Hotel Adigas Ananteshwara

We are located on Chandra Layout Paud Road. It is a busy stretch of road, so there is always a bit of dust and noise coming in from outside. Hotel Adigas Ananteshwara is where we spend our days. It is not a hotel in the sense that you stay the night, but more of a place where you sit down for a quick meal. The chairs are wooden and a bit heavy to move around. We have a routine that has not changed much in years. The morning starts with the smell of roasting coffee beans. It is probably the best part of the day before the lunch rush kicks in and everything gets chaotic. We have a few staff members who have been here since the beginning. We know which table wobbles and which fan makes that clicking sound. We do not try to be something we are not. It is just a place for food. If the chutney is a bit spicier than usual, it is because the chilies we got that morning were particularly strong. We do not use measuring cups for everything; it is mostly done by feel. Customers seem to appreciate that it tastes like someone actually cooked it. By the time we close up, we are usually pretty tired. We wash the floors, stack the stools, and get ready to do it all over again tomorrow. It is steady work and it keeps us grounded here.