Sarvana Bhavan, Ashok Pillar, Chennai

If you are not from Chennai or are not fully aware of the phenomenon that is Sarvana Bhavan, chances are is that you will think that this is a chain that does not have any business sense or you will think that the restaurant has a huge family business that has been split down the middle and each faction wants to outdo the other. After all when you see 3 restaurants within 50 meters of each other you are well within your rights to make the above assumption in normal cases. However Sarvana Bhavan is not normal. It is I believe the Chennai-ites alternative to their home kitchen and the chain is doing well - a great testament to the quality standards and value for money customer offering that they have always kept up with. The same is evident in the decor. Clean, hygienic and very basic.
The last time I was at Sarvana Bhavan was for breakfast and had a plate or butter idlis, a ghee dosa and filter coffee. Tasty, simple and value for money food!
A meal for two at Sarvana Bhavan will cost you Rs 200/-.
How to get there: You will see Sarvana Bhavans all across Chennai. Just jump into an auto and ask him to take you to the nearest one.