Mission ‘Saleem Butt Chanay’
… kaafi arsay say Butt aur mai ‘lukkan meeti’ khel rahay thay .. mai un ko itwaar ko dhoondta tha aur woh jaan kay chutti kar letay thay .. phir I came to know kay Butt sb ko tarss aagaya hai aur Itwar kay din bhi subah jaldi uthnay ka faislaa kar liya hai …Had Mutton Chanay on recommendation of Waqas Khan .. Waqas payyan tussi great ho .. maula khush rakhay!
Place: Saleem Butt Mutton Chanay, Urdu Bazar kay bahir.
Kya khaya?: Mutton Machli Plate. Undoubtedly, one of the best mutton chanay in Lahore. Amazingly balanced spices where no flavour dominates the other and you can feel all the ingredients in each bite. No ‘aftershocks’, No heavy feelingzzzz and no heartburn.Yeh ispayshall kulchay payyan Saleem kay nahin hain .. they serve saada naan, who jo kumbal kay wich kaar kar kay rakhay hotay hain .. not a big fan of that ‘kumbal naan’ therefore, apnay ispayshall kulchay khud lay gaya tha .. from Ghani Jee Restaurant (right next to Tooba Chanay in Lakshmi. Bohat aala kulchay).
Price: Rs. 600 for Mutton Machli, Kofta Chanay for Rs. 70 and Anda Chanay for Rs. 150.
Rating: 10/10 for me.
Seating: Saleem Payyan has 2 extremes when it comes to seating. You either have to sit on chatai on footpath or you have to stand and eat. Kharay huay hazraat kay liye they have these 2 relatively high tables jis pay ‘sharing is caring’ ki basis pay multiple banday eat in one go. Number of banday varies depending on the sehat of the people standing there . .. meray jaisay bus 3 ya 4 he aaa saktay hain 
Timing: I went at 9ish aaj and the pateela was nakko nukk bhara hua .. which means you can be a little late and go till 10 or 10.30 but having said that, mutton machli milnay ki koi guarantee nahin itni late.
Maps Link:https://goo.gl/maps/N3yBCzC54195RcUN9
Tips: Apnay kulchay saath lay kay jayen if you don’t like ‘kumbal naan’ and secondly, take the Mall Road wala route if you go on a Sunday.Went to Purani Anarkali for doodh patti afterwards. Abbasi Chai almost in the middle of the old purani Anarkali food street has decent doodh patti. Time kum thaw arna abhi mai nay aur bhi kaafi kuch khana tha .. tour finished off with my favourite Hazelnut Cappuccino from CBTL, as always.
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Ali Rehman 