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Visited beyondburg st marks road branch for the first time.

My order:

Nashville fried chicken burger (390): It was crispier and juicier than your typical fast food fried chicken burger but was not really spicy or flavorful as I expected. Can get a similar fried chicken burger in any other burger joint. 3/5

Swiss cheese burger (460): First time having a smash burger, don't really have a reference to compare it to but the flavors were nice. 4/5

Copacabana Milkshake (390): Was very thick, difficult to drink from a straw. (Edit: I appreciated the thickness of the shake, I'm a fan of thick shakes but the salty and cheesy flavor profile of the cheesecake was not really there) .However it was very sweet and the cheesecake flavour did not come through at all, felt like a generic thickshake. 3/5.

Total cost: A bit over 1300

General experience:

Went on a Sunday evening so had to queue for around 15 minutes.

I went alone so got assigned a seat near the wall, a bit awkward seating position.

They forgot my drink, saw them making it after I already got the burgers and finished half of one, had to remind them twice.

I overestimated how much I could eat, two burgers and a milkshake was too much, after I was done with the chicken burger and half of the shake I was already full and could not really appreciate the smash burger.

Overall rating: 3/5, if I go again next I will try their pastrami stuff.

What's your go-to order there?

Any other burger place I should check out?

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To be honest this is so underrated. It easy on pocket and tastes good.

Location: DMart Kannakapura Road.

I was randomly scrolling through Ownly, Zomato and Swiggy and decided to compare a few restaurants… and some of the price differences genuinely shocked me.
For example, in Laban story’s SalanKatiya (small) is ₹240 on Ownly, which is also the restaurant/store price. On Zomato, the exact same thing is ₹300. 😭
Another one: Madras Meal Company’s Ambur Special Chicken Biryani is ₹165 on Ownly, which is the actual price, but ₹265 on Zomato. I’ve literally ordered it on Zomato for around ₹185 after seeing those “60–70% OFF” coupons and thinking I was getting a great deal. 💀
That’s what made me realise that sometimes the coupon isn’t necessarily making the final price cheaper the Zomato base price itself can be much higher than the restaurant’s actual price.
Of course, it’s not every restaurant. Corner House, for example, has pretty much the same menu price on Zomato, and with the offers/coupons, Zomato can actually be worth it. I’ve noticed the same with a few other places like Olives.
But there are SO many cafes/restaurants where the difference seems huge, sometimes almost double. Now I’m definitely checking the restaurant/Only price before blindly ordering through Zomato. 😭
Anyone else noticed this with restaurants in Bangalore?

On my plate tonight: air fried sea bass head, kerala fish curry, matta rice, green peas thoran and North Indian style dal.

So basically, Kerala occupied 80% of the plate, North India sent one diplomatic representative, and Bangalore provided the address. 😌

And my diet has been officially rescheduled to next week.

Recipie:

Air Fried Sea Bass Head.

Ingredients - Sea bass head, Red chilli powder, Turmeric powder, Salt, Coconut oil.

Prep:

Mix red chilli powder + turmeric + salt + coconut oil into a thick paste.

Apply it lavishly into every nook, corner, crevice and available square millimetre of the fish head.

Place on baking paper.

Air fry at 200°C for 15 minutes, flipping after 7.5 minutes.

Then drop it to 120°C for another 15 minutes for a slower finish.

Done. Crispy outside, juicy inside, and staring back at you judgementally.

Fish Curry

Made earlier and given some time to sit around and contemplate its life choices.

Basic Dal.

Ingredients - Lentils/dal, Turmeric powder, Salt and the usual North Indian dal tadka ingredients.

Prep:

Nothing revolutionary happening here, just your regular home style North Indian dal.

Boil the lentils until properly soft > season > tadka > mix.

The quiet, sensible member of an otherwise fairly chaotic plate.

Green Peas Thoran.

Ingredients - Dried green peas, Grated coconut, Coconut oil, Mustard seeds, Garlic(finely chopped), A little ginger(finely chopped), Green chilli, Curry leaves, Shallots(finely chopped), Turmeric powder, Salt.

Prep:

Soak the green peas and pressure cook until soft. Keep a little of the cooking water aside.

For the thoran: coconut oil > mustard seeds pop > garlic + ginger lightly brown > curry leaves pop > green chilli + shallots.

Let the shallots lightly brown.

Add turmeric + salt > grated coconut.

Stir until the coconut gets very lightly toasted, then add the cooked green peas along with a little of their cooking water.

Mix well > cover > low flame for a few minutes so everything steams together.

Serve hot.

Breakfast: Paal Kappa + yesterday’s Fish curry with kudampuli.

Recipie

Paal Kappa.

Ingredients - Tapioca / kappa, Thick coconut milk, Salt, Coconut oil, Mustard seeds, Garlic(finely chopped), A little ginger(finely chopped), Green chilli, Curry leaves, Onion/shallots(finely chopped).

Prep:

Boil the tapioca until properly soft, drain the water.

Mix the hot drained kappa with thick coconut milk and salt until creamy but still slightly chunky.

For the tadka: heat coconut oil > mustard seeds > garlic + ginger > green chilli > curry leaves > onions/shallots. Let everything lightly brown and become fragrant.

Pour the whole thing, oil and all, over the kappa. Mix through and serve piping hot.

Meen Curry - Sea bass in a Kerala style red curry with kudampuli.

Ingredients: Sea bass, coconut oil, fenugreek seeds, mustard seeds, garlic, ginger, curry leaves, shallots, Kashmiri chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt, kudampuli (smoked dried kokum).

Prep:

Coconut oil > fenugreek seeds pop > mustard seeds pop > ginger + garlic lite brown > curry leaves pop > shallots. Let the shallots lightly caramelise. Add Kashmiri chilli powder, turmeric and salt. Add enough water for the fish, followed by kudampuli. Cover and boil for a good 5 minutes. Add the fish, bring it back to a boil, cover for another 3–5 minutes, then turn off the heat and leave it to rest.

Ideally leave it overnight, because yesterday’s meen curry has had 12 hours to think about what it wants to become😁.

Serve generously over hot paal kappa.

Lakshmi Janardhana bakery has been opp SNN Raj serenity for close to 8 yrs since 2018 or even earlier - I joined the party late ... Like very very late , in 2025

This is AFAIK the only bakery all the way till dlf and the puffs are great , other stuff not so much ...

The veg puffs have a onion dominated filling , egg puffs have a beans and aloo spicy filling ...

25₹ egg , 20₹ vegq

made these fudgy brownie cookies today. around 85-90g each. they are super chocolatey, soft nd fudgy in the middle with that crackly top.

I've always found it hard to find good, fresh croissants in Bangalore. I've previously had the best croissants at Lavonne. Today, however, I tried out this cute small bakehouse near me in HSR Sector 1 and was quite surprised. The almond croissant - extremely fresh, flaky, and not overly sweet - hit the spot!

Also, at 240/- it's extremely reasonably priced.

It came out amazing. Everyone loved it.

Recipe:

1. Roasted some vermicelli in oil and kept aside
2. Roasted some peanuts and kept aside
3. Took some oil added cumin and mustard seeds along with green chillies sliced from between and some curry leaves
4. Added diced onion and little ginger garlic paste
5. Added turmeric and salt and added water
6. Add your favourite veggies and let it boil for 5 mins covered up. I added green peas, capsicum and carrots.
7. Added the vermicelli and covered and cooked for 3-4 mins on low flame
8. Add the peanuts and enjoy

walk ins are welcome ( though i would make reservations on weekends )
chicken cheung fun~600 ( love it , my friends love it too)
Turnip cake ( love it , super soft ) ~600
Dimsums ~500
stir fried louts stems with cashew nuts ( lil heavy , tastes good though ) ~600

have tried almost all the deserts
i love coconut caramel coffee flan ~500

We tried the half-and-half hotpot with side dishes including mushrooms, pork belly, fish fillet, vegetable dumplings, bean curd, and tofu skin, along with two desserts. The total cost was around ₹3,200.

To start with the experience, the wait wasn’t too long, but it was disorganised. It was just the two of us, but one couple and one group that arrived after us somehow got seated before we did. I’m not particularly happy about the group either, but I can understand that they may have had a bigger table open up. The couple, however, was annoying. None of us had a reservation.

We had to wait around 30 minutes, which is what the guy had promised, so points for that.

As for the food, it was quite flavourful and spice-heavy. We had the spicy Sichuan and Tom Yum broths, and both were really nice. They had six veggie broth options. There were no free refills, which was a bit of a bummer. They give you hot water instead, although I’m not really sure how that helps.

The sides were reasonably priced, albeit on the expensive side, but it was good on the quality and the portion. However, they had also run out of chicken dumplings and sticky rice cakes.

The sauce station, although we sat down at our table at 10PM, already felt like it was about to be over. Towards the end of the meal, half of the condiments had run out, and they never refilled them. Sauce station is important for a hotpot experience.

Overall, I do think the staff were aware that things weren’t going smoothly. They apologised profusely whenever there was an issue, which I appreciate, but the problem was that the apologies rarely translated into anything actually being fixed. The actual food was the strongest part of the experience. Both broths were genuinely good, and the sides were decent, but the disorganised seating, unavailable items, lack of broth refills, and poorly maintained sauce station took away from what could have been a much better experience. Maybe do a reservation when you’re planning to visit and reach early.

At around ₹3000+ for two, I expected the service and overall upkeep to be more polished. Good food, but the experience didn’t quite match the price.

15 or 20 rupees , you can also get great pakoda from the shop beside this 😀

Chole with hair (Swiggy delivery). Not eating there ever again.

Ordered on Swiggy, waited for an hour for this.