Amber - Indian Deliciousness

3505 Birney Avenue, Mossic PA 18507

570.344.7100

“Birthdays was the worst days …Now we sip champagne when we thirst-ay”

As a full time student and only a part time food critic, unfortunately, I cannot drink champagne whenever I am thirst-ay.  However, birthdays are still birthdays and an appropriate break from studying and discussion of future exams should be taken when they do come around.  And we still gotta eat right???  The birthday boy requested Amber so we loaded up the cars, vowed not to discuss Asperigillus fumigatus or hypoparathyroidism and drove south.  

We got there while the sun was still high in the sky for the seniors dinner hour

They started us off with some crackers "papad" served with two types of chutney.  A green chutney "hari chutney" and a red chutney "imli chutney".  I preferred the green chutney which had a strong but not overwhelming minty flavor.  An amateur Indian food eater like myself did have to take extra precaution because the crackers are not very absorbent and the chutney is not very viscous.  The combination is dangerous and

Cosmo's - Cheese Steak

532 Moosic Street, Scranton, PA 

570.341.5100

For some reason Cosmo's identity as a cheese steak shop seemed to elude me for an embarrassingly long time.  Quickly glancing at the large brick building with massive signs on the second floor and lots of neon lighting, I was under the impression that Cosmo's was either a sports bar or some sort of adult arcade (a la a poor man's Dave and Busters).  

A friend, also from the Philly area, let me know that Cosmo's in fact serves a half decent cheese steak.  He was dead on and since discovering Cosmo's, we have had steaks at least once a month.  On my last trip I went with my usual whiz-with + mushrooms ($7.25).  I like to add a lil ketchup and splash of hot sauce.  

 

The bread is soft, the peppers on the side very spicy, and just the right amount of whiz.  While its not Jim's or John's Roast Pork, its still a very nice sandwich and I recommend if you are looking for a cheese steak in Scranton. 

As always love to hear others thoughts or recommendations for a new place.  Stay hungry NEPA...