Roti Roll Bombay Frankie
“I can't count the number of times I've walked to Roti Roll for a late night snack or dinner when I've been too lazy to cook.”
“Great ingredients, excellent seasoning, perfect blend of spices — this place is my favourite spot in Morningside Heights.”
“I've tried almost every "frankie" on the menu, but I always return to the filling, fresh, and absurdly tasty Chicken Malai roll.”
Roti Roll Bombay Frankie
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
PokéStop Nearby: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
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Had a light meal of an aloo masala frankie with an egg on it. Nice guy in front.
Filling was OK for the price, more flavor from the potato than the chickpea and I found it a bit weird how it was all mixed together in one patty (reminded me of a chapati kebab in terms of looks. I asked for it spicy and he made it moderately spicy.
Onion was OK, it didn't seem like it filled the entirety of the roll.
The egg was semi-worth it, the flavor was OK but it didn't permeate the roll like I am used to.
5 dollars, no tax, not bad. Between a 3 and a 4.
Roti Roll is a small Indian-fusion restaurant in Upper West Side.
You start with a grilled Indian flatbread, add the fixings, and roll it up like a burrito. One frankie is around 4-5 dollars (get two for a small discount). There are many options, so you can mix and match two frankies to have a decent meal. I like the simpler items like the Aloo Masala Frankie(Spiced Potatoes & Sweet Pea, 2 for $7) and the Channa Masala(Spiced Chickpeas). My friend got the Okra frankie. Frankies are made to order, so it's nice and hot when you get it.
It's open late at night, so you can satisfy your bombay frankie cravings anytime:
Sun – Mon: 11am-2am
Tue – Wed: 11am-3am
Thurs – Sat: 11am-4am
Went here with a friend to grab a quick bite to eat for lunch. There wasn't much seating, but we were able to grab a seat at the bar that looks out to the street.
For our meal, we decided to each get one of the lamb frankies and an order of the samosas. Though the frankie itself was not that big, it had a good amount of lamb in it. Also, the sauces that they put in it gave it a nice spice that added some extra flavor, but didn't overpower your palette. The samosas were very good as well–and were a pretty good price, given the size.
If you are looking for a quick and cheap bite, this place is hard to beat. Just know that there isn't much place to actually sit and eat here though so you may be better off ordering to go.
Roti Roll is a good option if you're in the neighborhood and hungry for a good, value snack or just hungry in the middle of the night as they are open late.
Each roti roll or frankie is the size of a small burrito. They serve it wrapped in foil and cut in half, which makes them great for sharing.
We ordered:
$4 Aloo Masala Frankie – spiced potatoes & sweet pea mix &
$5.50 Chicken Frankie – chicken marinated in cream & spices:
I actually didn't like the roti rolls or frankies that much, which is a shame because that's their specialty. The roti itself was a little tough. I'm used to roti tasting soft and delicate. Plus, there were quite a bit of raw onions in there – big chunks of them, which was too strong for me.The marinade and spices only enhanced the strong onion flavor. I found myself picking out the onions as I worked my way through it.
The Aloo Masala with spiced potatoes & sweet peas tasted a little dry. I couldn't taste much difference in the Chicken Frankie, except that it had big pieces of chicken in there.
$6 Chicken Lollipop – chicken wings Bombay style:
I liked the chicken a lot. It had good flavor. It was fried well, so that the chicken was still juicy inside and crunchy outside. The only negative was the way they butchered it lollipop style caused a bunch of broken chicken leg bones to be embedded into the meat. It wasn't too pleasant trying to eat the chicken and spitting out shards of broken chicken bones.
$8 Spiced Shrimp Popcorn – fried shrimp w Indian spices & cilantro mayonnaise:
The shrimp was cooked well. I enjoyed the seasoning as well as the cilantro mayo sauce on the side.
$3 Mango Lassi:
I was getting quite thirsty from the tough roti texture, all the strong spices & raw onion flavors, & spiced mashed potatoes & peas, so we ordered a drink. In hindsight, a mango lassi is thick and is not the best choice for quenching thirst. But it was still a pretty good mango lassi.
I was surprised to find that I liked the sides or finger foods better than the frankies. I'd be happy with just getting the finger foods for a meal and skipping the frankies altogether. The prices aren't bad. Our receipt read 'Happy Hour,' even though none of our items were cheaper than the normal prices. Still, service is pretty good and the food is served pretty quickly.
These are solid, cost effective khati rolls with various options. I had bookmark this place on the Yelp app and when I found myself in the area, I jumped in. I ordered the lassi, aloo masala, bhindi masala and samosa chaat. The rolls were like wrapping paratha or chapati around meat/veggies and seasoned well. I was hungry and so excited to try this place bc of the vegan/vegetarian options so I went nuts. The amount of bhindi that you got was very minimal. Only a few pieces and the rest was stuffed w raw onions and tomato. I had to open the roll, take the pieces out, dump the onions/tomatoes out, and then eat the little bhindi with the samosa chaat and chapati separately, unrolled. All you tasted was the raw onions. It Ruined the dishes. I ended up doing the same w the aloo masala. With all the grilling that they do, they could easily grill up some onions with the masala (as is normally done) or hold back on the amount of onions! When I took the food I actually ordered out, I realized the roll is mostly filler of onion. And being that I ordered vegetables and not meat, that's unacceptable to me. I should definitely be able to get a full serving of vegetable.
The mango lassi was delicious. Very very delicious. The samosa chaat was OK. It was mostly channa and maybe half of one samosa. At most one samosa cut in two pieces. Not a full serving of two samosa cut up, or have the samosa big enough where they could give you one samosa and it's still enough.. Now that I reflect, It is irritating me how they hold back on giving you vegetables and load up on fillers.
I wouldn't buy the bhindi again bc of how few pieces of okra were actually in the roll. The aloo masala khati roll was good in the samosa chaat, not as a stand alone with the onions. So if I went, I'd ask them to hold the onions (as a MUST) and then pay for the portion of two "Frankie" and put them into ONE khati roll for a decent amount of vegetables (not huge, but more than 3 to 4 piece of tiny slice okra on a whole wrap!) I'd still come back, but I know how to order better now. I'd like to try the baigan and the aloo gobi.
I wish I lived closer to this place. I would probably come here at least once a week if I did. Sigh, too bad I live pretty far away, so I only get to come here if I am in the area.
On my way home from a work function, I stopped in here because I was in a desi mood. Sometimes, I can't eat a whole dish with rice and roti.
And so…a "frankie" does the job just fine. Think of a burrito, Indian style. I ordered aloo masala frankie ($3), an order of samosas ($3 for 2) and hot aloo fries ($3). And for $10, I had 2 meals!
Aloo masala frankie was very tasty and filling. The samosas were on-point (came with hot chili sauce and tamarind sauce) and 2 for $3 is a pretty sweet deal. The only disappointing thing was the hot aloo fries, they were just A-OK…
Service was fast and friendly, so I'll definitely be back when I am the mood for some more "frankies!" This place also has many VEGETARIAN options, so that's a win-win for me!
Had a lamb bhuna and a chicken curry bombay frankie and both were quite great. The roti they use is buttery and pliable and 2 rolls are a pretty suitable portion for a meal
The cheapest one with the egg sounds like an ideal breakfast.
They're known for their frankies, which are sort of like small Indian burritos I guess? Cool concept but was disappointing… I tried the chicken frankie, the aloo fries, and the mango lassi. Lassi was not good, very thin, not very flavorful. Fries were just okay, and the frankie was also mediocre in taste. Would satisfy a drunk craving but nothing more.