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Sometime in February, I checked out the new menu at LIMA BKC. For those of you who aren’t aware, LIMA is a South American restaurant in Bandra Kurla Complex and serves specifically, Peruvian food. Trying authentic Peruvian food was a unique experience in itself, given that it was pretty much the first time for me.

The interiors are beautifully done at LIMA BKC and at night, it can turn into a nice cozy set up. Dim lights, a fancy bar and the ambience totally worked for me.

Coming to the food, here’s what I tried at LIMA BKC

I started with this Grape Drink which was such a beautiful purple color. It was amazingly sweet and a tiny bit bitter just like black grapes are. I also feel it had some kiwi in it. I enjoyed it.

I also gorged on their Tacos which were delicious. They were served with 3 very interesting dips – a salsa sauce made from Green Tomatoes, a regular Tomato salsa and some sour cream.

Next I had this Butter and Corn Zuppa, which felt like a warm and soothing, yet tasty corn broth. I quite enjoyed this.

Another dish that I thoroughly was the Green Peas and Potato Quesadilla. These are made from refined flour and the the filling has a prominent taste. This is further enhance with the cheese that feels wonderful.

Next I had something like a corn and cheese spring roll and this was called the Chimi Changa.

I also tried their Sweet Potato Gratin. It had an extremely overpowering sour taste which I didn’t quite enjoy.

But something that I did enjoy was the Bean stew and Mexican Rice. It was rice with beans in a tomato gravy.

And this was followed by something called Chilaquiles which was a baked Mexican dish. This too was tomato based and had beans and cheese. I love this combination!

Finally it was time for some dessert; so I started with something very familiar looking. This was something called After 9 – a chocolate and mint pastry. This was thick and dense, and the flavor of mint was spot on. However I did find it a tad bit chewy. This is the same After 9 that you get at Theobroma – however I am not sure if there is any relation between the two!

I also tried the Blue Berry Cheesecake which was really good.

So all in all, LIMA BKC was a pretty interesting experience for me. It was fun trying out this kind of cuisine for the first time. Also since this was an FBAI Soiree, I was in the company of so many fellow foodies and that made the evening even more enjoyable!

I hope you enjoyed reading this. Do visit LIMA BKC for a fancy yet interesting South American dining experience. Stay tuned for my next post.

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14 Sauce Story – Review

Rating – ⭐⭐⭐⭐

I was recently invited to check out 14 sauce story and my experience was pretty extreme – either I really loved what I ate or I couldn’t care any lesser about it! Keep reading to know what was YAY and what was an Oh God NO!

I started with the kit kat shake – delicious this was! Chocolate shake with a whole lot of kit kat – it had everything going on for it. So this was definitely a YAY!

I also tried their strawberry Slush kinda drink – it was super refreshing in this weather. So that’s another YAY!

Then I tried their watermelon and feta cheese salad and this came with big chunks of melon, loads of rocket leaves and a really appetizing balsamic and citrus dressing. Everything in this was perfect – except the watermelon. This wasn’t chilled and that was kind of ruining the salad for me. Also it wasn’t deseeded – a lot of places have the watermelon in their salads completely deseeded. So this was sort of disappointing.

Next I tried their platter – the epic 14 sauce platter. This had French fries, corn cheese and spinach parcels, onion rings, garlic bread, nachos, pita, lavash and 14 different sauces. There was barbecue, mayo, mustard, mint and so many others.. This platter was exceptional – the stuff that was warm – particularly the fries, onion rings, spinach parcels were very very very tasty. But the uncooked stuff i.e. The pita, lavash etc was seeming slightly soggy. So I just ate all the fried stuff with the sauces. Personally loved the whole mustard and the minty one.

Next I tried the Molten Potato Burger in a poppy seed bun. This was a definite YAY! Then patty inside was crunchy and tasty and the hint of poppy seeds on the bun made for an interesting combo.

Then I tried the Grilled Cottage cheese steak with puy lentil pilaf. This did not appeal to my taste buds at all. A total Oh God NO!

For dessert I tried their brownie – this is probably one of the softest brownies I’ve eaten. So incredibly soft and fresh..And although it didn’t have any liquid or gooey chocolate kinda thing going on inside it didn’t feel dry at all. Exceptional.

So now you know why I had a mixed experience. But the stuff I loved would definitely make me want to go there again.

The ambience of this place is pretty ok – music, large screens, 2 huge sofa sittings for larger groups. I personally loved their outdoor seating – very cozy.