Indian Cafe (CLOSED)

A big brass Ganesh, the Hindu elephant-god, presides over a small teal-and-orange dining room. At the rear bar, Columbia profs and uptown locals congregate over Kingfisher beer and deep-fried vegetable pakoras. Affable waiters present passable renditions of the usual: breads from the tandoor, chicken tikka masala and vegetable dishes like potato-cauliflower aloo gobi and kofta curry (potatoes, cashews, raisins and patties of paneer cheese).