i took jaanntrear in the summer to an indian joint near long horns in wakefield. it was my first time there, but it was incredible. all i remember was how good the tikka was and how the ac was broken lol. after having punjab palace a few weeks ago for lunch and being disappointed at the tikka, i thought about maya. tonight, i went back. it was packed. there was a party of some sort and i couldn’t hear much of anything with the exception of drunken laughter and glass clinking. it didn’t matter because the food was just as good as i remember it, which is impressive because nostalgia has its way of making things better than they seem. the tikka was so damn good, especially paired with the garlic naan. i gotta go back at least every other week now. it’s crazy how much of a chokehold tikka has on me.
it’ll be like wingstop in the summer, except it’s maya in the winter.
-ratha, 10:02pm, 12.9.22