Mahabaleshwar Specials

The address is a bit of a mouthful, Pradhikaran 1st Main Road, R P C Layout, over by the Vijayanagar Club Road at number 7. That’s where you’ll find Mahabaleshwar Specials. I set this up because I wanted to bring a bit of that hill station feel to this part of the city. We focus on the things people usually look for when they go on vacation, like the fruit and the sweets. The shop isn't very wide, so we have to stack the crates carefully along the walls. It smells like fresh fruit most of the morning, which I like. The traffic on the main road can be pretty loud, and sometimes it’s hard to hear what the customers are saying. I have a small stool behind the counter where I sit and do the accounts. We get a lot of people stopping by on their way home from work to pick something up for their families. I try to keep everything looking good, but sometimes the delivery truck gets stuck in traffic and things arrive late. That’s just part of the business. Pradhikaran is a nice neighborhood to work in, it’s mostly residential and people are generally polite. I’ve been at this location for a few years now and I’ve gotten used to the way the sun hits the front window in the afternoon. It’s a steady job, and it keeps me busy enough that the days go by fast.