of COURSE it burst into flames ([info]sage_and_sea) wrote in [info]damnportlanders,
@ 2008-01-11 09:17:00
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 When you find something good, you should tell people, especially when it's a mom-and-pop shop which could go under any time. 

Last night, I karma-drove* my way, based on a vague memory, to a hidden gem tucked away on Marine Drive, just as you're headed to the airport. A kebab shack which I can't remember the name of. 

I ordered the chicken kebab, which comes with "salad" and rice or naan. What I ended up with was first, a show, as they bring out a loooooooong skewer of beautifully spiced chicken. Into the inside tandoori it goes. Veggies get grilled up next to the oven, and about halfway through the chicken cooking, they spin the naan dough, spread it out on a wet towel, and slap it up against the wall of the oven. Delicious bread comes out like two seconds later! 

When it was all done, it got put in a container along with some wonderful wonderful tahini with just a hint of heat, and chopped cucumbers. It was divine and simple, with wonderfully moist chicken and perfect seasonings. 

Worth the drive, absolutely.



*karma-driving: having no particular destination in mind when you get behind the wheel.


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[info]plaidomatic
2008-01-11 05:31 pm UTC (link)
Wouldn't that be more like zen driving? or pehaps even tao?

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[info]gelatoallimon
2008-01-11 05:53 pm UTC (link)
existential driving perhaps?

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[info]diffuse
2008-01-11 07:39 pm UTC (link)
yeah, i don't get why it's called karma-driving.

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[info]sage_and_sea
2008-01-11 07:58 pm UTC (link)
Because my ex-girlfriend named it that lo these 25 years ago when we were both young and stupid and had no idea of the differences in Buddhist terms, and it stuck. Zen driving would indeed be far more appropriate. But it doesn't have KAR in it :P

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[info]bosoxmom
2008-01-11 05:32 pm UTC (link)
you made me hungry...got a name for this place, or directions....mmmmmmm fresh baked naan......

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[info]mspurrmeow
2008-01-11 05:38 pm UTC (link)
Please post the name if you remember it.
Until then, I'll plan on taking a drive out that way soon.

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[info]burntblueseason
2008-01-11 06:11 pm UTC (link)
Mmm, hungry now.

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[info]a_rockett
2008-01-11 06:32 pm UTC (link)
I am so loving this new term. I shall now making karma-driving a new hobby. hehe..

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[info]sinnamongirl
2008-01-11 08:32 pm UTC (link)
Is it bus accessible?

Could you post, perhaps, a name or an address or relevant landmarks? Because I can guarantee I'll get lost, get mad, then lose all my karma by cursing the universe for keeping such deliciousness from me.

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