Mahalaxmi Food & Juice Center

At Mahalaxmi, we spend a lot of our morning just sorting through crates of fruit. Being on Anand Mahal Road 14 means we see a lot of different people throughout the day. Some are just looking for a quick juice while they shop, and others want a heavier snack to get them through the afternoon. The blenders make a lot of noise, so we have to shout a bit to hear the orders. It’s not a quiet place, but it has a good energy to it. I like seeing the different colors of the fruits stacked up on the counter. We try to keep things moving fast because nobody likes to wait when they’re thirsty. The floors get a bit sticky sometimes from the spills, so we’re always mopping up in between customers. It’s a family-run kind of thing, so you might see my cousin or my nephew helping out when school is over. We’ve been in this spot for a while now and the neighbors are all friendly. We don't have a big menu with hundreds of items, just the things we know how to make well. When the seasonal fruits come in, like mangoes, that’s when we get really busy. It’s a lot of peeling and cutting then. The sun hits the front of the shop in the afternoon, so we pull down the shade a bit. It’s just a normal shop doing normal things every day to keep the business going.