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	'''Shree Thaker Bhojanala'''y is a [[Mumbai]] eating house that serves a [[Gujarati Thali\|Gujarati thali]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news\|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/art-and-culture/kunal-vijayakar-picks-the-best-places-to-savour-an-unlimited-thali-in-mumbai/story-EydiKkZ5gIlp5D3yyy54VL.html\|title=Kunal Vijayakar picks the best places to savour an unlimited thali in Mumbai\|date=2017-04-21\|work=Hindustan Times\|access-date=2017-07-09\|language=en}}</ref> It is located in [[Fanaswadi]], [[Kalbadevi]].<ref name=":0" /> It was established in 1945 by Maganlal Purohit.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web\|url=http://www.freepressjournal.in/food/6-must-visit-gujarati-rajasthani-thali-restaurants/655143\|title=6 must visit Gujarati – Rajasthani Thali Restaurants {{!}} Free Press Journal\|website=www.freepressjournal.in\|language=en-GB\|access-date=2017-07-09}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Citation\|last=Abp Majha\|title=चवदार चविष्ट: गुजराती थाळीची मेजवानी\|date=2016-10-01\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9JBpqcolrY\|access-date=2017-07-09}}</ref> It is owned by Gautam Purohit, who is also the head chef.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/more-lifestyle/meet-the-people-behind-some-of-mumbai-s-iconic-dishes/story-xBLGmXf4DaKeESXTtnNm9K.html\|title=Meet the people behind some of Mumbai’s iconic dishes\|date=2016-10-08\|work=Hindustan Times\|access-date=2017-07-09\|language=en}}</ref> The Bhojanalay is where [[Alice Waters]] is reported to have eaten a jowar bhakri for the first time.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://scroll.in/magazine/831808/alice-waters-the-pioneer-of-the-farm-to-table-movement-has-an-excellent-idea-for-india\|title=Alice Waters, the pioneer of the farm-to-table movement, has an excellent idea for India\|last=Sanghvi\|first=Roshni Bajaj\|work=Scroll.in\|access-date=2017-07-09\|language=en-US}}</ref>		'''Shree Thaker Bhojanala'''y is a [[Mumbai]] eating house that serves a [[Gujarati Thali\|Gujarati thali]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news\|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/art-and-culture/kunal-vijayakar-picks-the-best-places-to-savour-an-unlimited-thali-in-mumbai/story-EydiKkZ5gIlp5D3yyy54VL.html\|title=Kunal Vijayakar picks the best places to savour an unlimited thali in Mumbai\|date=2017-04-21\|work=Hindustan Times\|access-date=2017-07-09\|language=en}}</ref> It is located in [[Fanaswadi]], [[Kalbadevi]].<ref name=":0" /> It was established in 1945 by Maganlal Purohit.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web\|url=http://www.freepressjournal.in/food/6-must-visit-gujarati-rajasthani-thali-restaurants/655143\|title=6 must visit Gujarati – Rajasthani Thali Restaurants {{!}} Free Press Journal\|website=www.freepressjournal.in\|language=en-GB\|access-date=2017-07-09}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Citation\|last=Abp Majha\|title=चवदार चविष्ट: गुजराती थाळीची मेजवानी\|date=2016-10-01\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9JBpqcolrY\|access-date=2017-07-09}}</ref> It is owned by Gautam Purohit, who is also the head chef.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/more-lifestyle/meet-the-people-behind-some-of-mumbai-s-iconic-dishes/story-xBLGmXf4DaKeESXTtnNm9K.html\|title=Meet the people behind some of Mumbai’s iconic dishes\|date=2016-10-08\|work=Hindustan Times\|access-date=2017-07-09\|language=en}}</ref> The Bhojanalay is where [[Alice Waters]] is reported to have eaten a jowar bhakri for the first time.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://scroll.in/magazine/831808/alice-waters-the-pioneer-of-the-farm-to-table-movement-has-an-excellent-idea-for-india\|title=Alice Waters, the pioneer of the farm-to-table movement, has an excellent idea for India\|last=Sanghvi\|first=Roshni Bajaj\|work=Scroll.in\|access-date=2017-07-09\|language=en-US}}</ref>

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[[File:Shree Thaker Bhojanalay.jpg|thumb|Entrance to Shree Thaker Bhojanalay]]
'''Shree Thaker Bhojanala'''y is a [[Mumbai]] eating house that serves a [[Gujarati Thali|Gujarati thali]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/art-and-culture/kunal-vijayakar-picks-the-best-places-to-savour-an-unlimited-thali-in-mumbai/story-EydiKkZ5gIlp5D3yyy54VL.html|title=Kunal Vijayakar picks the best places to savour an unlimited thali in Mumbai|date=2017-04-21|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=2017-07-09|language=en}}</ref> It is located in [[Fanaswadi]], [[Kalbadevi]].<ref name=":0" /> It was established in 1945 by Maganlal Purohit.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.freepressjournal.in/food/6-must-visit-gujarati-rajasthani-thali-restaurants/655143|title=6 must visit Gujarati – Rajasthani Thali Restaurants {{!}} Free Press Journal|website=www.freepressjournal.in|language=en-GB|access-date=2017-07-09}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Citation|last=Abp Majha|title=चवदार चविष्ट: गुजराती थाळीची मेजवानी|date=2016-10-01|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9JBpqcolrY|access-date=2017-07-09}}</ref> It is owned by Gautam Purohit, who is also the head chef.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/more-lifestyle/meet-the-people-behind-some-of-mumbai-s-iconic-dishes/story-xBLGmXf4DaKeESXTtnNm9K.html|title=Meet the people behind some of Mumbai’s iconic dishes|date=2016-10-08|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=2017-07-09|language=en}}</ref> The Bhojanalay is where [[Alice Waters]] is reported to have eaten a jowar bhakri for the first time.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://scroll.in/magazine/831808/alice-waters-the-pioneer-of-the-farm-to-table-movement-has-an-excellent-idea-for-india|title=Alice Waters, the pioneer of the farm-to-table movement, has an excellent idea for India|last=Sanghvi|first=Roshni Bajaj|work=Scroll.in|access-date=2017-07-09|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Menu and ambience ==
Food critic Meera Sodhi mentions barefoot waiters who coax the patrons to eat more, which she says reminded her of her mother.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2016/jul/27/mumbai-vegetarian-paradise-street-food-stalls-and-cafes|title=Sunrise to sundown, Mumbai is a vegetarian’s paradise|last=Sodha|first=Meera|date=2016-07-27|work=The Guardian|access-date=2017-07-09|language=en-GB}}</ref> [[Kunal Vijaykar]] characterises the "[[Thali#Unlimited thali|unlimited thali]]" meal here as "royal", that includes bottomless glass of buttermilk, an assortment of various types of farsan and other starters, dhoklas in different colours, bhajis made from potato, fenugreek, chilies and more, sweet and hot chutneys, rotlis, rotlas, bhakris and bhakras, puris and puran polis, with vegetable and pulse preparations made from bottle gourd, ivy gourd, cow peas, green gram, both dry and with gravy, spicy, sweet or raw, sweet dal, kadhi, lackho dal rice, pulao khichdi, papad, pickle and a minimum of two sweets.<ref name=":0" /> Rahul Akrekar describes the food as simple and honest.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/ZDGxR7QoEeXXCTNXeaGJgK/QA-Rahul-Akerkar.html|title=Q&A: Rahul Akerkar|last=Makhija|first=Prerna|date=2015-04-03|work=Live Mint|access-date=2017-07-09}}</ref> The offerings have been called so numerous that one loses count.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.in/zomato/unlimited-love-for-thalis-in-bangalore-mumbai-and-chennai_a_21710245/|title=Unlimited Love For Thalis In Bangalore, Mumbai And Chennai|work=Huffington Post India|access-date=2017-07-09}}</ref> Another writes that the thali includes "unlimited quantities of farsan, veggies, rotis, pulao, dal, kadhi, buttermilk and creamy shrikhand."<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/more-lifestyle/a-food-walk-through-the-mumbai-of-my-childhood-ashwin-sanghi/story-G5qQqmDrIPp878oNSLZKWI.html|title=A food-walk through the Mumbai of my childhood: Ashwin Sanghi|date=2016-04-27|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=2017-07-09|language=en}}</ref> Christien Manfield finds the ambience "modest", like that of a "worker's canteen", where "friendly staff insist on constantly refilling plates," and an unmatched choice of bhakris and rotis, with main and side dishes like corn dhokla, aloo rasawala and vegetable pulao.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/travel/travel-guides/2015/1/mumbai-eating-guide/|title=Mumbai eating guide|date=2015-01-14|work=Gourmet Traveller|access-date=2017-07-09|language=en}}</ref> The Penguin Food guide to India tells readers that the place is "tough to find' and the entrance "dingy", but the food good, the early winter thali had [[undhiyu]], a vegetable salad, rice slow cooked with spices, dahi, bhakris of corn and millet, kheer and [[chaas]].<ref name=":4">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/?id=BGhBAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT333&dq=%22shree+thaker+bhojanalay%22#v=onepage&q=%22shree%20thaker%20bhojanalay%22&f=false|title=The Penguin Food Guide to India|last=Brien|first=Charmaine O'|date=2013-12-15|publisher=Penguin UK|isbn=9789351185758|language=en}}</ref>

== Reactions from food critics ==
Christine Manfield finds the Bhojanalay "city's hidden gem" serving what is considered one of Mumbai's best vegetarian thali. [[Elle (magazine)|Elle]] writes that the Bhojanalay is a must visit eatery for vegetarians in Mumbai, one of the world's 8 most vegetarian cities.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://publimetro.pe/actualidad/noticia-worldvegetarianday-8-ciudades-mas-vegetarianas-mundo-39024?ref=ecr|title=#WorldVegetarianDay: 8 de las ciudades más vegetarianas del mundo {{!}} Actualidad|date=2017-07-09|work=Publimetro|access-date=2017-07-09}}</ref> [[Ashwin Sanghi]] calls the Bhojanalay thali, Mumbai's best Gujarati thali.<ref name=":2" /> [[Rachel Goenka]] mentions the Bhojanalay as one that is a defining part of Mumbai's diverse food culture.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/more-lifestyle/the-mumbai-food-industry-has-been-a-kaleidoscope-of-flavours-rachel-goenka/story-AgYzcTfq8IkZcID6IoA1sL.html|title=The Mumbai food industry has been a kaleidoscope of flavours: Rachel Goenka|date=2016-07-22|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=2017-07-09|language=en}}</ref> The Bhojanalay was short listed amongst the top three for TripAdvisor 2016 Travellers’ Choice Awards in local cuisine category.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://udaipurtimes.com/udaipur-restaurant-named-as-indias-best-for-local-cuisine/|title=Udaipur restaurant named as India's best for Local Cuisine|date=2016-10-22|work=UdaipurTimes.com|access-date=2017-07-09|language=en-GB}}</ref> The Bhojanalay finds mention in ''The Penguin food guide to India''.<ref name=":4" /> The Bhojanalay features on various must "best in Mumbai" lists, such as
* "''11 Places You Have To Eat At In Mumbai If Sunday Brunch Is What You're After''"<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.indiatimes.com/culture/food/11-places-you-have-to-eat-at-in-mumbai-if-sunday-brunch-is-what-you-re-after-260543.html|title=11 Places You Have To Eat At In Mumbai If Sunday Brunch Is What You're After|work=indiatimes.com|access-date=2017-07-09|language=en}}</ref>
* ''"7 must visit Gujarati – Rajasthani Thali Restaurants"''<ref name=":1" />
* "Kunal Vijayakar picks the best places to savour an unlimited thali in Mumbai"<ref name=":0" />
* "Here Are The 22 Best Thalis In Mumbai For The Ultimate Feast!"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hungryforever.com/here-are-the-best-22-thalis-in-mumbai-for-the-ultimate-feast/|title=Here Are The 22 Best Thalis In Mumbai For The Ultimate Feast! {{!}} HungryForever Food Blog|website=www.hungryforever.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-07-09}}</ref>
* "Food: 5 restaurants in Mumbai that serve lip smacking Gujarati thalis"<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/food-5-restaurants-mumbai-serve-gujarati-thalis-rajdhani-maharaja-bhog-chetana-lifestyle/18172195|title=Food: 5 restaurants in Mumbai that serve lip smacking Gujarati thalis|work=mid-day|access-date=2017-07-09|language=en}}</ref>

== Coverage in the media ==
The Bhojanalay featured in [[ABP Majha]]'s programme "Chavdar Chavistha".<ref name=":3" />

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