Desi Deli Indian Restaurant
“This has to be hands down the best most authentic north indian food Ive had via delivery (in fact way better than many sit down places) in NYC.”
“There are a bunch of taxi drivers who drop by to eat and chat.”
“I haven't had a Kati roll in years and this was a great place to get reacquainted.”
Desi Deli Indian Restaurant
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
8 reviews
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appreciate that they deliver late but i guess i didnt order here properly.
the bhindi masala (okra) was curried in the same generic blend used for more popular dishes like chicken tikka or whatever the fuck people generally order.
so the flavor is rather strange. like if someone took maggi noodle powder, onion and tomato and dumped it all over loosely chopped okra on a pan for 5 minutes before sending it out. that's what it tasted like. its really confusing on the mouth and not particularly satisfying to eat, esp with the doughy chapathis.
what can i expect of new york city indian food, right. its lazy and poorly made, as always. surprise surprise.
For what it's worth this spot isn't bad at all. 4am I came in for a veggie Kati roll, usually all the food at that hour is dried or cold or unappetizing. Wasn't the case here and the food was authentic. Good for drunchies.
Blown away by the service & quality of this food. For lunch, you can get 3 options (meat or veg) plus rice or naan for $10! Wow – the choices here are hard to beat. They even offer lamb or goat. Perfectly spiced, the naan is made to order, and the men behind the counter are helpful if you have questions. Bonus: They have a bathroom! They also deliver. I have tried their chicken curry – perfectly cooked white meat chicken that is flavorful and very reasonably priced.
Wow, open 24/7, reminiscent of Punjabi delis that can be found all over the city. The prices are double. But doubling $5 is $10, which is still pretty cheap. Great saag, great okra, great chicken curry, and great rasmalai. And, of course, Bollywood music videos on TV.
This place is the real deal. You know the Indian food is good when the cabbies go there to eat. It's super small, basic, no frills and they could do more to keep the place cleaner. But the food is amazing and cheap and it's 24-hours. Their hot buffet always includes multiple vegetarian and meat options and the food comes with freshly-made nans. We love the chicken kadai and saag paneer and their dal is excellent on some days. The man who runs it also makes excellent masala chai (tea) and they also sell mango lassi which I highly recommend. The crowd there can be a little sketchy at times, and I've been stared at when I've gone there with an attractive girlfriend but nothing serious that made us feel unsafe. And the staff is pretty on top of things and most people that eat there appear to be regulars that know each other and the owner.
Ordered Aloo Paratha, Papad, Samosa, and a combo of 1 meat + 2 veggies which came w/rice and chutney. They forgot the roti! I chose the Chicken Kadai, Kala Chana, and the Cabbage Muttar. It was semi good, but I can't say it was on my list of favorites. Papad was overdone to the point it tasted a little burnt-ish. If only I hadn't been exposed to awesome Indian food growing up, this review might have been more stars. I'll be giving this place another shot without doing delivery.
Have ordered food from here 3 times. Just like most of these places, food is hit and miss. Some days you think it's good, other days it's quite average to outright poor. Chicken Biryani was quite good with healthy portion of chicken. Chicken kebabs are really bad and not worth the price value either. I would say you can try and see if it's your lucky day!
This is our go-to Indian place to get Indian food delivered. The staff are really friendly. The gobi and aaloo parathas are really good. The lassi here is nice and creamy. The curries we've tried are the malai kofta, the chicken tikka masala, the paneer makhani and the kadhi pakora. All of these are authentic and tasty, though they do go a little overboard with the spices at times. They also have a really good masala chai that you must try and solid pakoras too.