Desi Stop & Deli

Absolutely terrible from start to finish. I don’t even know where to begin, but let’s start with the fact that walking into this place felt like stepping into a time warp where customer service and quality food no longer exist. The food? Bland, overcooked, and honestly, questionable. I’ve had better meals from a frozen dinner. Portions were tiny for the price, and the presentation looked like someone just threw it on the plate as an afterthought. As for taste? Nonexistent. It was like eating cardboard, if cardboard were soggy and tasteless. Had worst Indian Food Service? An absolute joke. The staff acted like they were doing me a favor by even acknowledging my presence. Slow, rude, and completely disinterested. I waited forever for my food, and when it finally arrived, it was cold. Not that it mattered—because cold or hot, it was disgusting. The atmosphere? Dark, dingy, and uncomfortable. Tables were not there, and the noise level made it impossible to enjoy any conversation. The whole place just felt dirty, like it hadn’t been cleaned properly in months. Do yourself a favor and stay far away from this place. I wouldn’t recommend it to my worst enemy. Total waste of time and money.

This is one of the best places for Indian food in New York. Everything is very delicious and was served fresh. Sunny from the hotel was very kind and helpful. Will visit this again on my next trip to New York.

Worst place - totally disorganized and dirty and no one was present in the counter . We came at 11.30 for the burgers that was advertised at available 24 /7 right in the front but they didn’t have it . For stuff that was already ready they took 30 mins to pack and give us . The guys just disappeared so we had no way to ask anyone . After bringing to go bags after 30 mins some items were missing and we had to ask and wait for another 5 mins . Don’t go here

I was surprised how good this place is. Randomly stopped by to have a small snack and ended up having a bunch of things. Got a bread pakora which they had made freshly, the taste was very close to home. Also got a mixed paratha, it was very simple, not too buttery, and tasted home made. The prices are very cheap too. Would surely stop next time again.

Before with the old management and how the store looked I didn’t have any hopes that it would last longer than 3 months. New management came in and they turned it AROUND. The food is so good, and the owner is pure and down to Earth. Will be recommending this to many people. Wish them the best

Samosa is frozen and bread pakora quality is poor to hard to eat. I order Dal makhani they gave me ordinary daal shahi paneer is to much oil.

Best fast food Indian spot I’ve been to in a long time!!! Thank you desi stop! I will be back again!

Food: so good I didn’t take any photos of the actual food 😅. The Channa, and okra and paneer so fresh! Everything is house made, never frozen, or premade. And you can taste the difference and love in the food made and served here. Portions are big and plentiful as well. BUT the BEST part of this place is the owners! So friendly and patient. I asked a billion questions about the menu and he patiently explained everything and made recommendations. His recommendation was delicious and I will definitely be back!

Absolutely terrible from start to finish. I don’t even know where to begin, but let’s start with the fact that walking into this place felt like stepping into a time warp where customer service and quality food no longer exist. The food? Bland, overcooked, and honestly, questionable. I’ve had better meals from a frozen dinner. Portions were tiny for the price, and the presentation looked like someone just threw it on the plate as an afterthought. As for taste? Nonexistent. It was like eating cardboard, if cardboard were soggy and tasteless. Had worst Indian Food Service? An absolute joke. The staff acted like they were doing me a favor by even acknowledging my presence. Slow, rude, and completely disinterested. I waited forever for my food, and when it finally arrived, it was cold. Not that it mattered—because cold or hot, it was disgusting. The atmosphere? Dark, dingy, and uncomfortable. Tables were not there, and the noise level made it impossible to enjoy any conversation. The whole place just felt dirty, like it hadn’t been cleaned properly in months. Do yourself a favor and stay far away from this place. I wouldn’t recommend it to my worst enemy. Total waste of time and money.

This is one of the best places for Indian food in New York. Everything is very delicious and was served fresh. Sunny from the hotel was very kind and helpful. Will visit this again on my next trip to New York.

Worst place - totally disorganized and dirty and no one was present in the counter . We came at 11.30 for the burgers that was advertised at available 24 /7 right in the front but they didn’t have it . For stuff that was already ready they took 30 mins to pack and give us . The guys just disappeared so we had no way to ask anyone . After bringing to go bags after 30 mins some items were missing and we had to ask and wait for another 5 mins . Don’t go here

I was surprised how good this place is. Randomly stopped by to have a small snack and ended up having a bunch of things. Got a bread pakora which they had made freshly, the taste was very close to home. Also got a mixed paratha, it was very simple, not too buttery, and tasted home made. The prices are very cheap too. Would surely stop next time again.

Before with the old management and how the store looked I didn’t have any hopes that it would last longer than 3 months. New management came in and they turned it AROUND. The food is so good, and the owner is pure and down to Earth. Will be recommending this to many people. Wish them the best

Samosa is frozen and bread pakora quality is poor to hard to eat. I order Dal makhani they gave me ordinary daal shahi paneer is to much oil.

Best fast food Indian spot I’ve been to in a long time!!! Thank you desi stop! I will be back again!

Food: so good I didn’t take any photos of the actual food 😅. The Channa, and okra and paneer so fresh! Everything is house made, never frozen, or premade. And you can taste the difference and love in the food made and served here. Portions are big and plentiful as well. BUT the BEST part of this place is the owners! So friendly and patient. I asked a billion questions about the menu and he patiently explained everything and made recommendations. His recommendation was delicious and I will definitely be back!