Curry Gate 2
Curry Gate 2 pulls double duty as an Indian and Nepali kitchen, and the Nepali side is what separates it. The vegetable momos are the reason regulars keep coming back, and the staff's familiarity with the menu shows in how orders get handled. Portions run generous, especially on the rice side of things. Butter chicken is solid; the tikka tends to get stronger marks. Fair prices make it an easy neighborhood call.
What to orderButter ChickenChicken BiryaniVegetable Momos Call DirectionsFull review & visiting detailsRead the full review & visiting details
Indian and Nepali Cooking, Honest Prices
The kitchen's rich tomato-cream curry, milder than the tikka masala and best for those easing into the menu.
Biryani arrives in generous portions, the rice volume a recurring note among regulars who order delivery.
Steamed dumplings that signal the Nepali side of a menu that stretches well beyond standard Indian fare.
Charlotte's Indian restaurant count has grown alongside the city's South Asian professional community, and Curry Gate 2 sits in that everyday tier: a moderately priced room that covers both Indian standards and Nepali cooking, which is still a short list in the 704. The Nepali side of the menu is the more distinctive half. Vegetable momos turn up as a signature, and the kitchen's reach into that tradition gives the place a different profile than a straight-subcontinental curry house. The Indian anchor dishes, butter chicken and chicken biryani, are the volume workhorses. The biryani arrives in generous portions; rice quantity is not a complaint anyone has made here.
Butter chicken draws mixed readings: some find it satisfying, others pull the tikka preparation instead and find more to work with there. That split is useful information about where the kitchen is most confident. The chicken tikka reads as the stronger order when the two are set side by side. Service is consistently described as attentive and friendly, which matters in a room at this price point where the margins on hospitality are real. The packaging holds up on delivery, which suggests the kitchen takes the off-premises order seriously, not as an afterthought.
Pricing sits in a range that makes sense for a family dinner or a casual weeknight, and the portions trend large enough that two dishes between two people is a workable plan. There is no Nepali-Indian crossover room with a long footprint in Charlotte; the city's food scene is young enough that this combination still registers as worth noting. Curry Gate 2 is not an expense-account destination, but it is a consistent neighborhood option for South Asian cooking at a fair price.
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Order the chicken tikka over the butter chicken if spice and flavor depth are the priority. The momos are the reason to come if Nepali cooking is the draw.
