The staples are still quite good. Very good even. The chicken kebabs, kerala parotas, brain fry and the mutton korma. However, the last time I went, the ghee rice had been pegged back many notches, which is a pity because it was superb in it's simplicity.
Imperial is rumoured to have a menu, an extensive one too, but I have never seen it. Well, maybe once but I averted my gaze forthwith. It distracts from the task at hand. I tried the butter chicken once, last night in fact, and will never try it again. It would make a legion sardar cry…like colicky babies. I tried the biryani once, unrecognizable as biryani. Thus ended my experimentation. I've taken a number of Japanese visitors to Imperial (Don't ask why. Long story.) and they've all loved the food. Raved about it and asked to be taken back. Strange. Wouldn't have thought they would've liked it but they did and explained it as being very fresh food with lots of umami. I assume the umami would be thanks to copious quantities of "tasting powder" (MSG) that they undoubtedly use. Has anyone tried Arabian Savoury on Mosque Road? It's a curious fusion of Mallu-Arabic food that works surprisingly well. Charcoal grilled chicken, hummus (with olive oil, mind you!) and kerala parotas. The kicker, however, is the milkshakes with names such as Rolex, Computer, Sharjah and things like that... If you go, please try what's called a Cooler. But don't try the mac & cheese on their menu, not even sure why it's there. On 1/31/07, Biju Chacko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On 30/01/07, Venkat Mangudi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Biju Chacko wrote: > > On 30/01/07, Suresh Ramasubramanian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Look for the Imperial on residency road. Cheap, tasty food - famous for > >> kerala muslim meat dishes .. hot enough to require a stomach lined with > >> cast iron .. probably not the most hygeinic place but well, it might > >> just compare favorably with other, more big name restaurants. > > > > Good Grief! Are you trying to kill him? Even I've stopped going there. > > Kairali near Christ College is a better restaurant at the greasy spoon > > range of the market. > Surely, you jest. Impy's is the best, rather a nostalgic one for us > Josephites. I know at least one other person who loves it and his wife > has become a huge fan of Impy's. Maybe all of us should have dinner > there once and take a decision on the spot. Impy's was one of my favourites about 8-10 years ago. It does seem to have deteriorated since. The fact that it's difficult to get parking nearby is another reason (the main reason?) I haven't gone there in a long time. -- b
