Great place for Indian snacks/appetizers! Finally, CLE has a chaat shop!! Had a number of Indian friends (from India) recommend this place to me, so I had to check it out. The place is located on the corner of Euclid and 21st street. It's clean and large, so it can accommodate groups of friends. **TIP: skip the buffet, the other dishes are more worth filling your tummy with!** We began our lunch with aloo tikki, which is similar to croquette...where potato (aloo) is fried to crispy goodness, and on top yogurt and mint sauce is added. The potato was seasoned, and fried well; I just wish I had more on the plate to eat! We also tried the pav bhagi, which is a vegetable curry served with buns. The bhaji was cooked well, with lots of spices and chunks of vegetables. It's the best bhaji I've ever had, but solid. My friends got the dahi puri, which if you've ever had pani puri...uses the same crispy shells...but they add yogurt (dahi means yogurt). This is a great snack to try when you want something light to munch on. This is also the only place I've found in CLE that prepares it for you. Usually they sell the crispy shells in the Indian stores, but you have to prepare the fillings and water/sauces. We also tried the chole bhature, which is chick pea curry eaten with a fried puffed bread. The chick pea curry was seasoned well, although I would've preferred the chick peas to be softer. This dish is very fulfilling because the bread is actually thick despite the deceiving light look of it. My friend also ordered the masala dosa, which was a little disappointing. The aloo filling inside was under seasoned. The exterior was crispy which was good, but I found the inside filling to be bland. Perhaps it was an off day for dosas? Lastly, my friend ordered the Hakka egg noodles to try. Usually I'm quite hesitant to eat any sort of Chinese food outside of Chinese restaurants (yes, I'm a bit of a Chinese food snob),
but we were pleasantly surprised and enjoyed their stir fried noodles. I do have to say though, not a Hakka dish (the Hakka in me had to say so ;p). Overall, great place to eat, especially for vegetarians and those looking for great Indian snacks! I'm so happy though that CLE has a chaat place! And everything was priced fairly well! Finding street parking wasn't too hard, and most important...no one had bathroom problems the next day! I call that a great dining experience!