After a fun, work-approved outdoor excursion to Madison Square Park last Friday, a few of us decided to stop by Tabla‘s street cart for lunch. On paper this sounds like a great idea - a fantastic restaurant offering its food at the street cart level for a quick lunch - but unfortunately it doesn’t deliver.
Right off the bat I noticed the lack of options. It was pretty weak and only had two sandwiches on the menu. On top of that, the goan pork sausage sandwich on a brioche bun was out, so those hungry were left with one option: the chicken tikki wrap for $8.
Three of us went for it, but of course I ordered mine without cilantro. I thought the wrap was interesting since it was covered in a cooked egg batter (with cilantro, ugh, but it wasn’t overpowering), giving it a bit more texture and flavor than usual. However, I was pretty disappointed with the filling. As you can see, there isn’t a lot going on. Just a few pieces of chicken (probably about 10 bite size pieces in all) in a sauce…nothing extra. It really needed oomph in both flavor and volume of food.
Now all wraps look kinda gross when you open them up, but as you can see, there isn't too much going on there.
Luckily it tasted pretty good (that or I was really hungry), so I scarfed it down, but it wasn’t fulfilling. Alicia said the cilantro added some needed flavor, but we weren’t impressed. I was expecting an oozing wrap with lots of chicken and/or vegetables. Maybe even some rice to turn it into an Indian burrito of sorts, but no. We were left with an egg-soaked wrap and a few pieces of chicken…and for $8!
I love Bread Bar and Tabla’s 10 menu, but I won’t be heading back to their street cart any time soon. It’s not that it tasted bad, it’s just that it was unmemorable.
The Basics Name: Tabla’s Street Cart Location: 11 Madison Avenue at 25th Street Who to take: Ehh, no one? Price: Yes, even a homeless guy could afford this overpriced wrap. $Overall: Good taste, but not enough food or flavor. Two Stars.
Ew. Does not look appetizing at all.