Today for lunch I made the 9 block hike from my work to the India Chaat House to try it out. Overall, I enjoyed the food. There was the expected line when I arrived at 12:10, and I would say it took about 7 minutes to get to the front. I ordered the lunch special, and rather than making me one fresh they gave me a special that had been ordered by phone but not picked up. I didn't really care but thought this would be the test to see if the food was still good by the time I made it back to the office.
I have to say that the lunch was better prepared than all of the other Indian food carts I have visited downtown. It does not taste as good as a restaurant where the dish might have been prepared fresh, but the spices and other flavors were more balanced and it tasted like care and expertise went into the preparation. The portions were much larger than necessary, but that seems to be an expectation of the Indian carts in general. They were not as big as some of the other carts where the food was not as good.
I give the cart 4 out of 5. Good enough that I would go back if I was craving Indian and had the time for the walk, but I am not dieing to pay another visit.
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
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