Gazab
Vamshi Adi cooks Parsi lamb salli boti and charcoal chicken tikka on Essex Street. Most entrees ran under $25 when The Infatuation last priced them.
Why go
Adi owns this kitchen and cooks in it. Amandeep Singh Thakur works alongside him. The salli boti is the dish to judge them on: Parsi lamb, spicy, falling apart in a tomato gravy. The chicken tikka comes off charcoal in small plates. Carlo Mantuano reviewed it for The Infatuation in September 2021 and left it unrated.
Order this / avoid
- Order: the salli boti, the charcoal-grilled chicken tikka and the kale and spinach paneer.
What locals & experts say
- Carlo Mantuano, The Infatuation (14 September 2021, unrated):
If Dhamaka is the special occasion, go-all-out Indian spot on the LES, Gazab should be your destination for a casual weeknight dinner.
1 - The room: Vamshi Adi is named as chef and owner on the restaurant's own site, alongside Amandeep Singh Thakur.2
Good to know
- Timing: lunch and dinner.
Verdict
could-visit — The Infatuation files this room under serious takeout, and that is the right use of it. On your own, get the biryani and carry it home. Walk in: Mantuano found the dining room usually not too busy.