Usha Foods

"Usha in Floral Park is a popular place for chaat where all of the namkeens, puris, and spiced nuts are housemade (and available for in-store purchase or shipping in the US). They have great samosa chaat and papri chaat, as well as chaat you won't find elsewhere on this guide like chana jor garam chaat and kachori chaat. " - neha talreja

"According to Islam, Usha in Floral Park is the best place for chaat, or Indian savory snacks. “I like their samosa chaat and papri chaat a lot,” he says. Usha also has a wide variety of Indian sweets and baked items like gulab jamun, jalebi, and ladoo." - Devorah Lev Tov 1

"Usha Foods’s grilled cheese comes with a double layer of Indian amul cheese — a canned, saltier processed cheese — with a moisturizing stratum of tomato in the middle, and a slight slather of mint chutney on both slices of bread. It comes with additional mint chutney on the side, for dipping." - Robert Sietsema

"Occupying a building with architecture in the American Colonial style, the place features a broad range of northern Indian sweets, snacks, and short meals in a strictly vegetarian vein. There are chaats, barfis, dosas, paratha rolls, lassis, and crunchy pakoras, as well as a small selection of Indian-Chinese food. In the 'sandwich bar' section of the menu find the cheese and tomato sandwich ($7). It's made with amul cheese, a processed Indian cheese that's something like a cross between mozzarella and cheddar, plus very fresh tomatoes that actually taste like tomatoes in spite of winter. These are pressed between two slices of white bread to create an attractive cross hatching, and then served with a mint chutney for dipping. A handful of perfectly normal potato chips accompanies the sandwich. The plate makes a very nice luncheon, and the dipping sauce is a wonderful addition to the genre, tangy and slightly sweet." - Robert Sietsema

"A vegetarian restaurant known for its alu tikki burger and a variety of Indian snacks such as chaats, paratha rolls, and dosas. The alu tikki burger features a grilled potato patty stuffed with peas and other vegetables, brushed with sweet tamarind sauce, and served with lettuce and tomato in a crunchy bun. The Chinese dosa is another highlight, stuffed with Hakka noodles and served with sambar and coconut chutney. The venue also has a sweets counter with various forms of barfi and other milk-based sweets." - Robert Sietsema