Zatka Bites, a new to-go Indian drive-thru on South Mays Street, has quietly pulled into gear in Round Rock, serving up Mumbai-style comfort food with a tight, street snack-focused menu. The counter and pickup window are all about speed, with handhelds and boxed meals designed for quick grab-and-go orders by car or on foot. The opening adds one more fast stop for Indian street snacks in the Austin suburbs.
The shop is locally owned by Bageshri and Kiran Dhotre and opened in January, and the couple told reporters they plan to stay put at the spot for at least five years, as reported by Community Impact. Community Impact lists the opening date as Jan. 16 and notes a mural splashed across the exterior. The compact footprint is set up to move cars and walk-ups along a short drive lane and past a single pickup window, keeping the operation lean but steady.
Menu Highlights
The headline item here is the vada pav, a vegan slider built around a fried potato patty that is a Mumbai street staple scaled down for drive-thru eating. The menu branches out into boxed vegan and non-vegan meals, along with fried chicken and chicken sandwiches for anyone who wants their comfort food with a little extra crunch. Kiran Dhotre told Community Impact that “the buns used are vegan and baked fresh daily,” a detail that lines up with the shop’s to-the-point but considered approach. To wash it all down, the drinks list runs from spiced chai to chilled fruit sodas, the kind of bright, fizzy options meant to cool off richer bites.
Where To Find It
Zatka Bites sits at 1300 S. Mays St., Ste. 102, right next to Curry Pizza House, according to local business listings. Map and business pages list the address and contact information, per MapQuest. A dining roundup also slotted the drive-thru among recent Round Rock openings in a Houston Chronicle feature, which cited typical hours from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., although those posted times still vary by platform and by day.
From Food Truck To Window
Before opening the brick-and-mortar style window, the owners operated a food truck centered on vada pav and made the rounds at the Brushy Creek food park, building a local following one snack at a time. Local guides to area food parks list Zatka as one of the Indian vendors at Brushy Creek, a presence that likely helped convert truck regulars into drive-thru customers at the new spot, according to Austin With Kids. That history shows up in the current menu, which leans into quick handhelds and boxed comfort dishes that translate easily from a park setting to a car window…