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Idris ki biryani: I'd rather not

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Gunday is amovie with a cult following. It will never make any greatest, best of or even "quite average" lists. Yet it has a loyal fanbase. Sometimes you never know why something attains the popularity it does. Salman Khan's acting and driving skills are at par, yet he is able to deliver hits each year. None of these thoughts were running through my head on a winter Sunday in Lucknow. Having already experienced some great food, hospitality and the famed Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb we looked forward to another mustn't miss Lucknow institution that every travel blogger worth his salt has chronicled. The cooking area is not winning any awards Idris is a place you'd miss unless you're being guided by someone in the know, or Google Maps. Its a little brick structure with tin-roof extensions to the front and side. The seating area is little more than three benches arranged in the shape of a Pi that will always seat way more than they were originally built for. We w...