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Rajbhog Sweets

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72-27 37th Ave., Queens, NY 11372
nr. 732nd St.  See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
718-458-8512 Send to Phone

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  • Cuisine: Indian, Vegetarian/Vegan
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Official Website

rajbhog.com

Hours

Daily, 10am-9pm

Nearby Subway Stops

E, F, G, R, V at Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Ave.

Prices

$4.49-$6.49

Payment Methods

MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

  • Lunch
  • Private Dining/Party Space
  • Take-Out

Alcohol

  • No Alcohol

Reservations

Not Accepted

Profile

Out in Jackson Heights, Queens, Rajbhog Sweets is best-known for its 60-plus varieties of milk-based confections tantalizingly arranged in display cases like Neuchâtel truffles. But toward the back, a steam-table selection of mostly Gujarati vegetarian dishes makes this sweetshop a compelling mealtime destination. The assortment changes daily, and includes snacks like khaman dhokla (steamed chickpea-flour cakes dotted with black mustard seeds) and chickpea-battered chili peppers. Freed from gloppy curry bondage, vegetables here are done to a delicate turn: tooriya patra combines long green squash with Swiss-chard leaves and lima beans; karela are green Chinese eggplant, cooked in a subtly spicy sauce with potatoes and cashew nuts. At lunch, two vegetables, a paratha (flaky griddle-fried bread) or poori (puffy deep-fried bread), and a pickle will run you $4.49; $6.49 buys an extra vegetable medley, plus rice and dal. If you still have room for dessert, you're in the right place. — Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld

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Food: 10.0
Service: 8.5
Décor: 6.8
Value: 10.0

I love this place

pixiedust8 from 11372 | Posted on 10/24/09

Overall Rating: 10 (Highly Recommended)
Food: 10
Service: 7
Décor: 5
Value: 10

Rabjhog is not fancy at all; it is a counter where you order food and sit at tables. (They do play great Bollywood videos, though.) The service can be indifferent (not bad; just slow) if the older women wait on you. The younger guys are more "Americanized" and faster. However, the food here is fantastic and, as an added bonus, it's very cheap, too. You can get a dinner of two vegetables (this place is vegetarian), rice, dal and bread for $6.50. My favorites are the patra (sp?) and aloo gobi. Definitely try it!

Great Indian Chaats

RBP from | Posted on 3/23/04

Overall Rating: 10 (Highly Recommended)
Food: 10
Service: 10
Décor: 8
Value: 10

You cannot get fresh home cooked Indian delicacies any better.

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