anjappar chettinad

twice now, anjappar has come to my rescue. not being used to digest burgers and pizzas on such frequent basis, my tummy was aching for some rice. right then, anjappar was like a single breath of fresh air for me. 

an egg biriyani at both times, for 9$ it serves a decent portion. however, the foodqualitywas below the par that it sets in india. the rice was dry and looked reheated. curd raita was the saving grace. my friends ordered the "aapam with coconut milk" and a "fish biryani". while the aapam was decent, fish biryani was the same as the egg. the chicken 65 was downright sad. it was dry and looked like frozen food, not fresh at all.

nevertheless, i wouldn't mind heading back to the place unless i find better alternatives.

thequalityof experience at any restaurant goes beyond just the food. it also includes the service, the ambiance, the other diners & the prices. that is why i think anjappar deserves no better than 1.5 rating.

but first the food. we came here during a weekday lunch & ordered 4 different "business meals" - 2 vegetarian & 2 non-vegetarian. the vegetarian meals were good, but not great. the garlic curry was the saving grace for both of them. non vegetarian was slightly better, but i felt it was more of raw spiciness rather than true taste.

now the other aspects of the experience. the ambiance is spartan & messy, like many of the low-end indian chain restaurants. but the behavior of the staff is just plain awful! we were made to wait 45 minutes for 4 business meals, which i'd always thought was the quickest item on a menu since there's less of cooking and more of clubbing items that are already in stock. but despite that the servers' responses to our queries on the status were more along the lines of "we couldn't care less about you. if you want, there are places around". but just as we were about to get up & leave they managed to clobber together our meals. and after that their response got even colder. towards the end the guy who gave us the bill was almost like "why don't you just get up & leave? we have people to serve". just a pathetic experience.

all said, i certainly don't understand the 3.8 rating this place holds currently, even if it were just for the food. nothing here is worth a second visit.

quality deteriorates .. not worth anymore ... was there new year day, had kothu parrota. it was horrible preparation for the price tag of $7.99 and i'm fine with the quantity but thequalityis worst so far. was used to be regular, but decided not to visit this place any more. it is not worth as thequalitydeteriorates day by day.

a good spicy restaurant with not that gud ambience. always crowded with ppl from near by offices. serving time is intolerable. need to wait & see if the foodqualityis maintained !!