Y'know what? I'm not sure that this place lives up to the hype. The location is a bit odd, which isn't really a problem, but I dunno... I've never left Udipi feeling that my life has been changed.
What I can say is that Udipi is different from any other Indian place in the area, as far as I can tell. This is its selling point: I'm definitely glad Udipi is there, because you wouldn't get those dishes elsewhere. And some of them are really interesting!
But interesting is sort of where it stopped for me. I didn't have anything where I was blown away by the flavor. I believe it took us a long time to get served, too.
The décor is sort of dated-looking. That's not a big deal, though... we were there for the food.
Udipi could be better.