Salaam Bombay

Sometimes eating Take Out feels like failure, like you've given up hope of coming up with something good to eat on your own. Luckily, you have options that feel more like you had a stroke of genius. Maybe you'll be too tired to cook more often...

"Salaam Bombay was take out again tonight. My kids love the saag paneer (more spinach please!). My favorite by far is samosa chat--what flavor! "

Gigino's

Everyone has their comfort food. One of our readers shares a favorite with us:

"There's something so welcoming about stepping into Gigino's on a raw March night. You can smell the pizza baking in the oven, the yellow walls and flattering light make it feel like home. In a way, it has been part of our home for over 13 years—as the take-out containers will attest. But there's nothing like going in, eating their wonderful olives and picking something off the specials list. My husband and daughter are devotees of the linguini and clam sauce—filled with manila clams and a sprinkling of red pepper. In the summer, I like those two small tables perched out on the stoop. It's the kind of restaurant every neighborhood needs."