The Food CritiQ

I just love food. I am no cook or a writer...just feel passionate when it comes to food. During one of my vivid descriptions and criticism of food at a restaurant, my friend casually remarked that I could be a food critique. This remark lingered in my mind and when I bounced the idea with my tech savvy husband, before I knew, this blog was created to share my thoughts on food with anyone who wants it. I am a vegetarian (eggitarian to be precise) and my opinion is only on these items.

Thursday, December 3, 2009

Chaats @ Adyar, Chennai

‘Parathas @ Adyar” would have been a more apt name for this little place serving, parathas, chaats, other north Indian dishes and the omnipresent Chinese.

They have a good variety of parathas like aloo, mooli, gobi, methi, etc. Gobi paratha is quite unusual, with shredded fried cauliflower (serves the purpose for gobi Manchurian as well) stuffed in the paratha. Parathas are serves with dal, sabji, pickle and curd, each one simple and tasty.

The chaats were quite disappointing with the ingredients not being too fresh and an overdose of the sweet chutney. It was quite like the chaats available in all south Indian joints, not what is expected out of some north Indians running the place.

The ambience is no-nonsense, come, eat, go types.

Overall, a good place to go dig into some good parathas.

Location: Off MG Road, Adyar,Chennai.

4 comments:

  1. I d like to add about the Chinese food there, the other day I went and he was making a bombastick dish where too much smoke came in the kitchen and all the chef's were coughing ... they decided to open doors and all the customers also started coughing :) ... I agree that Chat's are not great but the Paratha's are out of the world.

    Another place to see in Adyar is Cafe ZAP, that lies in a bunker, its high security zone and you dont know what you will get till the last moment.

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  2. Lol....will check out Cafe ZAP soon

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  3. Suggested next outing for you: Bombay Halwa house at PH road near to Sangam Cinemas on the oppposite side of the road. Meanwhile, I will update Mr. VeeCee Purasawalkam that a la-Anton Ego is on the way to prey on his favourite restaurant.

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