243357 Thu Jul 01 20:06:21 -0700 2004 14 19 Outer Boroughs 0 1292455 I will be in Jackson Heights this Sunday. Any recs for the best Indian? Thu Jul 01 20:06:21 -0700 2004 0 polimorfos 1 1292456 Well, I've just searched the board for some earlier comments on Indian food in Jackson Heights. I suppose my question should be - Is there ANY place to get GREAT Indian food in Jackson Heights at the moment? Thu Jul 01 20:16:04 -0700 2004 1292455 0 polimorfos 2 1292457 No. But very good south indian at dosa diner, and very good north indian/pakistani at grand sweets. much discussion of both elsewhere on the board. Those are the two class acts, IMO, though a few places are just about to open. Thu Jul 01 20:20:44 -0700 2004 1292456 0 Jim Leff 3 1292500 I believe the owners of Grand Sweets are Bengali. I haven't been by in a while - these posts make me want to stop by tonight! Fri Jul 02 17:33:43 -0700 2004 1292457 0 JulesNYC 4 1292503 yeah, that's right. Bangladeshi, actually. what do you get there? ciao Fri Jul 02 19:45:57 -0700 2004 1292500 0 Jim Leff 5 1292581 I most often get the haleem with puri or roti. I've actually had pretty good luck with the biryani, but maybe I have a strange taste for it. Tue Jul 06 09:29:18 -0700 2004 1292503 0 JulesNYC 1 1292464 I've been to both Dosa Diner and Grand Sweets several times. I think the Alpha-Hound has done a great job ferreting them out (I think I read about them first on Chow Alert). Of the two, I think Grand Sweets is the more special place. First of all, don't put off by the name. G.S. isn't even primarily about sweets. It has a steam table featuring approximately 10 hot entrees, usually a few birianis, a few vegetarian options, and then meats with sauces -- even tandoori chicken on occasion. Every time I've gone, at least a few things have been wonderful -- one time haleem, another time a fantastic fish with a huge bone running through the middle, a thick layer of skin on the outside, and perfectly medium-rare mystery fish in between, in a Bengali equivalent of brown sauce -- fabulous stuff. Plus the folks who run G.S. are charming and enthusiastic -- maybe that's what the "Sweets" in the title refers to. I always take bags of stuff out, too. G.S. offers excellent samosas and some form of potato croquetty appetizers. And a friend and I are hooked on doy, a sweetened mango-flavored yogurt dessert that G.S. sells in large containers. It's cheap and good. Whenever we've veered away from the basic southern Indian snacks at Dosa Diner, we've been a little disappointed (e.g., the thali lunch), but we like the dosas (especially the rava dosa), vadas, and iddlies, and for some reason, the sambar and cocount chutneys are poor. But there are compensating strenghts -- the podi that Jim raved about, and the tomato chutney. Fri Jul 02 02:14:04 -0700 2004 1292455 0 Dave Feldman 2 1292477 Dave, Did you notice whether they are serving items from the Hakka/Indian menu now? Thanks. Fri Jul 02 11:05:21 -0700 2004 1292464 0 hellkatte 3 1292552 Dave, Did you notice whether they are serving items from the Hakka/Indian menu now? No, I didn't know anything about this. Sorry. Mon Jul 05 00:09:12 -0700 2004 1292477 0 Dave Feldman 3 1292553 Dave, Did you notice whether they are serving items from the Hakka/Indian menu now? No, I didn't know anything about this. Sorry. Mon Jul 05 00:09:24 -0700 2004 1292477 0 Dave Feldman 2 1292493 No ferreting credit due. Dosa Diner's hardly low-profile, and I found Grand Sweets via a tip on this board (though that IS a sort of ferreting out, come to think of it). Note: the tandoori chicken at Grand Sweets is ASTOUNDING...if (and only if) you get them to make it fresh. Go at off hours to increase your chances. And get to know which guy's the cook (he's often out front). He (or maybe the owner) is the only person likely to indulge such a request. I do NOT like their rice dishes, fwiw. Not the kidjuri (sp?), not the biryani....nothing. The coconut chutney at Dosa Diner used to be real good. its deterioration is step one of the inevitable Jackson Heights Indian Restaurant Deterioration Syndrome I've written about. Fri Jul 02 14:40:07 -0700 2004 1292464 0 Jim Leff 3 1292602 The coconut chutney is already downhill? That place has barely been opened! How sad. Tue Jul 06 15:07:48 -0700 2004 1292493 0 hellkatte 2 1292696 Can anyone please tell me *where* Grand Sweets is located? I can't seem to find this information anywhere. Thu Sep 09 16:19:04 -0700 2004 1292464 0 JCRCarter 3 4434208 I really enjoy lentil donuts. does anybody know where I can find a good lentil donut? Thu Feb 19 18:35:58 -0800 2009 1292696 268033 hee jong jong 4 4435708 Hee JJ -- you would probably be better off starting a new thread asking that question... Fri Feb 20 09:07:51 -0800 2009 4434208 21555 chompchomp