Chatak Chaat

Running Chatak Chaat near Savitri Cinema in Greater Kailash keeps us on our feet from morning until late at night. The address is 578, and you can usually find us there prepping ingredients while the rest of the city is still waking up. Being so close to the cinema means we get all sorts of people coming through, especially when a big movie lets out. The kitchen gets incredibly hot in the summer, and we are usually covered in flour or spices by midday. We don't have a fancy dining room with soft chairs; it’s more about the food and the quick pace of the street. Sometimes we run out of things earlier than expected because the crowd was bigger than we thought. Our staff is just a small group of people who have worked together for years, so we move around each other without needing to say much. The floors get sticky and the trash cans fill up fast, so someone is always sweeping or cleaning up. We just try to keep the flavors consistent so that the regulars who have been coming here for years don't get disappointed. It’s a noisy, busy life in GK, but we are used to the chaos. We just focus on the next order and try to keep everyone moving so the sidewalk doesn't get too blocked up with people waiting.