It's true that we hardly know our own backyard, albeit unwittingly. This reviewer has whizzed past the Vashi railway station on the Palm Beach Road en route to home every single day, and yet, never spared a thought for the new signboard, atop a building, which announced the arrival of Moti Mahal's new restaurant Itihaas, which serves Indian and Mughlai cuisine. It was only much later, when invited for a review, that we got a chance to visit the restaurant and test whether it is a hidden gem in our backyard.

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