When Jitu Chudasama was laid off from Hewlett-Packard Co. in 2015 after spending 30 years in the technology industry, he and his wife, Hema, decided it was time to live out their dream and open their own restaurant.
The Chudasamas opened Namaste Indian Restaurant off Sawdust Road in Spring in May 2015. Originally from Gujrati, a northern state of India, the couple’s heritage is celebrated through the restaurant.
“Cooking and meeting people always have been my passion—so I always kind of wanted to open a restaurant—that was my dream,” Jitu Chudasama said. “Not many people get to live their dream, and I had the opportunity to get into the restaurant business so I took it.”
The eatery specializes in northern Indian cuisine while also dabbling in some southern Indian dishes and fusion foods, which combine more than one type of cuisine. Namaste boasts authentically trained Indian chefs, who have a combined 40 years of experience in the kitchen, he said.
