Restaurant review - Dosa place (Santa Clara)

Why am I posting restaurant review after a series of stock related blogs -? A simple look at S&P 500 will probably answer that question. Anything and everything in the market is getting killed. So what do we do when we feel depressed about the market overall, we go eat out more than usual.
For one thing, it gets the economy going without Mr.Bernanke's help with fiscal stimulus package or a rate cut. And of course you get to spend sometime outside work and home.

Dosa place - address: 2665 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA : doesn't really stand out when you drive on El camino real. It is located on El Camino real between Kiely and San Tomas expressway. The place is relatively new - it has been there for about 2 months. Thats one strong reason to go try out the food. Most restaurants offer good quality food when they start and after a while not only does the quality go down but they tend to get confused whether they are serving Indian food or Mexican food.

The food is good - it tastes good. I have been there twice already. I have tasted their Butter Masala Dosa, Spring Dosa, Sambar vada and Veg. Pakora. Except for Veg pakora, I liked all the other dishes. This doesn't mean much coming from a guy who has binary taste buds - capable of detecting spicy or non-spicy and nothing else. But the reason I can say that the food is good is because my wife tried it and said she liked the food.

The Sambar vada was nicely soaked in Sambar ( and hence it is called Sambar vada, as opposed to just Vada or Sambar or French fries! ) and tasted much better than other Sambar vadas that I have tried in the area. Price is very reasonable. Dosas cost less than $6. So a meal will only cost you a $1 more than that in Taco Bell or the same as two Venti Lattes in Starbucks !

This place competes with other South Indian restaurants like Saravan Bhavan, Udipi, Madras Cafe, which are in the near by area. The quality is close to Saravana Bhavan but it costs less and the food is definitely better than the other two South Indian veggie places.

Conclusion: Worth your time and money