I have a bit of an aversion to the Far West End when it comes to food. With some bright exceptions, it’s bursting with chains, chains, and more chains. But.
Find about one Richmond reviewers delight after eating Lehja's Goan Lamb Vin d'alho'. Like all Lehja dishes, the flavor is incredible from this Indian Gourmet Restauant in Glen Allen…
http://rvanews.com/features/favoritOutside of DC’s Rasika, this might be the best Indian restaurant in the region...
BY Todd Kliman
Date Posted:11th April 2013
It is one thing to win acclaim as one of Richmond’s best restaurants, but it is another to win from publications of other cities. The Washingtonian ranks Lehja the 2nd best restaurant in the region which includes the whole DC/ Northern Virginia Metropolitan area…
http://www.washingtonian.com/articlLehja truly is India Delicious
BY Jennifer Turner
Date Posted:12th August 2012
When one's first experience with Indian food is so stellar that it sets the bar unattainably high for any other restaurant, you know...
Here is one Richmond women’s take on her visit to Lehja. Jennifer Turner goes into deaail on how spectacular he food is.
http://www.examiner.com/review/lehjLehja named
BY Open Table
Date Posted:31st October 2014
Facebook is venue for another drea revie of Lehja Indian Resauant. Chck out.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/LehjLehja voted among Richmond Magazine's 25 Best Restaurants
BY Richmond Magazine
Date Posted:29th October 2014
https://www.facebook.com/pages/LehjLehja Hits the Big Apple
BY Richmond Magazine
Date Posted:5th April 2011
Contemporary Indian restaurant Lehja will be among the participants in the Varli Food Festival on Thursday (April 7) in New York City...
http://richmag.com/dine/blogs.php?b
Dining Out: Lehja Restaurant review
BYDANA CRAIG | Times-Dispatch
Date Posted:24th June 2010
For many people, myself included, being presented with an Indian restaurant's menu can bring on the beginnings of a panic attack. It's amazing how much complexity and variety can be packed into a single country's cuisine...thingstodo.timesdispatch.com/henrico-va/venues/show/2507425-lehja
http://thingstodo.timesdispatch.com
