As much as people complain about living in the Dartmouth bubble, everyone has to admit that the local food is pretty decent, given that it comes from the middle of the wilderness. And by "pretty decent" I mean tasty, relatively affordable and often available by delivery. While places like Boloco and EBAs let you order online, thus allowing you to avoid even having to utter the words, "for delivery please," many get frustrated when a certain restaurant sometimes declines to deliver. I'm obviously talking about the Jewel of India and its deliciously addictive Indian food.
There is a (slightly inconvenient) problem. The restaurant is next to the Lodge on Lebanon Street, and delivery is irregular, to say the least. The Jewel of India website says that they deliver from 5:30 to 9 p.m., but don't be too surprised if you're informed that your order is pick-up only.
So I did a bit of investigating to get to the bottom of this sporadic delivery problem. According to Jewel of India employee Surgit Kaur, "Delivery is hard right now. We are waiting for the second person to drive. We try to deliver most evenings, and we should have regular delivery in another month or so."
So what's a hungry, lazy Dartmouth student to do for the next month or so? Until delivery becomes a bit more reliable, it's best to attempt to order on a slow-traffic weekday night instead of the weekend. With good strategy and a little luck, you can have what is arguably Hanover's best food delivered right to your dorm.
