Bacon and More: A Food Blog: Gandhi Cafe

For dinner we had Indian food since it was the only thing that me and my friend could decide on and so we went to Ghandi Cafe, which is located in the West Village. I had been to this place before and it was quite good from what I remembered.

It is a small restaurant. The layout is long and narrow. When you walk inside you feel like you are in an old lavishly decorated train car. In fact, the ceiling is actually the ceiling of a train car. The walls are velvet and decorated with plates, paintings, and soccer posters--an odd combination.

I ordered chicken vindaloo. Vindaloo is a curry meat dish with potatoes from the region of Goa in India. I was hesitant to order because I noticed in the menu it was listed as very hot. When the dish came out I was surprised to see how red it was. I'm used to my curry being more of an orange color than a vibrant red. I couldn't tell what was potato and what was chicken. The spiciness was a slow, build-able burn but in the end it wasn't too much for me to handle. I love spicy food. When eating Indian food, I like to dip nan into the curry sauce. I was disappointed with the chicken. I think they used lean chicken because it was quite dry and not very juicy. We ran out of rice and the waiter was kind enough to give us more rice for free. After we were done with our meal, the waiter brought out tea and dessert. I'm not sure what it was called but it was like rice pudding but a heavily watered down version. Something sweet is always good to counterbalance spiciness.