Mysttik Masaala — Restaurant in New York

The food here is extremely mid. If you’re really craving Indian fusion and you have nowhere else to go, this is the place for you. However, if you want good Indian food there are many other places to go in the city. I ordered the chicken tikka masala bowl, and it was ok at best. The sauce and chicken itself were an unsettlingly bright color indicating that it is not at all authentic. The chicken was dry. The vegetable samosa was cold in the middle, and it did not taste good.

The service was not good either. The server was really slow at first, which is fine maybe they are new, and they were nice at first, but I ordered two vegetable samosas the server only gave me one. I told them “I ordered two vegetable samosas and I only got one.” & they responded in a rude manner, “did I charge you for 2?” I said yes, and the server rolled their eyes and handed it to me.

I would...

Not quite there yet! The flavors are there, but the restaurant has a bit of ways to go.

The staff member gave me the plastic contained and they didn’t have bags to take it in, which was odd seeing as how the meal is curry based and leaks from plastic containers. She said it was her first day and doesn’t know where the bags are.

That aside, the chicken is harshly dry and there is an odd ratio of vegetable to protein mix. Protein is great, but there’s too much and not enough vegetables. Overall, the authentic flavors of desi food is there, but the recipes can use a...

First time ordering. Ordered on Grubhub, they canceled order. Went to the location and the tech wasn’t set up. Got the tikka masala bowl. Barely tastes like Indian food. Tastes more like halal cart than Indian food. And I’m south Asian, so I know. This is pretty expensive for the taste. $17-$20. I can go to Spice Thai two blocks away and get way more food for $14-$18 and better food. If I go back to this spot, I’ll try the vegetable samosas and see if that’s good or not. But I won’t be ordering from here again...