Desi Galli

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8 / 10
206
ratings
  • Phone

    (212) 683-2292

  • Website

    desigalli.com

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    DesiGalli

  • Type

    Indian Restaurant

Address

101 Lexington Ave (btwn E 27th & E 28th St) New York , NY 10016 United States

Reservations No
Credit Cards Yes (incl. Discover & Visa)
Wi-Fi Yes
Outdoor Seating No
Menus Brunch, Lunch, Dinner

Comments / 54


Keywords:

kati rolls vegetarian food biryani Indian food masala chai casual good service authentic off-menu items chaat fritters green chili scrambled eggs great value lamb cute good for a quick meal paneer desserts
Serious Eats

With onions , tomatoes , green peppers , and spicy green chilies , this is basically a delicious Indian-spiced breakfast burrito . Make sure you dip a few bites in the spicy green cilantro-rich sauce

Serious Eats

Order the palak patte ki chaat . Crunchy spinach leaves take the place of crackers in this chaat , and get topped with that saucy trio of yogurt , tamarind , and chili-mint. Read more

AmateurConcierge

Unfortunately the vada pav comes less dressed up than advertised. In the quest to be accessible I fear some of the chaat has skimped on spice and taste

Mike M

Really good and authentic Indian food . The chicken tiki is great but the chicken korma is the way to go if you want to get a blend of different spices

Piyush Sood

Among the best Indian food places in Manhattan. Lamb biryani , rasmalai, and kathi rolls are a must try. The best part bout the food was great flavors in everything with very low grease.

Nick Gray

Try the galli bhurjee, it is scrambled eggs and onion , masala blends, etc. Great! Ask for no peppers :-) my new favorite

Henali

I live around the corner so have tried a few things here.. Try the bhelpuri!

bijan

The samosa I got was definitely refried so it was wayyy too greasy. The Kati roll itself is good. I would skip the combo plate and just double up on the Kati roll if you're hungry.

Oz Lubling

This place is the bomb. Try the chicken Korma roll and the samosa chaat . Both really delicious.

Emil H

Chat rolls are fresh and tasty. Ask for a side of tamarind if you get a slider for dipping .

Emil H

Fantastic little place for a take-out lunch . Try a Kati roll and a chaat

Anup

Besides the chaat and kati rolls , try the kulfi . It's very popular and gets sold out fast.

Avin Narasimhan

Every roll is amazing. You could pick one at random and you will be happy. Just go.

James L

I prefer this location over the one that's one block from my apartment . Marsala fries are great with whatever you're getting.

Serious Eats

Quick-service Indian spot with commendable kati rolls and chaat .

Sumit Gupta

Chats and chai are must try. Good people. Great service. Delicious and clean food!!

Shagun Mehandru

Ordered the chicken tikka roll & some masala chai for under $10. Also had the paneer galli puff. Delicious! Great value .

:Danielle Strle

Side of Tikka Masala Gravy , Dal, etc for only 4.99. Great heat.

Avin Narasimhan

Fantastic and cheap lunch option. Aloo/paneer tikki and chicken tikka kathi rolls were ridiculous.

Suman Bhattacharyya

The biryani tasted fresh and flavourful. I also enjoyed the paneer and spinach roll.

Sarah Salazar

Dear God this place is amazing! Not for picky eaters food is too dynamic. Oh and staff is wonderful.

julie a.

Try their 'off menu ' specials!! Bryani and also the new this week special PAV BHAJI utterly fabulous!!

Peace Shanti

Their paneer burji kati roll is their best. They make good Punjabi style chai as well .

Lisa C

Adorable little place! Great for some chai and chaat . Owner Priya is wonderful!

esther

Samosa chaat is an unbeatable deal. Very good service too

Versha Sharma

cute Kati roll place, free gulab jamun or kulfi when you check in

John Katsabanis

Awesome Indian in Manhatan. Don't leave withought having a mango lasi...

Akansha Sharma

Good pani puri and bhel puri . The mango kulfi is amazing!!

SecondMarket

Try the samosa chaat and the kulfi ice cream ; delicious! The owners are too sweet.

Ankush Kaul

Amazing good, must try Lamb Keema Pav

Amanda Theiler

really good chaat $5-6, kulfi and gulab jamun $3.29

Emil H

The Samosa Chaat is really tasty

Sanam Lakhwara

The lamb Kathi roll Was great.

Meatless Monday

Go Meatless on Monday and enjoy 2 for 1 Veg Kathi Rolls !

Sumit Gupta

Everything . Try their chaats .

Emil H

Biryani is delicious

Lisa Rayle

Kati rolls were pretty great

marc niola

Checkout the Bollywood movies downstairs for extra Mumbai flavor.

Rahul Sen

Awesome rolls and chaat !!

Jason Gross

Excellent spinach fritters !

Neil Kumar

Not sure what the hype is about. Lamb seekh Kabob and Pav bhaji did not taste good.

David Joseph

Cheap , quick and does the trick!

Amy Robertson

Briyani is quite tasty

Srinivas Thangalapally

Lamb biryani is decent

Greg Wong ????

Free wifi here. Password: 1234desi

Ben R

All of the chaat .

Aditi

Vada pav for the win

Saagar Parikh

Very good paneer rolls!

Abhinav Sharma

Seekh kebab rolls, mmmmm.

Varoon Wadhwa

Good chaat !

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