I'm not sure just why I walked in, but I'm glad I did.
Perhaps it was a hazy memory of the Chowhound message boards, or perhaps it was the curious disconnect between the 50 cent flatbread and the 70 inch HDTV. Sunshine is less a restaurant than a café, selling inexpensive Pakistani, Indian, and Bangladeshi eats in a setting that's simple, bright, and (apart from the big screen) without frills. My bowl of aloo mutter ("potatoes and peas"), the well-known Punjabi dish that also includes onion, tomato, and various zippy flavorings, was just $2.50.
Sunshine Restaurant & Sweets
185-10 Hillside Ave. (185th-186th Sts.), Jamaica, Queens
718-739-0500
Another great find... and right in my native neighborhood.
Posted by: Jennifer | January 24, 2008 at 06:20 PM
oh i love sunshine the best food i mean seriously no one can beat it
Posted by: Komal | July 14, 2008 at 10:34 PM
Nice to see you've done so much work around 169th, but you are severely ignoring the Bangladeshi community! Eat at Ghoroa now! 169th is almost entirely Bangladeshi now and they've pushed out many of the earlier groups that were set up there (the Guyanese for ei have virtually no presence in comparison.) Ghoroa is priced similarly to Sunshine, but with a powerful emphasis on fish. If you're nice and they know you, then you can pretty much choose how much you want to pay (for ei. I paid 4.50 for a dinner for two the other night. Shutki, rice, kerala, and a mango lassi all in larger than normal portions.)
Posted by: Justin | August 23, 2008 at 03:12 PM
i just love the food !!!!!! i always have food from sunshine for my parties!
Posted by: Komal | October 09, 2008 at 10:00 PM