The address is on Gurley Avenue in East Dallas, a quiet residential street that gives no indication of what’s at the end of it. You pull into a parking lot, walk through a gate, and find yourself on the grounds of the Radha Kalachandji Temple — Mughal-influenced architecture, a garden courtyard shaded by a large tree, peacocks that have been known to wander through, and the smell of incense and something cooking. The restaurant is through the hall, past the temple entrance. Kalachandji’s has been operating here since 1982, making it the longest-serving vegetarian restaurant in Dallas by a significant margin.
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