Guest guest Posted March 14, 2003 Report Share Posted March 14, 2003 Just a couple of blocks from my house, yet I only just now got around to checking them out. I vote two thumbs up. The owner is VERY eager to serve (maybe even slightly too eager). All ingredients are fresh (he insisted at some point on my coming with him to the kitchen, and there he very proudly showed me an empty freezer - it was very amusing). His English is not very good, so make sure to make yourself very clear. When we asked for brown rice in the beginning he replied with " no, white " . When at the end I suggested that he adds brown rice to the menu, he said that he has 15 types of organic whole rice in the kitchen, I just needed to ask... Last but not least, as soon as I said I was vegan, he put on this very stern face, and said " no eggs, no dairy for you " ! He then said many of the dishes are vegan, and whatever is not they can make vegan. He made sure to tell us from that point on what was and was not vegan (sauces wise etc - I went with a lacto-veg). All in all, great atmosphere, good food, fast friendly (and highly interactive) service. Bon appetit... PS: Highly recommended - the fresh banana/coconut/cilantro dish! A must try :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 14, 2003 Report Share Posted March 14, 2003 sounds great! i miss the ganges. where is it located? On 03/13/03, taltalita <taltalita wrote: > > Just a couple of blocks from my house, yet I only just now got around > to checking them out. > > I vote two thumbs up. The owner is VERY eager to serve (maybe even > slightly too eager). All ingredients are fresh (he insisted at some > point on my coming with him to the kitchen, and there he very proudly > showed me an empty freezer - it was very amusing). His English is not > very good, so make sure to make yourself very clear. When we asked > for brown rice in the beginning he replied with " no, white " . When at > the end I suggested that he adds brown rice to the menu, he said that > he has 15 types of organic whole rice in the kitchen, I just needed > to ask... > > Last but not least, as soon as I said I was vegan, he put on this > very stern face, and said " no eggs, no dairy for you " ! He then said > many of the dishes are vegan, and whatever is not they can make > vegan. He made sure to tell us from that point on what was and was > not vegan (sauces wise etc - I went with a lacto-veg). > > All in all, great atmosphere, good food, fast friendly (and highly > interactive) service. > > Bon appetit... > > PS: Highly recommended - the fresh banana/coconut/cilantro dish! A > must try :-) > > > > *3/22 Bay Area Letter Writing Day! http://www.generationv.org/events.htm#lwp > *More SFBAVeg Events: http://www.generationv.org/events.htm > *Vote for future event locations! SFBAVeg/polls > *Got Questions? We got answers! www.generationv.org/faq.htm > *SFBAVeg Charter: www.generationv.org/charter.htm > *FREE vegan info kit: http://www.veganoutreach.org/starterpack/free-vsp.html > *Online discussion forum with threaded messages > http://www.generationv.org/forum/ > *Be Active for Animals! See http://www.freedom4animals.org/events.html > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 14, 2003 Report Share Posted March 14, 2003 Hi there... Where is this restaurant located ? I would sure like to check this one out !! Gana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 14, 2003 Report Share Posted March 14, 2003 I went there about 3-4 years ago and was not impressed. I think I was expecting Indian cuisine and got something sort of 'new age' instead - a sort of mix between someone else's idea of indian and I don't know what. The food wasn't bad, just don't expect Indian cuisine. tony On Thursday, March 13, 2003, at 10:31 PM, taltalita wrote: > > Just a couple of blocks from my house, yet I only just now got around > to checking them out. > > I vote two thumbs up. The owner is VERY eager to serve (maybe even > slightly too eager). All ingredients are fresh (he insisted at some > point on my coming with him to the kitchen, and there he very proudly > showed me an empty freezer - it was very amusing). His English is not > very good, so make sure to make yourself very clear. When we asked > for brown rice in the beginning he replied with " no, white " . When at > the end I suggested that he adds brown rice to the menu, he said that > he has 15 types of organic whole rice in the kitchen, I just needed > to ask... > > Last but not least, as soon as I said I was vegan, he put on this > very stern face, and said " no eggs, no dairy for you " ! He then said > many of the dishes are vegan, and whatever is not they can make > vegan. He made sure to tell us from that point on what was and was > not vegan (sauces wise etc - I went with a lacto-veg). > > All in all, great atmosphere, good food, fast friendly (and highly > interactive) service. > > Bon appetit... > > PS: Highly recommended - the fresh banana/coconut/cilantro dish! A > must try :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 14, 2003 Report Share Posted March 14, 2003 SFBAVeg , Tony Martin <tony@v...> wrote: > I went there about 3-4 years ago and was not impressed. I have to agree with Tony. I've been there twice in the last decade or so.. not impressed either time. BUT, most importantly, I also know Ganges has changed owners a few times (all of which have been duly noted on this list, I believe).... at one point in time it wasn't even veg! Given Tal's recent feedback (thanks Tal!), sounds like they deserve another review! Maybe some SFBAVeg'ers should organize a dinner or two there (hint, hint) ... Tammy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 14, 2003 Report Share Posted March 14, 2003 I'd be up for a revisit if we can get a group of people together. Chris generationvegan [govegan] Friday, March 14, 2003 12:23 PM SFBAVeg [sFBAVeg] Re: " The New Ganges " Restaurant review SFBAVeg , Tony Martin <tony@v...> wrote: > I went there about 3-4 years ago and was not impressed. I have to agree with Tony. I've been there twice in the last decade or so.. not impressed either time. BUT, most importantly, I also know Ganges has changed owners a few times (all of which have been duly noted on this list, I believe).... at one point in time it wasn't even veg! Given Tal's recent feedback (thanks Tal!), sounds like they deserve another review! Maybe some SFBAVeg'ers should organize a dinner or two there (hint, hint) ... Tammy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 14, 2003 Report Share Posted March 14, 2003 I too have had only bad experiences in the past BUT now it is under new management so it may be better. I'm going to give it another try. Warren Jones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2003 Report Share Posted March 15, 2003 What are you talking about here? I don't see the name of a restaurant.... - " taltalita " <taltalita <SFBAVeg > Thursday, March 13, 2003 10:31 PM [sFBAVeg] " The New Ganges " Restaurant review > > Just a couple of blocks from my house, yet I only just now got around > to checking them out. > > I vote two thumbs up. The owner is VERY eager to serve (maybe even > slightly too eager). All ingredients are fresh (he insisted at some > point on my coming with him to the kitchen, and there he very proudly > showed me an empty freezer - it was very amusing). His English is not > very good, so make sure to make yourself very clear. When we asked > for brown rice in the beginning he replied with " no, white " . When at > the end I suggested that he adds brown rice to the menu, he said that > he has 15 types of organic whole rice in the kitchen, I just needed > to ask... > > Last but not least, as soon as I said I was vegan, he put on this > very stern face, and said " no eggs, no dairy for you " ! He then said > many of the dishes are vegan, and whatever is not they can make > vegan. He made sure to tell us from that point on what was and was > not vegan (sauces wise etc - I went with a lacto-veg). > > All in all, great atmosphere, good food, fast friendly (and highly > interactive) service. > > Bon appetit... > > PS: Highly recommended - the fresh banana/coconut/cilantro dish! A > must try :-) > > > > *3/22 Bay Area Letter Writing Day! http://www.generationv.org/events.htm#lwp > *More SFBAVeg Events: http://www.generationv.org/events.htm > *Vote for future event locations! SFBAVeg/polls > *Got Questions? We got answers! www.generationv.org/faq.htm > *SFBAVeg Charter: www.generationv.org/charter.htm > *FREE vegan info kit: http://www.veganoutreach.org/starterpack/free-vsp.html > *Online discussion forum with threaded messages > http://www.generationv.org/forum/ > *Be Active for Animals! See http://www.freedom4animals.org/events.html > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 22, 2003 Report Share Posted March 22, 2003 well, we just got back from a two and half hour ordeal at the new ganges. (we = me and olivia, my wife and #1 eating partner.) while i'm always happy to support new businesses, it's clear to me that they have very little experience running a restaurant. i would recommend to anyone interested to wait a couple of months until they iron out the kinks. (and for their sake, hire some staff.) we waited for about 45 minutes until the owner took our order. this should have been a sign to leave. the wait to get our food was about as long. in the meantime, we were treated to barren walls to stare at, no music, and an absolutely crazy serial killer looking dishwasher who kept shooting insane looks at olivia, as he dropped dishes and flung them around. (at the end of the shift, he growled a curt " bye " to the owner, who seemed to cringe in response.) all in all, it was possibly the most unpleasant atmosphere i've experienced. when he finally came to take our order, the owner did not address olivia at all, choosing only to interact with the man at the table. (a warning to any feisty feminists on the list.) when she placed her order, he tried to convince her to get something else, for no apparent reason. of course, i'm always willing to forgive a stripped down appearance and bizarre service if the food is really great. however, it was wholly unremarkable and lacking in spice. the rice we received was plain and white, not even basmati. the alu gobi was so oily that i still feel it sitting in my stomach. the bread and the dal were both pretty good, however. while i appreciate the efforts they go through to make sure their food is vegan, the owner was overeager to the point where i was afraid to make eye contact with him. his presence had been completely absent as we waited endlessly, but while we ate our food, he interrupted us four times to ask if we needed anything, and stopped himself from asking a fifth time. i should mention that some people enjoy this kind of service. i'm not normally this harsh about restaurants, and i did notice several other patrons exclaiming things like " oh my god! it's 10:30! " while tossing up their arms in resignation at the sight of empty plates. in any case, i miss the old ganges. i hope the new ganges figures it out at some point and turns into a quality vegetarian restaurant. On 03/13/03, taltalita <taltalita wrote: > > Just a couple of blocks from my house, yet I only just now got around > to checking them out. > > I vote two thumbs up. The owner is VERY eager to serve (maybe even > slightly too eager). All ingredients are fresh (he insisted at some > point on my coming with him to the kitchen, and there he very proudly > showed me an empty freezer - it was very amusing). His English is not > very good, so make sure to make yourself very clear. When we asked > for brown rice in the beginning he replied with " no, white " . When at > the end I suggested that he adds brown rice to the menu, he said that > he has 15 types of organic whole rice in the kitchen, I just needed > to ask... > > Last but not least, as soon as I said I was vegan, he put on this > very stern face, and said " no eggs, no dairy for you " ! He then said > many of the dishes are vegan, and whatever is not they can make > vegan. He made sure to tell us from that point on what was and was > not vegan (sauces wise etc - I went with a lacto-veg). > > All in all, great atmosphere, good food, fast friendly (and highly > interactive) service. > > Bon appetit... > > PS: Highly recommended - the fresh banana/coconut/cilantro dish! A > must try :-) > > > > *3/22 Bay Area Letter Writing Day! http://www.generationv.org/events.htm#lwp > *More SFBAVeg Events: http://www.generationv.org/events.htm > *Vote for future event locations! SFBAVeg/polls > *Got Questions? We got answers! www.generationv.org/faq.htm > *SFBAVeg Charter: www.generationv.org/charter.htm > *FREE vegan info kit: http://www.veganoutreach.org/starterpack/free-vsp.html > *Online discussion forum with threaded messages > http://www.generationv.org/forum/ > *Be Active for Animals! See http://www.freedom4animals.org/events.html > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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