pizza place (Angelo’s, for example, or San Remo) is so much better than pizza just about anywhere else that it’s spoiled me for pizza forever... and not a mile and a half from my mother’s house is Little India,...

- reception – open bar – Indian chaat menu with pani puri, dahi puri, biryani, paneer chapati etc – 200 people Catering is done at a per head count, however generally groceries etc are bought by the family and...

now at the end of my trip for a few more days. i dipped back into india, thru darjeeling, and ended up in kathmandu, nepal, where i am right now. lots and lots of cauliflower here. some excellent chaat and pani puri and salted...

Real Ice Cream on El Camino in Santa Clara, CA. It’s actually an Indian chaat shop in a strip mall somewhere near Bowers. They make their own ice cream. Many of the flavors are not traditional American, things like honey...

- http://www.chowhound.com/topics/490952#3413674 . - Argo Bakery’s hachapuri (cheese) and lobiani (bean & garlic) pastries. Yum! It was worth the trip just for these delights. - The Indian sweet shops on Devon. We loved the...

visiting on the weekend when they have their samosa chaat available), as well as a few curries (two curries + rice / bread for $5.49). And the lady at the desk you order your food from is terribly sweet. If you’re looking...

doesn’t seem to get a lot of mention here (though someone did previously bring it up in this thread) but in my opinion is one of the better indian places in town. i’m also a fan of some dishes (like the chaat...

are available each day. I opted for a vada pav, which I had read about and wanted to try, and the bhel puri, but the kind and cute Indian woman at the counter recommended I had the samosa chaat instead - something I don’t...

For special occasions and with out of town guests, Chez Panisse Cafe. We go about 4 times a year, and they always treat us like regulars. Really nice. For cheap to go, Chaat Cafe for chicken curry onion naan and eggplant on sunday...

street on the block that Eccolo is on. Hang a right. It is called La Esperanza. Haven’t tried it yet, but trying to talk someone into it. - Viks Chaat House ... ok, I haven’t tried it, but I want to. Walking up fourth...

around. If they really haven’t traveled much, you might try a place which is not “only in San Francisco”, but easier to get to in San Francisco. Examples would be Burma Superstar (easier than actually going to...

could make a Berkeley eating day of it. There’s also Vik’s Chaat House, which people from all over the Bay Area make the pilgrimage for lunch (closes at 6:00 p.m.). All Indian ‘snack’ foods (and incredible...

.) They have started to offer rice plates (which look less appealing to me than the chaat menu, but seem to be a hit). Interesting note: the guy with the microphone sometimes speaks to the guys on the fry stations in Spanish... Thai...

(nonveg) - Sabri Nihari Chaat (indian snacks, often in conjunction with sweets) - Sukhadia Dhabas (cabbie joints) - Kababish on Orleans, Shan

So you know, Tasty Bites are available at Vik’s in Berkeley at the store next to the chaat place. At Vik’s they run as low as $1 each and there’s much greater variety. My friends were buying theirs at Trader...