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| - My husband and I love Indian food, and Udupi has fast become a favorite. We've been for both the lunch buffet and regular dinner service.
The gobi manchurian gets mentioned quite a bit because it's awesome. Sadly, I haven't seen it at the lunch buffet yet, but it's a must order at dinner. The chole batura is another favorite Southern Indian dish, and Udupi's version is great. The puffy batura reminds me of a lighter version of fry bread, and the chickpeas are wonderfully spiced.
The lunch buffet is lots of fun. Delicious masala dosai are brought to the table, and they will even bring you a second helping. Not that there isn't tons more to choose from at the buffet. The Northern style curries like saag paneer and aloo gobi are pretty good, but the Southern dishes are better. We love getting the coconut studded rice here. So different than the basmati served at other Indian places. The sambar is really spicy, and I love dipping the pleasantly sour idli into it. I would skip the paratha though as it tastes more like a plain tortilla. We always finish up with dessert to put out the fire although we're usually bursting at the seams at that point. It's great when you can get stuffed with terrific food you couldn't possibly make at home for less than $10 per person.
We'll still stick with our long-time favorite, Nandini, for Northern dishes, but Udupi is top for Southern Indian.
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