#54 Dimple

11 West 30th Street
NY, NY 10001
212-643-9464

You may remember some weeks ago Smalls and I were on the hunt for dosa and ended up eating pho. Well this time we went for dosa and we actually ate dosa! And it was a family affair with Mrs. Smalls and Smalls Jr., who was too cute wearing a little froggy bracelet.

There is no decor at Dimple (is it just me, or is that an odd name for an Indian vegetarian restaurant?) and the air conditioning only seemed to have a moderate effect on the temperature. We ordered a mixed appetizer plate, which was literally described as "mixed appetizer," so although it was good, I couldn't tell you what was in anything. The dosa were really delicious. Crispy, air, salty chick pea crepes filled with curried potatoes and onions. Cheap and filling. The dosa would be just as delicious with no filling at all.

But beware: all dosa are not alike. If it looks limp, old, or too crepe-like (our dosa was filled with waffled-patterned holes), you should pass. Luckily, at Dimples, that was not the case.

Grade: B