Mom's Birthday Celebrations!

Since it is my mom's 83rd birthday today, I asked her where she wanted to go.
Sundays are usually beach and a nearby restaurant if we wanted to eat something.
But its been a long time since we went towards that side due to unseasonal drizzling, my returning late from work, etc.

She said beach and Sri Krishna Sweets which has opened a new branch at Besant Nagar just a few weeks back.

We sat for a while at the Elliots Beach in our usual place. The moon looked pale. Then we walked down to find Sri Krishna Sweets.

It is centrally located. Much has to be done to uplift the surrounding areas but I could see some work still going on.

We went through the menu card and ordered 1 each of Aloo Tikki with channa, Pav Bhaji and Corn Au Gratin. We could not do justice to Aloo Tikki so we wanted it packed to carry it back home to enjoy in leisure. When I asked about the Au Gratin the order-taker said it contained a bit of ice-cream to make it tasty! I knew it was the cream and cheese sauce he was mistaking for ice-cream instead of just cream. I was a bit worried how the dish would be if it did contain some ice-cream as he insisted it would :D !!

The pav-bhaaji had a queer taste due to mixing of some oil alongwith butter in between the bun halves. It could have tasted better with just butter.

We got a two-seater near the entrance door which had no fan and the AC too was not working. There was no running water in the wash room. Luckily a water bottle on the counter had some water so we managed to wash hands with it.

Despite all this, my mom enjoyed the outing on her special day, that was what mattered and not whether the AC was on or off, whether the Corn Au Gratin contained ice-cream or not :)

Since her having a good time was the main focus, all else faded into the background. Yet Sri Krishna Sweets of Besant Nagar could improve as we have all come to expect and appreciate good quality food for which they are known all over Chennai. Otherwise this busy centre will be a great let-down.

Mahalakshmi