Gaylords - please help me figure out what I ate!

On the buffet, which I often see, is a little bowl of Indian 'snacks'. Great little crunchy things. The manager came over and put onions, tomatoes, cucumbers, yogurt, some different chutneys and mixed it up. It was to die for! I would go pay for the buffet and eat just that. Anyone know what it's called?

By the way, we had lunch at the Schaumburg location, my first time there. The entire experience was delighful. The food was a step above what I expected, and our waiter (an older Indian gentleman) was fabulous. He was very personable, fun and just a great guy. Can't wait to go back.

I would've helped you if not for the gratuitous name-calling.

I'm going to hope (HOPE) that you're referring to the restaurant formerly on N. Clark and now on Walton (didn't realize it had reopened), or the one in San Francisco:

http://www.gaylords.com/

Otherwise, may God, and certain honored forum members, have mercy on your soul.

In any event, I think you ate bhel:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhelpuri

One of my favorites.

jleblanc05 wrote:our waiter (an older Indian gentleman) was fabulous. He was very personable, fun and just a great guy.

So I have to ask, why didn't u ask him what the dish was called?

I can't tell who's kidding here... but, uh, in the interest of historical accuracy & general usefulness:

Gaylord Fine Indian Cuisine‎
555 Mall Dr
Schaumburg, IL 60173
(847) 619-3300
http://gaylord.kjsit.com/locations.htm

I was only aware of the Clark location (which was supposed to reopen this summer on Walton); good to know about Schaumburg.

My answer remains the same, though - I think 'twas bhelpuri. (also called jhaal muri)

Santander wrote:I was only aware of the Clark location (which was supposed to reopen this summer on Walton); good to know about Schaumburg.

My answer remains the same, though - I think 'twas bhelpuri. (also called jhaal muri)

That is my estimate as well.

Regards,

Your chef would have been happy to answer the question.



>>Brent

Santander wrote:In any event, I think you ate bhel:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhelpuri

One of my favorites.

What's up with that last line in the Wikipedia entry, is it some joke, that I don't get?

"A well-known consumer of bhel-puri is a fat woman named Cheytnah Patel who constantly eats it. It is very annoying. She weighs 300 lbs."

It seems like it's just oddly stuck in there and out of place.

I did ask the waiter, who told me and offered to give me a take out menu with that on it so I knew how to spell it. He evidently forgot, as did I. So if figured I would ask here. Had no idea what I was stirring up..sorry
Thanks.

cilantro wrote:I would've helped you if not for the gratuitous name-calling.

Santander wrote:Otherwise, may God, and certain honored forum members, have mercy on your soul.

Huh?

Huh?

ITA.

Adding - Gaylord's is one of the oldest Indian restaurant chains dating back to the 1940s. So this

I would've helped you if not for the gratuitous name-calling.

comes off as ignorance & over-reacting to a perfectly legitimate question.

I'm sorry, but I must be truly dense on this subject. I (still) don't understand either of the responses I quoted. All I can see here is a perfectly valid question from the original poster. What on earth am I missing and why such pissy reactions? (And what is "ITA"?)

Nothing to say on this topic, but I'm usually part of (instigator of?) these kinds of threads, so didn't want to get left out.

"Gaylord" could be seen by someone who has not heard of the restaurant as a homophobic slur I am guessing.

Octarine wrote:"Gaylord" could be seen by someone who has not heard of the restaurant as a homophobic slur I am guessing.

There's always someone who's got to take a perfectly destructive thread that's falling into the abyss and turn it around with a constructive comment like this. Geez, Octarine, come on!

Gypsy Boy wrote: (And what is "ITA"?)

Internet shorthand for I Totally Agree?

Kennyz wrote:Nothing to say on this topic, but I'm usually part of (instigator of?) these kinds of threads, so didn't want to get left out.

Though, ditto, Gypsy Boy (that's old-fashioned pre-net speak for ITA)

At any rate, thanks to those of you who answered the initial question. There's a very well-blogged recipe with photos here if the OP wants to verify; sounds to me like what Santander and C2 said is spot-on.

I am feeling as dense as Gypsy Boy about the "name calling." So some people thought the OP was basically saying, "Hey, you Gay (as in homosexual) lords..." as opposed to "help me figure out what I ate at the restaurant Gaylords?" Wow - that strikes me as a bit of a stretch. And if that is the case, I think some apologies are due to the OP about assumptions made. I immediately thought it was the restaurant's name - I thought Gaylord's was a fairly commonly known Indian restaurant as it's been around for at least decades.

And back to the food, are there variations on bhel poori with different names? I seem to remember seeing various ___ poori at some of the snack places on Devon.

Thanks for all the good help. Went to Milan Chat as a result and ordered some for lunch.

I have to say when I read the first read the weird responses, I was a bit stunned! oh well, happy Friday to all!

cilantro wrote:I would've helped you if not for the gratuitous name-calling.

That's the funniest thing I have read all day!

That settles it, I'm not asking my question about Chubby Wieners.

Mike G wrote:That settles it, I'm not asking my question about Chubby Wieners.

I've never eaten there, but a friend of mine has declaimed that "it's not the length, it's the girth". Though I'm not sure if she was referring to Chubby Wieners - the restaurant.

Mike G wrote:That settles it, I'm not asking my question about Chubby Wieners.

So long as it's your question about Chubby Wieners instead of a question about your chubby wieners.

Since jleblanc05 only had 41 posts, I checked them all and there were 2 other threads where Cilantro participated. In neither of these was there even the slightest interaction with jleblanc05, nor was jleblanc05 anything less than friendly at any time. No hint of snippiness in any of the posts.

jleblanc05, by any chance did you edit the OP before there were any replies

No editing at all on the original post. However, ironically i just edited the one just above here a bit ago when I noticed I apparently can't spell!!! It posts on there when you edit it.

Enjoy your weekend!

jleblanc05 wrote:It posts on there when you edit it.

But only if there has been a reply before the edit.

Erzsi wrote:What's up with that last line in the Wikipedia entry, is it some joke, that I don't get?

"A well-known consumer of bhel-puri is a fat woman named Cheytnah Patel who constantly eats it. It is very annoying. She weighs 300 lbs."

It seems like it's just oddly stuck in there and out of place.

Looks like an example of puerile vandalism. Much like some of the entries in this thread.

Yikes.

Folks, relax. No, the OP is not my sworn enemy; no, I am (probably) not a psychotic with difficulties in reading comprehension; and, no, in the history of humanity no one has ever used an emoticon to indicate genuine anger. A few of us (okay, just me ) just thought the mistaken pluralization made for a mildly amusing subject line. Let's get back to bhel puri, please.

cilantro wrote:Yikes.

Folks, relax. No, the OP is not my sworn enemy; no, I am (probably) not a psychotic with difficulties in reading comprehension; and, no, in the history of humanity no one has ever used an emoticon to indicate genuine anger. A few of us (okay, just me ) just thought the mistaken pluralization made for a mildly amusing subject line. Let's get back to bhel puri, please.

Yikes, indeed! Don't worry, it wasn't just you who saw the unintentional hilarity of the subject line. I spit wine all over my laptop when I read it, much like a 12 yr. old would spew milk out of their nose laughing at the same sort of scatological humor. I half expected to find links to gay porn here! Your response made me chuckle, too, & the ensuing histrionics were just as amusing (though not intentionally so.) This thread is a textbook example as to why "LOL" and emoticons (even though you used one, but apparently to no avail....) were invented, & sadly so. In this "internet age" where "conversations" are held w/out the benefit of physical cues, verbal inflections, etc., some people have trouble detecting sarcasm & humor in the written word, & thus misunderstandings run rampant, & the next thing you know it's like an episode of Three's Company! So thanks, Cilantro, for clearing things up for the Mr. Ropers around here!