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11945 Conant Ave
Hamtramck, MI 48212
Aladdin Sweets & Cafe 11945 Conant Ave [map]
This great little neighborhood restaurant is fast becoming our favorite. I recommend it to anyone who likes indian and thai food. I should also mention that they're open nearly every time I drive or walk past, even as late as 11. Also some of the dishes are incredibly spicy so ask your waiter if you don't enjoy the burning.
Appetizers: The Singara is wonderful. Crispy and baked on the outside, soft and aromatic vegetables on the inside. The chicken rolls are addictive with the light green spicy sauce served on the side. An instant hit.
Dinners: My favorites are the Shag Gosth and Dopeaza. It was just the other night that I tried the Shag Gosth, which is simmered goat and spinach. This dish is wonderful and simple. Their goat dishes simmer for no less than two hours before they're served which makes them amazingly tender.
The crew that runs Aladdin Sweets are super friendly and always tell us to bring our friends. They're Bangladeshi by way of New York and warmly welcome all their neighbors to share their food prepared "like we make at home". We're happy to hear they'll be soon expanding their operation into an adjacent space so check it out while you can still get a table.
Extra points: On the way out, I dare you get one of the sweets wrapped in a green leaf. Pay your bill and then put the whole thing in your mouth.
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1) There are no INDIAN restauran in Hamtramck. All are bangladeshi. They serve indian like/simila cuisine.
2) Food at ALAdin is substandard. Those samosa's are substandard . they use regular flour instead of highly refined flour youa re supposed to use for samos to make them crisp.
3) chicknes they use for tandoori are smllaer, lightweight . They do it to cut costs.
4) Meat they use again has more bones than flesh.
In summary,
Aladin is a restauran which serve bangladesh style food which is substandard (call cheap), although cooks are amazing, the owner seems to be like a cheap DHAKA street side food vendor tryin to make money while servin cheap food.
Seriously, this is coming from a indian, pakistani bangladeshi food enthusiast.
And wasn't Bangladesh once part of India? Do we really have to say stuff like 'south asian?' Aren't there still a lot of people around who were born in what is now Bangladesh, or even 'east pakistan' when it was still called 'India?' Can you really make a fine distinction between the cuisine of Bangladesh and the cuisine in the ethno-linguistic region of Bengal in India?
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