The free veggie lunch at Dakshin offers paneer tikka, veggie masala, naan and rice.
When the pandemic abruptly shut down all the restaurants in March, Dakshin Indian Restaurant’s owner Sanjay Taxak took many of the same steps as other local eateries: He started offering takeout service and curbside pickup, and he began offering his restaurant’s Indian fare delivered via Grubhub, Postmates, and Uber Eats.
But that wasn’t enough. Taxak was making and serving the food that he loves, but the situation left a hole in his heart. A lot of people were suffering. Furloughed, out of work, families would have a hard time feeding themselves. He couldn’t imagine his two children going hungry, and he didn’t want to think about it for anyone else.
So Taxak got busy. He worked out the numbers, then taped a neatly hand-lettered green cardboard sign to Dakshin’s front door: “We will be offering FREE FOOD through our CURBSIDE PICKUP for those who need Assistance during these HARD TIMES,” he wrote. “Because of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Shutdown, there will be prepared VEG and NON-VEG options.”
And so it is. A tall warming oven now stands out front of his Eastland Plaza shop, filled with white plastic foam containers laden with delicious Indian fare. Stop by, take what you need – take care to use the spray bottle of sanitizer on top of the warmer box – and enjoy your meal.
Meals are available 11 a.m-2 p.m. Monday-Friday, and 5:30-8 p.m. seven days a week. He’s been operating for just over 50 days, and estimates he gives away 60 to 80 meals on weekdays, 80 to 100 on weekends. That works out to something like 3,500 meals handed out so far, and he has no intention of stopping.
What’s in the free-lunch box? It’s a surprisingly generous portion. ...
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Dakshin Indian Restaurant
4742 Bardstown Road
491-7412
http://mydakshin.com
https://facebook.com/Dakshinlouisville
