When the editors of CityBeat magazine were inducting Dusmesh Indian Restaurant into their Best of Cincinnati 2013 list, they couldn't settle on just one thing they liked about it. So they dubbed the eatery the Best Place to Get Curry and Compliments, urging diners "to eat in for the full experience," which includes "impeccable service" and a "friendly staff" that "always remembers a face." 

That staff serves up northern Indian recipes which their chefs have made distinctive by using lean meats, adding in tons of veggies, and, perhaps surprisingly, taking it easy on the chilies. They hope to make their food more palatable for those who don't enjoy too much heat, for instance by preparing lamb vindaloo in a tangy sauce instead of a traditionally spicy one. Of course, those who do like making their taste buds sizzle can always request heavier spice or lick a stamp with a particularly attractive president on it. Another attractive feature: the BYOB policy, which is always free of corkage fees.