upscale indian for lunch

[icorem]

Hi all

looking for an upscale indian place for lunch [upscale like rasoi in London - a must for any foodie..]
thanks in advance.

[DavyTheFatBoy]

Junoon is outstanding for lunch. They have a $25 or so lunch special which has plenty of delicious choices, including a vegetarian Thali that I like a lot.

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Junoon
27 W 24th St, New York, NY 10010

[icorem]

thanks to all repliers
i booked junoon

[Ckone1999]

Tamarind TriBeCa has a good lunch prix fixe and is also excellent a la carte.

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Tamarind
99 Hudson St, New York, NY 10013

[thew]

dhaba

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Dhaba
108 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10016

[Phil Ogelos]

What exactly do you mean by "upscale", icorem: a place where the bill is elevated, or where people dress well?

EDIT: Tamarind on 22nd may meet your criteria, on both fronts.

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Tamarind
41 E 22nd St, New York, NY 10010

[icorem]

Phil
I believe Tamarind 22 is closed (I loved it very much). Upscale indian is something more sophisticated and with a nicer decor than curry in a hurry. And yeah I believe it will be also reflected in the bill...

[Phil Ogelos]

Tamarind on 22nd is still open.
(I was asking about your 'decor', too, v. what you'll wear to EMP.)

[Simon]

Junoon got some extremely negative reviews (mainly service oriented) on another thread, from more than one hound...i haven't been, but the negative vibe was described in such detail that i do not intend to go...

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Junoon
27 W 24th St, New York, NY 10010

[RGR]

I've read those negative reviews re: service. That has definitely not been our experience. We've been to Junoon twice, and the treatment we've received has been very courteous and professional.

http://thewizardofroz.wordpress.com

[Blumie]

My negative comments in prior threads related to the rigidity of management. (They would not let us reserve a table for 8 unless we committed to order the tasting menu, and they would not serve us a particular dish in the lounge because it was on the dining room menu, not the lounge menu.) But the food and service has otherwise been excellent on my three visits.

[Simon]

Blumie, i was refering to both your comments and to another more recent post where the poster described very rude service when encountering a coupon followed by being tricked into ordering 14 dollar coffees. I wasnt there but it sounded unforgivable.

[MsAlyp]

Have to go with Junoon on this one. I really enjoyed it last time I was there, def upscale for Indian.

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Junoon
27 W 24th St, New York, NY 10010

[AubWah]

what did you order?

[mollp]

Dawat on 58th and Lex.

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Dawat
210 E. 58th St., New York, NY 10022

[Riverman500]

How about Junoon?

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Junoon
27 W 24th St, New York, NY 10010

[Miss Needle]

If the lunch is going to be on a weekday, I enthusiastically second Junoon. They're closed on weekends.

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Junoon
27 W 24th St, New York, NY 10010

[RGR]

To be clear, Junoon is open on Satuday and Sunday for dinner but not for lunch. I agree that it would be a good choice as would Tulsi.

Junoon photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/11863391@N03/sets/72157627015381823/

Tulsi photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/11863391@N03/sets/72157625768378231/

We haven't been to Devi since Hemant left to open Tulsi, so I can't comment on the current quality of the food.

http://thewizardofroz.wordpress.com

[jman1]

Any relation between Junoon in NY and in Palo Alto, CA? I've had a good experience in Palo Alto, but can't see any evidence of a link.

Ah, I now see that the spelling is different, Junoon vs. Junnoon.

[kathryn]

Is this for a weekday or the weekend?

Probably Tulsi or Devi are your best bets:
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/802615
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/649700#6010250
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/7448...

Note that Tulsi serves lunch Monday through Saturday, whereas Devi only does weekday lunch.

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Devi
8 East 18th Street, New York, NY 10003

Tulsi
211 E 46th St, New York, NY 10017