For meat, cocktails and beautiful women
I can count the number of places in Hauz Khas with a
clear identity and appropriate execution on my fingertips. On one hand.
Fork You is not here to add to the list. What’s
supposed to be a steakhouse and burger joint looks like Kitty Su’s younger,
less discriminate sister on most weekends.
LOOKS LIKE
The most notable things in Fork You’s dĂ©cor are the
impossibly glamorous women gliding around on sky high heels. Every time I’ve
schlepped myself over to Fork You I’ve wondered why all these babes in bandage
dresses are at a burger joint. Maybe the answer lies in the comprehensive
cocktail menu. Though last I checked nobody has imposed any restriction on
cocktail consumption in casuals yet.
Apart from the chickabees there are a few club style
booths with fancy white sofas on the inside and a pretty but usually crowded
smoking area, sorry balcony. I think the bar is supposed to invoke thoughts of
some kind of salon style Americana but it’s too generic looking to try to guess the
designer’s intentions.
TASTES LIKE
As mentioned above, Fork You has an elaborate
cocktail menu and a list of ingredients you can pick from for their “bespoke
mixology” feature. I understand this to mean they'll make a
cocktail for you out of whatever you pick. They’re quite good at it too – their
Lynchburg Lemonade and Cucumber Cooler is well balanced and way better than the
ordinary sugar and artificial flavor syrup concoctions I’ve come to expect at
most Delhi bars.
The burgers work off a similar theme – you can pick
the size, bun, cheese, sauce and sides to create a bespoke burger right for
you. And there are lots of options so you can have a lot of fun mixing and
matching things to your mood flavor. If you like. Or you can always pick a
pre-crafted burger or a pasta off the menu.
Small note on this bespoke business though –
(a) on sides: the onion rings are kind of soggy, the
spicy potato wedges are totally flavorless and the curly fries are a lie.
They’re never available.
(b) on sauces: the Garlic Aioli is gorgeous but the
Spicy Chilli Mayo is bleh.
Since I don't eat beef, I have to outsource comments on steaks to trusted companions. I have it on good authority that the Herbs and Garlic
Tenderloin is great for its price though they have the usual discomfort with
rare and medium rare. It’ll be done well but still moist so all is not lost.
Fork You gets most of its food right and there aren’t
that many burger and steak joints in Delhi that aren’t either totally
Indianized in flavor or Mac Donald’s but I worry the establishment will end up
focusing disproportionately on the mixology for the cocktail girls. By the
second time I visited there was a marked increase in mini-skirts and a palpable
decline in food quality.
FEELS LIKE
The staff tries to be helpful but they often seem to
be overwhelmed by the thirsty hordes. It may be time to do some more hiring.
THINGS YOU
NEED TO KNOW
Should you go: Yes! For the cocktails and meat
Vegetarian Options: Yes
Liquor License: Yes
Smoking Area: Yes
Address: 30, 1st Floor, Hauz Khas Village
Phone: They don’t have a landline listed
1 comment:
This place has bouncers who are there to disrespect the customers. My friend stepped out to attend a call while having dinner. On his way back, the bouncer stopped him and asked him to go all the way down to get a new stamp put. He tried explaining him but the bouncer pushed him twice. The fight got flared up to the extent that the bouncer hit him and tore his shirt. The management instead of taking its customers side was defending the bouncer! Disappointing! Never going back!!
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