A Thursday like an extra extra Saturday

Breakfast? Movie snacks? Not a lot of difference there today as I was not awake very long at all before tucking into an early matinée of "The Incredible Hulk." This might not be the most nutritional spread, but I was planning on eating right after the movie, so I didn't want to dig into a very hefty breakfast. I got my potassium and my b-vitamins and my pb-vitamins, though.

And lunch more than made up for it. Walking through Little India, we stumbled upon a restaurant offering a $6.95 all-you-can-eat experience, which in Manhattan is impossible to pass up. Turns out that the chicken option is another $2, which we didn't realize till the check came.
As far as the curries go, I could have easily done without the chicken masala in favor of another vegetarian option. The chana masala and the spinach curry were both worlds better than the masala. The spinach curry in particular came with a cinnamon stick stewing in it. It was very complex while still being very inviting.

The one benefit of our unwitting $2 upgrade was the kebab. Glazed in coconut, lime and cardamom seeds and grilled to perfection. The chicken melted like butter and the marinade was perfect. The tart and creamy lime and coconut sauce complimented the texture of the chicken, creating this barbecue confection punctuated by the explosions of the cardamom seeds across the palate.
Other than offering the $2 upgrade without explaining the price difference, the service was fantastic. They were very friendly and the table service all-you-can-eat was much more pleasant than your standard buffet set-up. The naan was great, also all-you-can-eat, and included in the price of lunch. I will definitely be back, if only to find out the name of the place.
As far as we were concerned, when we walked in it was called "$6.95 All-You-Can-Eat Curry." I forgot to take a picture of the front of the restaurant, but it's on the east side of Lexington Ave between 27th and 28th St. They have a big sandwich board out front declaring their lunch specials and you can see the curries cooking just inside the window. Even at $8.95 per, it was a great culinary bang for the buck, and neither my friend nor I ate anything else the rest of the day. That might not have been all because of the Indian food, though. 62 oz. of Private Stock can really fill you up too.