Saturday, September 2, 2017

Cream Centre - The quintessential evergreen favourite!

This must surely rake in as perhaps the restaurant which I would have visited the maximum number of times and seldom have I had a bad experience in all those umpteen number of visits. It has a lavish widespread menu where they keep introducing new specialties from time to time and it's truly is a veg lover's paradise.

Over a period of time, they have grown by leaps and bounds and established a separate stand alone identity with the veg thronging crowd of Chennai. The North Indian community especially likes visiting this place and you find hordes of them thronging in and the place is usually packed to the rafters on the weekends.

Some of the must try's here include the;
- American Nachos (I personally prefer the one with Mexican beans which goes well when mixed with the Taco chips sauced up with yummy yellow cheese sauce and tossed up with Salsa sauce)

- Chole Battora (the Battoora's are gastronomical and the delicious Black Chole they serve is abundant enough for the giant sized Battoora)

- Sizzlers (a truckload of varieties ranging from Indian, Panneer special, Italian, Barbeque, Mexican et al - all of them are truly sizzling hot and you would want to try each one of them on your different visits to the place)

- Corn Cheese Balls (another specialty of this place with crumb fried balls oozing with cheese and corn interspersed in between giving the desired effect, you also get a sample of these balls also in some of the pasta items)

- Chats (you have variations from Dahi puri, sev puri, bombay ragda etc - you might think its quite pricy but the quantity satiates your hunger and gives a nice lingering taste)

- Sizzling chocolate brownie (served on a platter layered with hot chocolate fudge sauce and nuts with a small scoop of vanilla ice-cream - the bubbles created on this molten hot liquid makes it enticing and is a lovely way to end your meal).

Apart from all these you have a plethora of Pastas and Baked stuff (I especially like the Double Baked Macaroni which comes with Corn cheese Balls as accompaniement) , Pizzas (never really tried much of them) , Sandwiches (just love their Herbed Oven Cheese grilled sandwich - coated with a cheese layer with veg ingredients added it gives a delectable taste), Parathas, Biriyani, Main Course gravies, versions of Paneer Tikka (Juicy and succulent), Enchiladas etc.

You are really spoilt for choice at this place and there are so many items which you will just want to devour. Apart from all this, during festival occasions they add a twist by including additional special items.

I have absolutely no qualms on the taste of any of the items and on virtually every occasion they've proved to be top notch. However one major issue I've had with Cream Center is they've jacked up the prices at a steep level over the years. Nothing at all is reasonably priced on their menu and you do feel a huge crunch on the pocket while dining here.

Rates apart, there is really nothing to slouch over at this center. They are open and embracing. The fact that they have grown at such an alarming pace is testimony to their quality of food served over all these years. It has become very popular over the years and is one of the top go to destination in the veg category. In essence, a restaurant which will make your taste buds extremely tongue tied with joy in abundance :).

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