Make way for Parasakthi Express!

Make way for Parasakthi Express!

       Amongst the array of food stalls and restaurants that line either side of J.J Nagar, Parasakthi Express Shawarma draws our attention with its bright yellow. Mogappair has a newcomer in terms of shawarma shops. 'parasakthi Express' is a shop which is heavily inspired from the cricket team Chennai Super Kings. This is evident while we have a look at the menu of this shop.

          Namma thala 07 shawarma, chinna thala shawarma are some of the infamous names on the list. Upon asking the owner, Karthik, the idea of such a name came into his mind upon seeing the craze that CSK has among the masses. “Basically, I chose to put up a shawarma stall because of the popularity of the dish. It’s easy to make and can be had as a quick snack or even for dinner. It is evident that the name of this shop is inspired from CSK. Parasakthi express is the nick name of Imran Tahir, as we all know” he said.

           

         Hot and spicy shawarma is named after MS Dhoni, Pepper shawarma after DJ Bravo and Parasakthi express shawarma is their special dish, this contains pure chicken and none of the other veggies. They also have a variety of mouth-watering kebabs. A bizarre fact is that they also serve “veg Shawarma’’ which was an instant head turner.   There is an increase in the number of shawarma shops in Chennai. This is because people expect everything quick and this is the perfect solution for this as it is made quickly and can also quench the hunger.

          “I was previously working in a BPO and didn’t feel i got the deserved pay that I should have got. I left the job and was thinking about an alternative and got a spark of starting a business and I ended up putting up this shop. So far so good.” Says Karthik who is optimistic on the future of his business.