A fairly new addition to Luton’s food landscape (est. 2011). Makes a tasty change from the burgeoning rows of chicken shops, although there is at least one of those worth writing about – more of which elsewhere.

This place is a family concern serving cheap snacks and meals from South India. Very different from the usual curries served across much of the town. Mostly veggie, but there is always one chicken dish on the menu. At time of writing, a filling portion of vegetable curry with rice will set you back the princely sum of £2.50. Why not try the ginger tea too? Made with a chunk of real ginger, it’s a perfect pick-me-up in cold weather.

At the moment, the snack bar is doing a roaring trade with South Indians attending the University of Bedfordshire, and a few adventurous souls who don’t have their origins in places such as Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

But be warned: it’s a mobile unit and the owner has told me that he will move to another town if there isn’t enough custom to sustain him.

Open from 9am to 7.30pm, seven days a week.

Teas from 9am; hot food from 11am; dosas (crackly, savoury pancakes) from 4.30pm.

You can find it on the pedestrian thoroughfare of George Street in the centre of Luton, competing with a range of other mobile food units, most of which I haven’t tried… yet.

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