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Kundapur: 83-year-old Prabhu Hotel to Turn into 'Delicious' Memory

  •   Thu, Jul 07 2011 08:46:25 AM

 Kundapur: 83-year-old Prabhu Hotel to Turn into 'Delicious' Memory

By Suvarna Brahmavar
Daijiworld Media Network—Udupi (RD/CN)

Udupi, Jul 7: Prabhu Hotel located at Kota, near here, which catered to a wide clientele for over 83 years, will soon be relegated to memory as it will be razed for four-lane work on the national highway.




Prabhu Hotel was established by the late Devanna Prabhu in 1928.  His children Dayanand Prabhu and Mohandas Prabhu continued the family business after his demise.  The thatched roof of the hotel was converted into a tiled roof in 1969.  The late Devanna Prabhu’s youngest son Kamalaksha Prabhu was managing the hotel till recently.  The taste of their unique plain dosa and other eatables will soon become just a memory.

“I am advancing in age and also tired of running the business.  The hotel business had to be wound up due to the razing of the building to pave way for the four-lane highway,” says 72-year-old Kamalaksha. He acknowledges the patronage of customers over all these years.

  

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  • narayan, halthur, bengalour

    Sun, Jul 17 2011

    Congratulations. I wish you many more years of  success and happiness. same service for coming days. also same taste and cleanness

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  • Sunil Fernandes, Kota

    Sat, Jul 09 2011

    Goli Bage, Poorji Baaji and Buns are the famous dishes of this Prabhu Restaurent. Mr. Prabhu should continue his business in some other location. He should keep alive his Brand and reciep. Or he should sell his brand to the intrested one and tranfer the knowledge of secret receip. Specially in the village level people are not thinking much about development and expantion of business.

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  • Langoolacharya., Belman/USA.

    Fri, Jul 08 2011

    People,

    Goli Baje, Dosa, Rasayana Nice....

    I used to eat them lot when I was in india....

    NoPizzaHut,KFC,McDonald,Chillies,Popeyes,Wendys, can come close to Goli Baje.....

    Jai Hoooooooo Prabhumamu.......

    Regards,

    Langoolacharya.

    Jai Hoooooooooooooooooooooooo

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  • Prem, Udupi

    Fri, Jul 08 2011

    Wish I Had Money I Would Have Bought A Nice Place And Restored This Hotel...

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  • srikar, kota\dubai

    Fri, Jul 08 2011

    We will really miss the goli baje and rasayana.Used to be our hangout during college days...wished if they could relocate.

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  • udaya m, yedthady/Dubai

    Thu, Jul 07 2011

    prabhu hotelis the best hotel in kota when i am gooing my mom house i du break fast here my favorate items rasayan & bunns

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  • ravi, koatatu

    Thu, Jul 07 2011

    i miss u so mach mr prabu bcoz u know w i go viceshion henevera im alweys brekafast having u but wwhat do agine i ll next year i miss u very very mach god bles u sepeshli 4 u r chetni

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  • MANJUNATH, KUNDAPUR

    Thu, Jul 07 2011

    Specially,rainy season Prabhu Hotels
    Bisi Bisi Thuppada Dhose Kai Chatney & hot Goli Bhaje,Kannadevan Chai
    Oh! Prabhu's come on start anywere near your place we are with you.

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  • Louis D'Souza, Udupi/Kuwait

    Thu, Jul 07 2011

    Wonderful people they thanked their customers despite loosing the hotel, God bless them and their family.

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  • Vikram, Dubai

    Thu, Jul 07 2011

    "The taste of their unique plain dosa and other eatables will soon become just a memory". why...? whether hotel will be demolishing or cook? ...everybody will hope that your Restaurant must shift near over there....

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  • Kusuma , Nellore/Kodyadka

    Thu, Jul 07 2011

    Will miss Prabhu Hotel. I still remember teh dosa we used to have here with my freind reni

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  • Dr.Madhyastha H, hunagakatte/Japan

    Thu, Jul 07 2011

    Goli bajje during winter due original hot and tasty green chilly and year round Dosa is check list of eateries of Prabhu hotel. I miss it permenantly

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  • Aladdin Pais, Mangalore / Mumbai

    Thu, Jul 07 2011

    Hi,
    Guess the present owner seems too old to take this business forward....
    If not, such incidences like laying of new roads / widening of roads comes as a good opportunity to spread the business.
    I remember reading once that KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) had a similar situation.
    The KFC center that had good business suddenly was empty as a new shorter road stopped travelers passing by this particular centre.
    Instead of winding up that the customers were not coming to him, the owner instead went to the customer by opening newer outlets on the newer road and all over.
    What a initiative which has lead them to have such a BIG Chain of outlets today.
    Perhaps someone known to the Prabhu hotel family could advice them to start out afresh atleast then to be like the Kamath hotels chain or the MTR etc...
    My Best Wishes
    Kind Regards
    Aladdin Pais

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  • Bharath , mangalore / Dubai

    Thu, Jul 07 2011

    One great hotel is this. But sad that it would remain only a history once it is demolished for the highway extension. The taste of Dosa is ultimate and one can relish a perfect eat at this place. Price is well justified against the taste and what we pay for it is still too less. Making a stop over at this hotel was a must for me at any given time.

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  • Lakshmi, Tekkatte/Dubai

    Thu, Jul 07 2011

    Whenever we go for vacation its a must visit to have goli gaje at this hotel.

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  • SRIDHAR SHETTY , DOHA /BARKUR

    Wed, Jul 06 2011

    Prabhu Hotel Goli baje & dosa super....hope they will shift near some were. when ever i go in vacation i use to visit this hotel..

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