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| - Utterly unique. Dev's occupies the space that was, for a short time, Milano Express, and not much has changed since Dev's took it over: espresso bar near the entrance, counter with steam tables along the rest of the side of the restaurant and a smatterling of tables along the other side. The menu doesn't even seem to have changed much at first glance: coffees and panini look to be the main things on offer here. But look harder and you see things like "Bollywood Classic Pav Bhaji" and "vegetarian hakka noodles," which happened to be the two dishes I tried today.
They were outrageously good. Fantastic. The pav bhaji is a sort of puree comprising potato and other things (there's some sort of pulses in there, I can tell, and maybe other vegetables but the flavour is so complex that I couldn't make it all out) served with a grilled bun (this I recognized as a pretzel bun from Rustic Sourdough) on the side. It's light brown and not terribly appetising looking, but the flavours are HUGE and it's incredibly filling and comforting- for $6.95! Also at that ridiculous price is the vegetarian hakka noodles. They're wheat noodles, deliciously crisped with perfectly cook veg (bell peppers done right- not raw, in other words) and, be careful here, chili peppers. Stunningly good, stunning value, please do try this place!
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