D K Manju Mutton Centre

Down near Shivananda Circle, that’s where you’ll find D K Manju Mutton Centre. It’s a noisy spot, especially on Sunday mornings when everyone wants to get their meat for lunch. We get started while it’s still dark outside to make sure everything is ready. There’s a lot of chopping and cleaning involved. It’s hard work on your feet all day, but it’s what we do. The floor gets wet from washing down the counters, and there’s always a line of people waiting. We don’t do any fancy packaging or home delivery through apps. You just come to the counter, tell us what you want, and we cut it for you right there. Sometimes we run out of certain cuts before noon, so people learn to come early. It’s not a quiet place. We’re shouting to hear each other over the traffic and the sound of the knives. Shivananda Circle is always busy, so there’s never a dull moment. We’ve been here a long time now. Most of the customers are neighbors who have been coming since they were kids. We don’t have a website or anything like that. If you want to know what we have, you just walk in and look. It’s straightforward. We keep it clean, we work the hours, and then we go home. It’s a simple business. We don't try to be anything else besides a local butcher shop where people can get what they need for dinner.