katiroll

katiroll
Originally uploaded by i_eat_ny.

I really want to do a show about rolls, burritos, wraps, whatever you want to call them. It's like the sandwich or dumpling, every culture has their own form of the fast food. You'll just have to wait a little longer for that.
While walking up Lexington to meet Diana and friends for trivia night at Rocky Sullivan's (Lex bw 28th & 29th), I thought I'd go to Roomali (97 Lexington @ 27th St.) to get a kati roll. I've only tried it once, but it's sleekly designed and chic. Then I spied Roll's "n" Curry's (101 Lex) hilarious sign. For the double "L" the sign maker chose to use two actual pictures of the same roll, so it's like 2 Indian burritos floating vertically as instead of lowercase letters! The interior was a dump. I think they are remodeling the downstairs area, so it was literally two rickety tables. I went for the spinach (saag) roll for 4 bucks. The spinach mixture was pulled from the fridge and heated up on the griddle with a handful of white onion, the thin paratha bread was also warmed up like a tortilla right with the saag. Iceberg lettuce was wrapped into the roll and that was it! But the flavor rocked! The softened onion added sweetness to the warm and tender spinach while the lettuce added a coolness and crunch to the mix. It was pretty good. When I got to the bar, Diana took a whiff and said it smelled good, but that she had a bad experience at Kati Roll Co. (99 MacDougal bw Bleecker & Minetta). She said that the rolls there were really greasy. And it's true, I had one with the paneer cheese and it was super slick with oil. But it was a long time ago, so maybe I'll revisit the place. Or maybe I'll just keep going to rolls n curry.