Jay Bhavani has opened a location in "Shrewsberry" (actually Shrewsbury) on Route 9 East at Lake…read moreStreet, in the former Deja Brew space, three doors down from Patel Brothers.
This fast casual vegetarian Indian restaurant chain has locations in the Eastern US, Canada, Australia, and India. The place has been overwhelmed on grand opening week with crowds lining up to order and the seating all filled up.
During the opening phase, this location offers a selection of Indian street foods, sandwiches, chaats, Bhakri pizzas, Indo Chinese dishes, South Indian entrees, milkshakes, fruit shots, and other special drinks. They will also be offering curries, tandoor, punjabi, palak, dal, and naan soon.
After driving by last week, I saw the place was getting ready to open. I drove back to "Shrewsberry" and entered a very busy parking lot. I got lucky and found a parking spot 100 feet away. Many people were parking around the corner past Patel Brothers. Jay Bhavani was very busy upon entering, every table occupied. I took a few moments to decide what I was going to order reading the laminated menu pages.
At the register, I ordered the Butter Vadapav ($4.99 plus tax) and Bhaji Pav ($13.99 plus tax). They would call my phone when my order is ready, which was 20 minutes later as I sat in my vehicle. I went back inside and got my bagged order to go.
The Butter Vadapav had a crispy fried potato dumpling (soft texture) on a soft hamburger bun, packets of green chutney and vadapav sauce were provided. The sandwich was pretty standard. The Bhaji Pav is a popular street food, which was comprised of a container of mashed vegetables including peas, carrots, potatoes, tomatoes & butter. A side of chopped red onions, lemon, and two toasted hamburger buns were included. I also had some extra rice, which went well with the bhaji pav, which had a spicy flavor, but not too spicy.
I'll plan another visit to Jay Bhavani soon as they are planning to open more locations in Chelmsford and Norwood.