Namaste Chai - Business Spotlight
- May 25
- 2 min read
Some of you may be familiar with the Namaste Chai truck that carries objectively the best Chai in town. If you haven't, you're missing out on an excellent, authentic experience!
After losing her job during the COVID era staff cuts, Rani wasn't only looking for something to do - she was looking for the comfort only a fresh Chai could bring - something that was found at tea stalls all over the area she had grown up. That's when inspiration struck (excellent news, for all of us, really).
You see, Rani had always wanted to own a cafe, someplace where people gather and relax. However, times being what they were, that wasn't something that was feasible. . . but a food truck was. In an added benefit it more closely resembled the home experience she had been longing for. So, in 2021, she partnered with her father, lovingly referred to as Papa Chai, who had also lost his job during COVID, and started Namaste Chai.
It is rare, if not unlikely, that many of us have had the opportunity to try chai as authentic as you find at Namaste Chai, and that's because their recipes come from Rani's grandmother and are made fresh. Each drink also contains a secret ingredient that was imparted to me and that I will share with you now: LOVE!
All of her drinks, from the Chai to the Lassi, are made with love and served with a smile and great, personalized conversation. Rani has the gift of connection and she remembers just about every customer along with their regular order, likes, allergies and ailments. Just in the half hour that I stood at her food truck to discuss her business, six customers pulled up and she knew every single one by name and what they wanted.
The customer service doesn't stop their either. In a particular instance, a customer that lives with Type 1 Diabetes had pulled up to find that Rani had ordered them new, seasonal flavors of sugar-free syrups that she thought they would like based on what they normally order. This is because the thing Rani enjoys most about running her food trucks is the community connection.
If you're looking for that connection over a delicious cup of Chai, you can find it with Rani and Papa Chai at Namaste Chai! You can find their schedule and menu on their Website.
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