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| - I've been eager to try out Elchi Chai Shop since it opened and finally made it in for lunch today with my husband and our super foodie friend. I love the idea and the concept, but the execution isn't quite there yet. Some (hopefully) constructive points for improvement: 1) can we get some AC up in this joint? It was seriously toasty in there. 2) Play some music and/or get better speakers! When I first arrived it was dead silent - probably not the ambience they're going for. At some point someone may have started to play music, but it may also have been music I was hearing through someone's headphones, hard to say. 3) The service needs to be faster. It took way too long to get our food, which feels even looooonger given points 1 and 2 above. Time slows down you're silently sweating to death. On the food side, it's all interesting and innovative, but not the flavour and texture experiences I was hoping for. I like my parantha Punjabi-style, flaky, moist, and pliable enough to scoop up accompanying raita, daal, sabji, etc. The parantha served here are dry and crunchy, and don't lend themselves well to being used as a vehicle for other food to be delivered to your mouth. Yogurt dip aka raita needs to be a lot larger and less sweet, and it would be nice to have some achar (pickle). On the plus side, everyone at our table enjoyed their bevvies (elixir, sweet lassi, iced chai, masala chai), the kebab balls, and the samosa. I give the owners props for trying out something different and hopefully they'll continue working on improving their recipes and ambience to make their vision come to life.
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