Polash
“The delivery always come with a serving of lentil soup and the trio of cilantro chutney / tamarind chutney / marinated onions.”
“This, by itself, is worth star power–as will be understood by the other frustrated veg-concious residing in or visiting this corner of East Harlem.”
“Great reviews all around, with standout paneer tikka masala, garlic naan, crispy samosas and coconut poori.”
Polash
Takes Reservations: Yes
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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Came here for the lunch buffet special – great deal but food was not as good as I was was hoping. The tandoori chicken was pretty dry and somewhat overcooked, beef and chicken curries were average and I was not impressed by the vegetable dishes. The naan was ok. Service was friendly and atmosphere was decent. Perhaps their freshly served dishes are better but brunch did not deliver in my humble opinion.
I've only had delivery which was right on par. Got the chicken tikka masala.
Looking forward to trying it again
I probably do take away from Polash once a week and mostly for lunch.
Their meat box comes with a generous portion of chicken breast in a spicy curry sauce, a side veg and basmati rice with saffron oil and ghee. They also include a small handful of iceberg lettuce "salad" and two small pieces of naan. For $5.95 you just can't beat it. Is always enough food for two meals.
I've tried the lunch buffet $9.95. A lot of food. Consistently fresh, non-oily, B- quality. Beef is too dry. All the veggie curries are on point. The Chicken tandoori is dry. But again it is so affordable and it's good enough that I don't mind.
For dinner entrees things can add up if you like to try a variety of options. The mattar paneer – cheese and peas in a creamy spicy tomato based broth, mushroom saag – mushroom and spinach and the okra are my go to vegetarian option. The mattar paneer is a different color every time I order it. Sometimes red, sometimes yellow. I usually order a paratha a rich slightly sweet fried flatbread, instead of naan.
The chicken soup ($2.50) is more of a lentil broth with chicken pieces. The only thing consistent about it is the extreme level of saltiness. I still order it often and just add boiling water at home.
The chutneys are good but not great. Tamarind is watery as is the Hari chutney (cilantro/mint) is also watery. The onion is great.
The decor is dark, old, musty red vinyl but somehow cozy?
I disagree with Yelper that says they should serve brown rice. If you want to cut down on refined carbs don't eat them or if you must have ethnic restaurants whitewash their cuisine to cater to whatever American palate, dietary trend, whim then you can try Hampton Chutney in Soho.
Also, a lot Yelpers refer to a certain dish as Marsala. Marsala is an Italian Sherry used for cooking. Masala is a mixture of spices like peppercorns, mace, cinnamon, cloves, brown cardamom, nutmeg, and green cardamom. Masala…please – just remember no R.
Last but not least the menu is somewhat unintelligible if you don't know Indian food. For example, Shrimp Bhuna is described as "shrimp cooked with onion, tomato in a spiced flavored sauce" and then you have Shrimp Rogan "shrimp cooked with all kind of spice garlic with top on fried onion and tomato". Cute but a little nondescript.
Polash is pretty good, authentic-ish, slightly over salted Indian food. I wouldn't go out of my way but since it is 100 ft from my place, I don't have to.
Great food, inexpensive and not spicy at all.
The lunch buffet is a total bargain. All you can eat chicken, beef and vegetable curry with basmati rice, salad, assorted appetizers and their incredible naan.
Nice place to go if you are in the mood of Indian and want to spend less and eat a lot!
Nothing Special, I have tried a few items of there menu & majority of the time it's been a disappointment. One of there supposedly spiciest curry, ain't even that spicy!
Chicken Vindaloo
Very hot curry Definitely false advertisement!
A Indian spot that don't know how to do spicy, what a shame!
I enjoy spicy Indian food, even adding there Hotsauce on the food, still no sweats 🙁
I do have to give it up to there Indian Balsamic Rice & Vegetable Samosa are really good!
Overall this spot is pricier then other Indian spots & definitely if you are looking for Indian spicy food, don't bother coming here!
I've tried the buffet here, and thought the basic popular dishes like chicken tikka masala and veggie curries were okay and I liked the chicken tikka and naan. It's nice to have a Desi restaurant as an option in Spanish Harlem.
This place doesn't look like anything special, but the food is surprisingly good.
This was my second Indian food experience..and it was an excellent experience.
Came here on a friday night, it was dead but that meant our table got all the attention from the waitstaff. We ordered apps Vegetable Somosa-breading mixed vegetables, garlic Nan–which was packed a punch with flavor, and 2 orders of Tandoori-mild & medium.
The food was fresh, flavorful, decent portion sizes, and def hit the spot. Place itself is big but yet a neighborhood friendly spot, nice decor. Service was A++ all the way to the end.
Then the bill? was only $40! felt like it was worth much more.
Seriously consider coming all the way from Long Island again just for their food. 5 stars!