Kasi Vinayaga Mess – The Taj of Triplicane
If you’re looking for a great ambience, air conditioning, an ala-carte menu, valet parking then read no further.
If you are the one looking for a simple, south-indian food that tastes as good without burning a hole in your pocket then this is the place. And I am sure it beats the Taj hands down.
tucked away in akbar shaib khan street, off bells road in the bachelor’s haven of triplicane, kasi vinayaga mess is simply outstanding… he is open for lunch and dinner. serves only meals. yeah nothing else. and costs exactly
Rs. 23. no taxes extra.. Yeah, all of Rs. 23/-
the food is served on the traditional plaintain leaf. And eating here is an experience in itself.
this is how it goes. you first go and pay for your meal. Pay extra for a packet of potato chips or for the curd here in case you need them. You are given a token number and asked to wait. Now, the seats are also numbered and if your token number is 23 you have to sit on seat 23 only. So in case you ask for more sambar, he says ’23kku sambar oothu” which means serve some sambar for seat no. 23. so for obvious reasons, there is no number 9. :)
the menu per se is pretty basic. starts off with rice(limited) though, sambar, rasam and butter milk. you have paruppu (dhal) and ghee to begin with. there is vathal kuzhumbu in the morning and mor kuzhambu in the evenings.
And most importantly, no gup-shup. Come, eat & get out.
Now, I was wondering how much this guy would make in a month. They serve an average of 500 -750 meals a day, which means about Rs.12,000 per day. 100% pure profit. That makes it Rs. 6,000 per day. Translates into a minimum of Rs. 1.5 lac post the bribes to cops, rent etc. And he is open for exactly 7-8 hours a day only. And here I am sitting in a god forsaken place working atleast 12-13 hours a day earning less than 1/4th of the same :(
I would give this place 10/10 for value, 5/10 on ambience, 8/10 for quality of food.
“…so for obvious reasons, there is no number 9…” ROTFL…:))
The Suprabadh MEALS SECTION, BEHIND PACHAYAPPAS COLLEGe ON HADDOWs ROAD IS ALSO HOMELY MESS AND CONVENIENT FOR THOSE WHO FAR FROM THEIR HOME. hOMELY AND GOOD TASTELY STUFFS ARE SERVED. VERY ECONOMICAL ALSO RS.22/- FOR MEALS ONLY WITHOUT CURD AND ANOTHER RS.4/- EXTRA FOR CURD (SOMETIMES BACK.)LIMITED RICE AND UNLIMITED DISHES ARE SERVED. BUT THE RICE SERVED AT ONE SERVING LOOK AWFULL AND MORE THAN ENOUGH. SAMBAR, VATHAL OR KARAA KUZHAMBU, RASAM,PACHADI OR THUHAYAL,KOOTTU,PORIYAL,SOME PICKLES AND APPALAM AND DHALL WITH GHEE ARE SERVED. THE SERVERS SERVE REPEATEDLY THE VEGETABLES WHENEVER EMPTIED IN LEAF AS MOTHER ANS SISTERS ARE SERVING AT HOME. GENERALLY CROWDED BETWWN 12-30pm TO 2-30 pm AND IN THE NIGHT YOU CAN HAVE YOUR DINNER LEISURELY.THE AUTO DRIVERS WHENEVER PASSES THROUGH THIS WAY WHETHER CROWDED OR NOR WAIT AND FINISH THE MEAL AND THNE ONLY GO.
dhal=daal ??
or is it some other South Indian dish?
Sorry MEHAK – DAAL is wrongly spelled as DHAL
gup-shup = means?
and why is “9” funny?
New to Indian culture here, and on a learning curve! Thanks!
Peter: Gupshup is an Indian slang for chatter, for noisy talk.
9 needs a bit of explaining. How do I put this tactfully – for some obscure reason the number 9 has been associated with eunuchs. And it is pretty derogative.
“…so for obvious reasons, there is no number 9…” …. lol !!
imagining …ombothukku sambhaaaaaar !! lol
triplicane, so don’t even think of taking your girlfriends along.
What is this? Girlfriends Triplicane pakkam vara maatangala? Avanga veedu Triplicane la irundha? Illa en veedu Triplicane la irundha?
“Enga area ulla varadha” paata serious a eduthukittangala? And in any case that song does not mention Triplicane!
Jokes apart, wonderful post, but that last line kinda put me off and spoiled it for me. Just my two cents.
I don’t understand about Triplicane – why women shouldn’t go there – can you explain? (I didn’t get #9 either – thanks for clearing that up)
being a triplicane vasi and being a great fan of kasi vinayaga mess, i loved your narration. But ur view about triplicane is extremely wrong.
ur girl friends dont like marina beach ? would they not be interested in coming to chepauk stadium when india is playing?
maybe u should’ve been more specific. maybe what u meant to say was triplicane being a bachelour paradise, and since ur girl friends might see those handsome bachelors , there is a tiny chance they might ditch u
hi mr.vinodh subramanian
you are exactly right by saying kasi vinayaga mess as taj of triplicane,the served there was awesome, in America even for 10$ i am not getting such kind of food.i was there in triplicane for nearly 4 year all 4 years i had in kasi vinayaga.
It all started after doctor advised me to take food in kasi vinayaga when i went to him for food poisioning eating in a road side shop… Thank you very much Kasi Vinayaga Mess
hi
mr.vinod subramanian may i have your email id pls…..