Famed Seattle pop-up launches full-service restaurant in Fremont
And it's getting spicy
Preeti Agarwal, an Indian chef born and raised in Uttar Pradesh, India has been quietly building a dedicated audience for her pop-up Indian dinners called Meesha — which bring modern Indian cuisine to the Seattle dining scene by using local, fresh seasonal ingredients.
Through her work in food, Agarwal has established and shared traditional Indian dishes with exotic flavors and ingredients that are reflective of her upbringing and heritage, and it’s surely striking a chord in the Seattle food scene.
Agarwal has been drafting up small meals highlighting her heritage, flavor profile and experience across Seattle since 2018. Then, she saw the opportunity to nab Pomerol – a popular French restaurant in Fremont – in June.
She purchased the space, adjusting the menu to focus on small plates, starters and vegetables infused with Indian spices. Over the next few months, Agarwal was able to learn the ropes before transforming Pomerol into her own space – Meesha 127.
With a passion for elevated cooking, Meesha aims to bring contemporary Indian cuisine to the Seattle dining scene by using local, fresh seasonal ingredients. She combines traditional preparations with local ingredients for dishes that are authentic to both her Indian origins and Pacific Northwest setting via plates of rarah keema pao with spiced ground lamb and garam masala, handi paneer with tomato fenugreek sauce, and parsi salli boti highlighting lamb chops marinated overnight and dashed with fennel.
“She created Meesha as a monthly pop-up at the restaurant for tasting menus, and it has featured some of the best Indian food in the city,” Eater Seattle reported. “From parsi lamb chops to panchmel dal, a spicy lentil stew.”
