Bhujbal Sweet Home

Our shop, Bhujbal Sweet Home, is tucked away on Nagdevi Cross Lane, right off Nagdevi Street in Vadhu. It’s a narrow area, so finding a place to park a scooter is always a mess. We’ve been in this building for years. The walls could use a fresh coat of paint, but we are usually too busy with the stove to worry about that. We make the basics that people want every day. Nothing too experimental. Most of the regulars come in for their usual stuff and don't even look at the menu board anymore. It’s quiet in the early afternoon, so that’s when we do most of the heavy lifting and cleaning. The drains on the street sometimes get blocked when it rains, and then the whole lane feels a bit damp. We just put some sandbags out and keep going. My father started this and now I’m the one opening up at six. It’s a long day. We use the same metal trays we’ve had for a decade. They are dented but they still hold the food just fine. We don't spend money on ads or anything. If the food is okay, people come back, and that’s been enough to keep the lights on. Sometimes we have a little tea in the back when the sun goes down and the street gets a bit cooler.