CHAMA MAMA UWS
The XLB at Joe’s reminded me that I still cannot fathom why 3 Georgian dumplings that were meaningfully less good cost the same as 8 Chinese ones.
I had a quick lunch at Chama Mama recently, featuring lamb khinkali, Imeruli khachapuri, and Chikhirtma / chicken soup (a lot like avgolemono). Plus a trio of adjika.
The Imeruli khachapuri was delicious, especially with the walnut and onion adjika.
But the meal left me thinking again about what people are and aren’t willing to pay for – I’m trying to think of a mid-level Indian restaurant asking $8 for 3 tiny portions of chutneys, or a Chinese one asking you to pay for chilli oil.
Aside from my question about 3 khinkali vs 8 xlb.
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CHINATOWN — JOE’s SHANGHAI, GREEN GARDEN VILLAGE, SHU JIAO FU ZHOU
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