The following day after the video circulated around the web, an immense group assembled at Baba’s Dhaba. Baba’s whole food was sold there right away. Still, individuals were going there and taking selfies and aiding Baba. Numerous huge cricketers and entertainers additionally posted their videos on social media and requested individuals to go and eat there. Therefore, today Baba’s Dhaba transformed into a restaurant.
In an interview with news agency ANI the owner of “Baba Ka Dhaba” Kanta Prasad said his restaurant will serve Indian and Chinese cuisine.
“We’re very happy. God has blessed us. I want to thank people for their help. I appeal to them to visit my restaurant. We will serve Indian and Chinese cuisines here,” Kanta Prasad told ANI.
Delhi: Kanta Prasad, the 80-year-old owner of ‘Baba Ka Dhaba’, starts a new restaurant in Malviya Nagar.
— ANI (@ANI) December 21, 2020
“We’re very happy, god has blessed us. I want to thank people for their help, I appeal to them to visit my restaurant. We will serve Indian & Chinese cuisine here,” he says. pic.twitter.com/Rg8YAaJ1zk
ABOUT THE RESTAURANT
Just 5 minutes from the old store, the new restaurant is situated. Baba took full care of the defence. At the restaurant, a CCTV camera was mounted. The interior decoration has also been rendered very beautiful along with this. The restaurant menu would have to be consumed by Indians and Chinese, while the menu card has yet to come. The restaurant is staffed by 2 chefs and 1 staff member. His old dhaba will also be run by Kanta Prasad, and his son will help him run the new restaurant.
ABOUT KANTA PRASAD
The name of the old man who runs ‘Baba Ka Dhaba’ is Kanta Prasad, and the name of his wife is Badami Devi. Kanta Prasad and his wife Badami Devi run ‘Baba Ka Dhaba’ together. Situated in B block in front of Hanuman Temple in Shivalik Colony, Malviya Nagar, South Delhi, this Dhaba is served tea-breakfast and lunch.. Both are over the age of 80. Kanta Prasad says that he has a daughter and two sons. But they don’t support any of the three. They themselves do all the work and run the Dhaba alone as well. With his wife’s support, Kanta Prasad does all of the work. They arrive at 6 a.m. and have the whole meal cooked by 9 a.m. They’ll stay till night at the store. Before the lockdown, people used to come over here to eat. But no one after the lockdown comes to their store. They start crying after they say this.
HOW DID HE BECOME FAMOUS
‘Baba ka Dhaba’ in the capital city of Malviya Nagar has become famous overnight. The video went viral a day ago, in which the elderly couple looked very upset. In the video, the elder told how his shop is not selling much. As soon as the video of the elderly went viral on social media, people from all over the country came forward for help. So much so that India’s star spinner R Ashwin and Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor also came forward to help.
Gaurav Vasan shared the video AamAadmi Party MLA from Malviya Nagar Somnath Bharti also reached the Dhaba and met the elderly couple. Somnath Bharti tweeted, “Went to Baba’s Dhaba and helped whatever was possible to bring a smile to his face.” I will take care of them even further. ‘ Let me tell you that this video was shared by Gaurav Vasan on his social media account.
Raveena Tandon has written in her tweet- ‘Baba ka Dhaba, Delhi people, show heart. Whoever will have dinner here, send me a photo of yours, I will share a cute message with that picture. ‘ Apart from Raveena Tandon, Bollywood actresses Swara Bhaskar, Sonam Kapoor and Sunil Shetty have also appealed to people to eat at Baba’s Dhaba.
Zomato helped the elderly
During this, zomato was also said to help the elderly. After this Thursday night, by tweeting on behalf of zomato it was said, ‘Baba ka Dhaba’ is now listed on Zomato. Our team is working with the elderly couple there so that they can have food. ‘In such a situation, people can order food from ‘Baba Ka Dhaba’ whenever they want.
Appreciating Zomato for the great initiative, several users took to the comments section and called it a ‘noble act’.
A user wrote: “Loved your Initiative, this way we can support our local small vendor.