<p>This is a typical darshini style eatery and prominence is given to items like idli, dosa, vada, upma, ‘mini-meals’, rice items, coffee and tea.<br /><br />As the eatery opens in the morning, the joggers and walkers who come to the park located opposite the eatery, visit the hotel for a cup of tea or coffee. <br /><br />For working professionals who don’t cook at home, this place is a second home. Dosas and idlis are the fast moving items in this place along with the puris. The six-year-old, self-service eatery with an open kitchen has earned a good name among the residents of the locality for its authentic and tasty items and hygienic interiors. <br /><br />“One can find a lot of eating joints along Kumaraswamy Layout Main Road.” <br /><br />“This place is very small compared to other spacious hotels but I regularly visit this point because it is cleaner than other places. They use less oil and have a healthy menu,” says Ravishankar, a professional.<br /><br />Shree Lakshmi Upahara bustles with customers at any time of the day but it is more crowded in the morning and evening.<br /><br />“I come here for morning and evening walks. After that, I join my friends at this hotel. We talk about politics, cricket and City-related issues having coffee and tea.” <br /><br />“This is the favourite hangout place of many senior citizens. I never miss coming here in the evenings for crispy snacks,” says Laxmi Narayan H, a retired bank employee. <br /><br />This place is also visited by the students of nearby colleges like Dayananda Sagar Institutions (DSI). <br /><br />“College students like this place because it is reasonable. And one cannot eat spicy food daily. Though I am from Patna, I like idli and dosa, which are healthy compared to other spicy items. There are many North Indian hotels nearby. But I am happy with this small ‘darshini’,” says Saketh, an engineering student from DSI.<br /><br /> </p>
<p>This is a typical darshini style eatery and prominence is given to items like idli, dosa, vada, upma, ‘mini-meals’, rice items, coffee and tea.<br /><br />As the eatery opens in the morning, the joggers and walkers who come to the park located opposite the eatery, visit the hotel for a cup of tea or coffee. <br /><br />For working professionals who don’t cook at home, this place is a second home. Dosas and idlis are the fast moving items in this place along with the puris. The six-year-old, self-service eatery with an open kitchen has earned a good name among the residents of the locality for its authentic and tasty items and hygienic interiors. <br /><br />“One can find a lot of eating joints along Kumaraswamy Layout Main Road.” <br /><br />“This place is very small compared to other spacious hotels but I regularly visit this point because it is cleaner than other places. They use less oil and have a healthy menu,” says Ravishankar, a professional.<br /><br />Shree Lakshmi Upahara bustles with customers at any time of the day but it is more crowded in the morning and evening.<br /><br />“I come here for morning and evening walks. After that, I join my friends at this hotel. We talk about politics, cricket and City-related issues having coffee and tea.” <br /><br />“This is the favourite hangout place of many senior citizens. I never miss coming here in the evenings for crispy snacks,” says Laxmi Narayan H, a retired bank employee. <br /><br />This place is also visited by the students of nearby colleges like Dayananda Sagar Institutions (DSI). <br /><br />“College students like this place because it is reasonable. And one cannot eat spicy food daily. Though I am from Patna, I like idli and dosa, which are healthy compared to other spicy items. There are many North Indian hotels nearby. But I am happy with this small ‘darshini’,” says Saketh, an engineering student from DSI.<br /><br /> </p>
