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Heat Tandoor Lounge: Restaurant and Nightclub Opens at Church Street's 55West

Mitra Sorrells
February 14, 2011
Heat Tandoor Lounge is the first venue to open on the ground floor of 55West, a high-rise luxury apartment building on Church Street in downtown Orlando. This area, which in the 1980s was the heart of Orlando’s downtown entertainment district, appears to be coming back to life with the opening of several new establishments in recent and coming months, many hoping to attract crowds as they head to and from the new Amway Center a few blocks away.
 
Heat opened January 15. The 5,700-square-foot restaurant and nightclub is available for buyout and has seating for nearly 100 inside at tables, two bars, and four curtain-enclosed round booths. For receptions, the venue can accommodate 500 people. Outside, a 2,200-square-foot wraparound covered patio fronts Church Street and the 55West courtyard. The patio has a bar and flexible seating options with tables and lounge furniture.

The restaurant is decorated with red walls and flowing red and blue fabrics that stand out against the black, slightly sparkly concrete floor and dark furniture, creating an exotic atmosphere to match the tandoor fusion menu. White resin waves that adorn the bar areas are backed by LED lighting that can be transformed with colors and effects.

In the evening, the restaurant serves a mix of traditional tandoor items, such as chicken tikka, as well as more mainstream dishes given an Indian flair: butternut squash soup spiced with garam masala and tomato-and-mozzarella-topped naan. A circular, glass-enclosed tandoor room in a back corner of the restaurant allows guests to watch chefs as they cook meat and vegetables inside the clay tandoor ovens, which reach 900 degrees.

Behind the main bar, a small elevated stage hosts DJs and live bands at night. For private events, groups can use the stage for presentations or entertainment, and furniture can be removed to create a dance floor. The restaurant also has three flat-screen televisions inside and four on the patio that can be used by groups.

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Guests seated near the glass-enclosed tandoor room can watch as chefs prepare food in the clay ovens.
Guests seated near the glass-enclosed tandoor room can watch as chefs prepare food in the clay ovens.
Photo: Spencer J. Fisher/All Commercial Photography
LED lighting at both bars can be transformed with colors and effects.
LED lighting at both bars can be transformed with colors and effects.
Photo: Spencer J. Fisher/All Commercial Photography
The room is accented with red and blue floor-to-ceiling drapes, some of which wrap around the four circular booths.
The room is accented with red and blue floor-to-ceiling drapes, some of which wrap around the four circular booths.
Photo: Spencer J. Fisher/All Commercial Photography
Behind the main bar is a small elevated stage that can be used for presentations or entertainment.
Behind the main bar is a small elevated stage that can be used for presentations or entertainment.
Photo: Spencer J. Fisher/All Commercial Photography
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