Curry kicks

Angon on the Sixth
East Village
320 E 6th St
New York, NY 10003
(212) 260-8229

After living in England for nearly four years, you develop a keen taste for Indian curry. In England, curry houses are everywhere, and even run-of-the-mill pubs serve Indian or Thai curry. So yum. I don't think I'd had a proper curry until I moved across the pond, as my Indian house-mate in college tried only once, and not very successfully, to cook for us, somewhat disastrous. Now that I discovered that Indian curries are also about flavor, not JUST spice, well needless to say I became addicted. So many great places in London, one of my favorites was right around the corner from my last flat in Little Venice, Akash, on Edgeware Road, tiny little place with divine curries. Then there was the place we rode our bikes to in Cambridge.... sigh, memories. But that is all besides the point!

So my husband and I decided to re-live our UK fondness for curry and try out one of the many curry houses in the East Village. With so many to choose from, we took a page out of the Shecky's Best of NYC book (literally) and followed it to their vote for best Indian on "curry row", Angon on the 6th, on 6th St of course. We passed many other contenders, including a modern-looking place called Brick Lane, named after London's curry-row, with a great-looking menu (yup look for that one in future entries!).

We arrived at our destination and went down a short flight of stairs to the lower level restaurant. It was dimly lit with many hanging lanterns, candles and strings of lights which managed to distract you from the fact that they sure do cram a lot of restaurant-goers into a limited space! It was loud and busy, but fun and festive at the same time. Pappadoms came with the meal, the kind with pepper in them, and the various dipping sauces. I'm used to the thick mango chutney in London, which didn't seem to be an option, but the sauces were good. Indian beers were just right, Kingfisher for only about $4. The chicken curry and lamb bhuna were delicious, very reminiscent of our UK curries, with chunks of tomatoes, onions, and in the chicken curry potatoes as well. The basmati rice was great, with a sprinkling of caramelized onions on top. The bhuna was a bit thicker, and the sauce had great flavor. The naan bread was a highlight, so warm and buttery and soft; amazing and fresh. Great for dipping in the curries.
Service was slow at the end of the meal, it seemed no one wanted to bring us the check for ages, but we would go back for sure for some more de-lish curry!