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| - Dosa - Think savoury, crispy crepe stuffed with a mashed potatoes/onions/spices mixture.
I've been to Guru Lukshmi and have had Dosa Paradise bookmarked for a while now. Décor-wise, Guru is more upscale with contemporary wallpaper, dimmer with chandeliers. The clientele though is definitely more casual. Dosa Paradise is more diner-y. Very casual, under 10 tables, smaller restaurant.
Prices reflect décor. Dosas from Guru are around $11, whereas Dosa Paradise's priciest dosas are just under $12 and average ones are like $8-9.
Portions at both restaurants are HUGE. It is manageable as the stuffing isn't throughout the entire dosa, but if your appetite isn't that big, you may want to consider sharing. Both restaurants come with 3 different kinds of chutneys (coriander, coconut, & another spicy one) AND sambar.
I believe the sambar at Guru was more a reddish tone, whereas the one at Dosa Paradise was more yellowish and tasted as though lentils/yellow daal was used for the base. Sambar at Dosa came piping hot and quite spicy!
My Sri Lankan friend & I ordered: Chettinad & Karaikudi Dosa and the waitress warned us that the Karaikudi was spicy, but we thought we'd take a chance. Boy, she wasn't kidding! I only sampled the Karaikudi and it felt like my mouth was gonna fall off! It was soo uber-spicy, it made my nose water. Apparently, the Karaikudi was the spiciest one available!
Skip the Green Chilli Banjiis. They were whole green chillis and quite greasy. Not my thing. They should've been drained off on a paper towel before serving. Also skip the Masala Tea. Tasted sorta like a HK milk tea. I didn't taste any "masala" whatsoever, just black tea.
Tip: Restaurant is fully vegetarian.
Downfall: Wait-time. It took approx. 30mins for us to receive our order. That is quite a long time, considering that there's isn't a lot of cooking involved.
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