Dhamaka (restaurant)

Dhamaka is an Indian restaurant in New York City.

This article is about the restaurant in New York City. For other uses, see Dhamaka.
Dhamaka
Restaurant information
Street address119 Delancey Street
CityManhattan, New York City
StateNew York

History and focus

The restaurant's founders, Chintan Pandya and Roni Mazumdar, initially planned to open the restaurant in the summer of 2019, and announced their plans to do so in February 2019.[1] Pandya and Mazumdar, respectively the chef and owner of Dhamaka, had previously collaborated on restaurants Rahi and Adda.[1] The founders pushed the goal of opening in 2019 to early 2020, and later fall 2020; the restaurant ultimately opened in February 2021.[2][3] The delays in 2020 were due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] The restaurant is in Essex Market.[5]

The restaurant's popularity has received coverage in the press.[6] Richard Morgan, writing for Eater, highlighted the restaurant's Rajasthani khargosh dish, a whole rabbit, as "perhaps the most impossible-to-order dish in NYC".[6] The restaurant serves the dish only once a night, and diners must pre-order and pre-pay for the dish.[6]

The restaurant's founders aim to highlight regional Indian dishes rather than focusing on either northern or southern Indian foods.[1][7]

Reception and accolades

Pete Wells, restaurant critic for The New York Times, gave Dhamaka a positive review.[8] Wells was unable to order the rabbit,[8] and Richard Morgan attributed the popularity of the dish in part due to this failure.[6]

The restaurant was nominated for the James Beard Foundation's Best New Restaurant award in March 2022.[9]

References
  1. Vianna, Carla (25 February 2019). "Adda Hitmakers Are Bringing Everyday Indian Fare to Anticipated New LES Food Hall". Eater NY. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  2. Warerkar, Tanay (10 February 2021). "Dhamaka, a Game-Changing Indian Restaurant, Gets Ready to Open at Essex Market". Eater NY. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  3. Fortney, Luke (4 February 2021). "A Running List of New Restaurants That Opened in New York City, February 2021". Eater NY. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  4. Warerkar, Tanay (15 September 2020). "NYC's Most Anticipated Restaurant Openings of Fall 2020". Eater NY. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  5. Sutherland-Namako, Amber (8 June 2021). "Dhamaka is now open at Essex Market". Time Out New York. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  6. Morgan, Richard (2 September 2021). "Dhamaka's Rabbit Dish Is the Most Impossible-to-Order Dish in NYC Right now". Eater NY. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  7. Krishna, Priya (19 July 2021). "These Restaurateurs Want Everyone in America Eating Indian Food". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  8. Wells, Pete (10 May 2021). "At Dhamaka, Chintan Pandya Shows He's Not Fooling Around". The New York Times. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  9. Sytsma, Alan (16 March 2022). "Here's the Full List of 2022 James Beard Award Nominees". Grub Street. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
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