Jackson Diner

New York, New York, United States

Jackson Diner near Union Square

Jackson Diner was a typical Indian restaurant serving many traditional foods. They had a few options I have not seen before, but everything we tried was very good. We asked for them to make the food spicy, and I thought they made it sufficiently spicy. I have often been disappointed by restaurants that give me medium spice when I ask for spicy.

Dress

Casual

Cost

Most entrees were around $10

Reservations

The restaurant wasn't too busy on a Friday evening.

Items Ordered

Sag Aloo, Baingan Bhurta, and Dal Makhani

Left to right: Sag Aloo, Baingan Bhurta, Dal Makhani

As is often the case at Indian restaurants, the food was served family style. We shared three vegetarian entrees between two people and had enough to take home leftovers. We each got an included pot of rice.

The Sag Aloo was very much like Sag Paneer, but instead of cheese it had potatoes. I liked the potato and spinach combination much better. The broiled eggplant was mashed down into a sauce. It wasn't one of the best baingan bhurta's I've had, but it was not bad. The dal was delicious. It tasted a bit creamy and I really liked the variety of the black lentils.