Rajesh Chinese Fast Food Center

Our little shop, Rajesh Chinese Fast Food Center, is located on Civil Hospital Road in Sangli. Because we are near the hospital, we get a lot of different people coming in throughout the day. Some are hospital staff taking a quick break, and others are folks visiting their relatives who need a bit of a distraction. We keep the woks hot and the ingredients ready so we can whip up something fast. It’s mostly just us back there behind the counter, chopping onions and cabbage and tossing noodles in the pans. You can hear the sound of the metal spoons hitting the woks from down the street. We don't have a lot of seating, just a few basic stools and a counter, because most people prefer to take their food away or eat it standing up nearby. In the evenings, it gets quite busy with younger people who live in the area looking for a spicy snack. The lighting is just some simple tubes, and the walls are nothing special, but we try to keep the cooking area as tidy as we can. It gets pretty smoky when we are busy, but that is just part of making fast food in a small place. We have been here for a while and have seen the road get busier with more shops and clinics. We just stick to what we know, making simple Chinese dishes for the local crowd.