While on my way to the Folsom Street East kink fest (a decided letdown for anyone who's been to the San Fran version--big signs saying "Total Nudity Forbidden" will give you an idea how repressed NYC is compared to the anything goes West Coast version) I wandered upon this tiny, barely air conditioned place. The owner told me their all you can eat 10 buck buffet was gone because a pack of hungry bears (hirsute and heavy gay men--or as he called them "Street festival men") descended on the joint and cleaned him out. Fat guys and all you can eat mean nothing but trouble for restaurant owners for sure.
I opted for the Vegitarian lamprais (nuts, tubers, egg and pickles baked in a banana leaf with rice) which was not bad. Spicy, but not the lingering spice of Mexican food. Sadly no beer to wash it down on a hot day, but their native brand of creme soda was excellent.
The only weird thing was he didn't understand tipping. He argued with me why I gave him 17 bucks when the bill was only 14. Odd.
Would eat there again. Not bad and certainly a new cuisine to explore.
Banana Leaf
228 W 28th St. New York, NY 10001
Open daily from 11:00am to 11:00pm.
212-494-0000
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