N.Y. Dosas

Critics' Pick

Washington Square Park
W. 4th St. , New York, NY 10014
at Sullivan St. See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
917-710-2092 Send to Phone

Price Range: $$$$
Reader Rating:
9.7 out of 10

3 Reviews | Write a Review
Cuisine: Food Cart, Indian, Vegetarian/Vegan

Photo by Robert K. Chin

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Hours

Mon-Sat, 11am-4pm; Sun, closed

Nearby Subway Stops

A, B, C, D, E, F, V at W. 4th St.-Washington Sq.

Prices

$1-$6

Payment Methods

Cash Only

Special Features

Lunch
Take-Out

Alcohol

No Alcohol

Reservations

Not Accepted

Profile

At the edge of Washington Square Park, an assortment of NYU students, South Asian expats, and downtown hipsters crowd around Thiru Kumar’s food cart waiting for their daily dosa, the vegetarian crêpe from South India. The grinning, thickly mustached Kumar works his small grill like a hyperactive D.J., pouring batter, spreading on curried potatoes, and sprinkling a crunchy dice of carrots and peppers (the Pondicherry masala dosa). When the batter is cooked through, Kumar folds it with an artist’s flair, effortlessly lifting the ethereally thin lentil-and-rice-flour wrapper from the grill, then chops it into sections and serves it with a gingery coconut chutney and a small tub of spicy lentil soup. The result: A delicious, ultrahealthy meal-on-the-street that’s well worth the wait. — Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld

Reader Ratings

9.7

As someone who's first Dosa was a Thiru Dosa....

jonpotz from 91722 | Posted on 6/7/07

Overall Reader Rating: 9 (Highly Recommended)


Food:	9
Service:	10

Décor:	7

Value:	(NA)

Well, I used to live in Brooklyn, NYC but moved back to Jersey. My old room-mate turned Vegan ( not a bad thing ) and last time I visited our old house, he said to me, "lets grab some Dosas". I didn...Read More

A legend

jcbhan from 10012 | Posted on 5/11/07

Overall Reader Rating: 10 (Highly Recommended)


Food:	10
Service:	10

Décor:	10

Value:	10

Thiru is a New York Legend. He's quite the character and always has a big smile for you. If you're in the Wash Sq Park area, stop by for a great snack or just to say hi.