Most NYC Indian restaurants are bad but some like Aaheli are more bad than the others: First, they said it was ‘South Indian Coffee.’ Then, after we discovered several cardamom pods along with dark coffee powder floating on the surface the yuck ‘South Indian Coffee’ became Nescafe. Next, the flustered waiter waved his hand and […]
Raison d’etre. Like a hovering bee, the French word raison d’etre kept buzzing in our mind during a meal at Aangan Indian restaurant in Freehold, New Jersey. Just in case you are curious, the Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary (11th edition, P.1028) defines raison d’etre as ‘reason or justification for existence.’ The smart ones amongst you have […]
As we were dining at Rangoli in Chantilly (Northern Virginia) the other day, we were eerily reminded of what our favorite essayist Macaulay wrote in his piece on the Prussian king Frederic the Great. The food at Frederic’s eccentric father Frederic William’s place, Macaulay wrote, was so bad that even hunger loathed it. Odds are […]
If lightning were to flatten Angeethi Indian restaurant in Herndon to the ground today, we dare say the commonwealth of Virginia would be better off without this shameless impostor. A restaurant that dares to serve spoiled Sambar to diners and doesn’t know how to make the humble Channa Batura has no business being in the […]
From the shapely bottom, curvilicious figure and perky tits of our pretty desi waitress encased in tight, faded blue jeans and dark blue T-shirt to the lip-smacking Rasam, sui generis Avial and sweet delight Payasam, there was a lot we liked about Sukh Sagar Indian restaurant on Stelton Road in Piscataway (New Jersey). Sure, there […]
On the road in the U.S. means discovering a few good, some not-so-good and many ugly Indian restaurants. Lunching at Mantra, one of those not-so-good Indian restaurants in Paramus, NJ. Borrowing a page from Bollywood movies, Indian restaurants in the U.S. fail at the most basic level – Unclean plates, slipping over common curries and […]