aram's Profile
Best Indian in Jackson Heights?
The best Indian in Jackson Heights is Dosa Place. I've been to India several times and have traveled quite a bit around the North and South, including Kerala on the West Coast.
The Thali at Dosa Place is delicious. They use a lot of unusual vegetables and change it up frequently. It's primarily South Indian food, but the other day they had the best Saag Paneer I've had in the city.
It's not the heavy Mughlai cuisine most people are used to, but it's definitely the best India in the city.
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Dosa Place
35-66 73rd St, Queens, NY 11372
Has Artichoke reached it's saturation point?
i went yesterday around 2:15. The sign said they'd be open at 3.
Went back at 245 and it said 3:30.
Went to Trader Joes, bought some tofu, came back at 3:20 and the sign said 430.
Starbuck's JH's
you know, despite the fact that I'm a foodie and a coffee snob, I actually like Dunkin Donuts coffee.
Over Christmas I went on a day trip with my parents. We stopped by a D and D's early in the morning and I was pleasantly surprised.
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Creating an Outer Boroughs Sticky - Your Feedback
Please don't take this the wrong way, but I really think it's a bit of a disservice to separate the other boroughs from Manhattan.
There is so much culinary stuff happening in all the boroughs. By separating Manhattan from the rest of the city, I think a lot of great places will be missed by Manhattanites who are scared of the other boroughs.
Good Food is Good Food.
It's a pain for me travel to Flushing, but i do it because the Chinese is so good there.
I'm sure that there are many Manhattanites that would benefit from daily exposure to other borough foodie joints.
Toko Yaki?
There a little hole in the wall on 9th street between 3rd and 2nd that has Japanese snack food.
I'm in love with these little balls they sell called Tokoyaki.
The problem is, the place is a little unpredictable.
I'm vegetarian, so I'll only eat the cheese or the plain ones. I would say at least 50 percent of the time they either don't have these or it's a 15-20 minute wait to get them.
And their hours sucks. This stuff is clearly drunk food, and yet thy're only open until 10PM.
I put up with this because I love them so much.
So my question is, are there any other places in the city that have tokoyakis?
Best Dosa In the City
Wow! That's awesome!
BTW, the service is always great- the waiters are always very friendly.
But yeah, in some aspects the sambar was good- it had nice vegetables and was nice and thick. It was more the spice mix used in it that didn't float my boat.
But don't change the dosa in any was shape or form!!!
Best Dosa In the City
sorry, it's just the powdered resin.
I'll have to get some chunks of the pure resin.
Do you find it tastes better?
i use it as a substitute for garlic and onions, both of which increase thoughts during meditation and reduce prana.
Best Dosa In the City
You know, it's interesting that you should say that about the dosa.
In NYC, all the places in Curry Hill like to serve these big very thin dosas.
While I certainly liked them, they are not like the dosa you get on the street in South India.
The ones in South India are very thick and have lots of ghee.
So I rescind my statement above about the actual dosa not being as good as other places.
I'm a flip flopper- worse than John Kerry!!! (:
The dosa AND the masala at Rajbhog are the most authentic in the city!!!!
Any Luigi's love?
Shucks! I should have been specific about the location.
It's on 21st and 5th Ave in Brooklyn, in Prospect Park.
Sorry (:
Any Luigi's love?
I've been hitting up Luigi's Pizzeria on 21st and 5th Ave quite a bit lately.
Their Sicilian is great.
But best of all is this pesto-y herb sauce that they sprinkle on it. The owner says the herbs are grown in his father's garden.
A masterfully made slice. Now one of my favorites in the city.
Best Dosa In the City
HA!
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yeah, looking back, It was the filling that was the best part.
But what a filling (masala) it is.
One place you can get asofeteiado in Manhattan are the West Indian religious shops. It's used in some ceremonies.
Best Dosa In the City
i would give it a shot!
chow hounders are notoriously finicky!
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so while I can't guarantee that you'll like it as much as I did, I do think you'll like it.
Honestly, I always looked at that restaurant as a north indian place, so I was reluctant to try the dosa. Now I'm craving it!!!
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Best Dosa In the City
This dosa is so good that it didn't make a difference.
And to be fair, the sambar was good, it just wasn't to my particular liking. But my fiancee loved it!!!!
Best Dosa In the City
I do enjoy tiffin wallah. But this is at another level. It's a very Indian dosa, meaning that it tastes similar to what you would get in India.
They have great samosa as well as chaats and other snacks.
Best Dosa In the City
I've been digging the buffet at Rahjbog in Jackson Heights for some time now.
It's cheap, tasty and vegetarian.
Yesterday afternoon I tried the masala dosa.
As someone who loves Indian Food, cooks Indian food better than 95% of the restaurants in the city, and has traveled extensively throughout Southern India, I believe that this is hands down the best dosa in the city.
The masala is AMAZING, with bits of coriander and fried lentils.
And I haven't had such a wonderfully greasy dosa since the last time I was in Bangalore. Theres nothing better than licking ghee off your fingers!
Honestly, the sambar is not so tasty.
But damn, the masala was so good I took the train back today and had another!!!!
best coffee in manhattan
I really really miss la rosita- a dominican joint up on 108th and broadway.
Cafe Con Leche is good too.
It's not fancy, just yummy.
Vegetarian/Non-Vegetarian Compromise
I'm vegetarian, and one thing i cant stand is when other vegetarians make things difficult.
Theres a cheese place in the 30s on the east side that was great.
Does anyone know the place?
Il Passatore - New Williamsburg Italian
I went there tonight.
It was delicious!!!!
I'll definately be back.
The gnocchis were out of this world- soooooo soft.
I also got the raviolis. they were perfectly al dente.
The panacotta was awesome.
Very romantic! Mama mIA!
Best Vegetarian in NYC
No one has mentioned the Uptown Juice Bar?
Its certainly not the best, but it sure is tasty.
IMHO the best veggie foow in the city is at Curly's.
Nothing fancy, just good down home down yonder cookin!!!!
Chickpea is going back FRIED!!!!!
Has anyone been to chickpea lately? Have they gone back to fried yet?
As of now, they've lost me to Maoz and Taim.
Chickpea is going back FRIED!!!!!
Got four emails today in response to the four emails I sent to them telling how much the baked falafel sucks.
Here's what they say:
"Hi,
Chickpea greatly values our customers opinions, suggestions and requests.
Due to the overwhelming number of request for Chickpeas Original Fried Falafel we are bringing it back.
Please enjoy your favorite falafel in New York City. falafel once again."
Just before getting the email I walked past the St. Marks location. It was empty. My friend and I commented on how sad a site it was. All they have to do is bring back the fry.
The problem is, I used to just go to Chickpea, but now I know about Taim and that place on Union Square East, both of which are better.
So what do you all think? Will their business recover?
What Happened To Dimple??!??!?!?!
So I went to the new DImple over on 30th street and tears came to my eyes.
Being just down the street from my office I used to love going there for Chai and Samosas- for $3!!!!
They also made their Dal sweet, in Gujarati style. MMMMMMM.
Looks like along with the renovation, they have new management- the same peeps as Vatan.
I love Vatan, but Dimple had it's own vibe. I really really miss it.
Does anyone know if they're planning to reopen somewhere else?
Review: Dimple (the "interim Vatan")
I love vatan, but I sure do miss the old Dimple. They had some of the best Gujarati food in the city. And I loved getting there samosas and chai for a snack, a bargain at $3.
Will go by tomorrow to check out the lunch.
What happened to ChickPea??!!!??
yeah and they suck.
I've sent several emails to their contact chickpea email, and never received a response.
Yesterday I went in at dinner time, just to guage the scene , and the person behind the window looked at me, and then started talking to someone else there. After a minute I left.
Needless to say, in the height of dinner time, the place was empty.
Chickpea is now dead to me.
I think it will not be long before they o out of business.
The saddest thing is when a company has something very good going on, and then they have to go and screw it up.
Isn't the main rule of thumb in the restaurant business not to fiddle with the recipes that people like?
What happened to ChickPea??!!!??
mamouns and all the other falafel places on that block are a joke. You get what you pay for.
Armenian
The old guy above Kaluystan's.
It's not the most authentic, but it tastes great. Closest thing to Grandma's cooking I've had.
I hear there's a place out in Sheepshead bay as well.
