Most stories start with – yeah it’s a long story, and so was ours. Long story short –

“A bunch of food-loving friends became very nostalgic for quintessential Indian food”.

Over the past decade, any time we had an average-tasting dine-out experience, we casually conversed and joked about opening a place ourselves. One fine Sunday evening, the joke became reality.

No prior experience, no franchise, no Richie-Rich sorta family inheritance – well that did not deter us from pursuing our passion.

All we wanted to do was to serve authentic food with a taste of childhood memories. Every picture on ours walls tells a story – we wanted you to relive your nostalgic moments from back home through our wall murals while you plunge into home-like food made with no preservatives.

A year later, Saalna was born..

Yes, we newbies are still learning the ropes of the field and YES, we are extremely proud to have brought Dallas a little closer to India.