You have to be pretty bad to muck up South Asian street food, especially at the entry level, so “hats off” to
@tikkastreet in Arlington for beating the odds. A late afternoon lunch was due at 4:55, so I popped inside their tiny front of house, where I identified myself & began to wait. And wait. Over 20 minutes for food that, wait for it, had been microwaved & was sitting less than 5’ behind me… the entire time. When I asked the guy behind the counter why he didn’t notify me (keep in mind, I was the only customer there) he pointed at his colleague in the back, and said “her.” Insert lame excuse here. As for the food, did I mention it was microwaved? (my ears don’t lie.) Vegetable Samosas ($4.99) were a soggy mess & close to inedible, and the nuked Potato Fries ($3.99) cold & flimsy. The $3.99 Gulab Jamun was advertised as a “freshly” made doughnut with a light glaze, but I received two mushy balls surrounded by ounces of tasteless juice or water. All in, just $13.75 total but gobs more in disappointment.
Grade: D- (Affordable, but bad.)
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| Potato Fries |
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| Gulab Jamun |
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| Seems nice... until you go inside |
