Saraswathi Foods

Saraswathi Foods is located at No. 8 and 9 on Third Main, right at Fifth Cross. We are very near the Rajarajeshwari Theater in Mallathahalli. Being so close to a theater means there’s always a lot of movement and noise around our place, especially when a new movie is out. Inside, our space is mostly filled with large bags of ingredients and containers for storage. The air usually smells like roasted spices and grain. It’s not a polished corporate kitchen or anything like that. It’s a real working space with concrete floors and a few heavy tables for prepping things. We start our days early, usually before the sun is fully up, to get everything sorted and ready. There are a few of us here, and we mostly just keep to ourselves and get the work done. We have a small corner with a wooden desk where we handle the paperwork, though it’s often covered in stacks of receipts. Sometimes delivery vans have a hard time with the narrow street, so we end up going outside to help them park. Mallathahalli is a busy neighborhood, and we’re just a small part of the local scene. We don’t spend much time on fancy talk; we just focus on the food and making sure the orders are packed correctly. It’s physical work that keeps us busy from start to finish, and we like it that way.