Sometimes the very contours of a restaurant sign tell a story about an earlier business. Shalimar, in San Francisco, serves no alcohol, but it's clear that for at least one previous tenant, cocktails were a specialty. Punjabi Kitchen's pole-mounted sign, though repainted, retains the leaflike shape once favored by a national chain and complements the barnlike double pitch of the roof. If only the restaurant served kulfi with a cherry dip!
Punjabi Kitchen (with Mama's Pan Center)
On the site of a former Dairy Queen, 1691 Oak Tree Rd. (at Minebrook Rd.), Edison, New Jersey
732-596-7907
www.Facebook.com/pg/PunjabiKitchenRestaurant
