Eat, p(r)ay, leave at this new Udupi eatery, where the concept of fast food is taken very seriously.
Eat, p(r)ay, leave: this is the ration routine you’ll find yourself following at Mumbai’s first outpost of Singaporean Udipi chain Komala’s, where the concept of “fast food” (self-service counter and all) is taken rather seriously.
Opening Day
As we settled into the no-frills, canteen-like dining space, vestiges of opening day – balloons and streamers on the walls, nervous staffers and empty tables – were all around us. Relieved to have escaped the chaos of Saturday afternoon at Phoenix Mills, we pulled up our sleeves and prepared to dig in. Peace meal!
Mr Rawa Rawa
Skipping the set meal option, we ordered instead an assortment of dishes – medu vada, rawa dosai, Mysore masala dosai, curd rice, lassi and two colas. A monster lunch for under Rs 400. The taste of seriously excellent vadas was augmented by tomato chutney, but pulled down by the generic-tasting sambhar. Still, this one’s a winner.
Our rawa dosa, crispy and latticed, was better than the masala version, but both were satisfying at the time and forgettable an hour later. And although the cooling curd rice is a good summer order, we wish it was less mushy and porridge-like.
Despite its kinks, though, a quickie at Komala’s is worth considering. Dine and dash, we say!
Getting there: Komala’s, shop #141, space formerly occupied by BHS, Phoenix Mills, Lower Parel, visit the Facebook group here, 8 am to 11 pm from Monday to Friday and 10 am to midnight on weekends, Rs 400 for a meal for two.
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