5/5 Chetan A. 1 year ago on Google
When
you
are
in
Coimbatore,
every
meal
you
have
in
the
city
should
be
at
Sree
Annapoorna.
I
was
introduced
to
Sree
Annapoorna
by
my
dad
when
I
was
a
kid.
His
business
in
textiles
would
often
bring
him
to
the
cotton
city
and
I
would
travel
with
him.
At
that
age,
I
was
so
fascinated
by
coffee
that
those
flavors
have
still
stayed
with
me.
Apparently
every
time
I
traveled
with
him,
and
if
the
train
had
to
pass
Coimbatore,
I
would
wake
up
and
ask
him
if
I
can
have
Annapoorna
coffee.
And
full
credit
goes
to
the
owners
and
staff
for
having
maintained
the
quality
for
so
many
years.
So
today’s
lunch
was
at
Sree
Annapoorna
and
it
was
the
South
Indian
meals.
The
meal
is
served
with
several
side
dishes-kootu,
cauliflower
poriyal,
keerai,
sambar,
rasam,
kurma,
dal,
kara
kozhumbu,
curds,
payasam,
chappati,
rice,
and
appalam.
I
have
lived
all
my
life
in
Chennai
and
South
Indian
meals
at
all
the
popular
joints
in
Chennai,
but
nothing
can
beat
the
meals
at
Annapoorna.
Every
side
dish
on
the
plate
was
well
balanced.
The
sweetness,
tangy,
and
spice
in
the
rasam
was
perfect.
Kara
kozhumbu
was
the
highlight,
well
balanced
spice
and
sour
flavors.
Most
hotels
in
the
south
can’t
get
the
chapatti
right,
but
Annapoorna
had
it
right,
soft
and
warm.
Cauliflower
poriyal
was
perfectly
cooked
and
for
the
added
crunch,
there
was
crushed
peanuts.
This
poriyal
reminded
me
of
the
sabzi
my
mom
made
with
cauliflower.
Perfectly
chopped
and
cooked.
To
finish
off
the
meal,
I
had
the
butter
milk
and
it
was
a
great
finish
to
the
meal.
Evening
snack
was
again
at
Annapoorna.
This
time
it
was
sambar
vadai
and
dosai.
Perfectly
flavored
sambar
with
a
crisp
vadai
served
with
coconut
chutney.
They
have
the
best
staff
in
the
service
industry.
Well
trained,
soft
spoken
and
service
oriented.
During
my
great
visit,
I
finished
by
meal
and
asked
for
some
water,
the
service
executive
apologized
for
having
forgotten
to
give
me
a
glass
of
water
and
said,
“I
never
forget
to
keep
water.
I
should
have
kept
a
glass
of
water
even
before
you
ordered
your
meal.
I’m
really
very
sorry.”
And
no
visit
to
Coimbatore
and
Annapoorna
is
complete
without
the
Annapoorna
coffee.
It’s
not
coffee,
it’s
memories
served
in
dabara.
Brings
back
the
memories
of
my
first
sip
of
Annapoorna
coffee
with
my
dad
and
about
every
trip
through
Coimbatore
where
I
would
wake
him
up
and
ask
for
Annapoorna
coffee.
It’s
this
connection
that
people
have
with
Annapoorna
that
has
made
this
brand
so
popular
with
very
little
marketing.
When
food
takes
you
back
in
time,
there
is
no
need
for
marketing.
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