If you’re part of an unholy union marked by both a vegetarian and a carnivore, Woodlands Indian Vegetarian Cuisine is your silver bullet. Thanks to dishes like the rich coconut-tomato soup to deep-fried samosas, I defy a fellow meat eater to take down a full Woodlands meal and come up hungry. The gateway drug: Hakka noodles, in which capellini-thin strands are stir-fried with crunchy vegetables, zingy ginger, toasty garlic and salty soy sauce. The result: an umami-laced dish that’s easily as satisfying as any pig-topped, cream-laced variety in town — and far more unique. We’re awarding this one Best Noodle Dish, but we could’ve just as easily named it Nashville’s Best Vegetarian Thing to Serve Meat Eaters. ASHLEY BRANTLEY

