Babu Vadapav, vileparle — Restaurant in Mumbai

Babu Vada pav is essentially a takeaway snack joint on the street; they have been operating in that location for decades. They transformed from a street food vendor on a wheeled cart to a takeaway snack joint.

There is no seating available so basically you can order a TAKEAWAY or have it on a disposable plate.

It's one of the "go-to" places for snacks in a 10 kilometre radius; Quality & is taste is a function of who's making the vada pav batter or batata bhaji ; salt / green chilli/ garlic proportions vary from time to time.

Likewise perception of service can also vary depending on who's on the service side of the counter or the type of crowd at peak hours

In addition to their Vada Pav, Patti Samosa and Kothimbir Vadi are also to be savoured once. Sabudana vada is also good going by reviews of many esteemed local guides

The type of snacks served uses copious amounts of garlic without which vada cannot get its taste; so if you are finicky about not having garlic for whatever reasons you may have to think twice before consuming

One of their dry chutneys also contains dry coconut and peanut in addition to garlic ; if you have allergies be aware of them before consuming

Parking is available on alternate sides of the streets on odd days and even days , but the proximity to street corners and bus stops make it a challenging task ; during off peak hours parking is available but the snacks may not be piping hot at that time.

There is also a school nearby so it can be chaotic during school rush hours or in the evening between 1730 - 1930 due to peak station going traffic

They do not sell any beverages but there is a sugarcane juice stall, tea stall nearby and several stores where one can buy bottled water or cold beverages.

Summarily definitely a decent place to have a small snack and if you are a regular you'd know when...

Morning 8.30am we landed at BABU VADA PAV - supposedly a famous vada pav vendor in Vile Parle east. This is at Hanuman road. Overhyped and underwhelming. The batter had no garlic. Garlic flavor ( not very strong garlic taste) - a hint of garlic enhances the taste of vada and is one of the key ingredients in vada. It’s quite basic - green chilly paste, kadi patta, some cumin seeds or jeera, little ginger and GARLIC. Grind all of these. This is the base of a vada. Of course I don’t intend to describe the whole process of making a vada. Another important ingredient missing was - salt. There was hardly any salt. So bland. It just killed our mood. We had high hopes. Chur chur ho gaya…coming to chur chur- some vendors also put CHURA - the left over besan batter fried - which is chura- they add it along with vada & chutney..that was missing. Anyway avoid this place LIKE...

Serving amazing wada pavs for more than 50 years. It's amazing how they have been serving great food over the years and they aren't focused at making their place bigger but focused providing better service and increasing their presence. With time they have also adapted to new age platforms - Here, presence on Zomato is one great example and second is they are also available on Swiggy. Do try all the things on their menu, nothing would disappoint you. If you love street food and love Wada Pav, this is THE PLACE !

And yes, don't worry if hygiene is maintained or not for two reasons 1. you chose street food so obviously your immunity system is good and 2. Because they really really keep things clean.

What else do you need my friend? Excellent food, service, hygiene and absolutely...