So where have you folks been eating? We had a cheap, fast and good dinner on Friday night at a tiny place in Allston called Cafe Habibi. We had planned to take out, but there was no one there when we arrived - they only have 4 tables - and the chef looked lonely, so we stayed to eat and chat. We've always enjoyed chatting with the owner, Gulfam, and the chef. But the chef told us that Gulfam sold the place 6 months ago! But the new owner came in later and seemed nice, and the food was still amazing, so all seems well. You can see the menu at http://www.geocities.com/cafehabibi/ They also have a special list of Dosas. We started with chicken pakoras, which come with 3 sauces. It was the usual brown tamarind sauce and the white raita, but also included a new ginger garlic sauce that was hot and good. The pakoras were very light and crisp. We had aloo nan, the pototo bread. It comes right off the skillet and is incredible. Then we tried the lamb saag and the chicken tikka masala over biryana rice. Both were the best version we've had anywhere - rice sauce, great spicing just as we ordered... We had fun watching the sattelite TV with what looked like an Indian telethon. Lots of singers and jokes we did not comprehend, but it looked like fun. Some other customers arrived to keep them company, so we got a garlic nan to go...and left full and happy! -B
Massachusetts