Kunal Tea Houses

Kunal Tea Houses is located in Subhash Nagar on Karve Road, right near the MIDC. Since it is an industrial area, there is a constant demand for hot tea. We keep the large kettles boiling almost from the time we arrive until we go home. The tea we make is quite strong because that is what the workers around here prefer to help them get through their shifts. We put a lot of ginger and cardamom in the pots. The glass cups get washed and reused hundreds of times throughout the day. It is often a noisy place with people calling out their orders and the sound of the steam. We have a few simple benches outside where people can sit and chat for a few minutes. It is a very basic setup without any fancy decorations or art on the walls. The ceiling has some soot on it from the burners, but that is just how a real tea house looks. We get the milk delivered in big metal cans every morning. When it rains, people tend to crowd under our small roof to stay dry while they drink. We have been a part of this industrial landscape for a long time now. It is hard work standing by a hot stove all day, but it is what we do to serve the local community. We don't have fancy snacks, just the tea and maybe some biscuits. It is a noisy, busy place but we like it that way.