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    Post #1 - December 15th, 2009, 1:41 pm
    Post #1 - December 15th, 2009, 1:41 pm Post #1 - December 15th, 2009, 1:41 pm
    So I'm going to be out in the New Brunswick, NJ area next week to visit the gf's family, and I believe there is a very significant--perhaps the most significant in the country?--South Asian population and commercial hub in the vicinity. Can anyone recommend some standout restaurants and must-try dishes we should seek out?

    Danke.
  • Post #2 - December 18th, 2009, 1:53 am
    Post #2 - December 18th, 2009, 1:53 am Post #2 - December 18th, 2009, 1:53 am
    I used to go to a place called "hyderabad inn" in Edison. I liked it
  • Post #3 - December 26th, 2009, 11:34 am
    Post #3 - December 26th, 2009, 11:34 am Post #3 - December 26th, 2009, 11:34 am
    Go figure, I google "best indian in new jersey", and an LTH thread comes up! I grew up in Central Jersey, and am about to meet my parents in Little India (Edison/Iselin boarder) for some South Indian. I, a half-indian, attended high school in Edison, and have had countless meals on Oak Tree road; the hub for all things Indian.

    Let me know where you ended up.

    Our absolute favorite is:

    Swagath
    1700 Oak Tree Road
    Edison, NJ 08820
    (732) 549-2626


    Others we frequent, but not in Little India:

    Dosa Grill
    1980 New Jersey 27
    North Brunswick, NJ 08902-1337
    (732) 422-6800

    Hoysala
    Highwood Plaza
    2 John F Kennedy Blvd,
    Somerset, NJ 08873
    Ph: 732-247-4300
    "We eat slowly and with gusto." - Paul Bäumer in AQOTWF
  • Post #4 - December 26th, 2009, 9:23 pm
    Post #4 - December 26th, 2009, 9:23 pm Post #4 - December 26th, 2009, 9:23 pm
    We ended up at Hoysala in Somerset at the behest of Brian Yarvin (he, the NJ restaurant reviewer for Serious Eats), though were disheartened to discover that it's buffet-only at lunch; menus were taken away as briskly as they were delivered to us. We did, however, stay for the spread, though that makes it difficult

    Okay, I lie: the food was generally pretty good, and the meal was a relative bargain at $8.95/pp--but it certainly wasn't memorable. The raitas, chutneys, and lime pickles were quite good; the breads were generally fine, though the naan suffered a bit from a steam table staycation (nice of them to bring dosa directly to the table, though). They only offered a single curry (chicken malnad) and had way too many rice dishes (at least five), but the andhra biryani and yellow rice were admittedly excellent; so too were a red chicken fry and a potato/pea fry with tumeric and coriander. We didn't go home hungry, though I had really hoped to try to the pineapple gojju...

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