I went to a suburban Indian restaurant the other night, and absolutely loved the food. Indian has long been one of my favorite cuisines, and I am lamenting the fact that there are no Indian restaurants [[that I know of) in Detroit proper, save Hamtramck, and very few in the suburbs.

That said, I was wondering if any of you have insights into why Indian cuisine never became popular or trendy in MI. In the 90s, there was a latin craze, and Mexican food in particular became a staple in American restaurants. Subsequently, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, sushi etc. became popular and was even trendy at one time. Even though India contains more than one sixth of the total population, and their food is relatively healthy and inexpensive [[in the U.S.), their food never really became popular here, especially not in Detroit. Thoughts?