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Vegetarian Indian restaurant with many clearly labeled vegan options. Vegan choices include: samosas, bajji, rice dishes, dosas, chana masala, tofu palak, and vegetable kurma curry. Relocated from Fullerton. Reported closed October 2022.


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9 Reviews

First Review by doubleshakas

dan&mia

Points +759

Vegetarian
31 Oct 2021

Unique menu, great food, great service, large and open space

We liked everything. A couple of dishes we had never come across before at an Indian restaurant: plantain bhajji and spring roll dosa. The kurma was really good too.

morrowdoug

Points +37

Vegetarian
04 Feb 2022

Mild spice, but tasty flavors

Flavors were great but a few technical challenges. I don’t think they fermented the rice for the idli long enough, because it fell apart too easily. The accompanying sambar was excellent, but the tomato and coconut chutneys, though flavorful and delicious, had no chili in them at all, which I’ve never experienced in South India. I’m guessing they really tame down the heat for American palates? The lassi was outstanding - surprisingly rich and thick. The pav bhaji was a bit of a letdown though - again, really mild flavors.

ArmanAhmed

Points +16

Vegan
27 Nov 2021

Authentic and delicious

Had a wonderful dinner here with my family. We all got different kinds of dosas and they were all great. Service was mediocre but the food quality compensated for the service. Most of the food is vegan. The food is really authentic and reminded me of home.

Pros: Lots of vegan options , Authentic South Indian flavor

Cons: Slow service when it’s busy

spiceislandvegan

Points +1694

Vegan
23 Jul 2021

Delicious Indian food

It was the first time we visited this restaurant and enjoyed South Indian Dosa, curries, and pakoras.

We ordered Onion Chili Mysore Masala Dosa, Onion Pakoras, and Combo 4 which consists of 2 types of curries( I picked Tofu Tikka Masala and Tofu Palak), Samosa, rice, chutneys, and Garlic Naan(non garlic or roti is an option). They were all vegan. The restaurant even has vegan butter for the top of the naan. Thumbs up!

The food is delicious. The portions are big. The pakoras are crispy and not oily, The entire dishes are not oily and salty like other Indian restaurants. The flavors are right on. Thumbs up! The food is spicy but it was not burn-your-mouth-spicy. Yet, we were sweating and our stomachs were warm. When ordering you can specify heat level. Also, if you are vegan you can specify for vegan requests.

The menu is large and all the Vegan items are marked with V for Vegan, G for Gluten Free, or DC for Dietary Conversion or request. It is very accommodating.

The restaurant is clean and service was friendly and helpful.

We will be back. I really want to try the Rava Dosa.

Pros: Delicious , Not oily , Not salty

Cons: A bit far from our home

PedroMancilla

Points +18

Vegan
02 May 2021

Really good food

The food is vegan and it taste good that's all I need to say!!

RachelMo

Points +25

Vegan
29 Mar 2021

So good, so much food!!!

We ordered several items because we didn't know what we'd like. It was all delicious and the portions were huge! Everything was clearly labeled on their website, including many items that were both vegan and gluten free. The prices were excellent and we highly recommend the idly.

Pros: Lots of vegan and gluten free options

Cons: None!

Ladulé

Points +604

Vegan
19 Dec 2020

Fantastic vegan Indian.

Modern, clean, understanding of veganism. Perfect restaurant with everything you would want from Indian cuisine.

Pros: Great service and vegan options

Cons: Still getting settled and expanding menu., Hopefully more vegan options in the future.

SarahJewel

Points +16

Vegan
24 Nov 2020

OMG.

Literally the absolute best quality food, most affordable prices, and most incredible and genuine customer service. There's absolutely nothing that could be better about this place. Definitely check it out! The owner is usually there and he is fantastic with recommendations:)

Pros: Everything!!, But especially the garlic Naan 😋

doubleshakas

Points +36

Vegan
24 Dec 2019

Stoked!

This spot just opened up near my work where there are hardly any decent Vegan options. I am so stoked nearly the whole menu is vegan (hopefully one day it will all be) ... I ordered the Potato Dosa $5 not thinking it would be enough food for how cheap it was I also got Samosas ... the Dosa came out and it was huge and delicious all the dipping chutney sauces were fire as well. The owner was also very nice, and they use biodegradable packaging. Can’t wait to come back

Pros: Good value, Eco friendly, Friendly service

Cons: Not fully vegan




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