173190 Tue Feb 01 19:47:24 -0800 2005 3 14 Washington DC & Baltimore Area 0 930982 Need best authentic Indian Chaat place (North Indian style) in DC/MD/VA. Any suggestion? Usually Chaat place has Pani Puri(Gol Guppe), Tikki, Dahi Vada etc. and ofcourse they are spicy and hot. (If my wife approves the place, I will even pay for your Chaat). Thanks Tue Feb 01 19:47:24 -0800 2005 0 Disperado for Chaat 1 931001 Nirvana, 1810 K st. DC Bombay Cafe Lee Hwy Fairfax Udupi Palace Takoma Park Agra Sweets Brookfield Plaza Springfield Bombay Buffet Brookfield Plaza Springfield Saran Foods Lee Hwy Arlington Punjab Dhaba Loehmann's Plaza Falls Church India Grand Lehmann PLaza Falls Church Woodlands Takoma PArk and Fairfax Sukh Sagar Route 1, Woodbridge Shivum (Saturday mornings) Springfield, Bombay Bistro Rockville and Fairfax Taj Grill Route 123 Fairfax and if you want to spend big bucks go to Heritage India all locations. Tell me where you live and I will tell you the closest one to you as this list is not complete. Wed Feb 02 09:35:25 -0800 2005 930982 0 naruda 1 931003 My favorite is to go to Loehmann's Plaza on the weekends. Rte. 50 in Falls Church. India Grand is a small market with a couple of folding tables and chairs in the back. Ignore the steam table with its ancient selection and have them freshly prepare some chaat papri. In the same shopping center is Punjab Dhaba. They have fresh Dahi Vada on weekends only. This is a great one-two punch. If you are not vegetarian, than Punjab Dhaba also prepares a spectacular tandoori murgh. As a very good alternative, Saran on Lee Hwy in N. Arlington has good chaat papri, bhel puri, and various alternatives to dahi vada (more like donuts than cakes). Not as good as the weekends at Loehmann's Plaza, but still delicious. Wed Feb 02 09:44:42 -0800 2005 930982 0 Steve 1 931084 If this place is near you, I once had an exceptionally fresh and delicious papri chat. It is Pakistani: Kebob and Curry House Mt Vernon Square 2913-A Arlington Drive Alexandria, VA (703) 768-4100 It is south of Alexandria on Richmond Highway, 5 mi or so south of beltway. This was NOT hot, though. Other items here used to be pretty good, but the place has declined recently and I no longer go. The Sukh Sagar naruda mentions is in Woodbridge and their chat is not as good as this other place, but is fine. Their bhatura is out of this world. They have bhel puri and other north indian specialties, worth stopping by if you are near. Thu Feb 03 10:14:18 -0800 2005 930982 0 Iliad