When it comes to con jobs, it’s hard to beat our desis.
No one comes anywhere near Indians when it comes to ripping off others.
Take for instance Mumbai Bistro in Philadelphia.
The rascals at Mumbai Bistro position the restaurant as offering Fast, Fresh, Home-Style Indian Food.
Folks, Fresh and Home-Style, Mumbai Bistro’s food definitely is not.
You see, our suspicions were aroused when our order of Naan and Kulcha came out in a jiffy.
We wondered how the Naan and Kulcha could be made so quickly but we kept our unease to ourselves.
A little while later, as we were exiting the rest-room opposite the kitchen our eyes fell on the frozen Naan packets piled in the restaurant’s tiny kitchen.
The game was up with these charlatans.
Fresh, Home-Style Food?
Balls (more on this later)!
Food by the Pound, Tiny Place
Located on Locust St between 9th and 10th Streets, Mumbai Bistro is a small place that mainly serves north Indian vegetarian and non-vegetarian fare. More like a take-out place with about six tables. You pick up a plastic plate or box and fill it up with the choice of your items at the steam table (again, hardly the touted fresh), take it to the the cash counter, pay for it by the pound (@ $4.95/lb), grab a table, chow down your food and get out.
If you are looking to have a leisurely meal in a nice, comfortable ambiance, then Mumbai Bistro is not for you. Continue reading »
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