“The restaurant is a dream project come true,” says Sri Chandupatla, owner of the new Ganges Restaurant in West Windsor at 33 Princeton-Hightstown Road (in the former Ellsworth location). “I grew up with a passion for cooking.” Chandupatla was born and raised in India, and her interest in restaurants and food were inspired by her father who owned wedding halls.
The food served at Ganges is a combination of cuisines — Northern Indian and Southern Indian, featuring Hyperabadi specials. “We are different than all of the other Indian restaurants in the area,” says Chandupatla, who oversaw the remodeling of the former deli. “I went to India to get the art on the walls. I also picked each color, light, and the little lanterns on the ceiling.”
She already had a master’s degree in accounting in India before coming to the United States in 1992. She studied information systems at Pace University’s White Plains, New York, campus, where she received her master’s degree and worked at IBM’s White Plains office. After graduation, she worked in several IT jobs in New York City.
She married her husband, Srini, in India. He holds a masters degree in computer science from New York Institute of Technology in New York City and is director of computer software with JP Mobile.
They have lived in West Windsor for five years. Their son, Amogh, 7, a second grade student at Dutch Neck School, was born in New York. When they moved here, he stayed at Lakeview Child Center while his mother commuted to New York every day, but left once her daughter, Navika, now 3, was born.
Ganges is open for lunch seven days a week beginning at 11:30 a.m. The lunch buffet, which changes every day, is $8.95 on weekdays and $11.95 on weekends. Dinner hours begin at 5:30 p.m. Dinner in a hurry for take-out Monday through Thursday is $8.95 and $9.95. Delivery is not available. Catering is available and all foods may be ordered mild, medium, or hot. Bring your own beer or wine. Call 609-750-1550 or visit www.gangesonline.com.
