Indian small plates? Munish Narula on his new sorta-South-Philly restaurant

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Indian small plates? Munish Narula on his new sorta-South-Philly restaurant

POSTED: Monday, June 21, 2010, 7:37 PM

Filed Under: Openings

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Meal Ticket just chatted with Munish "The Naantrepreneur" Narula to get some early details on the as-yet-unnamed restaurant he's got planned for the 777 S. Broad building at Broad and Catharine. Narula runs six spots in the greater Philly area, but this concept marks something completely new for the restaurateur. "We realized there were a lot of customers looking for Tiffin in South Philly," says Narula, who had been hunting for an address for his takeout/delivery-driven brand down that way for a year and a half. But when the opportunity to sign on to developer Carl Dranoff's just-debuted 777 property arose, Narula and Co. decided to capitalize on the 5,000-square-foot space and execute a concept they've been sitting on for several years now. "I don't want to call it fine dining," says Narula of the new restaurant, which is slated to open in December, "but it's more upscale in terms of the space itself, and the ambiance." There'll be a lounge, plus an open kitchen, with room for more than 100 all told. Narula tell us the food will be largely small-plate in approach, with a focus on healthier preparations — no heavy sauces, cream or oil on the menu; the fare "will be lighter, yet just as flavorful as people are used to." They'll lean on tools like the tandoor (clay oven), sigri (charbroiler) and tawa (cast-iron griddle) to achieve these results. And just like Tiffin etc., expect some non-traditional twists on dishes spanning all regions of India. The restaurant does not have a name yet but Narula is opening the floor up to his Tiffin email list subscribers, as well as to the greater paratha-eating public. Any thoughts?

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Posted 2010-06-21 15:19:25

[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Drew Lazor, Meal Ticket. Meal Ticket said: Munish Narula, owner of @TiffinIndian, shares some details about his new project on Broad Street: http://bit.ly/9W2T9x [...]

Felicia D'Ambrosio

Posted 2010-06-21 16:56:40

I'm drawing a complete blank on a name suggestion (it's deadline day, my brain is like mud) but I am super stoked to have anything Tiffin in South Philly.  

Is this a BYO concept or do those small plates rate a bar?

Drew Lazor

Posted 2010-06-21 17:17:51

They will have a liquor license. My bad!

poncho

Posted 2010-06-21 20:50:38

This is so exciting! It's a ten minute walk form my place and I'm really excited about the healthy approach!

Foobooz » Indian Coming to South Broad

Posted 2010-06-22 11:57:13

[...] Indian small plates? Munish Narula on his new sorta-South-Philly restaurant [Meal Ticket] Tiffin going into 777 S. Broad St. [The Insider] geopress_addEvent(window,"load", function() { geopress_makemap(164271,"",39.941224,-75.16585,"google",Mapstraction.ROAD, { pan: true, zoom: 'small', overview: false, scale: false, map_type: false },15) }); [...]

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Posted 2010-08-11 14:27:01

[...] Narula’s also working on the upscale concept for the 777 S. Broad building, which you can read about in more detail here.   Bryn Mawr gets a [...]

Hot tandoori action for Tashan :: Meal Ticket :: Food Blog :: Philadelphia City Paper

Posted 2011-01-14 16:24:05

[...] Tashan, the in-the-works Indian restaurant from Tiffin’s Munish Narula (777 S. Broad St.), is sparing no expense when it comes to its tandoor ovens. He and chef Sylva Senat recently traveled to London to check out wares from The Clayoven Group, which specializes in the awesome-blossom mosaic tandoors seen above. The ovens, the first of their kind in the United States, will be the centerpiece of Tashan’s kitchen. As of now the restaurant is slated to open in the early spring; head here for some prelim details.   Hot tandoori action for Tashan [...]

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