1.40 am. Standing on the pitch dark Ahmedabad highway and searching for any ANY vehicle like an Autoriskhaw / Taxi / Bus / Truck / Roadroller / Crane (because helpless people don’t get options) to drop we three adventuresome friends at least 1 km away from our very own concrete jungle. No doubt it was thrilling and it had to be, coz all three of us wanted to have dinner nowhere else but at a place like Pritam’s. And the usual Indian mantra ‘Jo hoga, dekha jayega’ is what helps us excuse questions like how are we gonna return back past midnight without a private vehicle.
Lucky we were that there passed a horse cart, a ghoda gaadi who agreed to drop us towards Borivili. It was definitely unforgettable riding in the open through the speedy highway between the jungles at 2 am. But it has been these scorching days in the city that coerces us towards the Ahmedabad highway almost every weekend. Better climate, quieter location, no hustling honks and no crowded parking lots. And above all- great food, these are reasons enough you can find us these days at restaurants outside Mumbai.
Driving down towards Mira Bhayander to Virar, there are these amazing “Dhabas”- all in a row starting from Dara’s, Pali Village, Delhi Darbar, Kinara Dhaba, Pritam’s Dhaba and so on. Well, till now Pritam’s has been our favorite of all for the obvious reason- “FOOD”.
In fact, it was our 31st night when we all wanted to just stay away from the noisy dance parties, and find our own space. We chose Pritam’s Dhaba for its great food, roomy tables and dim light ambience. Sloshed after boozing like a half dozen drinks, we cleared the check at Pritam’s at 4 in the morning just to go out, sit in the car and doze off for around three hours, as however drunk we are, we still are aware that drinking and driving isn’t really a good combo.
