The New Haven experience

Crunchy shrimp

On a recent trip to New Haven, I stopped at Weehawken New Jersey for dinner. There we found Chart House, a seafood restaurant overlooking the Hudson River. The meal began with a crab stuffed mushroom baked in a white sauce. This was a nice appetizer that went well with the warn complementary bread. We also tried their coconut crunchy shrimp that was served with crab fried rice and a chilli sauce served on the side. I did not like the sauce much and  without it  the dish came off dry. The meal was pricey but worth it for the ambience. 

Andhra chilli chicken

While I stayed at Milford, Connecticut I had the opportunity to visit Coromandel, a South Indian sea food restaurant chain in Connecticut. I would without hesitation declare that this place is one of my favorite Indian restaurants in the country. I had the best Andhra chilli chicken that I've for quite some time. This was served with some masala papad for appetizers. Their menu also had other ethnic specialties from the Malabar coast of India, including Goan prawn balchao, Kerala fish moillee, Nilgiri chicken and Mangalorean prawn . I tried their Halibut curry cooked in a Kerala style and loved it. It was spicy and delicious. When I left this place I wish I had gone with a larger group so that I could try more dishes on their menu.

I ended up spending a day in downtown New Haven. Two of the three establishments (Oaxaca kitchen and Roia) in this university town had the most obnoxious service I have ever experienced in the United States. Perhaps due to their student clientele, the servers were blatantly rude and so inconsiderate that I decided to go to another restaurant next door to Pacifico Restaurant, a Latino restaurant for Sunday brunch. For $20, the meal was filling. I tried their sundried tomato chimichurri with bread as an appetizer. I also tried their shrimp and corn chowder, which turned out to be pretty good. For the entree round, I had the plantain crusted tilapia served with a green mole sauce, corn salsita and shrimp enchiladas. The brunch was capped with a sorbet. Although the wait for the food was longer than I would have liked, the meal was worth the wait and the price point was reasonable. The tilapia with mole sauce, which was a complete novelty to me, was especially good.