Yeah, we know, it’s only a Baluchi’s, but given the astounding mediocrity of Indian food in Park Slope there’s something encouraging in the fact that the Baluchi’s on Fifth Avenue is nearing opening. Last night, the sign was lit an workers were inside getting the place together. The countdown is on.
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1 spnder // Nov 11, 2008 at 12:18 pm
I ate at the Baluchi’s on Smith and wasn’t impressed so I wasn’t surprised when it closed down. What did surprise me is that the other indian places that are even *worse* are still here to this day. So in a way, I can see why people would be happy to have one open in the Slope.
Also, there’s a casual Baluchi’s in the FiDi that is surprisingly tasty, so maybe they’ve tinkered with their recipes a little…
2 Benjamin Kabak // Nov 11, 2008 at 12:45 pm
What’s so encouraging about a worse-than-mediocre faux-Indian chain opening in Park Slope? I’d rather see the space filled with something worthwhile.
3 Josh // Nov 12, 2008 at 11:03 am
Is Kinara really that bad? And you have to guess that this will be do or die time for the perennially empty Star of India.