Rajbhog Sweets
“Places like this are what I miss most about spending childhood summers in India-the comforts of good samosa chaat, tender rasmalai, and homey chai.”
“Those dosai, the sambar, coconut chutney, and my moong dal really warmed up a frigid MLK night for us.”
“The chai is much better than the stuff you can get at Starbucks or any other coffee chain.”
Rajbhog Sweets
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
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You can get chaats from a lot of places in this neighborhood but in our experience Rajbhog's is the best. The snacks and sweets are definitely worth checking out!
I tried their lunch deal a couple of months ago. I really disliked how they reheat the food in Styrofoam bowls. The food was still room temperature by the time it was served. The food tasted okay, but we did get sick later that evening. That's what we get for food reheated in the microwave for a few seconds. I'd rather eat at Raja Sweets which doesn't appear to be as clean, but at least none of us got sick and the food was HOT!
The mango lassi was pretty tasty but it came in such a small cup. I would've need at least 3-4 of them.
The food is very salty, but do have reasonable prices. The staff are rude and don't seem like they want to be at work.
My in laws love this place cause it fits their budget. But we avoid this place like a plague due to it's high salt content on the food….therefore cheap prices and cheap labor and cheap quality in food.
Don't expect much from this place at all. It's a hole in the wall, usually they're supposed to be good, but that's not the case here at all.
I cant believe I haven't written a review for them before. I used to go to this place so much as an undergrad. So, this time we got samosa chat and kachori chat. The samosa chat was hot and pretty good on a cold day. The kachori chat was cold but good
But here where things got a little annoying. I was checking in and noticed yelps offer and I showed the woman there and asked her if I could use it. She didn't seem to understand the deal and I explained it to her and asked again if I could use it. So I buy it and show it to her and she goes waiiiit before tax its 12$ I just stared at her 1. ur charging me 4.29$ tax? 2. I asked u twice!
I told her I refused to pay more than 1.29 and she gave in after some glaring.
Their chai is soooo good! As is their mango kulfi. I'm not a huge fan on Indian sweets, but they have a nice selection and are very helpful.
Great Indian sweets, make of real milk and sugar. When I am on my period, I always go get some sweets. Price is good and food is real
Friend group with competing food restrictions will love Rajbhog, the vegan, Jain and Kosher friendly spot in Jackson Heights. The name advertises sweets, but it's the savory dishes that steal the show here.
Thalis (non-refillable) are available for around $5, which include two veg main courses and either a roti and rice. I went for the roti (reheated in a microwave before serving, which tends to make the bread a bit too damp) and eggplant and bean dishes. Everything comes in Earth-unfriendly styrofoam dishes, arriving in a bit of a pell-mell fashion. The menu shifts around daily, so try to stop in more than once.
If you don't live in the neighborhood, this can be a long way to trouble for pretty simple dishes, but the friendly staff and very friendly prices make it a nice general Indian option.
Growing up in Queens meant our elementary school potlucks included: Hong Kong-style fried rice, Irish soda bread, Korean songpyeon, Chinese dumplings, Indian samosas, matzoh (that one came from our teacher)… These potlucks were my introduction to Indian desserts, and taught me thusly: They're TERRIBLE! Confusing spongey textures, sickening sweetness, syrup gushing everywhere – blaugh.
That said, Rajbhog is a great place to start if you want to learn to appreciate Indian desserts from a not-3rd-grade palate. They're actually enjoyable here, and have forced me to ease up on this revulsion to Indian sweets in general. Most are kept in a cold display case, which helps, and sold at $8/lb. Individual pieces are $1 each. They have a good variety of basics without being overwhelming:
Gulab jamun – fried balls of milk solids soaked in syrup. Better than most I've had. These are the easiest to enjoy if you're not used to Indian desserts, since they're like syrupy doughnuts.
Burfi – multicolored milk solids squares. The selection here is limited, but the mango burfi was good. The pistachio and regular were too firm. Maharaja Sweets' (yelp.com/biz/maharaja-sw…) is better, with smoother, fudgier texture.
Cham cham – pink or white "sponges" soaked in syrup. Almost entirely flavorless beyond the syrup, with a texture like minced Styrofoam. Somehow I can see the appeal though. Try it if you want to eat something that's totally unlike any other dessert ever.
Rajbhog is smaller and vaguely cleaner, but otherwise similar to Raja Sweets (yelp.com/biz/raja-sweets…) next door. Both sell a range of Indian desserts as well as a standard roster of prepared foods: samosas, chaat, curries, dosas. The dosas here are as impressive as any, and significantly better than what you might get at Jackson Diner (yelp.com/biz/jackson-din…) down the block. The chaats and samosas are decent. Most importantly, get a cup of chai while you're at it – theirs is quite nicely spiced, and beats the hell out of Raja and Maharaja Sweets' chai, both of whose are too milky and mild.