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Great India

hisonlyness — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 17:58:40 +0000

Greatest Indian food experience ever outside of India.

Had just a little bindi, puri, cholle (which is punjabi for chana – no idea about the spelling), and chicken tikka masala. And Naan.

Great India Restaurant
6127 Geary Blvd.

The new Vik’s Chaat Corner

hisonlyness — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 03:49:59 +0000

I used to love Vik’s back when it was in the big old warehouse with the roll-up door and the sketchy looking food counter in the back behind the mounds of imported Indian stuff. Well, things have changed a bit since then and Vik’s seems to be doin’ pretty well.

Cholle Bhature - the big puffy thing

They just moved into a new, beautiful location at 2390 4th Street in Berkeley with plenty of parking and space to eat. The restaurant takes up most of the giant space and is bright and open. The food, which is typical to the streets of India, seems better than it used to be and almost all the utensils and plates it’s served with are recyclable and/or compostable. It’s really quite impressive.

the inside of the restaurant

So far, I’ve tried the Cholle Bhature, which is a big puffy fried bread thing filled with air that you dip into the Cholle and garbanzo beans. It also comes with the spicy pickles. Must try.

Samosa Cholle

The Samosa Cholle was also delicious. It’s two samosas served with cholle that is just so tasty.

vegetarian masala dosa

The Vegetarian Masala Dosa was also delicious, as was the combo lunch plate with chicken. Definitely check Vik’s out for lunch or on the weekends when they have even more specials. STUFFED.

the combo meal with chicken

Udupi Palace in Berkeley for a Dosa

hisonlyness — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:17:17 +0000

If you’re in the mood for vegetarian India food, especially a spicy dosa, Udupi Palace is a great Berkeley option. It’s cheap, quick and it tastes like it does in India except you don’t have to run to the bathroom 10 minutes after finishing. I got the spicy masala dosa: ****/5, and a mango lassi (like a yogurt smoothy). Perfect for a quick Indian lunch. Recommended to me by SweetLime.

the lunch special comes with....

Masala Dosas