Too Cool

New Haven Advocate
May 22, 2008
By Kathleen Cei

Thali Regional Cuisine of India in Ninth Square has been such a hit, Chef Prasad Chirnomula’s opened a second Elm City location:

Thali Too (65 Broadway, New Haven, 203-776-1600)

In the courtyard space behind the Yale Bookstore formerly occupied by La Piazza. The new Thali in town boasts a major distinction from the original (not to mention the Thalis in Ridgefield and New Canaan): it’s all vegetarian. Inspired by a recent culinary trip to India with foodie pal David Rosengarten (of The Rosengarten Report, davidrosengarten.com), Chef Prasad designed a menu to demonstrate how flavorful vegetarian food can be. Mindful of the campus clientele the new location will draw, he kept the student budget in mind, too: No item costs more than $10.

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New Haven Register

Deep Dish: All the News that's Fit to Eat
By Todd Lyon

Ah, the weather is warming, the dorms are unloading and reloading, and New Haven’s restaurant scene just keeps percolating, in spite of this recession that’s squeezing our purses a bit tighter. Here are six new and semi-new eateries, that we’re calling The Summer Six, that will keep us coming back for more, all summer long:

Thali Too

Last Thursday, Chef Prasad Chirnomula and hundreds of his closest friends celebrated the grand opening of Thali Too, a super-cool vegetarian eatery just off Broadway, behind the Yale Bookstore. Formerly La Piazza, the new place boasts a large, luxurious patio; an open kitchen; a Lassi bar, where yogurt drinks (spiked and not) are mixed with fruits and spices and served icy cold; and an assortment of flavorful, inexpensive treats made famous in the markets of India, many based on rice, lentils, crepes and flat breads. Prasad tells me that Thali Too was humming even before its official opening; “Why not?” he says. “The food is delicious, it’s good for you, and it’s cheap.” Amen.