After a beautiful day of hiking and some longboat racing, and a phone interview with TFA - we headed out to try a new Indian restaurant. We hopped on the 99-B and walked from Broadway to 4th, and walked a few blocks in the wrong direction. Stopped in at the Wired Monk - got directions, and briskly made our way to Jolly's. (it was cold and we were hungry)
Waited a few minutes to get seated. The restaurant is tiny, with only 25 seats, and 2 wait staff on the night we came. Both S and I had already looked at the menu ahead of time, so we had some idea of what we wanted.
We got the Malai Kofta and Lamb Biryani - both came out in about 20 minutes, accompanied by warm naan. Since the naan was the consistency of a papad, we asked our server to bring out softer naan and in a few minutes we had warm, soft, juicy, garlicy, buttery naan. The Malai Kofta were creamy and soft, in a nice tomatoey gravy that was neither too spicy, nor too sweet. Lamb in the biryani was tender, and feel apart easily. No part of our meal was greasy and everything was spiced well.
We got some rasmalai at the end and it was plated with a layer of chocolate syrup. Good, but unexpected.
The entire dinning experience was pleasant, and at no point in the meal, I felt the need to pay and leave. We had a quick conversation with our server and as we were leaving - with the chef - Jolly! (First name - Nareesh)
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