I have a new concept for food reviews folk(ses)! So, I eat out often but not every restaurant and cafe deserves an entire post. But, the ones that don’t are equally important because those are the ones that you and I go to more often (easily accessible and pocket friendly). I want to include them here, so what I will do is that I will club them together and do a super quick review. You can bookmark the good ones and save them in a list on Google Maps called ‘from Cherry Cross, with pyaar’. Something less cheasy would work too.
Let’s get down to our first five:
RISA
Fried chicken just got helal. It is as native to Berlin as Berghain (jokes!), and there are multiple outlets across the city. It has a menu very similar to KFC, but the portion of their fries are on steroids – SO MANY FRIES! If you fancy crispy fried chicken, go for it. Something tells me it would make amazing hangover food.
- Would I go back? Yes, when craving fried chicken.
- Address: Hardenbergplatz 2, 10623 Berlin
- Price point: €
- CC Rating: 3.5/5
MANDI
I have never liked Mandi because I find it too dry. But Mandi Restaurant does a good job at it. Their rice are so flavoursome, meat tender and tasty, and there is a sauce for curry-addicts like myself. I ordered the one with grilled chicken and N went for Shish Tawuk Mandi, and we both liked his better.
- Would I go back? I would again order home delivery via Lieferando.
- Address: Seestraße 57, 13347 Berlin
- Price point: €
- CC Rating: 3.5/5
APNA PUNJAB
Craving for halwa puri got us to Apna Punjab. It isn’t featured on their menu but they have it. Sort of like a special. We ordered 4 puris, which were served fresh off the frying pan. Halwa was pretty good too. I missed aloo ki tarkari )potato curry) but my Punjabi companion was very happy with chhole (spicy chickpeas). I would skip the tea next time but would go back for halwa and puris.
- Would I go back? Yes.
- Address: Alt-Moabit 44, 10555 Berlin
- Price point: €
- CC Rating: 3.5/5
SADHU
I returned to Sadhu because I remembered the taste from 2017. Unfortunately, it has suffered a hit since then. There are tons of Indian restaurants in Berlin and I don’t see a reason to specifically return to Sadhu when they insist on Indian taste under Pakistani banner. If this ever gets to the owner of Sadhu, I have a few guzaarishaat (requests) – redo the menu, so its legible and follows an order. Please add desserts. And kindly keep pease and capsicum away from Biryani – they don’t belong.
- Would I go back? If in the vicinity, maybe.
- Address: Falckensteinstraße 41, 10997 Berlin
- Price point: €€
- CC Rating: 2/5
TUTTI ISLAND
I did not know that there was a thing like Sudanese Falafel but now I do. And I think it would make peanut sauce lovers very happy. A very humble imbiss, Tutti Island only serves falafel in three different forms. Their spicy is actually spicy, and they are very generous with their peanut sauce topping.
- Would I go back? If in the vicinity and in the mood for falafel, yes.
- Address: Zossener Str. 17, 10961 Berlin
- Price point: €
- CC Rating: 3/5
Let me know if you like this format of food reviews and if you’d like to see more or less of it. Cheers and happy eating!
