Vegan
Indian
Fast food
Take-out
Take-out only
Vegan Indian food cart making dosas. Take-out only. Open Mon-Sat 11:00am-3:00pm.
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50 Washington Square S (at corner of W 4th & Sullivan St), New York City, New York, USA, 10012
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Added by eric on 01 Aug 2007
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39 Reviews
First Review by Yeliz
Psychonaut
Points +172
Great food, friendly service - Edit
Great food truck. Look up the position on Google Maps. Check Twitter to be sure the store is open.
Read moreDuring Lunch time there was a long waiting line. Was worth it though.
Pros: Good food, Cheap, Friendly
Cons: Long waiting time during Lunch
Guest
Suebedo
Points +341
17 yrs Washington Sq Park across from law school - Edit
Follow Sullivan Street right into the park vegan 17 years first dose a plain goes to the birds because his mother taught him always be kind to animals /// amazing food very kind man. You can really just taste the food vegetables. It’s amazing to know that he’s been here for so many years and into word. It was very touching to see him give the birds the first dosa plain - Highly recommend supporting him
Read morePrice good generous generous food. He uses some oil but not a lot and the seasoning is just excellent you can get it as spicy as you want or not.
There’s also a bathroom right there you can wash your hands we can sit in the parking and eat.
The only criticism I have is if you take the food to go and Styrofoam
Pros: Excellent customer service, Really incredible seasoning, Not oily
Cons: Styrofoam
Guest
tofuguts
Points +58
Super tasty! - Edit
There's a reason this place is so highly rated, and as you'd hope it is the food!
Read moreBig serves of fresh tasty food at a very reasonable price.
Guest
PamWild
Points +84
excellent south indian vegan food - Edit
We had a lovely lunch here on our last day in new york. If it hadn't have been our last day we'd have come here more .
Read moreLoved the food and the vegan vendor.
Great dosas and lunch curry. And with different levels of spicyness to suit different palates
Filling and decent portion sizes. And only 7 dollars each. Bargain.
Pros: all vegan, great friendly vendor, super tasty and cheap
Cons: outside (for bad days)
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Kittybiscuit
Points +9775
Great! - Edit
The dosas were so tasty and I liked that he asked how spicy and then made them accordingly. It was nice to sit in Washington Park and eat this. Wish I was staying longer to try it again!
Read morePros: reasonable price
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Jasmijn
Points +76
Loved it! - Edit
Great tasting, healthy, affordable food in a lovely park. Really enjoyed having these dosa's for lunch!
Read moreGuest
sXe_22
Points +574
Best food cart! - Edit
The Dosa Man is unbeatable and makes yummy food! It is a great experience to enjoy his food sitting on a table, enjoying the sun and spotting all the things happening in the square. I believe it's very typical.
Read moreCheck on his twitter page if he's there to avoid disappointment.
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leslienyc
Points +35
Great Lunch - Edit
Check twitter to make sure the cart is going to be in the park!!!
Read moreI go here for lunch quite often. Usually get the Pondicherry or the Vegetable Uthappam. The soup is super spicy so be careful. Samosa is good, too.
Pros: Vegan, Reasonably Priced
Cons: Schedule can be erratic, Uses styrofoam
Guest
Sprout
Points +218
Wow, delicious! - Edit
I had to take a couple of laps around the park to find him, but, boy, am I glad I did. The man who runs the cart was incredibly friendly, and whipped up my dosa very quickly. I just asked him to make me whichever dosa he'd recommend, and I ended up with an enormous plate of goodness. The dosa had a mixture of veggies, with potatoes in the forefront. Plus he added some lentils on the side. For $7 I had enough food to completely fill two people. I sat in the park and enjoyed this wonderful treat, and noticed passersby eying me enviously.
Read morePros: vegan dosas, friendly cook, food cart fun!
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cookiemonster
Points +1316
Wonderful little lunch place! - Edit
The owner of this cart was super cheerful and friendly. I have never had a dosa before but mine was excellent. I also had a veggie drumstick which was great and went down well with my ginger beer.
Read moreIt was cheap, lots of food, and there is lots of room in Washington Square Park to eat your lunch. Highly recommended if only for the novelty of a vegan dosa cart!
Pros: Yummy, cheap, Friendly staff
Guest
maliciouskami
Points +188
Worth the hike! - Edit
The dosa cart man (Thiru Kumar) was number one on our list of eating out when visiting NYC. We had a terrible time finding him and had to keep our eye on the prize as we passed through the tempting smells in Little India and vegan treats for sale in Union Square. We got there and he was closing up early for New Years Eve and was going to be closed for 3 weeks. Therefore, we got the leftovers. Because my boyfriend is also Tamil, he sweet talked us some added goodies. We ended up with plain dosas with a smidge of potato stuffing. Even with the plainest item on the menu, we were impressed. The dosas and chutneys were perfect. Nothing was too spicy. Even the sambar, which we finished up like soup after our dosas to warm up. Really hit the spot.
Read moreI had come wanting to watch dosas being made authentically, but one of the dosa cart man's Sri Lankan groupies accosted me and started on a treatise on vegan living. Entertaining, but distracting.
This vendor is 100% VEGAN: no animal products at all. Happycow hasn't specified, so when we arrived, we asked if anything had ghee or dairy in it. We were taken to be insulting, and we were firmly assured that the dosa cart and the dosa cart man were 100% vegan. This entry needs to be updated on Happycow to prevent future embarassment of NYC visitors!
I also picked up a really cute shirt he was selling. It's printed on American Apparel and features a line drawing of Thiru with his dosa cart.
Furthermore, I suggest you order to go if in the winter, it wasn't much fun picking at dosas with numb fingers!
I wish we'd caught the dosa cart in-season. I will return again for sure.
Pros: All vegan, Good value, Fresh, delicious, and authentic
Cons: No shelter from cold in winter, Bothersome groupies, Location (unless you're a student there)
Guest
Yeliz
Points +46
Tastiest vegan food at an unbeatable value - Edit
Everything Thiru sells is vegan. Even the sooo tasty, suspicious looking drumsticks.
Read moreThis is a street vendor who has won many awards, including the Vendy Awards, topping all the hamburger and kebab vendors. And he is always nice and mostly smiling.
If you get scared by the line, just get samosas or drumsticks from the front window, you don't have to wait in line for them. And they are amazing!
Enjoy.
Pros: yummy, fresh, warm vegan lunch
Cons: long wait depending on time of day
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