Indian restaurant coming soon to Washington Ave.

I was walking down Washington Ave and noticed there is a "coming soon" banner up for a Indian restaurant. The place is between Dean and Pacific; basically across the street from Ortine (on the Crown Heights side, I know). I peeked in and it looks like its got a bit of work to go yet, but we'll see. Hope it will be good.

i think that coming soon banner has been there for months.

First time I had noticed the banner.

Nonetheless, there were guys in there working pretty hard.

It had been a "COMING SOON" juice bar for almost a year, and now they're getting somewhere with the new Indian Restaurant direction. So, it's on. I still like India Place on Vanderbilt a lot though.

bombay masala on franklin is way better than india place and most other indian i've had in this section of brooklyn. you can actually taste the veggies - they aren't just mush. i think they have outdoor seating but so far i've only had delivered

There are no good Indian restaurants in Brooklyn. I hope this will be an exception, but I'm not optimistic.

@carnivore There are no good Indian restaurants in Brooklyn
Sad. But true. The best of the OKs are Joy on Flatbush and Bombay Masala on Franklin.

Carnivore wrote: There are no good Indian restaurants in Brooklyn. I hope this will be an exception, but I'm not optimistic.

Yeah, what's up with that? I feel like I can get better curry from the two-bit takeout counter on 29th Street than I can from most of the Indian places near here. Joy is pretty good, though.

There's a total dive of a take-away place in Manhattan in an alleyway between Broadway and Crosby, just south of Houston. It's about as wide as a doorway. If you happen upon it one day, stop in. Food's good.

I feel like there should be a good Indian place or two in Flatbush.

if it's the same place i'm thinking of, it's on crosby, between houston and prince. it's called lahore and is pakistani. all the taxi drivers go there. quite good -- for a refrigerator to microwave kind of takeout joint -- and cheap. anyway, we digress. would be great to have a place of that caliber here.

Smokin' Joe wrote: if it's the same place i'm thinking of, it's on crosby, between houston and prince. it's called lahore and is pakistani. all the taxi drivers go there. quite good -- for a refrigerator to microwave kind of takeout joint -- and cheap. anyway, we digress. would be great to have a place of that caliber here.

It's got to be the same place. I mean, that place is a hole and the food is easily better than what the Indian restaurants here are pulling off. It's one food area where Brooklyn has yet to impress me.

Besides Jackson Heights (which I haven't sufficiently explored) where else is the Indian food good? New Jersey?

Joy is not the best Indian food ever, but it's pretty solid in my opinion. The lack of event halfway decent Chinese restaurants around here is a more serious (and more puzzling) problem than the lack of superlative Indian food.

Axel Foley wrote: Joy is not the best Indian food ever, but it's pretty solid in my opinion. The lack of event halfway decent Chinese restaurants around here is a more serious (and more puzzling) problem than the lack of superlative Indian food.

The Chinese food issue is an extremely local problem. You can get superb Chinese food within the confines of Brooklyn with a short trip to Sunset Park. But I'm not aware of any good Indian anywhere in the borough. I used to think Joy was ok a few years ago, but then they went way downhill. I haven't been back in over a year. Have they gotten better again?

Joy is good, but certainly not a destination.

Little India in Manhattan (Lex and 26th) is a destination.

Carnivore wrote: [quote=Axel Foley]Joy is not the best Indian food ever, but it's pretty solid in my opinion. The lack of event halfway decent Chinese restaurants around here is a more serious (and more puzzling) problem than the lack of superlative Indian food.

The Chinese food issue is an extremely local problem. You can get superb Chinese food within the confines of Brooklyn with a short trip to Sunset Park. But I'm not aware of any good Indian anywhere in the borough. I used to think Joy was ok a few years ago, but then they went way downhill. I haven't been back in over a year. Have they gotten better again?

I have been ordering from Joy for five years, and have never noticed any dip in quality. But then, I do usually order the same few Indian staples (chicken tikka masaala, chicken madras, saag paneer, mattar paneer, etc.).

It's true that there's good Chinese food in other parts of Brooklyn. But I would kill for a decent delivery option around here--it's just odd to me that the local Chinese place five minutes from where I grew up in the Boston suburbs is much better than anything in the Park Slope area.

Using Grub Hub might expand food options in PH.
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>>I have been ordering from Joy for five years, and have never noticed any dip in quality.

I agree. Terrible five years ago and still just as terrible now.

In regards to Indian ---
Bombay Massala on Franklin is great We usually do take-out, but when you eat in, you can sit in the back garden (nice!), get all-you-can-eat roti and rice (rather than paying for roti with take-out), and they usually give a complimentary dessert or pudding at the end of the meal. They are really friendly when you eat-in too. Also, it's BYOB, which is nice since one of my favorite wine shops/bodegas for beer is on that block too.

In regard to Chinese --
They aren't GREAT, but the new-ish Jay's Wong Chinese on Franklin at Park is much better than most in the area. FRESH veggies were chopped and cooked for my order and it wasn't overly oily or sauce-y. It was still take-out chinese-y, but it was much more fresh and better than any I've had in the area.

BKChickie wrote: [quote=Smokin' Joe]if it's the same place i'm thinking of, it's on crosby, between houston and prince. it's called lahore and is pakistani. all the taxi drivers go there. quite good -- for a refrigerator to microwave kind of takeout joint -- and cheap. anyway, we digress. would be great to have a place of that caliber here.

It's got to be the same place. I mean, that place is a hole and the food is easily better than what the Indian restaurants here are pulling off. It's one food area where Brooklyn has yet to impress me.


i've been there too. a serendipitous discovery. i'd forgotten exactly where it was, so thanks for the reminder.

I enjoy the food at Joy. Anybody can trash any restaurant they deem inferior. All a matter of opinion.

xlizellx wrote: In regards to Indian ---
Bombay Massala on Franklin is great We usually do take-out, but when you eat in, you can sit in the back garden (nice!), get all-you-can-eat roti and rice (rather than paying for roti with take-out), and they usually give a complimentary dessert or pudding at the end of the meal. They are really friendly when you eat-in too. Also, it's BYOB, which is nice since one of my favorite wine shops/bodegas for beer is on that block too.

In regard to Chinese --
They aren't GREAT, but the new-ish Jay's Wong Chinese on Franklin at Park is much better than most in the area. FRESH veggies were chopped and cooked for my order and it wasn't overly oily or sauce-y. It was still take-out chinese-y, but it was much more fresh and better than any I've had in the area.

Totally agree with both of these reviews. I was very surprised by the quality of the food at J's. They're now my stand by for when I'm too lazy to steam my own veggies and make brown rice.

>>I enjoy the food at Joy. Anybody can trash any restaurant they deem inferior. All a matter of opinion.

Not sure I understand what you are getting at. Are we not supposed to post negative opinions of restaurants?

I'm a huge fan of Indian and Asian cooking. I think Joy and the place on Flatbush are both bad. Like most Chinese and Thai places in our area, they serve a fast-food version of their culture's cuisine. To me, it tastes greasy, leaden, overly sweat, and under-spiced. The vegetables do not seem particularly fresh. Chicken is usually very dry. I wish it were better.

Joy is super good. And if you consider the price I bet you can count on one hand the number of better Indian spots in all of Brooklyn and Manhattan. I aint even gonna act like I know whatsup in Queens, but the best spots gotta be up there.

izisharp wrote: Joy is super good. And if you consider the price I bet you can count on one hand the number of better Indian spots in all of Brooklyn and Manhattan. I aint even gonna act like I know whatsup in Queens, but the best spots gotta be up there.

There are more places than that that are better than Joy (even including the price) on the one block of Lexington between 27th and 28th alone. And Queens has much better.

Ishtar wrote: [quote=xlizellx]In regards to Indian ---
Bombay Massala on Franklin is great We usually do take-out, but when you eat in, you can sit in the back garden (nice!), get all-you-can-eat roti and rice (rather than paying for roti with take-out), and they usually give a complimentary dessert or pudding at the end of the meal. They are really friendly when you eat-in too. Also, it's BYOB, which is nice since one of my favorite wine shops/bodegas for beer is on that block too.

In regard to Chinese --
They aren't GREAT, but the new-ish Jay's Wong Chinese on Franklin at Park is much better than most in the area. FRESH veggies were chopped and cooked for my order and it wasn't overly oily or sauce-y. It was still take-out chinese-y, but it was much more fresh and better than any I've had in the area.

Totally agree with both of these reviews. I was very surprised by the quality of the food at J's. They're now my stand by for when I'm too lazy to steam my own veggies and make brown rice.

Very interested to hear this--I'll definitely try Jay's Wong. Thanks for the writeup.

Carnivore wrote: [quote=izisharp]Joy is super good. And if you consider the price I bet you can count on one hand the number of better Indian spots in all of Brooklyn and Manhattan. I aint even gonna act like I know whatsup in Queens, but the best spots gotta be up there.

There are more places than that that are better than Joy (even including the price) on the one block of Lexington between 27th and 28th alone. And Queens has much better.

Guess I'll have to hit up that block! Any specific recommendations?

I think Kinara's in Ft. Greene is good, If you can talk them into delivering all the way to ph. actually even if you can't, i still think they're good.

Anybody got that J's Wong phone number???? HUNGRY!!!

There is no Indian community here in Brooklyn, correct? That's the crux of the problem. Both Lexington and Jackson Heights serve the community.

doublediamond wrote: There is no Indian community here in Brooklyn, correct? That's the crux of the problem. Both Lexington and Jackson Heights serve the community.

Truth.

xlizellx wrote: In regards to Indian ---
Bombay Massala on Franklin is great We usually do take-out, but when you eat in, you can sit in the back garden (nice!), get all-you-can-eat roti and rice (rather than paying for roti with take-out), and they usually give a complimentary dessert or pudding at the end of the meal. They are really friendly when you eat-in too. Also, it's BYOB, which is nice since one of my favorite wine shops/bodegas for beer is on that block too.
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fyi, it's not BYO anymore.

anyone happen to have a menu for j's wong? can't seem to find one on any of the menu sites