Reviews for PONGAL South Indian Vegetarian Kosher Restaurant
PONGAL South Indian Vegetarian Kosher Restaurant received an average rating of 2.50 out of 5 stars from 20 reviews.
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In Short
Artfully selected stone benches and curry-colored pillows line the walls of the narrow, people-packed room. The crowd features a mix of vegetarians, observant Jews and Indian food fans, arriving for the vegetarian… Read Full Editorial
STAY AWAY! RUDE PEOPLE by Reshmaavtar via Citysearch on 8/19/2010
Can I give a negative rating?? We used to love going to the Pongal in Upper East Side. Unfortunately, it was sold last year and the one on Lexington does NOT match up. Food is not bad but the servers are the rudest anywhere. During our…
Not what I thought by RajK1974 via Citysearch on 2/7/2010
I liked their decor, so I went in, but the food sucked! You can tell that things were NOT fresh, and they were being cheap with the "masalas". Don't recommend to anybody.
Soggy Dosa's by mpatel1950 via Citysearch on 2/7/2010
My cousin and I went in for some Dosa's, and it came out soggy and disgusting. The Sambar was cold and thick. I called over the waiter to change the dosa's, and he gave me an attitude as if I asked for his kidney. Don't waste your money…
Disappointment by dingdang09 via Citysearch on 2/4/2010
To my dismay, the food at pongal was not up to the mark. It was really a very terrible experience for myself and my colleague and never to return back to place where waiter do not hear their customers. I had specifically asked to make my…
amazing food by atbabu1 via Citysearch on 1/24/2010
best dosa's crepes that you could have ever eaten The rava dosa is better than you could have eaten in India also.The shrikhand is authentic,The best vegetable biryani I loved the food It is your everyday eating place and so affordable…
Lovely vegetarian spot, also great for gluten-free by cogitatione via Citysearch on 11/14/2008
There must be some misguided competition among the restaurants in this neighborhood that cause them to post negative reviews about each other. Note that the reviewers sometimes even copy and paste the identical inflammatory comments for…
Surprised by so many negative reviews by snej via Citysearch on 10/21/2008
I happen to think that the food at Pongal is excellent, and while the service isn't fawning, it certainly has never been rude. Granted, some dishes are slightly less spicy than I would like, but they have always complied with my requests…
Worst place by igaaurav via Citysearch on 5/13/2008
i have no doubt n saying this is the worst place i ever tried for food.very unprofessional people.Nepali manager is very rude.food is very suboptimal, place looks unhygenic(saw roches),saw waiters picking there nose.gross. would never go…
My Review by Christopher via GrubHub on 2/26/2008
This was fairly mediocre Indian food, from a strip of Indian restaurants that serve some of the very best in New York. I chose poorly from the options, but will try others on surrounding blocks until I find a winner.
Authentic food but service is lacking by krishnm via Citysearch on 12/2/2007
For the record, I am South Indian and grew up eating the food that Pongal specializes in. When craving homestyle food while I was living in New York, Pongal was among the places I would go. I found the food, particularly the dosas, to be…
They top in Worst serive ever, Not to forget lousy food. by smangla via Citysearch on 7/18/2007
All is simply bad bad bad, Rather be thier serive or food. I am never goin back . It has left me with bad taste. There was no way i was going to tip that waiter after the worst treatment we received by him he should have been fired when i…
Awful service!! by sindhya1 via Citysearch on 7/6/2007
I was astonished at the awful servive that we experienced on Wednesday at 9:45 pm. First we were told that the kitchen was closing so we had to give our orders immediately. Then we were told that nearly half of the menu was unavailable -…
Horrible Food in town, Avoiding forever. by mimisoni via Citysearch on 5/7/2007
The food was terrible with no flavor, however the waiting staff were quite unfriendly and not very helpful. Upon paying we were over-charged by the manager and when we mentioned this and after we had paid he got quite annoyed that we'd…
Excellent Indian by silverfaze via Citysearch on 4/23/2007
I went here on a Sunday night and had a really great dinner. I've read some not so good reviews of this place but I thought it was perfectly nice. Our server was very polite (he even asked if we wanted to move since we were right by the…
ok Food, Bad Service! by jzhou via Citysearch on 12/18/2006
I definitely agree with the prior review of this restaurant. Although the food was ok, the service and price was horrible. The waiter was not helpful at all. I went with my friend from work. When we entered the place, there was no…
Too Expensive for the Taste and Awful Service by satishanm via Citysearch on 12/18/2006
I would recommend that nobody in their right mind ever patronize this awful, dinghy south indian restuarant on Lexington Avenue. The service is lousy, they charge the coconut chutneys extra (how could you charge the basic accompaniment…
try the other location by azatuhi via Citysearch on 10/3/2006
I went to the pongal on 1st between 63rd and 64th (approximately). The service was really good, we had absolutely no problems. It's also far less crowded, and if you're going there with family, probably a better option then the location in…
Worst "service" experience ever by geekstud via Citysearch on 9/4/2006
If only we had checked the other reviews before investing two hours of our family time with hungry kids! The thought of kosher Indian was appealing - our family loves Indian food, and after "going kosher" it's been missed - but the…
Worst Service Ever!!! by janeyk via Citysearch on 9/1/2006
I have lived in this neighbourhood for years but had never eaten at Pongal until this evening. My friend said she heard the food was good so we decided to check it out for an early dinner. Our waiter was unhelpful and seemed slightly put…
THE WORST!!! by pinkwithblood via Citysearch on 8/5/2006
Don't waste your time. \r
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This place has the worst service I have ever experienced in my life. My boyfriend and I were really excited to find this place, we are both vegitarian, and we thought it would be a great, oh we were so wrong. …
