Chef Deepak Saxena has become the face of Indian American fare in Portland. His cart, Desi PDX, has become a destination for things like chai-glazed chicken and masala pulled pork, appearing on an episode of Somebody Feed Phil. His brunch restaurant, Masala Lab, smothers saucy tikka shrimp over coconut grits, and swaps the stewed tomatoes and peppers in shakshuka for saag. His other business, Chaat Wallah, was more focused on lunch-y sort of fare like sandwiches and snacks; it originally opened within a bar at the Iron Fireman Collective building, at 4784 SE 17th Avenue, before closing just a few months later.
However, the concept is making its grand
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