The Cart that caught my eye.
location: East 4th Street and Broadway

Yesterday, while walking about, discussing where to have dinner, i spied out a food cart out of the corner of my eye. Perhaps it was the beckoning xmas lights, perhaps it was the delicately delicious smell wafting around the corner. Perhaps it was fate.

The dinner menu at the cart, Halal Food Express, specialized the usual suspects: Falafel, Chix-rice, chix-rice-like-combinations of things -- it all smelled delicious. However, i was still supposed to have dinner - this could only be a light snack. As such, I decided to try something different, something i'd never had. I chose "mixed vegetables with beans or lentils", being careful to order it without white sauce (which i personally abhor) -- I asked for hot sauce instead. The cart proprietor was very nice, but I as i was never asked whether i fancied either beans or lentils, i'm not such which of the legumes I did or did not receive. The platter was served over a delicate basmati rice, with some freshly cut iceberg lettuce. Overall, i would say the food was excellent. What left the most lasting impression, however, was the hot sauce. It was delicious, but *extremely* spicy-- way too hot for most people's palates. I love spicy food, and continued on down the street towards the rest of dinner - which, though execellent, paled in comparison to my tasty new cart treat!