From frozen yoghurt to molecular gastronomy, food industry fads have experienced a fair share of culinary overkill in Mumbai. As a result, these trends have left behind a few byproducts that have hit the fatigue counter. Case in point, clichéd and predictable plating options. Thanks to the many anonymous restaurant reviews under our belt, we’ve arrived at the conclusion that many restaurateurs equate using chic plating options with being innovative. Here are five items that city restaurants need to bid adieu to:

Fryer basket


Illustrations/Uday Mohite

It now appears like a forced fad for eateries to serve fries next to a burger in a fry basket. Few seem to have moved beyond frozen fries with zero innovation as far as additional flavours or tweaks in taste go. Fries served in paper cones come a close second.