Cross Culture Indian Cuisine Opening Newtown Location

If you love Indian cuisine, you're in for a treat. The highly-regarded Cross Culture is making its way to Newtown later this year.

The restaurant, which has locations in Doylestown, Buckingham, New Hope and Princeton, will be opening in the Village at Newtown South Shopping Center. Cross Culture, which serves up cuisine from Northern India, will be taking over the spot that formerly housed International Noodles, near Great Clips.

Monty Kainth, Cross Culture's founder and executive chef, tells Patch the restaurant should be opening some time this spring or summer.

All of the sister locations will remain open, Kainth said.

"We will be offering a similar menu at Newtown featuring Northern Indian cuisine. The menu is focused on Northern Indian Style of cooking highlighting the specialties from the traditional clay oven — tandoor and wide selection of various curries and kormas with varying degrees of spices," Kainth said.

Kainth said he's also working to develop a banquet facility at the Newtown location, which will cater private parties.

Cross Culture's first Bucks County location was in downtown Doylestown. It has since expanded to Buckingham, and also operates a booth at the Ferry Market in New Hope. The Princeton location is in the Princeton Shopping Center.

The restaurant consistently receives accolades and glowing reviews from both the public and the press. In 2013, a New York Times food critic called the food "very good" and noted it was prepared with "delicacy."

"Breads — naan, onion kulcha and puri — from the basket I ordered were as good as I have had, each discretely flavored. Raita was house-made, a pleasantly thick yogurt rich with grated cucumber, grated carrot and mint, unlike the runny versions served elsewhere," New York Times restaurant reviewer Karla Cook wrote. You can read her full review here.

Check back to Patch for an exact opening date of Cross Culture in Newtown.

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