Vaishali.......need I say more?

I begin my blog with a tribute to the mother of all restaurants-VAISHALI in good old Pune. I mainly plan to make this a blog about restaurants in the US but no review can be complete without mentioning Vaishali.
It is best described this "If there were to be a law made that only one restaurant can continue to exist in Pune, and a vote is taken, the winner will be Vaishali hands down." Usually when any one from Pune based in the US is headed back home, his/her friends will almost always say "Please have an SPDP in Vaishali for me"

Vaishali has a huge fan following, to the point of devotion, in Pune and there are many regulars who have breakfast there, either daily or on weekends. I believe there is a group of friends who are there everyday in the morning so religiously that they even have a newspaper delivered there.

I think I will be fairly right in saying that the SPDP(Sev Dahi Batata Puri) is the most popular dish on the menu. It is no surprise that Vaishali is full in the evenings, given that SPDP is available only after 5.30 PM.

My favourite dish is the Mysore Masala Dosa. The pungent red chutney which is coated on the inside of the dosa gives the MMD it's special taste.