Have been coming to Thelewala for their Chicken Phaal Roll since I was in high school… still great to this day!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Reetuparna Mukherjee
Perfect hole in the wall spot for Calcutta street food. I wish the phuchka came with the authentic sour and spicy water than the sweet/sour one.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Poorva Bhatnagar
Good place for quick Indian bites and rolls. Have veg and non veg rolls.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ashwin S
Terrible food. Highly recommend you stay you check your food for poor ingredients. We saw a worm
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Brinda Patel
Ordered the aloo paneer roll. I ordered it and intending to eat it as a snack/small lunch before catching the subway — it was fantastic. Super tasty with the red onion and I wished I ordered more of them. Would definitely love to come back next time I visit. Fast and efficient service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Aman Kalra
Rolls are pretty good! I tried the Thelewala roll and the chatapata chicken roll, both were good but I liked the Chatapata chicken roll more.
The place doesn’t have much seating, consider it more like a take away place.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Kate Olson
It’s my 2nd time falling victim to this place. Both times I have been wanting a delicious Indian curry in a wrap and that’s what I tell Them and then they recommend this one to me and then I get it and it is SO DRY and Not Curry at all and I saw them cook the chicken and it was for literally 2 seconds like it’s probably not cooked and when you get it I want a delicious butter chicken smell but no. What does it smell like? A raw chicken breast. So Then you get the chicken ick. And then you’re so hungry that you can’t take it any more so you decide to open it and take a bite even though you fully don’t trust this chicken is even cooked and your bite is just dry. There is no sauce even though you asked for extra sauce because you knew it was gonna be dry by seeing it being made there are fruits to give you extra sauce and they said the sauce is in there but it’s not it is so damn dry and it is just a barely cooked piece of chicken in a wrap and it doesn’t even taste Indian and it does not taste delicious and I would not recommend anyone going here
J Dough
edit: the food yesterday sunday july 13, 2025 was wayyy better. maybe they fired the crappy cook(s)?
I have been a loyal customer for ten years, and it was my favorite take-out restaurant in NYC. The food I got today was AWFUL- barely edible. I am saddened and would agree with the other reviewer Ahmed Ali, something has changed here for the worse. Not sure if it's a new chef, or what. It's saddening.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
Gopal Iyer
Stopped by Thelewala in West Village and tried the egg roll — it was spicy, flavorful, and hit the spot! Definitely brought back memories of classic Indian street food. Simple, quick, and satisfying. Great for a nostalgic bite if you’re craving that roadside-roll experience in NYC.
I got a ragara patties which shows $12.85 on the menu board but when they add it on the system they make u pay extra excluding taxes . Please be careful they are scamming people .
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
Arthi Gopalratnam
Love love loved the gobi paneer Kati roll that Aakash makes ( with extra spice as requested)! Must have when you are in New York city!!!
Great place, authentic
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Have been coming to Thelewala for their Chicken Phaal Roll since I was in high school… still great to this day!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Perfect hole in the wall spot for Calcutta street food. I wish the phuchka came with the authentic sour and spicy water than the sweet/sour one.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Good place for quick Indian bites and rolls. Have veg and non veg rolls.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Terrible food. Highly recommend you stay you check your food for poor ingredients. We saw a worm
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Ordered the aloo paneer roll. I ordered it and intending to eat it as a snack/small lunch before catching the subway — it was fantastic. Super tasty with the red onion and I wished I ordered more of them. Would definitely love to come back next time I visit. Fast and efficient service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Rolls are pretty good! I tried the Thelewala roll and the chatapata chicken roll, both were good but I liked the Chatapata chicken roll more.
The place doesn’t have much seating, consider it more like a take away place.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
It’s my 2nd time falling victim to this place. Both times I have been wanting a delicious Indian curry in a wrap and that’s what I tell
Them and then they recommend this one to me and then I get it and it is SO DRY and
Not
Curry at all and I saw them cook the chicken and it was for literally 2 seconds like it’s probably not cooked and when you get it I want a delicious butter chicken smell but no. What does it smell like? A raw chicken breast. So Then you get the chicken ick. And then you’re so hungry that you can’t take it any more so you decide to open it and take a bite even though you fully don’t trust this chicken is even cooked and your bite is just dry. There is no sauce even though you asked for extra sauce because you knew it was gonna be dry by seeing it being made there are fruits to give you extra sauce and they said the sauce is in there but it’s not it is so damn dry and it is just a barely cooked piece of chicken in a wrap and it doesn’t even taste Indian and it does not taste delicious and I would not recommend anyone going here
edit: the food yesterday sunday july 13, 2025 was wayyy better. maybe they fired the crappy cook(s)?
I have been a loyal customer for ten years, and it was my favorite take-out restaurant in NYC. The food I got today was AWFUL- barely edible. I am saddened and would agree with the other reviewer Ahmed Ali, something has changed here for the worse. Not sure if it's a new chef, or what. It's saddening.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
Stopped by Thelewala in West Village and tried the egg roll — it was spicy, flavorful, and hit the spot! Definitely brought back memories of classic Indian street food. Simple, quick, and satisfying. Great for a nostalgic bite if you’re craving that roadside-roll experience in NYC.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Egg Roll
Restaurantji Recommends
Terrible service and awful. STAY AWAY
Awesome rolls!!
Rude people.
I got a ragara patties which shows $12.85 on the menu board but when they add it on the system they make u pay extra excluding taxes . Please be careful they are scamming people .
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
Love love loved the gobi paneer Kati roll
that Aakash makes ( with extra spice as requested)! Must have when you are in New York city!!!
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