Philadelphia Chutney Company - Sansom St

I ate here with my fiance when we were in Philly on vacation. We're both from Queens, and have had our share of authentic dosas. The dosas here were nice, they were large, tasty, filling and reasonably priced but not the best I've had. The sambar was good, the chutneys we got were just ok.

He got the mysore masala and I got the masala. We both noticed that there wasn't really a difference in spiciness between the masala and mysore masala, and noticed they didn't have pondicherry dosas on the menu. It was also odd seeing so much meat on the menu, most of the authentic/traditional dosa places I've been to in NY are lacto-vegetarian. Even before I went vegan I'd never think of putting meat in a dosa... it just seems like something that isn't done. I get the vibe they're doing that to appeal to tourists or non-indians. I'd still go back if I was in the area again. But I just can't give them points for authenticity if they're selling meat dosas.

best fiancee ever brought me samosas thinking they were potato. They were not. They were paneer. Their chalkboard menu didn't specify 'samosas'. We're both vegan. Needless to say, we won't be back there again. ouch.

Great food. I hadn't had a dosa in forever, since I moved out of NYC, and this was fantastic. You can even get a side of lentil soup for something like a dollar more. Nice service too.