42-09 69th St

The Best Chaat In NYC

"Express Eatz has a small menu of take-out Nepali-influenced chaat, momos, and fried meat sticks that feel like the contraband your mom said you weren’t allowed to eat on the way home from school lest you ruin your dinner. Yeah, you can get the momos plain (steamed or fried), but why would you? Bo-ring. Instead, upgrade to the momo chaat with papdis, potatoes, and crispy-crunchy sev and vegetable confetti. This chaat comes coated in a tangy housemade tomato achar—which is the main reason why we won’t shut up about this place. Express Eatz sells containers of their achar, and you should buy some and add it to anything you’d put sriracha on. This is also the only place in the city where we’ve found one of our favorite Indian street foods, a chaat (sometimes called “Chinese bhel”) made with uncooked Wei Wei instant noodles. You’ll want to keep this spot a secret so you can get chaat masala into your mouth as quickly as possible, but Express Eatz deserves to be on everyone’s radar. " - neha talreja