Prakash Shakahari Upahaar Kendra (Horizon Towers, Ranade Road Dadar West, Shivaji Park Mumbai)

In a nutshell:
A small eatery comprising several rooms in which guests share table with strangers, good service, very good food.

Address & other details: Prakash

Meal for 2: 150 onwards

Cuisine type : vegetarian

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Short description – in case u r in a hurry:
We came to know of this place from the social media.

The shop has a large unmissable facade.

There is a Sweet takeaway counter at the entrance of the restaurant.

nothing related to the restaurant but spotted this opposite the restaurant

There were Small sections inside the restaurant, with wooden tables and chairs.

Everything from the interiors to the semi open kitchen was Very neat and clean. Guests were asked to share tables with strangers – no group got a table to themselves.

The staff members were wearing uniform and the traditional maharashtrian cap. The guy serving us was nice. He took care and helped us with the menu as well.

Menu card was a long list of items with no descriptions.

Food in general was very enjoyable.

Detailed description – in case u hv the time to njoy reading.

For drink we tried Piyush – a Marathi drink. It was thicker than the other ones we have had in mumbai so far. It is a bit on the sweeter side generally with a very mild feel of sourness. The Piyush at Prakash was very good. Rate it 4/5

We also ordered Kokum sharbat. It had good flavours of kokum and had a very good balance of sweet, salt and sour. Rate it 4/5.

The Missal here was very different from the one at Bedekar tea stall Pune. In general the Pune and mumbai versions r different.

There was no rassa served on top of the missal and it was served without Pav or slice of bread as is customary in most places. This missal had potatoes, different pulses and sprouts , a not so hot but spicy gravy and was topped with sev and onions.

Not too much floating oil, not too much chillies, not too much spices on the face – a very well cooked, balanced dish with interplay of textures.

Rate it 4.25/5

Wangi pohe was excellent. It was almost like home made. Simple and subtle yet very flavourful and yumm. Flavours of spices made their presence felt and so did flavours of aubergines (wangi) . Super loved it and rate it 4.5/5

Kothimbir vadi was again a masterpiece. It had very crisp outer layer and super soft and yumm inside. The cubes were smaller in size than those at aaswad and hence there was more crust per sq cm.

That made a difference. However, there was no interesting chutney served with the kothimvir vadi (as in Aaswad). Rate it 4.5/5

Sabudana vada was a revelation. It takes immense caliber to convert humble sabudana into something as good. The vada was freshly made and was crisp outside and soft inside.

It was not at all chewy which is what the sabudana at many places turns into. Awesome it was. One of the best I hv ever had. Rate it 4.75/5

We also had Solkadi. It had an excellent balance of sweet, salt, hotness , sour and spices. Coconut milk was in the right proportion. Loved it and rate it 4.25/5