Restaurant: Momofoku Nothing good for vegetarians. And what I ordered was bad too. Who fills a bowl of rice with cucumbers & mushrooms?! The sriracha made it bearable. Bad food.

While I’ve often wondered why America doesn’t replace tofu with paneer, Atlanta chain Tim Drum Café has a dish where they prepare tofu, paneer tikka masala style. And it was delicious. Must try. Restaurant: Tim Drum Café, Atlanta

Shake Shack is somehow quite popular in NYC, long lines are a given. I love milk shakes so I guessed if I found nothing to eat I’ll at least get a shake. Just for kicks and in my attempt to try things that I don’t like, I ordered the Mushroom burger. As it turned out,…

I like Mexican food over any other international cuisine. While I am no big fan of salads, the name Mexican Salad gave me some sort of confidence that this would be something I’ll like. Some lettuce, onions, cheese, maybe raw green peppers, were all I got. No flavor except raw vegetables. I’d recommend stay away…

It was nothing like okra in India though it felt like okra in watery gravy in most Indian daals. Restaurant: Ali Baba Turkish Cuisines

Horus (NYC) is my favorite hookah bar. I don’t do hookah but I love the ambiance, the music, and the food. Along with our Mediterranean platter, I ordered an Egyptian dish called Kosharee. Pictured below it had: Chick peas Pasta Fried onion Garlic & tomato sauce It tasted as expected, sort of like a cold…

Dessert is supposed to be the sweet, maybe cold, serving after a meal. It freshens your mouth and taste buds after a heavy, spicy, warm meal. At Graffiti, I enjoyed my main course and appetizer. But the dessert we ordered was repelling from the moment it came near our table. It smelled horribly bad. It…

At graffiti, the restaurant had a limited menu with a footnote claiming vegetarian options of the menu. I decided to go foe their vegetarian burger which according to the chef is India’s pav bhaji. Pictured below, the “burger” reminded me of the pav bhaji back home. Must try.

The boring, flavorless veg wrap became a delight to my starving stomach with ketchup and the mac & cheese. Restaurant: Ikea’s café