4/5 Naseer A. 1 year ago on Google
This
review
is
for
the
restaurant
on
50th
street.
There's
another
branch
of
the
same
restaurant
with
a
different
menu,
phone
number
etc
in
Manhattan.
Apologies
for
the
rather
long
review
as
there
are
multiple
points
to
note
especially
if
you
are
out
of
towner.
There
are
multiple
ordering
methods
using
different
operators
with
price
difference,
optional
menu
offerings.
Their
internet
menu
is
outdated
and
the
prices
today
are
nowhere
close
to
the
old
prices.
While
placing
the
order
directly
with
Google
maps,
I
initially
chose
Ritual
US
which
had
incidentally
reduced
price
and
optional
offerings
paired
together
like
buy
a
main
course
and
select
bread
or
rice
at
lower
price
but
for
some
reason
the
order
didn't
get
through.
After
clicking
confirm
order
3
times,
I
gave
up
and
chose
postmates
and
I
had
to
start
all
over
again.
The
price
in
general
in
NYC
is
higher
than
Chicago
(for
instance)
by
more
than
25%.
Ordering
through
postmates
(or
Uber
eats)
didn't
give
me
the
option
of
selecting
bread
or
rice
at
reduced
price
or
whatever
price
alongside
the
main
item.
Each
one
had
to
be
ordered
at
list
price.
These
prices
vary
from
other
ordering
companies
by
a
few
dollars.
Though
these
companies
say
there's
no
service
charge,
the
premium
price
more
than
makes
up
for
their
services.
Within
a
few
seconds
of
submitting
the
order,
it
was
confirmed
and
food
preparation
was
set.
When
we
went
down
to
pick
up
the
food,
the
gentleman
insisted
that
I
prove
that
I
am
the
one
who
ordered
it.
Unfortunately
postmates
doesn't
provide
an
order
number
and
I
had
to
show
him
the
entire
order
and
email
confirmation
etc
and
spend
a
good
couple
of
minutes
to
prove
my
identity.
Second
time
I
ordered,
I
called
the
restaurant
directly
for
a
pick-up.
In
the
restaurant,
the
same
gentleman
misunderstood
me
when
I
inquired
about
the
outdated
internet
price,
different
prices
for
different
ordering
services
and
he
hinted
that
I
should
place
an
order
with
whichever
company
I
prefer
if
I
was
unhappy
with
the
prices
in
their
restaurant.
I
had
to
tell
him
that
so
many
prices
are
online
for
their
menu
items
and
it
is
causing
confusion.
For
this
review,
when
I
requested
for
permission
to
take
some
photos
of
the
restaurant,
he
spoke
with
the
manager
and
the
manager
politely
refused
saying
the
patrons
would
not
like
their
pictures
taken.
However
I
did
take
a
shot
of
their
latest
menus.
As
for
the
food
itself,
it
is
good
though
expensive
and
lesser
quantity
especially
the
malai
chicken
and
lamb
chops.
There
were
just
5
pieces
of
chicken
for
the
price
and
4
of
chops
which
comes
to
$7.50
per
chop.
The
vegetables
Briyani
is
ok
while
the
Chicken
Tikka
masala
ended
up
being
a
bit
spicy.
Though
I
had
chosen
the
same
spiciness
for
all
dishes,
one
came
out
spicier
than
the
others.
Garlic
naan
was
good
but
can
do
with
a
little
more
butter
and
palak
paneer
is
good
with
big
chunks
of
paneer.
The
CTM
had
a
lot
of
gravy
which
is
good
with
the
naan.
There
were
a
couple
of
complimentary
smaller
boxes
of
plain
rice
that
were
included
with
the
order
causing
us
to
over
order
rice.
So
we
ordered
the
next
day
for
the
second
time
with
lamb
chops,
tellicheri
chicken
and
bhindi
masalewala.
I
specifically
asked
them
not
to
include
any
complimentary
rice
as
we
had
several
leftovers.
But
again
I
found
4
small
boxes
of
plain
rice.
The
4
pieces
of
lamb
chops
are
mild
in
spiciness
but
good.
The
TC
chicken
is
rich
in
gravy
though
they
said
during
ordering
that
it
is
semi-dry.
It
is
ok
if
you
like
mild
spiciness
and
rich
coconut
and
other
white
gravy.
The
bhindi
masalewala
was
good
though
a
tad
too
fried
to
the
point
of
chewiness.
This
extra
items
has
been
an
issue
with
almost
all
restaurants
everywhere
in
the
US
where
there
is
no
clarity
on
when
you
get
complimentary
rice
and
when
you
don't.
You
do
end
up
with
more
rice
than
you
can
eat
and
invariably
it
gets
thrown
out.
Given
there
are
several
homeless
and
hungry
people
around,
it
makes
me
wonder
why
so
much
waste.
All
in
all,
it's
a
good
place
for
Indian
fare
if
you
are
in
midtown
Manhattan.
