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| - A tasty buffet that serves vegetarian and vegan dishes, Udupi offers a great variety of curries, starches, and desserts that will please anyone that doesn't need to have meat at every meal. For me, usually I enjoy the veggie dishes at Indian restaurants more than the meaty ones anyways, so I didn't mind not eating meat for my lunch. We went on a Sunday afternoon, and found a mix of various northern and southern Indian dishes. Some buffet items included vadai, palak paneer, sauteed green beans (Sorry, forgot the name!), and veggie korma. There was also a cold foods station with salads, yogurt, and sauces. For breads, they offered papadum, paratha, and they make fresh dosa and bring it to your table. I tried a little bit of each buffet hot item, and enjoyed each dish. The dosa was light and crispy, with a nice curried potato filling. For desserts, they had ras malai, carrot halwa, and coconut burfi. I enjoyed each dessert, especially the ras malai, which is a sweetened creamy paneer. It was my first time trying it, and it was delicious. They also had a thermos with cardamom-infused chai tea, with a sign saying it could be made vegan if requested.
The price is expensive considering that this is only a vegetarian/vegan buffet (About 11 to 12 dollars per person for the weekend buffet, sodas and iced tea extra), but there is a lot of variety to try to make up for it. Service was cheerful and friendly, and we got a card for 10% off our next visit after paying for our check. Maybe we will check out the less expensive weekday buffet to see how the non-weekend buffet measures up!
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