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Asli Pappu Dhaba-a must visit 50 year old North Indian dhaba on NH2

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While traveling from Gurgaon to Agra via NH2, I found this famous Asli Pappu Dhaba which is located in Kosi Kalan near the UP border. The restaurant (or call it dhaba to give you the feel!)will offer you different delicacies and experience altogether. History From a small Tea stall in 1971, SARDAR INDERJEET SINGH (Pappu) started his venture near the old bypass of Kosi. Through his hard work and dedication, SARDAR INDERJEET SINGH built a tea stall into PAPPU DHABA which was then a quiet well- known dhaba of its time. It served the best authentic Indian food till the 1984 riots which lead to the destruction of the dhaba. But with great support and enthusiasm, it carried on its legacy and it started again. It was an unprecedented loss of SARDAR INDERJEET SINGH and his family. The 1984 riots affected the psyche of the people permanently but it did not fail him. In some ways, SARDAR INDERJEET SINGH & his family had put it behind and moved on. With all the struggle, hard work...