Fat Kong Restaurant

Fat Kong Restaurant is over here on S V Road in Vile Parle West. We are in Shop 2 at number 406, right near the Dominos Pizza. It’s a busy stretch of road in Mumbai, and there is always a lot of traffic passing by our front door. The restaurant isn’t massive, but we’ve got enough tables for the locals who come in. We spend a lot of time in the back getting the vegetables chopped and the sauces mixed. It’s a lot of manual work. You can hear the pans clinking if you’re sitting near the kitchen. We’ve been in Vile Parle West for a bit now and know the rhythms of the neighborhood. Lunchtime is usually a quick rush, and then things quiet down until the evening when families start showing up. We don't have a fancy lobby or anything, just the dining area and the counter. Sometimes we run out of a certain ingredient and have to send someone out to the local market quickly. That's just part of running a small place like this. The walls have a few simple pictures, but mostly we just focus on the food and the service. It’s a straightforward place to get a meal without any fuss. We are just a few people trying to keep the place running smoothly every day of the week. There’s always a lot to do before we can close up at night. We check the stove and lock the gate and then do it all again the next day.