Yesterday afternoon we gave a presentation and got our heads together with the dynamic Dennis development team at Simplicity, up in Islington. A friendly few Friday evening snifters followed in the Slug & Lettuce and it seemed like a great idea to stop by the Lahore Kebab House, just off Commercial Road, on the way home.
It's changed a bit over the years, from the tiny transport style cafe with old flaking formica tables and creaking benches with foam coming out at the seams, to the huge, sprawling restaurant it is now, somehow managing to be swanky and tacky at the same time. The kitchen is definitely larger than the entire establishment was 20 years ago.
What hasn't changed is the large throng of local residents waiting, many with their carrier bags full of refreshments from the off licence next door, ready to grab some seats at one of the big (now circular) tables. Nor has the quality of the food, which is quite simply addictive. In fact, over the years there have been rumours (quite untrue, I'm sure) of certain illegal ingredients being used to 'spice' up the dishes, such is the elation experienced by the happy, compulsive diners.
The ramifications the next morning are still the same too. The sudden urge to leap out of bed and dive into the bathroom, where one then has plenty of time on one's hands to, for example, compose blog posts. Yes, it's been a while but the old Lahore tummy is like the return of a faithful friend...
5 months ago
14 comments:
You take a laptop into the loo with you!!!! ...... such dedication ....
@DP - I never take it out, that's where it lives.
that sounds a fab restaurant .... is it still the same owners??
Slightly disturbing though to think you could be sat on your loo whilst reading this ..... ;-0
@70s - yes, a family run place, although I reckon they had more people in the kitchen yesterday than would have fitted into the entire place when I first went there!
Actually, I only read DP's posts from the dunny. It gets me in the right mood...
Aaahh the LKH, seems like a billion years ago now that I last beat you and Richard at pool in the crumbly east end boozer next door before having a Friday pre NonFarm payrolls lunch in there :)
Happy days, and glad to hear its still there if somewhat changed. Bring back formica tables I say!
It wasn't the brains masala was it?
"It looks like it has bubbles in it... slightly salty bubbles"
does your laptop wash it's mouse after a trip to the dunny?
@UDH - You beat me at pool?! Surely this must be some time-distorted memory slip??
@Lazy - If I recall brains massala was only available Friday lunchtimes. Can't say I ever dabbled with the salty bubbles...
@Nursey - Absolutely.. and it likes to keep its ports and cables Bristol fashion too.
No, but on my 16th birthday you tried to get me to.
Still my cake had mario on it so i guess i'd better forgive you.
ooops... how did that apostrophe get into my comment? can you remove it somna me old mate?
@lazy - you can't say that I didn't try and broaden your horizons then!
@nursey - 'fraid not. I clicked the irreversible "grammatical errors can never be corrected" option. I'd ask DP to help but he'd probably just suggest using Liquid Paper on the monitor...
Islington, Lahore, Switzerland: Google maps is getting a work-out round these parts!
@laog - As esciting as it sounds, Lahore Kebab House is just East of the City of London. Globetrotting is generally suspended, at least until Dennis goes, errm, global.
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