Mallaiah Hotel

Our place, Mallaiah Hotel, is located at H.No:-3-10-36 in Reddy Colony. It’s more of a local eatery than a big hotel like you might see in the city center. We’ve been serving food here for the people in the colony for a long time. The building is simple, with just some tables and chairs. We start early in the morning, getting the stove going and prepping the ingredients. You can usually smell the cooking from down the street. It’s a family-run kind of spot. My cousins and I take turns at the counter and serving the tables. It gets really crowded during lunch hour when everyone from the nearby offices and houses comes in at once. We don't have a printed menu that changes; we just serve what we’ve always made. The walls have some old pictures on them, and the fan hums a bit too loudly. Sometimes we run out of certain items by the evening, so it’s better to come early. We use big metal pots for everything. It’s not fancy, but the food is honest. People sit together at the big tables and talk about their day. We know most of the regulars and what they usually order without them even asking. It’s just a small business in Reddy Colony, keeping everyone fed and going about our daily routine. We wash the floors every night once the last customer leaves.