[slicvic]

Originally Posted by arun1100

There used to be a Hotel called Big Boss in Manipal. Near MIT on the Parkala road. I used to love the food there.
Old timers of Manipal might know this place.

It still exists, but i guess it was better earlier, considering that i have been there only once in the past few years.

[arun1100]

Originally Posted by slicvic

It still exists, but i guess it was better earlier, considering that i have been there only once in the past few years.

But I think its on the right side while going towards Parkala. Before it used to be on the left side. It was a small place. I was in school then in early 90s.

[Samurai]

Big Boss very much exists, but now it mainly caters to auto drivers and similar clientele. Even students avoid that place.

[arun1100]

Originally Posted by Samurai

Big Boss very much exists, but now it mainly caters to auto drivers and similar clientele. Even students avoid that place.

Options in Manipal were very less those days. But now. Whole Manipal is like MIT campus.

One more place I remember in Udupi. The dry bhel wallah. He used to stand near Mitra samaj. The bhel used to have coconut oil in it. I did see two people selling them in a pushing cart recently near Mitra Samaj. But the taste wasn't so good.

[yogi1771]

It is not bhel arun,it is called charmuri.

[sudhirbhan]

Speaking of charmuri, a few places where I have tasted excellent charmuri
1. Shop next to the co-operative society petrol bunk(opposite Indra Bhavan) at Balmatta
2. Temple square/ car street - there is a pushcart vendor whose nickname is sukrundo
3. Shop at the base of Gomata betta in Karkala

Some shops (none of the above) also prepare a variant of charmuri by adding mashed boiled eggs, this too tastes yummy! There used to be one such shop opposite Padua School, not sure if it still exists.

[sushrutha]

Originally Posted by sudhirbhan

Speaking of charmuri, a few places where I have tasted excellent charmuri

OT
Any good Charmuri place in Bangalore? . I havent found anyone till date, all I get to eat is just the bhelpuri.

Proper Charmuri I can still get in Chikmagalur.

[lohithrao]

Had some great charmuri at Mariamma (temple) jathre....looking forward for more

[arun1100]

Originally Posted by sushrutha

OT
Any good Charmuri place in Bangalore? . I havent found anyone till date, all I get to eat is just the bhelpuri.

Proper Charmuri I can still get in Chikmagalur.

Two places I really liked the Charmuri in Bangalore is the one near Safina plaza and near Indranagar BDA complex.

[deadman]

My two places where i liked charmuri: At kaup beah and malpe bach side charmuri stalls.

[f1fan]

Talking about Charmuri (or Charmuri Upkari), folks going to Kundapur should have Charmuri at Annaya's. It is on the same road that leads to Shetty's lunch home but earlier on the left side.
Annaya's also has vaccuum sealed Charmuri packets which you can take away and bring it back home. Just add little coconut oil apart from other necessary ingredients and voila, your charmuri is ready.
Believe me, my cousin even took some sealed charmuri packets to the US.

[recshenoy]

is there any one drooling or is it only me after readinga about charumuri

Had some great charmuri at Mariamma (temple) jathre....looking forward for more

olu (where) ? at Kapu?

[MileCruncher]

Originally Posted by rohanjf

Boo hoo.. Reminds me of my engineering days at MIT Manipal (1999 - 2003. Any batchmates here in t-bhp? ).
When I was low on cash, I would eat at Your Choice, Manipal Canteen, BQC, BQ Mess, Seif Palace...
When I had little more budget, I'd visit Dollops (Roosta's Area), Tasty Bites, Lake View, Cosmos...
When I had a lot of money, Pisces or Kidiyoor in Udupi.

I'm MITian 1997-2001 I.P. I have eaten at all the above places apart from Deva's , Press Cart, Little CHef, Pandey's Paratha Point, Snack Shack!

[adi99]

Press cart - bread masala and bun masala is my favorite. I am leaving to Udupi tonight and will be there at Press cart tomorrow evening

[mallumowgli]

Hey guys - can u suggest some authentic mangalorean breakfast items and where i can get that? am not a fan of idly/dosa, though I end us eating that for want of choices