"The original Sakonis in Wembley is massively popular with the Kenyan Gujarati community, and has gradually evolved into a vegetarian mini-chain. This Harrow site is not a part of the chain though — it has the same name, logo, and signage, but it’s a stand-alone restaurant with different ownership, menu items and prices. The Gujarati dishes here have a more traditional taste — especially the buffet of snacks ranging from patra (‘swiss roll’ spirals of chickpea flour and tamarind-stuffed colocasia leaves), to yoghurt-blanketed, sev-topped chaats; rotlis and pooris; sweet and sour Gujarati dal and kadhi, kathol (a separate genre of whole bean cookery — not to be confused with dal), and assorted vegetable shaaks. They’re served alongside Indian-Chinese items — so expect a Gujarati family at the same table eating chips, noodles, and dhokla." - Sejal Sukhadwala
