Rangole Indian Buffet
******UPDATE: THIS RESTAURANT IS NOW CLOSED******
Who says you can’t eat Indian food when it’s 97 degrees and disgusting out? It’s 92 degrees at Indira Ghandi National Airport in India today. Where do you think they’re eating? At a deli/salad bar? (Do they have Metro in India?) If they can eat Indian food in that kind of heat, so can I- and isn’t there something about spicy food helping you cool down by making you sweat? I’m not even going to look that one up… just going to assume it’s true.
If there is one thing there’s plenty of in Midtown- it’s Indian Restaurants. Cheap, expensive, eat in or take out… And, most of the nice, expensive Indian Restaurants choose to do buffets at lunch ranging in price (usually $10.95 and up). I’ve gotten a lot of emails asking me to write about some of the Indian Buffets in Midtown- so I’ve decided to start with the cheapest one I know of- Rangole.
Let me start of by saying, it’s not the best Indian food in Midtown, and it’s not even the best buffet… but there’s one thing you can’t argue about- if you like Buffets (and I do) this one is cheap, and for the price it’s totally worth it.
What they serve, some more pictures, and the +/- after the jump… Read more »
Posted by Zach at 10:00 am, August 2nd, 2006 under 46th btw. 5+6th, Buffet, All You Can Eat, Indian.
I know not everyone works on 48th st. between 6th & 7th ave., so I’ve been trying to branch out whenever possible, and try places that while out of the way for me- might be your favorite lunch spot. Some of the places that might be close to you- but far from me that I’ll be hitting up in the next few weeks: ‘wichcraft, Burger Joint, Pampano Taqueria, Men Kui Tei, Zip Burger, Jiannetto’s Pizza Cart, & Arang- just to name a few.
Ordering is really simple. You have two choices, the vegetarian meal ($3.99) or the chicken meal ($4.99). Each day, both entrees will change- but the menu doesn’t. It’s either the vegetarian choice, or the chicken choice. Both entrees come with rice, dal (lentils), bread and salad (which is just some lettuce). On the day I was there, the vegetarian entree was mixed vegetables, and the chicken, was Chicken Tikka Masala.
Oh Indian Burrito! Where have you been all my life??? I don’t really know if the owners of Kati Roll would refer to what they sell as an “Indian Burrito”, but as far as I’m concerned, if the shoe fits…
You can order one roll for $3 to $6 (depending on the filling), or two for slightly less (they give you a discount when you order two of the same roll). I’ve had the Chicken Tikka which is fantastic. The chicken is really good, and covered in red onions with a slight lemon flavor. Really, really good. I’ve also had the spicy potato- which is really spicy… but also delicious, if you like potatoes. Very similar flavor to a samosa, just without the fried stuff around the outside. The paratha is grilled fresh on a gigantic skillet in the back, so it is really really good (albeit pretty greasy).