Sub me up Scotty!!

This world is divided into two kinds of people. Those who love Sub-Way, and those who'll grow to love it! The sub has everything! Fresh Veggies, scrumptious meat, olives, jalapeño and MAYONNAISE! All sandwiched up to make a roller coaster ride for our tingling taste buds! Now Sub-Way India has a scheme going on here wherein there is a 'Sub of the day'. Every day of the week has one 6-inch sandwich available for Rs. 50 ONLY!! Now thats HUGE because normally a decent sub costs anywhere between Rs. 80 to Rs. 120. But because of this deal, we yummy our tummy and can eat two at the cost of the original one! They keep shuffling around the days and according to the sequence now, the two most delicious subs fall on Friday and Saturday, Roasted Chicken Breast Sub and Chicken Ham Sub, respectively. Though little Sub-Ways are all over the place, today I'll write about two outlets.


Sub-Way, M-Block Market, G.K. II

Now this place is small... and I mean small... but not tiny as other Sub outlets. Infact, this is one of the bigger Sub-Ways around (not counting the food courts please!). The place is done up in the usual 'Sub-Way wallpaper' with two sets of sofa seats and other regular table sets all along the length of the store (there is no breath). The staff is friendly and seems to be busy with something all the time (even though we've never seen more than 3 people at the store at the same time.... ever!). It usually takes about 15 mins to get the sub and you can wash it down with ice tea or coke and sister brands. There is also an option to try out some yummy cookies (which are not cheap) as a 'sweet dish' after you're done with your subs. This outlet has a few of them (chocolate chip, oat-meal, oat-meal and raisin cookies) always stacked up right in front of your face as you pay for your sub and so don't be hard on yourself for being a little greedy, drooling and indulging. ;-)


Sub-Way, Savitri Cinema Complex, Nehru Place

This outlet is probably two thirds in size of the one at G.K. II but incredibly still has room for 3 tables! You get pretty much the same thing as at any other Sub-Way, but when I visited last (today) were no cookies there! And somehow during lunch hour, they managed to run out of chicken ham (the sub of the day) and had to offer something else to the hungry lot asking for it (I got the last of the chicken ham... snicker snicker :-D). But again, the staff is friendly and somehow (like their counter-parts at G.K. II) they are tuned to give out only ONE FREKKIN' TISSUE at a time when you ask for it! I mean come on people... Sub-Way won't go under because of a few tissues! :-p


The best part of Sub-Way is that you get to choose what you want in your Sub and that includes the sauces. Mayo and mustard are more or less on every sub, but if you want, you can also add Caesar sauce, Mint sauce or a Mustard-Honey Sauce! I would personally recommend all three and also that you try out the sub of the day (if you already haven't) cause the deal doesn't get any better than this!


Moola Factor: Good
Best feature: Its fresh, yummy and packed to the hilt
Service: Friendly
Ambiance: Comfortable

Yummy Tummy Delhi Rating ::::: 3.5/5

Oo La-La Country

Ok... lets just say you don't feel like going for that chicken roll.... you are high and like all people who are drunk, you head to the nearest 24/7 Convenience Store. You know you'll get hot-dogs there and maybe, just maybe (if you are lucky enough) there'll be a whole bunch of girls just out from some club somewhere, falling all over the place (hasn't happened yet but there is always hope).

24/7 Greater Kailash II

Now this place has everything... and I do mean EVERYTHING! But we just go there for the hot-dogs... mostly... no really!! :-p At Rs. 50 per piece, you yummy your tummy and your eyes too (again, if you're lucky). They put mustard and mayo as standard (or you can have plain though I wouldn't recommend it) and the franks are cooked right before your eyes. There is no relish and frankly, I've never missed it. I'm not sure if its the all American Hot-Dog, but its quite tasty. What I don't like though is when there are too many people, you just can't get to the counter soon enough (you do haveta pay first you know). And when you are drunk and happy, standing in a line to give away money seems like a waste of your high.

If you do go there, be careful, you are NOT allowed to eat inside the store and if you follow what the Delhi Police hasta say (they have a board right outside the store, be sure to check it out) then you can't:

1. Eat standing outside the store
2. Eat sitting outside the store
3. Eat while standing outside your car
4. Eat while sitting inside your car (wtf?!?!)

ARE WE SUPPOSED TO BUY 'EM AND THEN STARE AT 'EM?!?!?! There are a few more No-No's... I'll check out the board and update here the next time I visit! ;-) So, anyhow, I would recommend 24/7 's Hot-Dogs as a great snack (drunk or not) and one that is not too heavy on the pocket and available almost any time!

A typical night outside 24/7, G.K.II, not much later the cops attacked
and shoo-ed the crowd away

Moola Factor: Average
Best feature: Open late night
Service: Can get slow in heavy rush
Ambiance: Oo La-La ;-)

Yummy Tummy Delhi Rating ::::: 3/5

Beer for the Soul

As Ainz says:

Alright... any guy who loves beer and happens to live in Delhi, knows for a fact that WE DON'T HAVE ONE SINGLE PUB where a guy can just walk in, sit down and have a nice chilled larger without the following happening:

1. Getting ripped off at the entrance (they call them cover charges), if at all they let a 'stag' in.
2. Getting shoo-ed away for not being with a girl.
3. Getting in without a girl and without paying cover charges but still having to dole out upto 5 times the money you would pay at the government 'Wine and Beer Shop'.

So... what does a person, without a girl and no cash do?

I say... get your ass home! You gotta have atleast one of the two! If you don't have the cash, but the girl... well... she can pay for it (We believe in Equality). Or alternatively, if you don't have a girl (LOSER :-p) but do have cash... well then... lets go Soul searching in Greater Kailash II.

Soul Punjab is more of a restaurant than a drinking joint. But after we stopped going to ******, we needed a place and just one day, rather randomly, decided to try out Soul Punjab. It has two sections. We've never seen the basement but have reasons to believe that there is a dance-floor-DJ setup there (drunk people often fly up and down the stairs with loud music blazing out from behind them). The ground floor is where the restaurant is. You have a choice between smoking and non-smoking sections. The ambience is comfy (no deafening music here) and the staff is friendly and doesn't ask any questions (wink wink). One of the best things is that you can watch at least one of the three televisions from almost any seat in the house. They usually have Kingfisher, Fosters, Castle Larger and Sand Pipers, but we have been there on days when they had just one of the above. A bottle of the above named beers usually costs between Rs. 80 to 90. Royal challenge you can get for Rs. 60/peg. Besides that, their Masala Peanuts are alright and go well with the beer. They cost somewhere around Rs. 50. A friend (Panky, with a little help from Papples) once tried their Dry Martini and found it 'nice'.... but you should know we don't usually consider his opinion in the matter of drinks! :-p

So if you live around G.K. II, or are bored of your local drinking hole and need a change, or are just too cheap to go anywhere else, then try out Soul Punjab. Its not the best... but quite convenient!


As willworkforfood says:

What soul Punjab has going for it is that there is absolutely no pretense of being hip. the booze is cheap and the service is really good, even though once in a while none of the waiters will listen to you because they will all be glued to the TV watching indian idol. The beer is always chilled and the masala peanuts good. i am not ashamed to mention that in the million times we have ended up there we have not ordered food once. There is also a small glass container with a small floating candle on every table which make for a novel way to light your cigarette. In your face Flames!!



Moola Factor: Average
Best feature: Convenient
Service: Good enough
Ambiance: Calm and restaurant like

Yummy Tummy Delhi Rating ::::: 3/5