Modakam — Restaurant in Mumbai

According to the Hindu mythology, modak is believed to be Ganesh's favourite food, and hence he is also known as Modakapriya, someone who likes modak. As per the rituals, 21 modaks are offered to the Lord Gajanan as bhog and eventually served as prasad to all the devotees. Ganesha is the Lord of Wisdom, Success and Good Luck.

This is how the restaurant derives its name – MODAKAM (Prasad from Lord Ganesha). You will also find a big modak carved at the top of the restaurant.

Modakam is situated right outside the iconic and famous Shree Siddhivinayak Ganapati Mandir. The temple has its foundation 2 centuries ago on 19th November, 1801. A small temple has now turned into a grand premise housing many deities. The Siddhivinayak Ganesha idol is quite unique and unusual as it was carved out of a single black stone and has Ganesha’s trunk to the right instead of left.

The temple is situated in the heart of city Mumbai. Centrally located and easily accessible via various public transport services.

Modakam is a pure vegetarian restaurant with multiple fast food options. It serves variety of maharashtrian, south Indian and Punjabi cuisines. They also specialize into fasting food items as well.

Starters :

KOTHAMBIR WADI, an authentic maharashtrian dish, had a beautiful colour of green and brown. Fried perfectly to make the outer layer crisp. Served along with coriander chutney and ketchup. A must-have!!!

CHEESE PAKODA, one of the most delicious snack dishes, were bought hot from the kitchen. Crispy layer outside and melting cheese on the inside was a perfect mix.

Main course:

Restaurant has a live PAV BHAJI counter right at its entrance. The aroma of pav bhaji fills the ambience and you can’t hold back in ordering one. The dish surpasses the expectations.

Many devotees come walking to the temple from different parts of Bombay and haven’t eaten anything till the darshan is over. Hearty meal of PANEER TIKKA MASALA AND ROTI is a big recommendation to anyone looking for a full family meal. After all the hard work, pamper your system with some protein.

Juices/Milkshakes:

King of fruits and yogurt, tongue’s delight is MANGO LASSI. Perfectly sweetened, not too thick nor too thin is a healthy smoothie along with food.

How about a feast for your eyes and taste buds? A must try is ROSE FALOODA. Modakam also adds chunks of jelly pieces. Kind of took me back to my childhood days.

Desserts:

Ever thought of a spicy ice cream? GUAVA ICE CREAM with sprinkle of chilli powder was a blast of taste’s in the mouth. It is a wonderful mix of sweet and spicy (very little). Almost felt like eating guava fruit with masala.

Modakam aaye aur Modak nahi khaya toh kya khaya? But how about modak with a twist – MODAK ICE CREAM. It is unique and different. Modakam’s speciality.

So overall it was a good experience with multiple flavours... Service is quick & rates are reasonable.. Definitely a good option for some quick snacking with family & friends.

Do come for darshan and a...

My cousins came to Mumbai from Punjab for the 1st time last week for their summer vacation . One top of their tourist list was a visit to Siddhivinayak Temple . We had an entire day planned for shopping , watching the latest Avengers movie , sight seeing & eating out . Post the darshan at the temple after standing in the long queue we were highly exhausted cause of the heat & dint have any energy left to travel any further .Yes we were all famished after a hectic day & wanted to have good food . Just at the entry of Siddhivinayak temple there is a liliputian eater called Modakam . We all literally attacked the tiny restaurant which is all veg . At the entry itself you are greeted to a displat full of extremely tempting assorted varieties of exotic & premium quality modaks which you simply cannot miss .

We ordered the ukdiche modak ( steamed modak ) as its the Maharashtrian speciality which my Pubjabi relatives had heard about but never tried . The outer cover of the modak was made of soft melt in the mouth rice dough & filled with jaggery & grated coconut flavoured with elaichi .They simply fell in love with this delicacy & packed a box to relish at home .

Next we tried the famous misal pav with is another famous Maharashtrain speciality . Note : Usually I have been disappointed eating misal at various outlets in Mumbai as it is overly oily , immensly spicy & lacks quality . But to my utter surprise the misal at Modakam was simply Fabulous ! It was perfectly balanced , was not at all oils , not at all spicy ( which all age group people can eat ) served with soft pav . Yes we all enjoyed it & couldnt stop digging into it .Highly recommended .

Next we ordered the kothimbir vadi which was again superlative in all respect .Shaped in triangles & not at all oily again perfectly balanced it was sheer quality food .

We were all curious to try the special thaali priced at ₹180/- . Oh my God ! Unbelievable in all respect they served on a plate shaped like a leaf having 2 bowls of paneer gravy vegetables , 1bowl of dal tadka , jeera rice ,fresh fruit bowl , 3 large chapati's , pickle , salad , papad & dahi wada . Each & every item was bursting with flavours & we simply couldnt accept the fact that so much food with such high quality can be available in a place like Mumbai for a mere ₹180/- . The quantity is generously sufficient for 2 people .Highly Recommended .

Post the hearty meal for desserts we tried the fresh aamras & kharwas . Again we were taken aback with the freshness & top notch quality of both the desserts . Both were perfectly balanced in sweetness which all age group people can enjoy as it was not overly sweet as available in rest of the places .

We were highly content with the overall experience as the tiny restaurant is clean , hygenic & the service is at lightening speed . I have to mention . This place is...

Visited this place to have my dinner this place is located at the entrance of very famous siddhi vinayak temple of mumbai. It is easy to find this restaurant as this is located on the main road and you will find a big modak on the top of the restaurant so it is easy to locate this restaurant this place is always crowded as the temple next to the restaurant have a huge crowd. The name modakam it self is a devoti to lord Ganesha this restaurant serves various varity of food mostly fast food is famous of this restaurant this is a small restaurant serving different vegetarian food whenever you visit the siddhi vinayak temple never miss this place you will find this place always crowded because of the food quality hear the food is good the location of the restaurant is best. As we went in to the restaurant this place is not so big but have decent sitting area we got our table as soon as we entered in to the restaurant the manager was good. This is bit low hygiene restaurant because of the crowd you see hear the food is good but the staffs have their own attitude they have some different attitude towards there customer this was the only thing which I did not like about this restaurant. The service was fast all thank to Mr. Shashikant who helped us in selecting the best dishes of their restaurant. he was good at his service. Coming to the food we had. 🔷WHAT WE HAD

1. Cheese Pakoda
2. Paneer Chilli
3. Veg Maharaja
4. Ukdiche Modak
5. Mango Juice . 🔹Cheese Pakoda = This was good at its taste having a chesse cube inside the pakoda taste was good. 🔹Paneer Chilli = The Paneer was soft and taste was good but it was have lots of capsicum in it the amount 9f capsicum was to much. 🔹Veg Maharaja = This was something which made us full this was nicely presented having lots of cheese on it. 🔹 Ukdiche Modak = This modak is made durin ganpati festival in indian house's the outer cover of modak is made from rice and it filled with coconut and suger and many more. 🔹Mango Juice = The Mango juice was thick and it was freshly made must try this. . The food we had was good everything was perfect accept the service. Must visit if you are in dadar area. Coming to the price. 🔶PRICE
6. Cheese Pakoda = Rs105/-
7. Paneer Chilli = Rs145/-
8. Veg Maharaja = Rs165/-
9. Ukdiche Modak = Rs32/-
10. Mango Juice = Rs145/- Price is not so high value for...