What - Isso 
Where - No.2, Sulaiman Terrace, Off Jawatta Road, Colombo 5 
Who - Apinash Sivagumaaran 

Today on WTF, I went to the place that has mastered the art of making fine prawns. Isso is now the talk of the town for quality food and value for money portions! Isso opened doors this year and it’s already a place that many love to revisit. It’s the easiest place to make an order. It’s all about following a simple process. 

The prices of the dishes depend on the size of the prawns you pick. I’m someone who likes my prawns small if not large, nothing bigger than that with the large at Rs. 900, XL at Rs. 1100 and XXL at Rs. 1300, and the large really is the best size as it just fills in with more flavour! 

They have a three step ordering system where you first pick the prawn size, followed by the preparation and the type of carb. This is a fine idea! Let’s say you are on a diet like me. You can always choose a healthy one, but my favourite one is the sweet potato chips! However, they do throw in a good salad to keep the balance and that’s on the house! 

I tried everything, or at least I wanted to! 

The Northern Twist with the Roast Paan combination is amazing. I love the Jaffna twist to it! It’s different to what we make at home, but had a rich flavour! 

The Local Favourite a.k.a hot butter prawns is also a great pick. Who can go wrong with hot butter prawns? 

Speaking to the man who came up with this idea, Apinash, he says “I wanted to follow an international franchise style and made the portion style of ordering to make it easy for all of us.” But then I had to him ask about those who can never eat prawns and the ones who have a bad allergy. He laughed and said, “Yes, true we are losing a wide array of people, but prawns are to be celebrated and this place is for that!” 

Not to forget the isso wade, which I picked as my starter (they call it pisso wade) which was pretty unique and BIG, not like what you get in Galle Face, but tasted delicious. So much value for money. 

And when I was about to leave, I came across these beautiful milk toffees at the counter! It’s too good, it made me so happy I remembered Christmas! 

A good place with a good vibe about it. 

Today on WTF 

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