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World’s Biggest Indian Vegetarian Restaurant Opens in North Texas: Bharat Bhavan Irving & Frisco

Bharat Bhavan in North Texas holds the title of the world’s largest Indian vegetarian restaurant. The colossal, 19,317-square-foot dining destination seats up to 1,000 guests at a time and features a massive menu spanning traditional North and South Indian comfort food

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Sourced from Census ACS, USCIS, Pew Research and our own newsroom data team.

5.4M
Indian Americans nationwide
+12% since 2020
$144K
Median household income
Highest of any group
1.1M
Awaiting green cards
EB-2 / EB-3 backlog
16
Sitting in Congress & state-wide office
Up from 4 a decade ago