The Vegetarian Foodgasms

Pop Quiz: "Which international city is also known as the City of Love?"
On listening to this, almost immediately, your subconscious mind shall make you travel thousands of miles to a vibrant city full of minuscule buildings and tiny canopy cafes with roadside artists performing on violins and a sweet aroma mingled in the air. You can actually picture couples walking on the street hand in hand, cuddling and kissing in the backdrop of a monumental tower towering above them all with blazing lights.
Yes of course, it's none other than Paris, the capital of France. There's something about French and their lifestyle which oozes love in humongous proportions. It's simplistic and bright architecture makes the girls go "Awww!" and the guys to roll up their eyes, only to be cuddled tightly by their better halves. And this "joie de vivre" experience has now made it all the way over here to the Maximum City - Mumbai!
With a handful of cafes and patisseries in Mumbai, now not only serving French-style meals and coffee but adopting and blending it in with the bright and picturesque French architecture, there's no need to shell out thousands of money to travel all the way to la France to experience their renaissance, as these amazing patisseries are here to offer you the best from the country so popular for popularizing love.

Amongst the handful of patisseries prominent in Mumbai city, the most eye catching perhaps is the "Le 15 patisserie". A brainchild of Pooja Dhingra, le 15 has probably revolutionized the Indian culinary map with it's beyond-heavenly macaroons and Choux pastry. The first few outlets opened up in Lower Parel followed by Khar and the most recent one opened all the way here in Andheri.







Location:
It's near the prime Oshiwara area of Andheri, in close proximity to the Mega Mall. While coming from the Infiniti Mall area, take a left at the T junction right at the end leading to a bright little pastry shop on your left. And while coming from Link Road, drive straight from Mega Mall to reach here.
Address mentioned below. 









Ambiance:
The moment you step foot inside this outlet in Andheri west, that French cafe feeling gets to you. The minimalist brick wall architecture, the simplistic wooden architecture and the color combination of bright colors and textures just adds up to the lively feeling. The overturned flower vases on the roof is just another beautiful addition to the bright cheerful ambiance. And right there in front of you stands those delightful arrays of macaroons and desserts waiting for your insatiable desires to make you order one. It's quiet bigger than the one in Khar and adds a more lively feeling.



 Food:
Just one word : M-A-C-A-R-O-O-N-S. Period. The macaroons whipped up by the chefs here are just too good for words. Coming in at a hefty 65 rs, they still pack a powerful punch and unbelievably good taste. In fact, just having one is definitely not an option. Better get your wallets to get a little light, as you just can't stop at having one.
Check this place for their:

1. Dark Chocolate Macaroons.
2. Hazelnut Macaroons.
3. Passion Fruit Macaroons.
4. Red Velvet Choux Pastries.
5. Belgian Chocolate Cupcakes.

Value For Money:
The macaroons come at a hefty 65 INR, which would sometimes make you wonder why are you even thinking about shelling out so much for a tiny piece of dessert which is smaller than the size of an Idli. Trust me guys, it's way worth the price tag you are giving it for. It may come in a tad pricey, but all in all, the price tag gets well and truly justified.

MACAROON LOVERS AND DESSERT LOVERS ALIKE - DO NOT MISS THIS PLACE AT ANY COST!!!

A famous quote goes like this,

 "You cannot buy happiness, but you can buy pizza and that's kind of the same thing!"

Quite understated I must say. Because pizza is not just something which can make you happy, it can make your world go round. It is the only piece of food that can make you fall in love again and again and again. It is more thicker than khoon ke rishte, and more beautiful than Megan Fox stripping down to her bare essentials....Umm..maybe not :P , but you got my point!
Now this is exactly what these guys at Joey's Pizza, Andheri West believe in while they are brainstorming in those kitchens making their incredibly and undeniably too-good-for-words pizza! 
Now guys, it takes some massive guts to woo those customers which since the inception of Domino's and Pizza Hut have never looked further to satiate their pizza cravings. And not just woo, but literally steal them. In business terms, make them go from a non-loyal to a loyal state where the new customers keep coming back again and again to the same place to the extent that they now start believing that this place is the only place which makes pizza. And Joey's, well, it has just managed to achieve that!

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Location:
For all those not familiar with the Andheri West area, just land up at the DN Nagar Metro junction or the Indian Oil Nagar and ask for Joey's. The many good Samaritans, will easily guide you there or you might just check out the location link on Google Maps below.

Ambiance:
When it comes to ambiance, Joey's does not believe in showing off some exquisite art decor or some fancy wooden furnishings. It's not a museum right? So simple chairs, some 7-8 tables spanning 2 rooms and a semi circular glass window makes up the entire restaurant. Now owing to the less number of tables you might just have to wait for an hour or two if you happen to visit the restaurant on a busy weekend evening. But anything for a good pizza right?

Service:
You shall be always greeted with a smile whenever you arrive or depart. The service takes some time but as a famous quote goes, "Rome was not built in a day", good things take time to be made. Be rest assured that the end of your wait is going to be heavenly good.


Food:
Coming to food, when I say that people who've tried Joey's have given up on the likes of Pizza Hut and Domino's, I mean it guys. Ask someone who's tried Joey's and you'll never get to hear a single negative criticism. Now, talking about food, you can blindly choose any pizza from Joey's and add a "Cheese Burst Crust" to it and voila, you shall be treated to one of the best pizzas in town. To help you choose better, the crowd favorite goes like this for vegetarian:
1. China Gate (with Cheese Burst Crust)
2. Paneer Makhani
3. Mexican Bonanza (only for Corn fans)
 Sometimes, words just to fail to give impetus to what you wish to say and this stands true for these pizzas. Any amount of flowery poetic words would fail to appease or describe what Joey's offers. So cutting long story short, just don't think too much guys and go and try this amazing place and trust me you shall not be disappointed. After all, you simply cannot be rated 4.7/5 by the amasses on Zomato for nothing.
 Also, don't forget to try their Super Cheese Garlic Bread!!


 So guys, don't fret, just go and try Joey's amazing pizzas and just like Joey Tribbani from F.R.I.E.N.D.S., you will definitely end up not sharing your food with anyone else.