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An Indian street food-themed restaurant called Eggmania opened its first Metro Richmond location Jan. 6 in Henrico. The restaurant, located at 2610 Tuckernuck Drive in the West End, is the fifth overall for the company and its third franchise location.
Eggmania specializes in egg-based delicacies. It was established by five college students from the state of Gujarat, India who bonded through their shared craving for egg meals that were easily available on Indian streets but limited in the United States.
Dishes include those with eggs boiled, shredded, fried, or folded into omelets to accommodate all forms and flavors of Indian cuisine with various gravy options. Eggmania also serves Bombay-style grilled sandwiches with the choice of eggs, paneer, and chicken along with authentic Indian-flavored kababs and chicken delicacies. Vegetarian items include the volcano biryani, Anda lahori, Angoori fry, jetty roll, Paneer lava fry, cold coco, the Samosa frill sandwich, and others.
“It’s tough leaving your home and the things you’re familiar with – the liveliness of street food culture and the uniqueness of our egg-based meals in India bring people together, and we all missed that,” said Darshan Patel and Kunjan Patel, two of the five partners. “We wanted Eggmania to be the place where people could go to not only get good, unique food, but to also find the little bit of community and culture that we left behind.”
The friends opened their first location in an Indian community in Jersey City, New Jersey, then another in Iselin, New Jersey and then franchise locations in Illinois and Massachusetts.
The Henrico location will feature indoor seating as well as takeout and delivery options. It will be open Sunday through Thursday from noon to 10 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. For details, visit https://www.eggmania.com/.
