GPS: Shop No. 11, Silver Pearl, opp. Red Box Café, Waterfield Road, Bandra (W), Mumbai - 50
Tring Tring: +91-22- 26400044
Click: www.sanchurro.com
In & Out: 9:00 am – 12 midnight
Damages: Rs.500/- for a meal for two
Must-Order: Azteca Hot Chocolate
Umami Quotient: Sour
We’ve been curious about San Churros ever since it opened but equally dreading going there given the perma diet we’re on. Somehow endless chocolate wouldn’t fly past our regimens we were sure yet SC had to be sampled, diet be damned! We found the perfect opportunity on a buzzing Saturday afternoon accompanied by two friends, one of whom was fresh down from the US and somewhat an expert on comforting n’ unhealthy chain restaurant fare!
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Fist off, the menu overwhelmed us, it was all chocolate and lots of it! The descriptions and quantities transported us to middle America with humungous proportions and no regard for health or moderation. Aah well, when in Rome et al . . ! we scoured the menu and settled for the Azteca hot chocolate with cinnamon and chili and two of their signature desserts viz Berry Bizcocho with chocolate, strawberries, chocolate sauce and custard and the Churromiso (a play on tiramisu as we belatedly discovered!) a concoction of churros, whipped coffee, mascarpone, hot chocolate, cinnamon and cocoa powder. We were confident that despite the calorie overlay the chocolatey wonders would transport us into blissville. We were of course woefully mistaken.
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The Azteca despite its beguiling rich thickness had a strange watery aftertaste which we found really difficuly to associate with the consistency. Also the spicy ending was perhaps too overpowering for the humid Mumbai weather. The Churromiso was a basic tiramisu, light n’ pleasant enough and not oversweet, with a churro perched dangerously across the bowl. The Bizcocho though was a sugar overload! There was a mysteriously hard layer as we dug our spoons in that refused to crack under pressure. Nougat we finally concluded as we struggled to scrape bits out. However the chocolate, nougat and custard were all robustly sweet which combined on the palate was enough to make us go off sugar for a weekend! The slight tart of the strawberries could do little to counter this overlay.
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Its didn’t help as the floor manager blandly parroted ‘company policy’ of not allowing photographs of the interiors even when we mentioned would were going to writing about SC, of our own volition and expense! Typical of how brands travel the world, but local attitudes are hard to beat. However given the packed house SC was catering to, we concluded sadly that perhaps we were minorities in the SC target audience. People were evidently lapping up the deep-fried sugary delights being served. It led us to conclude that perhaps aspirational urban middle class consumers are the same worldwide. At that moment we could certainly see no difference between the American supersize-me populace and our desi folks. Hmm point to contemplate over . . .
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We’d conclude that if you’re in the vicinity and tired of trying myriad clothes in all the export-surplus stores around, SC is perfect as a sugarfix break. The regular hot chocolate would be your best bet if not the savoury sandwiches; just remember to share the spoils if you don’t want a sucrose OD!
The authors have a personal blog called, MaDe in Umami
Tring Tring: +91-22- 26400044
Click: www.sanchurro.com
In & Out: 9:00 am – 12 midnight
Damages: Rs.500/- for a meal for two
Must-Order: Azteca Hot Chocolate
Umami Quotient: Sour
We’ve been curious about San Churros ever since it opened but equally dreading going there given the perma diet we’re on. Somehow endless chocolate wouldn’t fly past our regimens we were sure yet SC had to be sampled, diet be damned! We found the perfect opportunity on a buzzing Saturday afternoon accompanied by two friends, one of whom was fresh down from the US and somewhat an expert on comforting n’ unhealthy chain restaurant fare!
Fist off, the menu overwhelmed us, it was all chocolate and lots of it! The descriptions and quantities transported us to middle America with humungous proportions and no regard for health or moderation. Aah well, when in Rome et al . . ! we scoured the menu and settled for the Azteca hot chocolate with cinnamon and chili and two of their signature desserts viz Berry Bizcocho with chocolate, strawberries, chocolate sauce and custard and the Churromiso (a play on tiramisu as we belatedly discovered!) a concoction of churros, whipped coffee, mascarpone, hot chocolate, cinnamon and cocoa powder. We were confident that despite the calorie overlay the chocolatey wonders would transport us into blissville. We were of course woefully mistaken.
The Azteca despite its beguiling rich thickness had a strange watery aftertaste which we found really difficuly to associate with the consistency. Also the spicy ending was perhaps too overpowering for the humid Mumbai weather. The Churromiso was a basic tiramisu, light n’ pleasant enough and not oversweet, with a churro perched dangerously across the bowl. The Bizcocho though was a sugar overload! There was a mysteriously hard layer as we dug our spoons in that refused to crack under pressure. Nougat we finally concluded as we struggled to scrape bits out. However the chocolate, nougat and custard were all robustly sweet which combined on the palate was enough to make us go off sugar for a weekend! The slight tart of the strawberries could do little to counter this overlay.
Its didn’t help as the floor manager blandly parroted ‘company policy’ of not allowing photographs of the interiors even when we mentioned would were going to writing about SC, of our own volition and expense! Typical of how brands travel the world, but local attitudes are hard to beat. However given the packed house SC was catering to, we concluded sadly that perhaps we were minorities in the SC target audience. People were evidently lapping up the deep-fried sugary delights being served. It led us to conclude that perhaps aspirational urban middle class consumers are the same worldwide. At that moment we could certainly see no difference between the American supersize-me populace and our desi folks. Hmm point to contemplate over . . .
We’d conclude that if you’re in the vicinity and tired of trying myriad clothes in all the export-surplus stores around, SC is perfect as a sugarfix break. The regular hot chocolate would be your best bet if not the savoury sandwiches; just remember to share the spoils if you don’t want a sucrose OD!
The authors have a personal blog called, MaDe in Umami