Ayub's - Yub Yub

My knowledge of late night eating joints is minimal nowadays. Considering that my genetics compel me to be in bed by 11 and up by 6 (More on that later. Hopefully much later) its a option I haven't exercised in a while. Then post a late movie in town ended up hungry around 1 am. Ayub's near Rhythm house was a memory from the past and it turned out to be good. Boti kebabs, Chicken tikkas, chicken reshmi tikkas, baida roti - Mutton and chicken, Shammi kebabs and blissful bottles of Thums Up. The kebabs were good (If slightly on the spicier side) and the baida rotis were divine. Oddly enough the car next to ours had people ordering Alu in various grilled avatars. Seriously takes all kinds. The service is fast and the place was buzzing. And the pricing was way too reasonable.....

The joys of a Irani

As Matunga increasingly becomes a veggie only ghetto, there is a pressing need to appreciate Koolar. Koolar which has been a lot in the news is a fairly traditional Irani (With high prices mind you). It is by far my Irani of choice and where I prefer to meet. At one point my desire was to eat through all the dishes on the menu card but my stomach and heart failed me.  My top 5 dishes there are the cheese masala omelet, bhurji, fried eggs (20 for 1, 25 for 2), Fried eggs alti palti and the kheema. The kheema mind you ranges from the spectacular to the average and depends on your luck. All of these washed down with chai - medium strong.

Sunny shines in Chembur

Chembur station has a string of restaurants which do Kerala food. Udaya is very well known, There is Pradeep and now Sunny. Sunny is further down from the station towards Shell colony. The outer core is not very inviting but they have a AC section which is ok. Anyway onto the food. Wanted to experience a variety and avoided the lunch thali so not really able to comment on that. The Leap fry (Trying to find the english name for this fish but very pomfret like) was just zingy. The Ginger chicken and the Chicken curry were good (the chicken was a bit tough), the mutton was good, the egg was eggy and the parottas were flaky. All in all a good food experience. A word of warning - go early. The Kerala red rice, the payasam and poppadoms were all over when we wanted them. The cost is decent at 200 bucks per head. Highly recommended for a Sunday lenj experience.