Passage to India Bakery opened its doors in 2001, as the first Indian Bakery in California. Passage to India is the creation of restaurateur Sushma Taneja, who has been innovating Indian Dinning in the Bay Area since 1992. Passage to India, fondly referred to as PTI, specializes in regular and eggless baked goods and Indian fusion cuisine. Our cakes speak for themselves, one bite and youâll be hooked; whether itâs a birthday or wedding we can create a custom cake that suits personal style. In 1992 Entrepreneur Sushma Taneja stepped into Passage to India Restaurant a small 80-seat restaurant in Mountain View, California. The restaurant had already been operating for three years and had a bleak future ahead. Sushma had always been open to challenges and this had been no different than the many challenges she had faced previously in business. Sushma began her mission by introducing her own recipes and then slowly started changing all the rules of the Indian Restaurant industry. With her hard work and determination she soon brought success to her business. In fact, due to the growing popularity of Passage to India the restaurant had to move across the street to a much larger location. Over the years Sushma has turned this blink of an eye restaurant into one of the bay areas best Indian Restaurants. Passage to India has received accolades from: Mountain View Voice, San Jose Mercury, San Francisco Chronicle, Zagat Survey etc. The name Passage to India has come to be known as one that signifies a certain standard of quality and integrity that Sushma has bestowed upon it