In the first two weeks of moving into the neighbourhood, we would often notice a huddle around a table right outside Our Lady Of Perpetual Succour Church in Chembur East. Our curiosity piqued, we asked the autorickshaw driver one day to slow down enough for us to see what everyone seemed to be flocking to. Luckily for us, it turned out to be a chicken st­a­ll that serves a range of st­arters, served with naan or wrapped into a roll, making late working ni­ghts — when our brain has switched off and the thought of food only occurs as we are nearing home — easier.

We go there at around 10 on a Thursday night to browse through the menu. Mohammad Ramzan, who is manning the stall, tells us it's a verbal affair. We order their seekh kebab (Rs 120 per plate of four full kebabs) and a plate of red queen special boneless tikka (Rs 280 per plate), a part of which we convert into a roll.