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Went with enthusiasm. Left Sad.
Laari Adda is a new player in Mississauga , catering Pakistani style street food snacks with a limited number of entree items. (Laari Adda is normally a truck or bus stand where people gather to enjoy street style folk food).
N.B.: It has no relationship with its namesake in Pakistan, and may even be encroaching on the Pakistani brand .
Such Pakistani places are as yet rare in Canada but seems that the trend is emerging.
This was our 2nd visit. First one was a little better.
It opens from 5 PM to 12 AM daily, and becomes quite busy on weekends and some week evenings. Place is small and line ups of Generation Z and Millennials may be there and wait may be as long as an hour.
It may take at least 30/45 minutes from order to service. And servings may be staggered even if ordered together.
We ordered Gol Gappay as starters , which are round , fluffy, crispy shells that can be filled with chickpeas and garnishes and can be further filled with spiced water that is normally knowns as Paani (hence paani puri at many South Asian snack places). These were quiet tasty, and closer to authentic Pakistani taste. Paani is served in shot glasses for each shell. Which is a new take as compared to other places serving the same snack.
From the starters we also ordered Garlic French Fries, and Chargha Chicken wings (chicken wings made with spices and the style of Chargha, which in pashto language is chicken and this dish is influenced by streets of Pakistan and Punjab. Normally marinated overnight and served deep fried). Both were decent.
At the earlier visit we ordered Nihari( a slow cooked beef shank curry), and Daal Maash ( a special lentil). Both were decent.
On this visit we ordered : Bun Kabab (Pakistani style burger), quite decent: Koyla Butter Chicken (Butter chicken with something to do with charcoal), So So ; Haryali Chicken (grilled chicken with may be mint marination) So So.
What made this and earlier visit disappointing was the erratic service.
There are several young servers who make a show of providing decent service but that may be just a facade.
One of my guests ordered a Cold Coffee and requested that it be served first and at least with appetizer. It did not come for at least 45 minutes and came after multiple reminders when the appetizers were over.
We ordered 2 Naans , one with butter and one without . I do not eat buttered Naan. Only one naan came with the entree. I could not start as the non buttered Naan did not come till after multiple follow ups and reminders.
After the meal I ordered a Kashmiri Chai (Kashmiri style tea). After about 10 minutes of ordering , the server came back to ask if we needed a bill or wanted to order something else. She simply forgot the tea order. It took another 10 minutes for the tea to come which was nothing like a Kashmiri Chai.
One of the servers was absolutely rude and her attitude was quite annoying as she screamed the name of Bun Kabab, and gesticulated when we requested her to make space to place the food.
The only grace was the attitude of the restaurant manager, whose name began with F. He was quite welcoming at both visits and is probably trying his best when the servers and kitchen are failing him.
The place is known to provide board games, but we are not sure about the process.
To be objective , I will visit this place once again. Observe any improvement and edit the review or write a follow up. If no change, will not return ever.
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