After a late evening attending a concert, with a toddler in tow, the last thing we could do is go someplace for dinner. Having read the reviews of this place on burrp, I recommended that we pack home food from here as it would fall en route to home.
The owner / manager was a very affable person, exchanged pleasantries with the hubby and friend, promising quick service as we were waiting with a tired toddler.
We asked for a lasooni dal palak, veg chatpat and a mixed vegetable curry along with parathas and their famed phulkas. While the order was getting ready, the two guys quickly downed a dahi papdi chaat - i had a taste and it was pretty well made.
The food was ready in 20 minutes as promised and the piping hot package sat on my lap on the way home - it smelt great holding the promise of a nice dinner. However, I wasn't entirely pleased as the expectations were high. The paratha was fine and the dal was excellent. I'd recommend anyone eating here to try out the lasooni palak dal. The two curries were almost similar, only difference being one had strips of fried paneer in it ( the paneer was hard :(. I wish the owner had told us about it. Despite asking for medium spice in the dishes, both curries were very hot - couldn't eat more than a smidgen of each - especially me, as my spice tolerance quotient is just borderline and that's bad news if I'm in a city like Hyderabad.
The phulkas were okay, definitely not as good as home-made - probably just off the flame - served in the restaurant itself, it would have been better.
We had ordered a veg pulao and they packed plain rice instead - which again was a disappointment. While the taste factor was good, it was far too spicy for me - i'll probably give it one more try, emphasize on the low-spice bit and ordering some other vegetable dishes and see how it goes.
It's a small place tucked away in a lane, not really family or child friendly - so if you are in the vicinity, a takeaway is a good option.
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