Geeta Bansal's spicy habanero lamb vindaloo, a favorite at her Clay Oven restaurant in Irvine. The restaurant is closing and moving locations in December. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times) ...

Baldwinsville, N.Y. — You’d never expect one of the best local dining experiences to be in a strip mall, but that’s exactly what you’ll get at Clay Oven in Baldwinsville. While it doesn’t look like ...

Feb. 9—Restaurant enthusiasts in St. Joseph can now add authentic Indian cuisine to their menu of culinary destinations. Clay Oven Indian Cuisine officially opened its doors for business Wednesday at ...

St. Joseph’s palate is expected to get a little spicier thanks to the upcoming addition of a new Indian restaurant on the North Belt Highway. With 22 years of experience cooking in prominent ...

ESSENTIALS: Monday to Saturday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., closed Sunday. Buffets only on weekdays at lunch. Wheelchair accessible, though may be tight for bathroom. Toiling inside a Hauppauge strip mall ...

Food, service, décor — all are critical to a restaurant’s success. But there’s another consideration — equally critical — that flies under the radar: parking. Good restaurants have died for want of ...

After 36 years, Clay Oven, the Irvine restaurant that introduced modern Indian cuisine to Orange County, is moving. The restaurant, run by chef-owner Geeta Bansal and her husband, Praveen, will ...