I had my first post-India dosa today and… it met expectations. Which expectations were to be disappointed.
You may ask yourself: why would someone just two weeks back from India buy a dosa in New York anyway? And I would answer: because the dosa guy is one of the only interesting places to get a “fast” lunch near NYU.* The other top contenders are Two Boots and Mamoun’s.** (Now that I think about it, I haven’t been to Two Boots or Mamoun’s yet. Somehow today I had the overpowering urge for a dosa. (Damn you, id!))
On the upside, I noticed that the dosa guy also offers uttapam and puttu, which I know I like, but have not had often enough to be a snob about (yet).
People of the world: NYU lunch joints. Recommend. A satisfying lunch has to be purchasable for $5 or less*** and it has to be fast take-out.**** Within five minutes of Warren Weaver Hall is preferred. (Joe’s and Two Boots have me covered for pizza slices. Falafel, schwarma, and South Indian are also covered. (Duh.) If I start going to Chipotle on a regular basis, Hilleary will divorce me.)
* This will seem absurd to some. Having haunted the NYU area for 11 years, I am ridiculously jaded.
** Pamela’s merits an honorable mention (primarily and inexplicably for the peanut butter and apple butter sandwich), but they closed over the summer…
*** Private to Tobi: that’s like five billion Rupees.
**** Fellow NYU grad students seem to think sitting down for an hour at lunch is reasonable. They are wrong.
Procrastiblog 
Hey Chris,
thank you for converting US$ into Rs for me 🙂
Yes, I am reading your blog (to catch up on MSR gossip), from Kashgar, Xinjang province, China. Am healthy and well, China’s expensive… 20$/day, so almost a million Rs…
Comment by Anonymous — September 9, 2006 @ 7:59 am
Hey Anon,
I’ve got no special access to MSR gossip anymore. Maybe we can make some up together?
Actually, you might have some insight into a certain piece of gossip alluded to in an earlier post… Send me you non-MS email when you get a chance.
Comment by Chris — September 10, 2006 @ 4:26 pm