Srinathji

You can find us at Srinathji over on Senapati Bapat Marg in the Lower Parel area. This part of Mumbai has changed a lot lately with all the new malls and big glass buildings, but we are still in one of the older spots. It’s a bit of a contrast. We see a lot of people from the offices nearby during their lunch breaks. They’re always in a hurry. We try to keep up but sometimes there is a wait. The space is fairly basic. We have some wooden chairs and a long counter. The walls are mostly bare except for a calendar and a few notes pinned up. We don’t have much in the way of decoration. It’s more about the function of the place. Parel is always loud. There’s the sound of the trains and the cars on the main road. You just stop noticing it after a while. I’ve been working here for a long time now. I know where every single spoon and bowl is kept. We have a routine that we follow every single morning. It starts with cleaning the floors and then setting up the stations. It’s not a glamorous job but it’s steady. We don’t bother with much marketing or social media stuff. If people like what we do, they tell their friends. That’s how we’ve always operated. We just keep the doors open and get through the daily rush.