...on a cool December night.
Nearby Kennedy subway there was this nondescript, semi-sketchy 5-shop plaza.
Inside, a spacious waiting area surrounded by sides of pre-cooked and fresh-made.
South Indian customers commonly found awaiting as fresh-made takes wait-time.
Rotis on the Flat-top while the one-man all-in-one ask me for my order.
* Seafood "thing" pls. Pointing at the photo with no prices in sight.
-Nope, not available.
* Mutton(?) and String Hopper pls.
- Okay
He walks back to manning the prior orders of Rotis on the Flat-top. 10-15 min...
- Mutton. Small[Diping sauce-size]? Medium?
* Medium. [Later found it to be Cold Curry Mutton]
- String Hopper? [Shows me pre-packed container of plain] Mixed Hopper?
* Mixed Hopper pls. [Later found out its called String Hopper Biryani, Cold]
- $6.00 pls
* (^_^)
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...on a warm January night.
* Beef Roti pls. Looking at their Dough[Memories of fresh-made Murtabaks]
- No Beef Roti [REJECTED again]
* Kothu Rotty
- Mutton or Chicken?
* How much per each?
- $6.00
* Both
As a different one-man staff attends to an older Woman walking in from the back.
A Person sticks head in holding Children in tow. Orders blah blah and leaves.
5 min in... I speak to an awaiting customer about Beef Roti.
10 min in... I speak to another customer about Kothu Roti.
15 min in... I hear and see an insane double-handed chopping on the Flat-top.
Loud like Thunder, if Thunder hit ground on 0.2 seconds intervals for 1 minute.
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What'll bring me back. The spicy small diced Mutton Curry(+0.5 star).
Have to remember to order bigger portion along with Plain Roti. That's all. read more