What's up Members of the Barrio
It's Jon, coming to you from Flushing, Queens
And today we're going off the eaten path
We're in front of the Ganesh Temple
We are heading downstairs to their canteen
A cafeteria style restaurant, where you can eat some of the best South Indian Food..
In all of New York City
Their speciality are dosas
Guys we are going to eat like kings today
And i'm so excited to show you something
A little bit different than my normal content
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Let's get inside
We've got Team Adriana with us
You excited for some Indian deliciousness ?
Of course I'm always excited for food
Alright lead the way
Guys look at the signs here
Let's go
We're going to explore the insides of this cafeteria
We got here
Look at this guys, it's so cool !
It's like a little hidden cafeteria
With amazing Indian food
So many big bloggers, tv channels have been here before
Shoutout to Joe Distefano from my favorite New York City Food Blog
Chopsticks and Marrow
Who put me onto this place
I've got such a good feeling
Look they've got a little store here
Look at this, they are so cute
I'm going to take one home I think
Thank you
Guys I don't know how we're going to eat all this food
But we're going to manage somehow
This is daunting
We have a lot to work with here
The good news is that I've had a lot of people comment on the channel
That we don't do vegeterian options enough
Well this is your dream come true
Everything on the menu is vegeterian
We're going to be starting with the Vada
And these are we'll call them
Indian donuts.. they're salty
Made of batter
We're going to be dipping them in two pretty distinctive sauces
We're going to be dipping everything in the same sauces actually
Chutney
And Sambar
Chutney coconut..
And it has little mustard seeds in it
And the Sambar is like a vegetable soup
With lentils
Carrots
I'm imagining that all these flavors are going to be complimenting each other
This is not a dessert
This is like an appetizer
We're getting some good instructions
All of this for $3.50
Guys I just dipped it
This is the first time I'm trying all this food
Total novice here
Just my opinions
Mmm
Nice appetizer
And..
None of the sauces the chutney. nothing was to overwhelming for me
It just complimented it very well
Nice value here for $3.50
Little salty, that's the way they make it here
Nice way to start this large feast
That we're about to have
My mouth is watering right now
Mmm
So good
Guys this is what we came here for
The dosas
These are basically like Indian Crepes
Made similar to a pancake
I would say
Very popular.. in Southern India
And this is what the Canteen is most well known for
Are far as food bloggers coming and trying this stuff
We've got the Masala Dosa
We're going to open it up
And show you what's inside
Okay so..
Main ingredient potatoes
We've also got onion
We've got mustard seeds
It's pretty basic
Again very healthy
Vegeterian
$4.50
Not going to break the bank
I also like about this place that it's mostly local Indian people
Who come here.. they go to temple upstairs to worship
Come downstairs have a great meal
Waiting right for them
But of course you don't just have to be Indian to come here
We've seen non Indians sitting here as well
A really inclusive environment
I'm pretty happy already
But let's try this
Now I've got all the ingredients in the middle
This is my favorite part
Of eating this style of food
Just dipping everything in sauces
You know there's a big flavor explosion about to happen
Mmmm
Wow
It's such a nice combination..
Just getting that crunchyness of the Dosa
Than the potato, the mustard seed
A little bit spicy
Complimented well
By the chutney
So delicious
Adriana's about to try the Ghee Roast
Look at this cone
Look at this guys
I'm breaking it apart
It has nothing inside
It's very very tasty
Like butter
I love it
At least I wouldn't think that something like this... with no filling inside would be as good as it is
But.. the Ghee Roast Adriana just told me
So far it's her favorite thing
This is so buttery
It's like silky smooth when it goes in your mouth
Nice crunch
Absolutely amazing I am so impressed by this
And I feel bad messing up this little cone we had
It's like a work of art isn't it
They surprised us
They just brought us an extra dish
A rava dosa
It's cream of wheat with onion
And green chile
They wanted to see how much we'd like it
I'm just going crazy here guys
For me this is my first time trying all of this food
Mmmm
It's a little bit different
This wheat dosa I feel like
It absorbs the chutney and sambar more
So i'm tasting a little bit more of the sauces here
It's still very good
I love onions
So it's really good for me
So soft and crunchy at the same time
Hard to explain
But I love it
I'm still not sure what my favorite one is
I might lean on the Ghee Roast
Being my favorite
Just because of how buttery it was
What do you think?
I think my favorite is the Rava Dosa
Because it has onions
And I love onions
Kind of depending what you're into
Also they have a lot of other traditional indian choices
they have Tamarind rice
Some other desserts
Sort of things here
Come with an open mind
And let me know what you think
Please i'm curious
Because it's about 90 degrees outside
I'm taking some Mango Lassi
To go
This is just a sweet drink
Yogurt, made from mango pulp
Very milky
It's very sweet
Probably the best mango lassi I've ever had
This I've tried in Indian restaurants before
The dosas I've never really tried
But what an experience
I'm running out of words to say how much I've enjoyed
This canteen down here
It's such a nice little gem
A lady came to give us something
That I don't know if it's sweet.. or salty
I think it's sweet
Mmmm
Guys do you know what this is?
What is this?
Tell us in the comments?
Because I don't know
But it's really good
I love it
By the way I forgot to mention..
After eating at the canteen..
If you want to go inside the Hindu Temple
You are absolutely allowed to
There is no photography
Or video allowed
But it is gorgeous inside
If you want to see something different
After eating your meal
Highly highly recommended
Members of the Barrio
There are so many reasons you need to come to the Temple Canteen
For one there's no dish over $6.50
Everything's vegeterian.
It's healthy
It's good
The dosas are absolutely as delicious as advertised
Mango Lassi for the win here as well
I'm curious if you know other really good Indian Restaurants in New York
In the future I would love to cover some
Tell me down below in the comments
Any other really good Indian spots
Or just food in general..
Anything unique like this
You know we're going to cover it on this channel
If you have any interesting leads
Hit me up
Direct message
Whatever it is
I would love to know
But seriously
An amazing experience
Coming all the way out here to Flushing
There's a lot of other good restaurants here..
Also Queens, Chinatown
Not far away from here
At all
Come to Queens if you are adventerous and you want to try
All sorts of foods
From around the world
Trust me it is worth it
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We have covered food in almost every single borough of this lovely city
Guys thank you so much for watching as always
Until next time
Again for me this is my first time trying..
All of this food
So ummm
That was weird
I was going to make a joke and I forgot
Rolling?
What's up Members of the Barrio. I'll do that again.