I don’t work in midtown but I read Midtown Lunch. Before you make fun of me, I met someone else at this meet-up who also does not work in midtown. Plus, reading paid off. I would never have otherwise known about Indian Pizza at Bombay Eats 314 West 52nd Street, New York, NY 10019. Since they don’t sell their Indian pizzas by the slice, I made a comment about wanting to share pies with people and Adam (a real midtown luncher) organized a meet-up.Woohoo!
What could be bad? Indian food, good. Pizza, good. Indian Pizza, sounds good…With 8 people, we got three (18″) pies. Each slice is pretty hefty so I wouldn’t recommend eating 3 slices at a time unless you have time for a nap after lunch. All of them are mild (although you can request extra spice) so no worries if you are sensitive.
We started with Saag Paneer, which did taste like Saag Paneer on average pizza. The whole wheat crust on this one was not too noticeable. The extra vegetables seem unnecessary here and some pieces are too large to bite comfortably, but it was still enjoyable.
I like the Lamb Keema more. It kind of tasted like a mildly spiced lamb bolognese. Here, I like the vegetables that round out the meal, but they could be cut into smaller pieces. They are fresh and crisp though.
The Chicken Tikka was probably my favorite. Using very little tikka sauce was actually genius. It adds flavor without overpowering the pizza part. This was also on a white crust that I like marginally more.
The pizza is average. The Indian flavors are average and toned down, but ingredients are quite fresh. The owner, Prakash Hundalini, is friendly and eager to please, and the bathroom respectable. Together, it’s a solid very good and very enjoyable meal, especially for the reasonable prices and friendly service.
I had such a great time meeting up for lunch with randomn food-lovers. I think I’ll do it more often!
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This just reminds me…I’m still so sad I didn’t get to meet the fabulous you!
That pizza looks CRAZY good, though. I never thought of Indian-style pizza! Gosh, gotta love fusion food and its creativity!
Sophia, I am sad too! Hopefully, you’ll come to NY some time soon again!
I’ve never had Indian pizza..sounds an interesting combo..I like the fact when two cuisines get married on a plate!!
At this critical recession time, I think lots of chefs are trying to come up with innovative ideas to attract more eaters. Fusion is definitely the way to attract consumers to try out new things. I see lots of creative dishes coming soon.
Fusion is always fun. I’m surprised that there aren’t more fusion pizzas although there are some. Two Boots does a Cajun one and I vaguely remember eating some fusion-y stuff at California Pizza Kitchen when I was a kid. This also just reminded me of the Lamb Pizzaiola that Lon made in March.
Indian Pizza! Looks good! Might be pizza night here. Nothing as exotic as Indian Pizza though.
If you ever have a meet-n-greet-n-eat in Vegas, let me know.
Jean, I wish I had a travel sponsor or something so I could just hop on a plane and go eat-n-meet anywhere.