Pongal Midtown - New York City

I'll get out of here. all sabjis are delivered with rice, I did not recognize this and ordered too much. the aloo mattar was great. the baingan was prepared for an unusual wise, cooked with large pieces of kartoffel, but was still a winner. updated by previous review on 2022-08-24

Tasty dosa and the personal are known via vegan options on the menu

The menu said most items can be made vegan and overall the restaurant had good reviews, so we were super enthusiastic. when we actually tried to order, the service personnel seemed very repulsive about vegan options and they seemed a bit unfriendly even. since we were south indians, we patiently dealt with the situation and were able to find good opportunities after a persistent discussion. we got mysore thali with regular sambar replaced by jain sambar, which is obviously vegan. we had to let the dessert go into the thali. then we ordered an aloo gobhi with phulka. Finally, when the food arrived, we found the taste of the South Indian article in the thali fantastic to be. aloo gobhi was average. I guess the chef is actually a good South Indian person and we should stick to her specificity. Overall, eating was less oily and felt very nice. the chutney, sambar everything was fresh and very tasty. for the end, the servicemen treated us beautifully. I guess they were just very defensiw that they warmed vegan customers first and later when we said that eating was nice. Anyway, I wish they were nicer from the beginning, but we enjoyed eating.

We are frequent visitors in nyc for many years. for at least 10 years enjoying the South Indian tariff in this restaurant. so happy to find on this trip, they survived the pandemic and have not lost their edge. best masala dosa outside of india.

Nice restaurant with friendly staff and great selection of South Indian dishes. Great atmosphere