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Name: Babu Ji
Address: 22 E 13th St., New York, NY, United States, 10003
Telephone: (212) 951-1082
Price range: $30 and under
Rating: 4.4

Babu Ji

4.4

27 Reviews

$30 and under

Indian

22 E 13th St., New York, NY 10003

About this restaurant

Innovative
Romantic
Vegetarian-friendly

Babu Ji is not your typical Indian joint. The food at Babu Ji is simple yet remarkable in the general Indian dining scene as it’s made from high quality ingredients, cooked earnestly and offered in a considered and regularly changing menu that spans Indian street food, cross regional curries and tandoori specialties. We’ve stocked the beverage fridges well with a large selection of craft beer, imports and an approachable but interesting wine list.Come to Babu Ji ready to have fun with us. We hope as you pass through our doors, you will feel the hospitality spirit of our beloved India, where it is always an honor to feed a guest.We look forward to sharing a meal with you!

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Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Indian, Pakistani, Asian
Hours of operation
Dinner Mon–Thu, Sat 5:00 pm–10:30 pm Fri, Sat 5:00 pm–11:30 pm
Phone number
(212) 951-1082
Website
http://www.babuji.nyc.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress
Executive chef
Jessi Singh
Private party facilities
Private Dining Rooms available. We accommodate groups of 20-40 in our Private Dining Room, 60 for Cocktails and a Seated Dinner experience and up to 100 for a full Babu Ji Reception Buyout. Email Tim Gonyon and Shayra Guaman: babujievent@gmail.com for more information.

Location
22 E 13th St., New York, NY 10003
Neighborhood
Greenwich Village
Cross street
University Place
Parking details
Street and parking lot parking.
Public transit
14th Street, Union Square
Additional
Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Non-Smoking, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Papadi Chaat$14.00
Crisp samosa pastry wafers topped with a salad of chickpea, cucumber, pomegranate seed, tamarind, mint and yogurt chutneys. Eaten like nachos with salsa. A must try
Yogurt Kabab$14.00
Hung yoghurt croquette spiced with ginger and green chili, beetroot ginger sauce
Rainbow Trout$16.00
Fresh whole Rainbow Trout, ginger honey marinated and tandoor skewered
Batata Vada$14.00
Mustard seed and curry leaf spiced potato encased in chickpea flour pastry, topped with fresh radish, coriander and mint chutney, broken chickpea noodles
Paneer Tikka$16.00
Garam masala marinated paneer, tandoori charred and layered with the fresh ginger, pear and beetroot slaw
Gol Gappa$12.00
A most favorite Indian street snack enjoyed by millions of Indians everyday. Tangy, spicy, sweet and surprising
Tandoori Chicken$16.00
Tandoori charred free-range chicken marinated with ground spices and yogurt, topped with mango salsa

From The Pots

Unauthentic Butter Chicken$20.00
Murray's Family Farmed free-range chicken marinated in yogurt, ginger and garlic in tomato and fenugreek curry
Lamb Rogan Josh$20.00
Leg of lamb slow cooked with fennel seed, black cardamom, bay, loaf and cloves
Goat Curry$20.00
My village's on the bone goat curry
Pork Vindaloo$20.00
Oven baked pork belly simmered with garlic and apple cider vinegar. Goan style not the fire hot British version
Scallop Coconut Curry$25.00
Raw day boat sea scallops, turmeric, mustered seed and coconut milk based curry. A must try. This dish has a cuit following in Melbourne, Australia
Anjeer Kofta$16.00
Fig and a pomegranate kofta, cashew and shallot curry. Certainly not just for vegetarian
Punjabi Khadi$16.00
cauliflower chickpea flour fritters, yogurt and turmeric based curry. Staple dish of every Punjabi village
Palak Paneer$16.00
Garlic infused spinach, housemade paneer, cumin seeds and ginger
Dhal$14.00
Black lentil, ginger and garlic slow simmered all day then cooked further atop the tandoor
Premium Aged Basmati Sella Rice$5.00
With cumin and lemon, serves two
Naan$10.00
Plain, Garlic and Chive or Sesame and Onion Seed 4 or Three naan ordered as a basket

Chef's Table

Eat Like a Babu Ji
Chefs choice of a variety of appetizers, curries, naan, rice and kulfi, whole table must order
- per person$50.00

Something Sweet

Kulfi Indian Ice Cream$6.00
Housemade, all natural caradamom, honey and pistachio ice cream
Gulab Jamun$6.00
Indian dougnuts in a sweet syrup
Mango Lassi$4.00
Chai Like We Drink it at Our Homes$4.00
Caradamom, ginger, fennel, Clove slightly sweet milk tea

What 27 people are saying

Babu Ji reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

4.4

4.4 based on all time ratings

4.5Food
4.2Service
4.2Ambience
4Value

Noise • Moderate

27 Reviews

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JenniferS
Los Angeles3 reviews
1.0
Dined on September 29, 2019
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 1
We went all the way there & they weren’t even open for brunch! So I don’t know if it’s their fault or open table’s fault for still allowing me to make a reservation when they are no longer open for brunch! We were NOT happy about that! Especially since we are all the way from LA & don’t live local to this restaurant!
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Pina
New York State4 reviews
3.0
Dined on September 12, 2019
1. Overall 3
2. Food 4
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 4
Babu Ji serves good food in a lovely but noisy setting. Unfortunately, the good food was marred by the poor service we received. Although the waiter seemed nice, he was trying to foist a tasting menu on the four of us that we simply did not want for various dietary reasons. The waiter only stopped pushing the tasting menu on us when I explained that I had a dairy allergy and could not eat most of the food. He also seemed very distracted - so much so he forgot what one of us ordered for a cocktail mere minutes before. Even worse, it took nearly 25 minutes for us to receive our drink order, which was really annoying. Guests that were seated 15 minutes after we were received their drinks first, which simply made no sense given that I ordered a glass of wine and my husband ordered a beer. Mind you, the waiter was apologetic, but this kind of inconsistency was pervasive throughout the evening. The staff needs to be better trained given the price of the food there. Unfortunately, we will not be back. It's a shame really - we love Indian food - but to drive 2 1/2 hours for a "meh" but expensive dining experience is disappointing.
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aniteout
New York City16 reviews
3.0
Dined on July 26, 2019
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
We had a late sitting and they’d already run out of some of their specialty cocktails. The food was tasty yet not particularly extraordinary.
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OpenTable Diner
San Francisco19 reviews
3.0
Dined on July 22, 2019
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 4
Maybe because it was a Sunday the food was generally not fresh and felt like it had been sitting for a while, the prix fixe was way too much food for one person so while I got a taste of many dishes, it wasn’t very tasty. Dessert was a half melted Kulfi stick which looked very unappetizing. Definitely didn’t live up to they hype.
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EvonnaM
Washington DC1 review
5.0
Dined on July 12, 2019
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The food, service & atmosphere were great! I can’t wait to go back and try other things in the menu.
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MeganB
New York City1 review
5.0
Dined on July 2, 2019
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
I’ve taken and will continue to take any visiting friends or local friends for a meal. The menu is unique and seasonally updated and the service is fast and friendly, always. This is my favorite dinner spot in NYC!
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amandap
Greater Boston4 reviews
5.0
Dined on June 20, 2019
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
delicious authentic Indian food with their own twist! Was so happy they had gluten free naan. Cocktails were tasty.
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ElleC
New York City194 reviews
4.0
Dined on June 18, 2019
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Delicious tender Tandoor Dorade (better than the Butter Chicken) & good garlic chive naan! Friendly service, buzzy vibe.
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DanielleM
New York City5 reviews
5.0
Dined on June 1, 2019
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Food was great as always. Cocktails delicious and service on point. I’ll be back soon.
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OpenTable Diner
New York City4 reviews
3.0
Dined on May 25, 2019
1. Overall 3
2. Food 2
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The service was excellent but the food was really bad. I’m Indian and found that everything with under seasoned.
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22 E 13th St., New York, NY 10003

Additional information

Cross street
University Place
Neighborhood
Greenwich Village
Hours of operation
Dinner Mon–Thu, Sat 5:00 pm–10:30 pm Fri, Sat 5:00 pm–11:30 pm
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Indian, Pakistani, Asian
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
Street and parking lot parking.
Public transit
14th Street, Union Square
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Executive chef
Jessi Singh
Additional
Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Non-Smoking, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
http://www.babuji.nyc.com/
Phone number
(212) 951-1082
Private party facilities
Private Dining Rooms available. We accommodate groups of 20-40 in our Private Dining Room, 60 for Cocktails and a Seated Dinner experience and up to 100 for a full Babu Ji Reception Buyout. Email Tim Gonyon and Shayra Guaman: babujievent@gmail.com for more information.

Babu Ji

About this restaurant

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Additional information

Menu

From The Street

Papadi Chaat$14.00

Yogurt Kabab$14.00

Rainbow Trout$16.00

Batata Vada$14.00

Paneer Tikka$16.00

Gol Gappa$12.00

Tandoori Chicken$16.00

From The Pots

Unauthentic Butter Chicken$20.00

Lamb Rogan Josh$20.00

Goat Curry$20.00

Pork Vindaloo$20.00

Scallop Coconut Curry$25.00

Anjeer Kofta$16.00

Punjabi Khadi$16.00

Palak Paneer$16.00

Dhal$14.00

Premium Aged Basmati Sella Rice$5.00

Naan$10.00

Chef's Table

Eat Like a Babu Ji

Something Sweet

Kulfi Indian Ice Cream$6.00

Gulab Jamun$6.00

Mango Lassi$4.00

Chai Like We Drink it at Our Homes$4.00

What 27 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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