Lassi

by Celia Sin-Tien Cheng
July 26, 2007

LASSI [CLOSED]
28 Greenwich Ave
(Charles & 10th Sts)
New York, NY 10011
212-675-2688
$$

Pastry chef Heather Carlucci-Rodriguez (formerly of L’Impero and Veritas) makes virtually addictive lassis at Lassi. Flavors include mango, coconut, rose, cardamom, coffee, lemon with roohafza (my favorite!), salty and vanilla. Sometimes there are additional special flavors such as roasted peach. The lassis are premade, and a good treat to enjoy while waiting for your food. Though the tiny Indian restaurant is named after this delicious yogurt drink, that’s far from the only thing that’s good here. Everything is fresh, clean and light, in contrast to the typical Indian food in New York City. The daily specials, parathas and, of course, desserts are wonderful tummy-tickling treats too!

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