A few weeks ago I celebrated my birthday at Brick Lance Curry House, a neat little Indian cuisine restaurant down on E6th between 1st and 2nd ave. At first glance I didn’t expect much from this narrow establishment but boy was I wrong. The food is DELICIOUS! Now I’m not totally aware of the names of everything I tasted that night but I got my heart’s fulfilment of a little bit of everything they had to offer.
First we got some delicious crunchy kind of split peas based crackers for appetizers that instantly hinted the spicy adventure ahead. I suddenly felt compelled to prove my manliness so I opted for the chicken tikka phaal curry along with my good friend Joe, garlic naan and some incredible tasting mango smoothie kinda drink. What followed was a wild ride of fiery goodness!
Firstly, phaal curry is regarded as one of the spiciest curries in the world! It’s made of 12 or so different peppers and apparently, based on Man vs Food the chefs require gas masks to whip this baby up! Ehh, I CAN DO IT!
And I did! I went at it like a champ, mouthful after mouthful, i kept dosing the brewing flames with the smoothie back and forth. With so many explosives pepper seeds, I can hardly even recall the specific taste of the curry. At first I could definitely taste the Marsala but after a while it just disappeared or got engulfed by just the burning sensation of peppers. At one point my face was a bright pink but somehow I managed to clean my plate.
In the end i got what i went there for: a certificate with my name on it, a free beer, a spot of bricklane’s “phaal of fame”, and bragging rights! It was quite the experience and I recommend any and everyone who’re looking to “spice up” their palate to try this atleast once!
Pros:
New food experience for those unfamilar with indian cuisine
An adventure for fellow spice and pepper lovers
Cons:
The “curry taste” tends to disappear in the peppery heat
Might break the bank since my personal bill was about $30something plus tip
Greggy C and Joey Joe after our successful completion
