Mission's Blackberry Kitchen..

I am going to share Mission’s best kept secret. Blackberry Kitchen, one of Mission’s finest family oriented restaurant offers quality service. How do you like your East Indian food? In Canadian standards they offer: mild, medium and hot. Indian Standards you can have it: no spice, subtly spiced and just right. Located at Heritage Park in the Norma Kenney House you can dine in or have it delivered to your door in Tiffins. They also do free delivery service from 11-3pm and special events. Open 7 days a week from 10 am to 9 pm they have a large selection of gourmet disks from breakfast to vegetarian or non-vegetarian meals during lunch or dinner. I decided to pay them a visit this week with a friend. With easy accessible parking and a short cemented walkway guiding you into the luxurious log building, the park will leave you searching for more. With the Grotto in the distance and the Mighty Fraser thundering below its a great place to enjoy an Indian meal. Guests have the choice of being seated inside or outside on their patio. We decided to stay inside for lunch and enjoy the fresh aroma smell of authentic East Indian meal being prepared. Owner Sat Grewal, opened the restaurant on May 1st of this year, with his wife Harjit. You may also recognize them as the owners of Coffee Blends on the Cedar Connector. My friend and I started off with a Corona watering down our throats. We opened our menu’s and the Grewal’s recommended a couple of choices. I shared my sensitivity with them: “I like chicken with some bread. But, please make it mild in Canadian standards.” They recommend one of their wraps for starters. I agreed to try the Tandoori Chicken Wrap, which is a popular lunch item. Was it ever filling and delicious. With rice, yogurt sauce and literally killer butter chicken sauce all wrapped up together, it hits the tender spot in the belly with no complaints. With a staff of 6-7 the Grewal’s have been extremely busy and running off their feet of late. During the recent, “Folk Fest”, which is held annually at the park, they served 800 plates for visitors and 350 for volunteers at their outside booth. The young couple moved to Mission six years ago, and love the local community atmosphere. Many coffee goers, who enjoyed their wraps at Coffee Blends, encouraged them to open an East Indian restaurant in town. The opportunity came up at the park when they were selected out of 10 applicants. Sat said, “ they liked our food, prices and service.” We were ready to order and I selected the Butter Chicken melted in creamy tomato sauce with naan bread. It comes with rice. My friend, decided on the Chilli Chicken with hot green chilies, green bell peppers, red onions and tomato’s in curry sauce. It also came with rice. Both of them came steaming in bowls. When you eat Indian food, do it so slowly. Otherwise, you may find yourself getting sick later. If you find yourself sweating. Don’t panic. It’s a natural reaction. The Butter Chicken is a fantastic meal at either lunch or dinner. With lots of fresh chunks of curried chicken, you won’t be disappointed. My friend described the Chilli Chicken as, “scrumptious, spicy and tender with a healthy portion of chicken that melts in your mouth.” If you have room at the end try their famous Blackberry Pie with ice cream, which were coming back for next time. As I was leaving out the door with my stomach stuffed, Sat said, " could you let people now, we offer coffee and lattes." It was time to go home and take a quick afternoon nap
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