origin Indians and Pakistanis (both countries have Chinese communities), serve lumpy corn-starch and spice and ketchup laden dishes, every dish drowning in excessive gravy to be eaten with local rice. I can’t stand it, but...

misguided advice a la Seinfeld’s "all-Pakistani restaurant" advice to Babu.

Also, more often than not you get great tamales at Dona Tere Tamales on Beechnut. They ave other locations but this is the one I know. You did not mention Indian or Pakistani but Himalaya is out of this world good. Its not the...

. 3. Rosewater (Union St off 6th Ave, Park Slope) 4. Di Fara’s Pizza (15th St and Ave J, Midwood) 5. Bukhara (Coney Island Ave), a very good Pakistani place from Jim’s book 6. Waterfalls Cafe (Atlantic Ave near Clinton...

If we’re talking about Middle Eastern food, try Khyber Pass (BYOW Afghani, one of my alltime favourites) on Duluth, and Halal 768 on Jean Talon (Pakistani that’s to DIE for). For high end with a Montreal twist, Club...

of Cambodian immigrant kids and it was a treat as to be at someone’s home and be invited to eat. I have never been to Cambodia, but I know as a tourist one doesn’t always know where to eat. I know many Pakistanis...

. Ditto for “authentic” Sichuan, or Japanese, or Indo/Pakistani food. Perhaps I’ll like something and perhaps I won’t. but why would I eat there if my own, totally inauthentic, home cooking is more...

's also grossly overpriced, at double what I used to pay for top notch Indian in NYC. Actual people of Indian heritage that I know say it’s really Pakistani or “other” SE Asian, not really Indian (they know the...

to be good, but my last meal there was so laughably awful that I haven’t had the heart to go back. There’s a Pakistani place in the FQ across from Canal Place, with the unlikely name of Salt & Pepper. Zero atmosphere but...

Pakistani restaurant that specializes in garlicky kebabs. Unusual but delicious chapli kebab and bihari kebab or the haleem (a sort of meatloaf); others will enjoy the tandoori chicken and the palak aloo (spinach and potatoes)....

Try Sushi Banzai. A friend who’s spent a lot of time in Japan recommends Genki. Indus Village for Pakistani food (unless it’s gone downhill permanently). Lanesplitter for decent pizza and the best beer in the East Bay....

I’ve eaten at Naan ‘n’ Curry many times at several branches, as well as at a number of similar Pakistani places including Shan and several branches of Shalimar. I find the food at all of them similar. Which is...

Sheridan), a Pakistani cabbie joint, I had several interactions with the cashier, who seemed appropriately solicitous and maybe curiously intrigued. Amazingly, the big gal waitress at Ramova (3510 S. Halsted) was not overtly...

My Indian boss keeps egging me on to go to Malik’s Tandoor (10841 Bustleton Avenue) but I haven’t yet. Pakistani, but many of the same dishes just with different names. The stuff she brings in to work looks great....

Mike, You really are a glutton for punishment (g) On the Indian front I’d sugges organizing it this way: S. Indian (dhosas/idli) - Udupi Palace S. Indian (buffet) - Sizzle India N. Indian (on devon) - Sher-A-Punjab/ Indian...