In punjabi, we call them roti or phulka, and they are always puffed, either on a flame or the Tava. I believe chapati is Hindi.
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The NYT caught wind
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Another excellent article from the New York Times of Los Angeles.
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We actually stopped by on the way to Sequoia this past weekend. We had the butter chicken, dal makhani, and chole masala. I think the butter chicken was the standout, followed by the chole masala and the dal makhani. A few other people who were there ordered one of the chaat options, and they looked fantastic. Next time I go, i’ll probably do those.
As the NYT article says, the seating area is about as nice as an outdoor truck stop in Bakersfield can be (shaded, with a large fan and plenty of seating). Definitely a good place to visit should you ever find yourself in out that way.
OK now I am pretty convinced places mine this forum for article fare. Even in Bakersfield this place is so far from mainstream… seriously nobody knows about this place. Like I said in the post, my boss was a Punjabi woman who worked in Bakersfield for years and never heard of it. There are a sea of Indian restaurants here and they all have indoor seating and, most importantly of all, buffets, and that attracts 90% of the people here. There is absolutely no way they ever should have heard of this place.
So in case NYT needs it or any of you care, we also have the best BBQ (especially for brisket lovers, which I know you all are) IN SOCAL.
Yes, the best brisket within 200 miles of DTLA is in Bakersfield and I really don’t think any of you who come to try it will disagree with that. In Texas it’d be good.
The place is called Porkchop ‘n’ Bubbas. It deserves its own thread and I intended to make one but I don’t want to annoy you guys with Bakersfield stuff and if I put it in the proper forum, none of you would read it. So I’m just burying it in this thread to avoid starting a new one, but mods – feel free to do what you want.
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Took the New York Times for the Bakersfield Californian to notice:
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Ate there today and there were two women all the way from Bristol England doing a piece for the BBC on this place. Pretty incredible, they told me they thought someone was playing a joke on them when these prominent publications and major food critics started coming.
Food like this, and such a warm welcome every time. Can’t beat it. The lady in front of me had no cash, the owner told her “just come back next time you’re in the area, it’s OK” (they’ve done the same for me once or twice.)
In a poor, tweaker-infested place like Bakersfield, they think nothing of giving someone 30 bucks worth of food on an IOU. The lady tried to give them her contact info as more assurance that she would indeed come back, they said “no, that’s fine, we don’t need it.”
Here are some pics of a half order of samosa chaat (channa daal over fresh samosa with raita, mint and tamarind chutneys, coriander and red onion), a mix paratha (paratha with potato, cauliflower and green chili) and a chicken tikka masala.
Excuse my crappy pics
By the way, I am not joking about the barbecue place. These photos definitely don’t do it justice but I’ve probably had 30 of these brisket sammiches (they’ll let you have it if you try to call them sandwiches) and they are batting .1000. Never seen this level of consistency out of bbq
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They sound like wonderful people.
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Just an awesome experience all around today. Thanks for sharing. 
You were there?
Sorry… Meant to say that, what you described sounds like an awesome experience all around.
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Yeah I’m excited for more of you to make it there someday, whenever life brings you through the area. I’ve lived in Bakersfield for about 3 or 4 years now, before that 4 years in OC and 7 years in LA.
It’s pretty amazing for this town to even have one place that would be worth a trip for the city with EVERYTHING, let alone two. Porkchop & Bubbas + Punjabi Dhaba would be an epic bang bang by any Angeleno’s standards
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Monday night… this place is too good, their paneer is god tier… order everything spicy. Had badmaashh tonight and it was so bland in comparison
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parathas, samosa chaat, shai mattar paneer, and chicken curry
Weird experience - no menu (“ask and I’ll tell you if we have it”), several items not available, and they wouldn’t give me the bill until after I had finished. Ended up being $37, which was reasonable I guess. The paneer was the best I’ve ever had.
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Maybe driving by tomorrow
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How timely! We’re going on a mini vacation to Kings Canyon / Sequoia this weekend and are driving through Bakersfield. You can tell just by looking at the paratha that it is better than 95% of the lame “paratha” served around LA. Thank you!
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At least badmaash is aptly named!
My friend from New Delhi swears by some do the dishes at badmash
I just don’t get it. Higher prices, smaller portions, less spice, no discernible upgrade in ingredient quality over ordinary Indian restaurants. I prefer Kapoor’s and Bombay Beach in DTLA. I would have said Mr. Masala too, except our last meal from there (post-coronavirus) was dreadful.
What do people think is worth revisiting at Badmaash?