New York Street Food

Although the Kati Kart is a new Indian food cart, it won’t be getting a NYSF First Look because we are already pretty familiar with the menu.

Similar to Eddie’s Pizza Truck, who got a new cart last month, the Desi Food Truck now has a brand-spanking new food cart on 50th St between 6th & 7th Ave.  The Desi Food Truck parked in this spot before the police crackdown, but with a cart, there are no worries about police harassment.

The menu is pretty similar to the Desi Food Truck, with biryani, daal, chicken tikka masala and 5 different kati rolls ranging from $4-$5.50, with reduced prices for buying 2 kati rolls.

For Today’s Lunch, I ordered a chicken anda and a paneer masala roll, which were 2 for $10.

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Two weeks ago I had a Bombay spicy biryani from the My Biryani cart, and I was in the mood for biryani again.  I have been to the Biryani Cart a few times recently, so this time I decided to try the chicken biryani from the Desi Food Truck.

I first ran across the Desi Food Truck last year down on East 27th St, but they have been parking on 50th St between 6th & 7th Ave for a while now.  That location is much easier for me to get to during lunch – and they even put wind screens on the truck, which is a nice touch during this cold, windy winter.

Today’s Lunch is a chicken biryani ($6) from the Desi Food Truck.

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I was in the mood for Indian food, and recently had fish curry from the Biryani Cart, so today I went to the  Desi Food Truck on 50th St between 6th & 7th Ave.  The Desi Food Truck used to be on 27th St & 5th Ave, but they recently moved to midtown.  In the process, they also expanded their menu.

When the Desi Food Truck was on 27th St, they had chicken curry, chicken tikka masala, dal & rice, kati rolls and biryani.  Now they also have a King Menu which includes haleem and biryani and a Queen menu which includes pulao and zarda.

Today’s Lunch is a large haleem from the Desi Food Truck for $6.  They also have a small size for $4.

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After the Vendy Awards last weekend, I wanted something special for lunch.  I was thinking of trying the Calcutta Royal Biryani from the Desi Truck on the SE corner of 27th St & 5th Ave, but they didn’t have it today.  I’ve already had their chicken onda kati roll (loved it), aloo masala kati roll (liked it), and chicken tikka masala (ok, not great) and paneer masala kati roll (better) from their sister outfit, the Green Taste Truck.  Time to try something new.

Today’s Lunch is curry chicken ($5) from the Desi Truck.

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Leaving the ferry terminal for Gov. Island

We don’t usually go to the huge food trucks events because the lines can get ridiculous.  Who wants to wait on long lines for food, drinks and dessert all day, especially on a holiday weekend with sunny weather in the mid-70′s?  Not us.

Because I enjoy all these great street food vendors during the week, it’s not that big a deal to get them all in one place on a Sunday – but if you can’t visit these vendors during the week, I guess this might make sense.

Which line should we get in first?

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