Virudunagar Burma Kadai restaurant, Annanagar Chennai – Review

 

Probably this is the ambiance every chetinnad restaurant consumer wanted, I am sorry. This is my  third visit to this restaurant, twice left the place because it was over crowded and waiting time was past 15 mins, which was beyond my hunger expectation.

If the chetinnad consumer loved this, I would to hear from them, What made this restaurant tick? I had visited pepper restaurant  10-20mts away from this restaurant,  Aasai restaurant 50-100 mts away, both are chetinaad restaurant, but this was full with customers. One restaurant is shutting shop and the other was doing OK, and I love the food at that restaurant who is closing down the shop.

People, Burma kadai is pretty expensive for the quantity they serve. Check out my previous reviews on the other restaurants. Are you that health conscious that the quantity served is enough.

I have had the similar food at the Pepper restaurant and that was mouthful and sumptuous, I am talking about the Biryani. The butter Naan was soft with a difference* but not as good a pepper either. We where 6 adults and ordered for the following

1. Chicken Tikka – starters
2. Chicken drum stick – starters
3. Veg Pulav
4. Veg fried rice
5. Egg Biryani
6. Chicken chops
7. Butter Naan 2 set

My family had their review and these are the average rating,

1. Chicken Tikka – starters – 3 stars
2. Chicken drum stick – starters – 1 star
3. Veg Pulav – 2 star  - You could order for ghee rice
4. Veg fried rice – 4 stars
5. Egg Biryani – 3 stars – no way better than pepper restaurant for quantity and taste
6. Chicken chops – FUCK – I even called up the server to inquire whether the delivered item was chops, I was expecting few pieces when I had 6 member in my family and what the fuck is that gravy for. You can view the photo displayed, It was served twice. The first one was so so over cooked that when my wife was checking on the stuff she found white blobs of over cooked chicken flesh. After inquiry  they were courteous to serve the second time with the fresh chicken and I appreciate the service
7. Butter Naan 2 set – *Rubber was better.

My family was not happy with the food, My family’s priority was or have always been taste, healthy, ambiance  and price. End of the day we earn to survive.

Too pricey for the quantity they serve, Will visit again. If I hear from my friends that they have improved in terms of quantity and quality.

4 stars for service

2 stars for quantity

1 star fot quality

Pepper restaurant AnnaNagar, Chennai review

Had been to the Pepper restaurant Chinese, Chettinad and Tandoor on Sunday Afternoon with my family, It is on same lane next Nalas Appa kadai, on the same building of Dynasty – the Chinese restaurant. The earlier Kayal which just got replaced by Pepper restaurant.

Now to the food items, Corn Soup as usual, nothing great about it, but delicious. Starter was Chicken Tikka, and for the main course we had 2 butter naan, 1 plain biryani and the side dish was Kadai Chicken.

Chicken tikka was good, was spicy and little crispy would have made it interesting. Plain Biryani should serve one but the Kadai chicken gravy was too less, but chicken pieces offered was fleshy and good. I expect them to increase the gravy part as a family we adjusted to clear the butter naan from our table.

The place is clean, spacious and children friendly, the high rise of sofas offers good privacy.

Price, for a middle class family it would be apt on their pocket with this kind of ambiance it should a pleasurable experience.

Rating: 3/5. 200/Head should be a great deal. I am yet to try their complete menus. It is just an another multicusine kind of restaurant but pocket friendly.

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Curry House @ Anna Nagar, Chennai – Restaurant Review

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I know it is been a long time, Curry House at Anna Nagar Chennai, is nice cozy place to be with your family. We tried the north Indian type dishes Butter Naan, Kadai Chicken and for starters Sweet Corn veg soup, Chicken Andhra Kabab.

Chicken Andhra Kabab is really hot and spicy, compliment it lot of water. The portion of Kadai Chicken was the just right for 3 sets of butter Naans.

What I liked about this place is, it has lots of space for kids to move around, does make kids to suffocate, so they are more relaxed. At least my younger son a year a half was more cool and composed. The sofa arrangement is really good you can put your kids to sleep, if needed. There is a separate room for kids to hang around you can browse the photos. They place is vandalized artistically by lovable kids.

The place is clean, ample lighting, service is good and the food taste good and Yeah, The food is moderately expensive.

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars.
Budget: 250/ Person approximately

tags: Curry House, Anna Nagar, Chennai, Restaurant, Photography, review

Thalassery Restaurant @ Anna Nagar, Chennai, Food Review

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Thalassery Restaurant is a new entrant for Kerala type foods, houses the taste of Malabar. Thalassery can be located from the front entrance of Anna Tower, the next road to Connexions, which leads to the arch of the Anna Tower close to Hill Greens Restaurant, The restaurant can be found on the first floor on that same lane.

It is a small joint, Currently working on interiors and even on pricing and quantity of food. The place is neat, decently spacious, clean, service is good, Currently improving on all possible directions.

The starter was Chicken 65 ( with bone) the main course ordered was Parotta, Talasery special biriyani and gravy was Naadan Chicken curry.

Naadan Chicken curry has the same preparation of Egg curry except the difference is Chicken, the number of chicken pieces are quite less. It tastes good, the portion can be served for 4 parottas max.

The Chicken 65 is bad experience, I had been to a small road side hotel at Mallapuram once, and ordered for a half portion of Chicken 65 when served it was a full bowl with lots of pieces. At least 4 people will be happy. Considering the kerala tradition they are following it is big disappointment for me, The taste was OK, just that few tissues where gripping on the bones, out of 6 or 7 pieces served most pieces were mere bones. The price is quite high for the quantity served. Don’t try chicken 65 over here.

Parotta the usual ones as you can find on any good restaurant, and now to the Thalasery Special biriyani, what we ordered was little special it doesn’t have chicken or mutton pieces. Just plain Biriyani aka Kushka. The taste was good with variety of spices, still medium spicy. We all loved it.

3 stars of out of five.
Service courteous
Food quantity too less, pricey
Price: 150/Head approximately.

((tag: Restaurant, Chennai, India, Kerala, Kerala food, Photography, Photoblog, AnnaNagar))

The Canton Chinese Restaurant @ Nugambakkam, Chennai

The canton is small and nice Chinese restaurant at Nungambakkam, just next to Ganpath and it is on the basement. I had been to this place last Sunday, but didn’t really enjoy my lunch. I ordered for Spicy Jade Veg soup, Dragon Chicken as a starter and for the main course West Lake Spicy Chicken and Veg Fried rice. Guess What?

The base preparation for Dragon Chicken and West Lake spicy Chicken was the same, stuffed in Maida, I guess it is common preparation, when guest order for any chicken item, the pull out few pieces and prepare it dry or gravy. The gravy item was little slimy, but didn’t taste bad. The dragon chicken was crispy some pieces were not properly cooked. I did feel the same at the Cascade, it was delicious.

This time I was bit cautious when ordering fried rice, I really took care in understanding the amount be served. Yeah, it serves 2 people.

In spite of the place been small there is no comfort from the sofa and the chairs, Stern sofa which are erect at 90 degrees and it needs proper cleaning too. Ambiance is OK, properly lit apart from the Chinese dragon framed photos these is no Chinese from this place.

Service is good, you get proper answer on the quantity being served, the waiters are humble enough to extend their service when your plates are getting empty, they serve with a good smile.

I have tried the dragon chicken at these places too Shanshi @ AnnaNagar, Kim Ling @ AnnaNagar, The Cascade @ AnnaNagar and The Wangs @ AnnaNagar and @ Velachery. If it has to be dragon chicken it has either has to be The Cascade or The Wangs Kitchen @ Velachery.

Rating: 3 stars out of 5
Price: 250 / Head approximately

Yet to rate few other Chinese restaurants in Chennai, Keep an eye on this space. Please feel free share your comments or critics

tag: Chinese Restaurant, Restaurant, Chennai, India, Photography, Photoblog, The Canton

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The Cascade, Chinese Restaurant @ AnnaNagar, Chennai

If it has to be Chinese food @ AnnaNagar you can count on "The Cascade" too, I will be posting on couple of Chinese restaurants review in the coming days.

Remember that crowded Saravana Bhavan at the 2nd Avenue, the road which leads to Pazumudir Cholai, just opposite you will find Arun Ice cream parlour at the top is our favourite Chinese Restaurant The Cascade.

Bit pricey at the same time you get good quality and quanity food. I was bit taken away when I ordered for fried rice and Malaysian Noodles, We were just four of us out of which one was toddler who is just a year and above. Just the fried rice was actually more than enough to serve 4 people, I ended up carrying the rest of the food to home.

Very important: So when you order, please ask them about the quantity they serve. They just take orders.

Ambience is really good, neat, spacious and good service, but you need a fat wallet. You can notice that I had very little trouble with my younger son. If the place is cramped, I wouldn’t have taken few Photos of the Restaurant. The sofa was cosy and comfortable, neat and odour less, that entertained him a lot.

My rating would be 4 stars out of 5.
300 INR/ Person average

As I said earlier look out for this blog, for more reviews on Chinese Restuarant at AnnaNagar, Chennai.

((tag: Photography, AnnaNagar, Chennai, India, Chinese, Chinese Restaurant))

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Cute little Angel @ Chinese Restaurant

Cute little Angel @ The Cascade, AnnaNagar Chinese Restaurant. Indeed cute Right.

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Sunday meal & dinner ruined

People Help…
What is the specialty of chettinnadu restaurant?

I might be completely wrong, but for the taste for food at most chettinadu restaurant have completely ruined my love for food
WHY?
The moment you step in to the restaurant, you will get a foul smell of fish. Believe me I am mallu, and supposed to be ardent lover for fish.

Last Sunday afternoon

we were at this Paramakudi restaurant at Annanagar near Ayyapan temple for lunch. We ordered for Butter naans, Biryani (kuska/ plain) , Chettinnadu chicken curry and Dragon chicken, 1/2 tomato soup.

Our experience -

1. tomato soup does have some odour of fish
2. Kuska arrives before Naan
3. Chettinadu chicked curry has chicken bones and not any option of flesh and half bowl servered
4. and finally Dragon chicken has non fried cashew nuts and non crispy chicken pieces the best part of dragon chicken was that of the greens which smelled when you wanted to taste the chicken.

I called upon the waiter who was already been troubled by another customer who was taking him for a ride, for not taking his order correctly. I requested him, that I would like to talk to the chef. The chef came, I asked him why is the dragon chicken is not so crispy?

The immediate answer was, Dragon chicken is meant to be like that as they treat them with the gravy.

We left the table with the left over food, payed the bill unwillingly.

So our lunch was ruined. The next was our evening snacks time, we had just returned from shopping so we thought we could have some thing yummy and ordered for Pizza at Pizza corner. So our sweet lady picks up the call took the order and I reminded her for the few sachets of ketchup and oregano.

Now our delivery guy from Pizza corner comes home, gives the package, I find no oregano, when requested he says the store has out of stock for oregano.

The delivery guys just ruin the user experience. Just for some tips they serve the posh customers with the goodies, and finally when they have to deliver at the not so posh area… Hmmm..n

So I called up the Pizza corner hotline. Our lady says I was not the one who picked up your order it is the other lady, so told her about the incident.

Well I crib, how many customers will care to crib. The next time they will loose the customer.
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What I liked in Murugan Idly Center

My family and me were doing a shopping for clothes at TNagar last Sunday, and was really hungry before afternoon so we landed up at North Usman road, TNagar and landed up at Murugan Idly center, we were hyped by our neighbors next door, so decided to check this place out. The first impression of the place was that of a middle class restaurant, I thought of ordering a mixed menu which should consist of morning break fast and lunch so as to finally review the food quality at this place.

As soon as we landed on the table I found this stainless steel water tumblers with puncher ed wholes in it  as I was curious and taking snaps of this object, the waiter placed the disposable plastic tumblers and poured clear water in it.

An innovative way to tackle. Less problem for the food store and for the waiters to worry about cleaning these water dispensers and insuring clean water for the customer. I was quite thrilled about this small food store.

What is best of these tumbler shaped object is that it acts as a holder for those disposable plastic dispensers. When there is less water in it, the plastic dispenser stays intact.

Well the lunch was good not too spicy and was up to our standards and my son liked the Dosa and Idly the morning break fast types and good part is about the variety of chutney.

Overall a good experience and slightly high priced than our Saravana Bhavan.

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