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Chennai Garden is rumored to be one of the best authentic Indian
restaurants in New York, New York. It has drawn praises from many people
and has even been formally recognized for offering the Best Vegetarian
Feast in 2004. Chennai Garden focuses on offering genuine Indian cuisine
for people out for lunch, and even provides take-out food and delivery
service (to certain locations) as an option.
Chennai Garden may provide only a limited array of liquor, mainly beer and
wine, to customers but it is said to be a good place to bring your group to
sample their version of authentic Indian dishes. Portions are ladled onto
oversized plates if you partake of the eat-all-you-can lunch buffet, so big
eaters will definitely find that a treat. Some types of food that you could
try out would be the utthappam pancakes, chapatti, different types of rice
jazzed up with various spices, cabbage sprinkled with saffron, spicy
vegetable curry, and dal. They also serve sambar (a vegetable soup that
relies heavily on spices), raita, and various kinds of chutneys to
accompany your meal.
Reviews about Chennai Garden claim that its South
Indian snacks are really something you should try out, since they are
constantly replenishing the display with fresh supplies. Basically, Chennai
Garden is called a kosher vegetarian Indian restaurant whose signature
offering is the dosa from South India - which are basically lentil crepes
rolled up and stuffed with non-meat elements such as cheese and potatoes
with special spices. The masala dosa is quite popular, people say, which
may be because the restaurant has adopted the traditional method of
producing crepes by allowing its mashed lentil paste to ferment for up to
three days. You can also try out curries from the Gujarati and Punjabi
regions, as well as the Undhiyu curry which is actually a complicated dish
incorporating snow peas, yam, eggplant and potatoes with a butter sauce
thrown in for good measure. For those who want to be surprised by the
combination dinner packages, there are actually as many as seven different
styles represented in one dinner package.
If you like exotic food in big
portions, and if you like letting your friends, family and acquaintances
tag along for the experience, then Chennai Garden is definitely an ideal
lunch destination for people in your social group. Lunch is served from 11:30 in the morning to 3:00 in the afternoon, from
Tuesdays to Fridays. The restaurant is also open from 5:00 in the afternoon
to 10:00 in the evening on those days. On weekends, Chennai Garden operates
from 12:00 noon to 10:00 in the evening but stays closed on Mondays. The
price of food ranges from $14 to $18, and you may pay for your order with
Visa, MasterCard, Discover, DinersClub and American Express. With those
prices, this restaurant is considered inexpensive as far as New York City
eating places go. The restaurant, which is located at 129 E. 27th St.
somewhere near Lexington Ave., accepts advance reservations.
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