The Bottom Line
If you’re looking for a sumptuous buffet lunch of some of the finest North Indian cooking New York City has to offer, Chola is a great choice.
Pros
- Great food
- Spacious, comfortable dining area
- Near Bloomingdale’s flagship store
Cons
- One of several Indian restaurants on 58th Street.
Description
- Chola is located at 232 East 58th Street.
- Closest subway to Chola: N, R to Lexington Avenue: 4,5,6, to 59th Street.
- Chola Cross Streets: 2nd & 3rd Avenues
- Lunch is served daily at Chola from 12 - 3 p.m.
- Dinner is served at Chola from 5 - 10:30 p.m. (11 p.m. Friday & Saturday).
- Balance between the cash and carry of Little India and high end Park Avenue Indian restaurants.
- Phone: 212-688-4619
- Reservations are recommended at Chola.
- Chola has full bar service, as well as handicap and parking facilities.
- Chola offers brunch every day of the week as well as delivery and catering services.
Guide Review - Chola: Restaurant Review
A soothing honey-colored interior, friendly faces greeting us and fragrances wafting from the buffet table welcomed us in from the cold gray rain outside. Platters of complimentary appetizers appeared at our elbows just as we removed our coats, including breads, chickpea and lentil stews and an assortment of pickles. The buffet table laden with delicious Shrimp Jalfrez, Bindi Masala, the perennial favorite, Chicken Tikka Masala, an assortment of lamb and fish curries, breads and rice dishes. If you can manage it, save room for the carrot halwa for dessert. If you’re feeling like cheating, it can count as a full serving of vegetables, but be warned that this is a very rich dish made with lots of butter, so avoid the impulse to gorge!
