Bombay Chowpatty

Went to buy Royal Falood and spent $ 8 dollars. The dish is served in a plate with noodle flavour on it. Instead she gave it like a shake which is not how its served and was completely opposite to the picture on the menu. When asked the manager said that’s how it’s served and that its not like the picture on the menu. Be cautioned and ask how your item actually looks compared to the menu. Would never buy from here again

Food was ok. A little over priced for what value you get. Flavors are ok– decent but not amazing

I do not recommend this place. Food quality was terrible, customer service was horrible (the lady who i’m assuming is the manager was giving us major attitude), and the food was not as appetizing as pictured in thier menu. Prices were way too inflated for the ammount and quality of food we recieved. Not satisfied and not happy with this restaurant.

Im not sure how alot of people are rating this place good, but this place was terrible.
Service, food, interior decore, everything was bad.
The lady there was quite rude and over charged us telling us that the price was the old price… Which means you need to update your god damn menu.
Nothing there satisfied my cravings for some delicious vegetarian indian food with my boyfriend. Definitely not coming back there… And I DO NOT RECOMMEND IT. Do yourself a favour… Save your money and cravings somewhere more worthy… I swear to you.

Worst food! Nothing great about this place. The staff looks pretty new in this kind of business and the food is not authentic at all. Way to high prices in terms of the quantity and quality. Avoid this place and go somewhere else on the street. Worst they do not accept credit cards.

Pav Bhaji is excellent. I’m a repeat customer for that alone. Samosas ain’t bad. I’ve had better.

Cramped location primarily focused to selling paan. Seating arrangement is not children friendly and service is non existent.

I hate to compare, but simply put, I think there are better places for chat, pani puri, & chana bhatura in the area. I also wasn’t a huge fan of the half video store, half fast food restaurant vibe.

Fantastic authentic chat place !!! I am born and brought up in Delhi and have had authentic chat items to enjoy. This place did an amazing job and customer service was very good as well.
Kudos to this place …

i LOVE this place. the food is cheap and so, so good! i also love the bollywood DVDs lining the walls and one of these days, i am going to rent one. my only gripe is that on my last visit, i ordered masala fries (as usual) and they used ketchup instead of the usual tamarind chutney. it was really disappointing and was not as mindblowingly delicious the way it is with the tamarind chutney. i hope this was just because they ran out of the tamarind chutney and not because they have actually switched to using ketchup.

Wow! What amazing food!
The interior isn’t the most nicely decorates, and we sat down to some dirty tables, but this isn’t a fancy restaurant, it’s a popular place for chaat and savoury snacks.
We stayed away from the masala fries, because we had been eating a lot of potatoes lately.
The staff is really friendly and they make an effort to help any newbies with the menu. I ordered a mango lassi and the clerk began to give me a Wikipedia explanation of what a lassi is. I found it to be a lot less thick than other lassis and while it tasted good, the flakes of almond were kind of annoying.
Will definitely come back.

Really poor service poor taste of food. The worst faalooda ice cream it does not even have an ice cream in it it has whipped cream with the ugly pink color on top.

We checked-​in while strolling at Gerrard East and got hungry. We, vegetarians were immediately attracted by their sign promising goodies meant for us.
When stepped in we were a bit confused, as the place looked a video store at first glance… on a Sunday afternoon the place was empty, but we noticed that the tables were still dirty and so was the floor. Anyway we had hard time to choose what we wanted, as the prices were good and food was appealing. We ended up getting vegetarian burgers and asked for a cup of water, served thankfully in a jug and plastic cups. Also we asked to clean our table before sitting down. So it is not a place you take your sweetheart to enjoy a private dinner.
The food tasted good or rather A-​OK, the mock patty was a bit too hot for me (hahhaa, yeah, I am tender like that) and the bread was a bit dry. Since it was a light snack didn’t feel very stuffed afterwards, but that is my own problem anyway. But we are thinking of giving this place another chance.
While writing this I can’t wait to get home and prepare my dahl…

We had the papri chat and the vada pav. It was to go and a while before we had them, but they were good. The papri chat was good but the vada pav needed seasoning.
They have heeded to advice and cleaned up the washrooms. The staff was friendly and the service prompt.
Definitely worth a visit.

Delicious Mumbai style food. The waiters are friendly. Their vada-​pav & kulfi falooda are the best I’ve had outside of India. The place is bare basic and the metal tables & chairs are awfully cold. The washrooms could be a lot cleaner. Other than this if you are hankering for chaat this is the place to go.
They definitely need to update their freezing cold metallic furniture. It is very uncomfortable to go here when it’s cold. Everyone sits here wearing jackets! Afded to this, they probably keep their thermostats very low. Does not make for a comfortable eating experience. The saada paan was $ 1:50 — smallest paan I’ve ever eaten!

On my most recent trip to Little India, we stopped in at Bombay Chowpatty for some India street snacks. I was craving some chaat and my friends were curious to what chaat was.
Upon entering we were taken back at the fact that this location serves as a DVD rental place as well. The Indian music playing in the background added to the full street snack experience.
We ordered chaat, pani puri and pakoras to sample the various street snacks! They came out in phases, which was great because we got eat while we waited for the next dish. Every dish was fresh and well executed. The flavours blended so well. The pakoras were not overtly greasy and were devoured.
I want to try the lassis and shakes my next visit! You have to check this place out when you are in the Little India area. They are 100% vegetarian as well!

I keep calling this place Bombay COWPATTY by mistake, which ensues immediate fits of giggling.
Jokes aside, this place puts the BOMB in Bombay. They serve up typical Indian chaats which are snacks served at street stalls in India.
LG and I ordered some snacks for our takeaway picnic — Veg Pakoras, Samosa Chaats and Paneer Kathi Rolls. The first two were fairly average but the Paneer Kathi Rolls were pretty awesome and unique, I’d eat those again! (Described as «Mashed paneer sauteed with onions and tomatoes, rolled inside a flakey plain parantha with chutneys»).
Whilst waiting for our takeout order, we also oredered a Dahi Bhalla, which was lentil dumplings* served cold slathered in a yoghurt sauce with cumin and cilantro. These were awesome.
I need to go back and try some of the other messier items which the server ensured us would NOT travel well, sigh.
Plain set up inside with plastic chairs, etc — it’s definitely a takeaway joint but they do have a nice outdoor patio area.
It’s cheap — no dishes over $ 5.99
*OMG WTF Indian dumplings!!!

I’m so glad this place isn’t by my house because I’d get fat drinking shakes and eating everything on the menu.
I wanted a snack and ordered the Ragda Patties topped with chickpeas, onions, tomatoes, tamarind, and chutney.
I thought I was in heaven. Spicy, sweet, crispy, and mushy all at the same time! With a mango lassi, it was a perfect snack.
I kinda wish I was hungrier, so I could have the masala fries ($ 3.99)
or one of the veggie burgers (which is like the Ragda patties but in burger form for $ 5.99).
This late night place is one of my favorite snack joints.
Cheap, cheerful, and if you want, you can get Bollywood DVD’s at the same time!
I wish I could go back and have fries right now. :(

I love the name. CHOWPATTY! Ventured in as part of the UYE Little India Crawl. They open around 1:30 or 2. Don’t go early, :P.
The Royal Falooda is Bombay Chowpatty’s specialty drink which features a lovely blend of rose syrup, chilled milk, aaand ice-​cream garnished with pistachios and almonds but hold up! It’s not for everyone. Your drink (?) features vermicelli! Yes, as you slurp up your delicious blend you’ve got those slippery noodles as well which… gives an entirely different experience.
I’d really have to get one (okay, more than one. no holding back, y’all!) of their snacks to make a legit review. From what I could sample from Neil/Zandra’s orders, the pakoras were pretty good! And those paneer pieces looked rather appetizing, *_​_​*.

I tried this place on a whim a few days ago and I’m sold!
Bombay Chowpatty dishes up snacks, and for some, meals you’d find on the roadside in Mumbai. The everyman snack that is fingerlicking good when done right. I know an Indian restaurant has it figured out when it’s comparable to what I’ve had in the motherland. The store is on the North-​West corner of the intersection, and you’ll be hard to miss it with the vast number of Indian & Canadian flags fluttering upon the building.
I’ve tried their other location at Islington in Etobicoke, although this location is much more of a sit down restaurant/​dvd store and the other is more of a Bollywood video store selling Paan and beverages.
On my visit, I tried Chaat Papri and Dahi Bhalla ($ 5 each), and Pista Thandai ($ 3). A dish of Chaat Papri is made up of fried chips (not french fries) served under yogurt, chickpeas, potatoes, slices of green mango, tamarind chutney and some spices. The Dahi Bhalla is made up of fried lentil balls drowned in light yogurt, chutney with spices like cumin and pepper. Both were delicious and their servings, quite large.
The pista thandai, when done right, is a lightly sweetened, milky, pistachio flavoured beverage. Mine however, was very slightly disappointing when compared to the delicious snacks, as it was very obviously made with ice cream, making it overly sweet. If you do like sweet drinks however, you may find that it tastes just like a pistachio flavoured milkshake.
For those whose familiarity to Indian food begins and ends with Butter chicken, (Why so serious… with food?) don’t be intimidated, for everything on the pamphlet-​style menu comes with pictures and a highly accurate description.
I will most definitely return here with my camera and an empty stomach.
Tip: For those slightly allergic to nuts, I would certainly advise the staff/​waiter about it, as you can’t expect on which dish the nuts will appear. (I love nuts so it’s a plus for me, but if you’re highly allergic to nuts I’d probably forego this place altogether).
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