Soul Food

Soul Food is located over in Bandra West, near number 7. It’s a place where we make the kind of food we grew up eating. I started it because I missed certain flavors that were hard to find. The kitchen is small but we make it work. We have a few tables, but a lot of our orders are for people to take home. Bandra is always moving fast, but we try to keep things a bit more relaxed inside. I spend a lot of my time talking to the suppliers to make sure we have what we need for the day. Sometimes the delivery truck is late and we have to adjust the menu. That’s just part of running a small business. My sister helps me out on the weekends when it gets really crowded. We don't have a big team or a corporate office. It’s just us and a couple of helpers. We try to keep the prices where they should be so regular people can come in often. The neighborhood has changed a lot, with new shops opening all the time, but we’ve stayed pretty much the same. People know they can come here for a simple, honest meal. It’s not fancy, and we don't have any awards on the wall. We just cook and serve and clean up at the end of the night. That is the way we have always done it here in Bandra.