Monday, February 16, 2009
Tiffin Wala: The best Indian restaurant in NYC; a vegetarian delight!
I have to say that Indian food has improved greatly since I first arrived in the City in 1980. Back then, I was told to go to 6th Street and 2nd Avenue, and was assured the food there was great. Well it sucked in comparison to what I was used to back home!
After telling Adrian, my ex wife, about this in 1985, she assured me she knew one I would love. I ordered Chicken Vindaloo and they asked if I would like it hot or spicy. Had I gone in there alone, I would have left right then, as the question is nonsense. If you know about Indian food, you will understand this!
I mention this by way of illustrating how happy I am to have found a restaurant in New York as good as the best vegetarian Indian restaurants in London. There are so many Indian Restaurants in the area between 27th and the low 30s, between 3rd and Park Avenues, that the area has been nicknamed Curry Hill – a play on the Murray Hill neighbourhood just above it. Most of them are strictly vegetarian, as is common for the South Indian cuisine prevalent there.
Tiffin Wala, on 28th Street between Lex and Park, (Website; Menu) should be tried by everyone who has ever enjoyed Indian food and some who think they don’t like Indian food, as it really is quite different from the North Indian and Bengali Food which predominates Indian food elsewhere. The food tends less towards spicy curries, and more towards the aromatic. Yes, it is related, but it is a distinctly different cuisine, and you will not recognise many of the menu items. One item you will recognise is the Samosa. But you won’t have had any this good!
Their soups are superb. I had previously had the Rasam, which I greatly enjoyed, but the Mulligatawny is incredible! Sean had the Spicy Tomato and that was also excellent. Other dishes I would recommend are the Behl Puri, a starter; Masala Dosa, my absolute favourite Indian dish, and Aloo Matar, but ask them to make it without dairy – I have had it both ways, but this way is superb. Jan loves the Bhindi Masala; an okra dish.
Anything you have here is likely to be delicious, and the prices are so very reasonable that if you spend over $20 per person, you will have plenty of leftovers. I can’t recommend strongly enough that you each choose different dishes, and share.
One last thing: This will not satisfy those who require Rabbinical supervision, but the food is Kosher!
GO HERE! You won’t be sorry!!!
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After telling Adrian, my ex wife, about this in 1985, she assured me she knew one I would love. I ordered Chicken Vindaloo and they asked if I would like it hot or spicy. Had I gone in there alone, I would have left right then, as the question is nonsense. If you know about Indian food, you will understand this!
I mention this by way of illustrating how happy I am to have found a restaurant in New York as good as the best vegetarian Indian restaurants in London. There are so many Indian Restaurants in the area between 27th and the low 30s, between 3rd and Park Avenues, that the area has been nicknamed Curry Hill – a play on the Murray Hill neighbourhood just above it. Most of them are strictly vegetarian, as is common for the South Indian cuisine prevalent there.
Tiffin Wala, on 28th Street between Lex and Park, (Website; Menu) should be tried by everyone who has ever enjoyed Indian food and some who think they don’t like Indian food, as it really is quite different from the North Indian and Bengali Food which predominates Indian food elsewhere. The food tends less towards spicy curries, and more towards the aromatic. Yes, it is related, but it is a distinctly different cuisine, and you will not recognise many of the menu items. One item you will recognise is the Samosa. But you won’t have had any this good!
Their soups are superb. I had previously had the Rasam, which I greatly enjoyed, but the Mulligatawny is incredible! Sean had the Spicy Tomato and that was also excellent. Other dishes I would recommend are the Behl Puri, a starter; Masala Dosa, my absolute favourite Indian dish, and Aloo Matar, but ask them to make it without dairy – I have had it both ways, but this way is superb. Jan loves the Bhindi Masala; an okra dish.
Anything you have here is likely to be delicious, and the prices are so very reasonable that if you spend over $20 per person, you will have plenty of leftovers. I can’t recommend strongly enough that you each choose different dishes, and share.
One last thing: This will not satisfy those who require Rabbinical supervision, but the food is Kosher!
GO HERE! You won’t be sorry!!!
Labels: Indian restaurant, Tiffin Wala, Vegetarian food; Indian Food; Kosher restaurant, Vegetarian Indian Restaurant New York
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This restaurant is CHEAP, i went here yeterday and I soon as i came out of the restaurant I had an upset stomach. I think they kept something which is spoiled. I have tried so many other indian place around this restaurant which aren't even close to this tiffinwals's ambience but never had any problem.
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: 11:47 AM
There will always be people who don't like restaurants, no matter how many others do. There isn't a single restaurant in the world that everyone would like.
As for the spoiled food, if it was bad enough to upset your stomach by the time you left, you would have been lucky to survive the severe food poisoning if you didn't rush to a hospital. I respectfully suggest that you weren't entirely in the best of health before going in there, and the food, as most food would have done, set you off.
Having said which, I would caution anyone who has a problem with carbs eating here or in any other Vegetarian Indian restaurant. The food can sit heavy for those not used to it.
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As for the spoiled food, if it was bad enough to upset your stomach by the time you left, you would have been lucky to survive the severe food poisoning if you didn't rush to a hospital. I respectfully suggest that you weren't entirely in the best of health before going in there, and the food, as most food would have done, set you off.
Having said which, I would caution anyone who has a problem with carbs eating here or in any other Vegetarian Indian restaurant. The food can sit heavy for those not used to it.
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