Central Brooklyn
(Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)Mashallah is an Arabic phrase used to express gratitude, joy, and praise, or thankfulness for an event or person — a perfect name for my favorite 24-hour Indian/Pakistani/Bangladeshi buffet-style restaurant on Coney Island Avenue. On the outside, it’s easy to be overwhelmed by
663 Coney Island Avenue
With the recent massive celebrations happening on Coney Island Avenue to celebrate Pakistan’s independence [/food/thousands-celebrate-pakistans-independence-at-brooklyn-mela], we thought it would be a good time to check out a place we’d routinely passed by but had yet to go into – MashAllah Sweets & Restaurant [http://www.yelp.com/biz/
MashAllah
Yelpers seem to love MashAllah Sweets & Restaurant [http://www.yelp.com/biz/mashallah-sweets-and-restaurant-brooklyn] (663 Coney Island Ave. between Ave. C and Cortelyou, 718-287-0090) for their curry, samosas, and kebabs, but we’ve personally always wondered about the brightly-colored sweets we’ve spied through their windows. Today, we decided to