Get Indian Cuisine To Go at This Punjabi-Owned Gas Station in Virginia | Eater DC

"During a recent lunchtime visit to the ExxonMobil at 200 Maple Avenue E in Vienna, I found a little kiosk called Chit Chaat cafe where Raja and Bindu Puri — with children Neil, Maggie, and Nikki handling operations, finance, and social media — do all the prep and cooking in a compact electric-stovetop kitchen. Alongside grab-and-go mango lassis and prepackaged meals in a refrigerated case, people line up for butter chicken and Indo‑Chinese chili chicken platters, chicken biryani, fresh samosas, assemble-yourself pani puri kits, and the inventive samosa burrito (a freshly fried potato samosa tucked into a tortilla with spicy chickpeas and hot-and-sweet chutneys, grilled and wrapped), which has become a crowd favorite. The menu leans heavily on typical Punjabi, home-style dishes that are redolent with fresh spices and slow-cooked flavor despite the limited space and prohibition on open flames; the family restocks prepared meals multiple times a day, recently added a tandoori chicken meatball sub, plans items like tikka masala fries and vada pav, and is pursuing permits for indoor seating and a future patio." - Aparna Krishnamoorthy