As we mentioned above, when it comes to street food, everyone has the same definition: it's the food we get from the streets. And especially those items that we love to eat from the streets, we never even try to order them at restaurants because it's already ingrained in our minds that these are street food items, and they are only meant to be eaten on the streets. We also feel that the price of these items is much higher in restaurants compared to the streets. But today, putting aside the price, we tried these same items at different restaurants, including 5-star restaurants, to see what the taste and presentation would be like when we eat that same street food at a 5-star restaurant, and how different the taste and presentation of these dishes are from the street style. To test this, we first went to Chandigarh's number one and most famous restaurant, JW Marriott. 

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J.W. Marriott is the famous and no.1 restaurant of the Chandigarh. There, we first ordered Bhelpuri. As usual, the taste of the Bhelpuri was mostly similar to street-style food, but its plating and pricing were quite different from street food style. The preparation of the Bhelpuri was similar to the normal street style; it had some bhujia, puffed rice, onion, tomato, and a little chaat masala. Overall, the taste of the dish was good and similar to the street style. After trying the Bhelpuri, we ordered Bhalla Papdi Chaat. The presentation of the Bhalla Papdi Chaat was amazing, unique, beautiful, and very different from the street style. In the preparation of the Bhalla Papdi Chaat, they first took two Bhalla's, broke them, and placed them on the plate, then added some papdi, and then added sweet hung curd on top, followed by sweet red chutney, green sauce, onion, and some pomegranate seeds. Its presentation and taste were literally top-notch. Talking about the taste, the Bhalla was very soft and juicy, the curd was sweet, and the papdi was very crunchy, so crunchy that you could clearly hear the crunching sound while eating it.

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Plot no 06, Dakshin Marg, 35B, Sector 35, Chandigarh, 160022, https://maps.app.goo.gl/tbH52P2FG1euwdsF6

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After eating Bhalla papdi, we reached Fab Cafe where the first thing we tried was golgappe (pani puri). The golgappe served at Fab Cafe had a sprouts filling, and they served them with a sweet and sour water flavored with pomegranate, pineapple, and guava. When we tasted the golgappe with the sprouts filling and the sweet and sour pomegranate-flavored water, the taste was incredibly delicious. After eating golgappe, we ordered pav bhaji, and we were surprised to see that the bhaji in the pav bhaji was also made with sprouts, which tasted completely different from normal pav bhaji. After tasting the pav bhaji, we ordered normal samosas and samosa chaat. Their samosa chaat was very different from street-style samosa chaat because in street style, the samosa chaat has a potato filling, the samosas are fried, and white chickpeas, red sweet sauce, green sauce, and yogurt are added on top. But their samosas were baked instead of fried, and in the presentation, instead of white chickpeas, they used sprouts, along with sweet curd, red sweet sauce, and green sauce, and pomegranate seeds were sprinkled on top, which further enhanced the taste. The normal samosas also tasted very good. With the normal samosas, we were served three chutneys: a green spicy sauce, a red sweet sauce, and a tangy tamarind sauce. After eating samosas, we ordered tikki, and this tikki was completely different from normal tikki, not only in taste but also in appearance. While normal tikis are made from potatoes, this tikki was made from beetroot and lotus stem, and the plating used the same ingredients as the samosa chaat.  Its taste was completely different and unusual compared to a regular tikki, which was understandable since we've always eaten potato tikkis. After the tikki, we ordered Amritsari paratha, which came with a small part of Amul butter and a small bowl of white chickpeas with just two slices of onion. The paratha wasn't as crispy as a normal naan, but it tasted quite good.

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