Sweet Bengal from the house of Specialty Restaurants LTD.- My first choice for festivals/occasions, when I get a sweet craving. I consider them on par with authentic Bengali sweets. I am a huge fan of their sweets. Not sure if it is my family’s favorite sweet outlet or not, but I find almost all sweets palatable.

As per my experience, heavenly/salivating/yummylicious/delectable taste in sweets and the tempting texture is perfect.

Perhaps one of the best Bengali sweets chains in Mumbai city. In other words, a one-stop shop for all Bengali sweets.

Even though kinda pricey, compared to other sweet shops in Mumbai Suburban, the taste/quality offered is perfect/addictive.

I recently, on the occasion of the Deepawali – festival of lights, visited an outlet and requested:

Kala Jamun (3 pcs. – Rs 28 each), Kheer Kodom (3 pcs. – Rs. 35 each), Dilkhush Sandesh (3 pcs. – Rs. 38 each), and Abar Khabo Sondesh (3 pcs. – Rs. 36 each).

Bill Total: Rs. 432 including SGST/CGST.

Expensive but one of the best options in Mumbai Suburban for genuine Bengali sweets. Awesome brand – in short.

Established in 1995, have more than 25 strategically located, very popular stores in Mumbai.

And their varieties of sweets & namkeen menu are as follows:

Roser Mishti – Rosomalai, Channar Jalebi, Chitrakut, Rosogolla, Baked Rosogolla, Special Rosogolla, Gulab Jamun, Langcha, Malai Langcha, Kesar Rajbhog, Ros Kodom

Channar Sondesh – Nalen Gurer Sondesh, Nalen Gurer Kanchagolla, Kanchagolla, Jolbhora, Gurer Bhapa Sondesh, Kesar Sondesh, Elaichi Sondesh, Ice Cream Sondesh, Two in One Sondesh, Suger Free Sondesh

Chomchom – Kheer Kodom, Gurer Kheer Kodom, Chomchom, Cream Chomchom, Mango Chomchom, Gurer Malai Chomchom, Malai Sandwich, Malai Toast, Malai Roll, Malai Chop, Mohan Bhog

Laddu & Peda – Motichur Laddu, Besan Laddu, Mohanthal, Malai Dhonda, Vanilla Malai Peda, Malai Kesar Peda

Dry Fruit Sweet – Kaju Barfi, Kesar Kaju Barfi, Kaju Pista Sandwich, Kaju Anjir Roll, Badam Pista Roll, Badam Pista Paan, Kaju Anjir Biscuits, Badam Barfi

Namkeen – Green Peas Kachori & Aloo Tarkari, Vegetable Chop, Khasta Kachori, Ghee Samosa, Paneer Cutlet.

And Special Bengali Varieties are as follows:

Gurer Rosogollar Payesh, Gurer Rabri, Boondi, Nalen Gurer Rosogolla, Patishapta, Kheer Samosa, Labanga Latika, Kheerer Goja

They also sell – Mishti Doi (1 kg/500 gms/100 gms).

Timings: 9:30 am – 9:00 pm (7 days open)

They also own brands like Mainland China, Oh! Calcutta, Jungle Safari, Hoppipola, Café Mezunna, Machaan, and more..

Bhīṣaṇa dāruna (एक दम बढ़िया).

Drooling?

Good to have sweets after dinner, though not recommended at night. Weight gain may be the reason. Correct?

Sweet Bengal is ISO 22000 Certified – The food provided by the food business operator is safe for human consumption.

I would recommend Sweet Bengal – Heavenly Sweets to have at least once if you love excellent, quality, premium Bengali sweets. Worth a visit.

bike wash near me – Google search and come across a few articles about Express Bike Works (EBW) – One Stop Eco-Friendly Motorcycle Care founded in early 2013, a brand of Entropy Innovations, an engineering innovations company.

EBW machines are the country’s first fastest 2-minute automated motorcycle wash system capable of washing even the dirtiest of motorcycles within 5 minutes, which is the fastest in the world.

A proud made-in-India venture.

They say – conventional wash (local/roadside garage) takes 50-60 liters of water while EBW takes 10 liters only and 90% of the water is recycled for reuse.

And the EBW motorcycle washing cost?

Just Rs. 50/60 – Rs. 150.

In general, I had to spend approx. an hour at a local/roadside garage for a motorcycle wash. I was in need of something better for my Royal Enfield Thunderbird Twinspark 350cc motorcycle. So why not try EBW?

They say water pressure is optimized between 400 to 600 PSI to avoid causing any kind of damage to the motorcycle.

EBW machine is basically a kiosk that can take in motorcycles of any size.

Park the motorbike inside the kiosk, come out, shut the door, and click a button to get the washing done via biodegradable detergents.

EBW is running successfully in Mumbai, Delhi, Pune, Nashik, Bengaluru, Dhanbad, Coimbatore, Guntur, Hyderabad, and Hubli. And new upcoming stores in Kochi, Mumbai-West, Bhubaneshwar, Nagpur, Surat, Vijayawada, and Mysore.

Apart from India, EBW is also in Nepal, Indonesia, Thailand, Rwanda, and Colombia.

All these above reads convinced me and I decided to visit the first franchisee outlet at their COCO Sahar village petrol pump in Mumbai (nearest to my location). But before visiting, I called the petrol pump, and the reply – service to the dialed number was temporarily withdrawn/the number you have dialed was invalid.

Even the Express Bike Works Facebook page had a contact number and a website link, both not working.

Disappointed.

Anyway, after driving for 8 km approx., I reached the COCO Sahar village petrol pump.

Another disappointment was waiting.

Though the EBW machine – the kiosk was there but closed way back, as told by a petrol pump employee.

Anyway, finally back to the square, I visited the local motorcycle washing garage on road no. 8 near Sahara Studios, Goregaon West.

First, the motorbike was cleaned with pressurized pipe water. Then, a little degreaser was added to the shampoo inside a spray bottle. A pressure pipe was attached to a spray bottle, and shampoo+degreaser mixture was sprinkled all over the motorbike. A cloth was used to rub the motorbike for a few minutes, and then again, pressure pipe water wasused  for cleaning.

Total time for motorbike washing – 18 minutes.

And the washing motorcycle cost in Mumbai Suburban?

Rs. 150 only/-

A suggestion: all local/roadside washing garages should use recycling methods to reuse the water instead of wasting it.

Earlier, I remember that diesel was used to clean motorcycles, but I was told that degreaser mixed with shampoo is better.

Anyway, the wish to have Express Bike Works (EBW) 2-minute automated motorcycle wash system remained unfulfilled. Maybe someday at Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) – another nearest after Sahar village.