San Francisco, CA.

Dosa

User Reviews of Dosa

Yelp.com Review - by suz q.

5.0 of 5 stars. OMG, seriously, this place is DA'BOMB. My favorite is the spring mix uttapam. I can't find another south indian restaurant that makes this particular uttapam. But really I've never had anything that...
yelp.com - user review - 05/09/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Mel P.

4.0 of 5 stars. My friends and I came here for brunch because it sounded interesting and we were really needing to try something new. I had never had dosa's before, nor have I ever had this type of Indian food...
yelp.com - user review - 05/07/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by iluvshoppinnlattez a.

1.0 of 5 stars. Went after reading countless reviews and raves about DOSA and I'm sorry to say, I did not care for DOSA. The curries were watered down and did not have much taste.The DOSA was a good dining...
yelp.com - user review - 05/05/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Megan M.

5.0 of 5 stars. My sister I went to Dosa on Friday, we got there early so we did not have to wait, but it did fill up quickly. There is no valet so we parked in the garage on 21st between Mission and Valencia. The...
yelp.com - user review - 05/04/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Sonal P.

4.0 of 5 stars. We came here for drinks, and ended up having a really nice time eating dinner at the bar. The place was packed, but we we walked in just as a few people were leaving the bar area. For starters,...
yelp.com - user review - 05/04/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Molly M.

5.0 of 5 stars. We went here last night and we were blown away with how good the food was. The assortment and shapes of the dosa were very fun & unique. My eyes, stomach and senses were pleasantly overwhelmed with...
yelp.com - user review - 05/02/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Suzanne D.

5.0 of 5 stars. I went here on my birthday with a bunch of my friends. They were so accomadating of our growing numbers and our indeciciveness. I love Southern Indian food- and have never found anywhere as good as...
yelp.com - user review - 04/29/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Sonja H.

5.0 of 5 stars. How has it taken me so long to eat at this place? I was there on Sunday evening around 6:30, no waiting to be seated. We ordered a mango lassi and pomagranate juice to start, they were excellent!...
yelp.com - user review - 04/28/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by donna h.

4.0 of 5 stars. I was on my way to a Wednesday night, All-you-can-eat wings in Hayes Valley, when I received a text from the BF to check out Dosa instead. YAY! I love impromptu date nights, especially when I get to...
yelp.com - user review - 04/23/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Brad S.

3.0 of 5 stars. Dosa is pretty good. That's about it. I'm a little surprised at how difficult it is to get in to (and how brusque they are about reservations, as a result), but it's an institution of sorts in the...
yelp.com - user review - 04/22/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Bruce S.

1.0 of 5 stars. Since I have been told by several people as to how good the food at Dosawas, I thought I would try for myself since I was able to find parking on Valencia Street (near Dosa). I was greatly...
yelp.com - user review - 04/20/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Freeman F.

5.0 of 5 stars. Maybe I'm easily impressed, but this place was fantastic! The food was exceptionally delicious, the service was top-notch, and the ambience lovely. It could just be that I'm a sucker for Southern...
yelp.com - user review - 04/19/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Nam N.

4.0 of 5 stars. holy shit that dosa was HUGE. We split a dosa plate and an appetizer, and still had leftovers.
yelp.com - user review - 04/17/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Claire G.

5.0 of 5 stars. Oh my life was revolutionized the first time I ate at dosa. South Indian cuisine is just as tasty as North Indian but less well known and harder to find. So like many people, I'd never had it! Now I...
yelp.com - user review - 04/14/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Ross R.

4.0 of 5 stars. I ran in here Friday night around 7:15 trying to make an 8:00 concert (that was later pushed to 9pm) and had to scarf down my meal but I was very impressed with the place, the attentiveness of the...
yelp.com - user review - 04/13/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Heidi C.

4.0 of 5 stars. During the hour I spent dining here, I was so confused. Why? Probably because I've never had South Indian cuisine before. I'm accustomed to just plain naan and curry which is Indian food but...
yelp.com - user review - 04/13/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Bailey Z.

4.0 of 5 stars. There aren't many times when I come home for a visit and we get seated promptly for Sunday brunch/lunch, but yesterday was one of the exceptions. I guess it didn't hurt that we arrived around 2:30 pm...
yelp.com - user review - 04/13/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Carolyn B.

4.0 of 5 stars. after years of wanting to go to dosa and never being able to get a reservation at the right time, i finally went last night! i don't know whether its karma or the fact that they opened a new location...
yelp.com - user review - 04/12/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Aimy T.

2.0 of 5 stars. For a year now I've been hearing about Dosa... I finally went tonight and was disappointed. The food was sub-par. In fact we ordered Samosas and had to have them sent back because they were still...
yelp.com - user review - 04/12/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Ty L.

3.0 of 5 stars. This was a cute little place that my friend suggested. The food was pretty flavorful, but the portions were quite small considering what they were charging. The ambiance was good though, and the staff...
yelp.com - user review - 04/12/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Max B.

5.0 of 5 stars. I have to say- I've been to Dosa three times, each roughly a year apart, and each time was at least "pretty good"I brought my mother here a few weeks ago and honestly had the most amazing dinner....
yelp.com - user review - 04/11/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Brian D.

5.0 of 5 stars. As many others note, Dosa is delicious. An Indian friend of mine claims it's overpriced for what you get, but we were full for under $20 each. Any dosa-type dish is good - the key is the sauces....
yelp.com - user review - 04/11/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by lily b.

4.0 of 5 stars. had a really nice time and great food here!i got a traditional masala dosa and it was so delicious! filled with traditional masala flavors, potatoes and cashews, this was a flavor sensation. the...
yelp.com - user review - 04/10/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Ed U.

4.0 of 5 stars. For some odd reason, I thought Dosa was going to be snooty and pricey since it's been perennially on Michael Bauer's Top 100 list since it first opened. However, it's actually more reasonably priced...
yelp.com - user review - 04/07/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Suddha B.

5.0 of 5 stars. The best Indian restaurant in town. This place is quite small for its popularity and gets really crowded so you need to get there a little early. However the food is totally awesome and so is the...
yelp.com - user review - 04/06/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by T L.

4.0 of 5 stars. Went with 4 friends for dinner. I had made reservations on opentable.com and was surprised to see that a credit card was required to hold the reservation. Seemed a bit pretentious for a place like...
yelp.com - user review - 04/04/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Maziar B.

2.0 of 5 stars. Food was alright, but the service was sub-par.I thank the reviewer who put on there that we should ask for an allergy menu, because you wouldn't know they had one.... they didn't tell me they had one,...
yelp.com - user review - 04/03/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by N N.

4.0 of 5 stars. Heaven on Earth...
yelp.com - user review - 04/01/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Kelly K.

3.0 of 5 stars. OK... So we returned on the evening of Monday, March 23rd. Honestly, we were so incredibly disappointed, I've been tossing up giving a two star rating. However my other visits do not justify two...
yelp.com - user review - 04/01/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Emily J.

1.0 of 5 stars. *** READ IF YOU HAVE FOOD ALLERGIES OR KNOW SOMEONE WHO DOES****I had a terrible time at DOSA on March 18. I loved the chic intimate atmosphere, and for me personally- a non-allergy person, I would...
yelp.com - user review - 03/31/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Monique B.

4.0 of 5 stars. Why is eating with your hands so much fun? I don't know if it was the two Kingfishers in my belly, but DOSA had me giggling with delight, like the day I got my first "My Little Pony". Something...
yelp.com - user review - 03/31/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Francesco d.

5.0 of 5 stars. What to say? I'm another big fan of this delicious food. Can't wait to go back!
yelp.com - user review - 03/30/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Katherine H.

3.0 of 5 stars. Came back to Dosa a couple weekends ago, but I was a little put off by the way my boyfriend and I were treated. Food wise, the pani puri was a hit again, and I tried the vegetable uttapam, which was...
yelp.com - user review - 03/23/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by duane a.

3.0 of 5 stars. It was a weekend and busy but the service was fast. I loved all of the food ordered on our table. Very tasty and on the spicy side which i enjoyed.It would have been more helpful if our server...
yelp.com - user review - 03/22/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Bijan K.

3.0 of 5 stars. Dosa has great service, a friendly staff, a warm environment, and attentive owners, to say the least. I am curious about other Indian restaureants in San Francisco, but I am happy I tried their food....
yelp.com - user review - 03/19/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Leslie T.

4.0 of 5 stars. I came here for the second time last night. My date and I sat at the bar because on a Monday night, we neglected to make reservations and it was very busy! In general I prefer Northern Indian food to...
yelp.com - user review - 03/17/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Sarah B.

5.0 of 5 stars. The dosas were pretty good, but the uttapan was amazing -- we got the sampler platter that came with the chole and it was really incredible. Also, we came with our 3 year old (it wasn't too busy), and...
yelp.com - user review - 03/15/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Christian C.

5.0 of 5 stars. well, after weeks of building up my indian food utils, i finally got to try Dosa tonight. it totally lives up to the hype. most of the indian food i have had has been more northern indian, so this...
yelp.com - user review - 03/11/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Priscilla T.

4.0 of 5 stars. I finally made it here and yup, it's really good. I loved the northern samosa, the lentil dumplings in yogurt, pappdum, and the sambar that's served w/ the dosas. i ordered the peppercorn chicken...
yelp.com - user review - 03/09/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by patrick t.

4.0 of 5 stars. 2nd time eating here. this time the chicken bangan bharta melted in my mouth like butter on a hot pan. never had chicken so soft and moist, makes me want to eat it all up!! that had great texture and...
yelp.com - user review - 03/09/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Shweta V.

4.0 of 5 stars. Egg Poriyal dosa and Mango Mimosa....bliss!
yelp.com - user review - 03/09/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Andrew K.

4.0 of 5 stars. Certainly some of the most interesting Indian food I've ever had, and the most tasty. Most Indian places in town are N. Indian and Pakistani and are either way overpriced or kind of divey. Either...
yelp.com - user review - 03/08/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by passdatanqueray e.

3.0 of 5 stars. Tries to do for Indian food what Slanted Door has done for Vietnamese food, and does a pretty good job. But it's something about Indian food, probably the intense spices, that fails to integrate with...
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Yelp.com Review - by Keri L.

4.0 of 5 stars. Adding two cents-they brought us an extra dish by mistake- paneer dosa- really yummy and even better that they didn't charge us for it!The uttapam was really good and the special they had- a mustard...
yelp.com - user review - 03/08/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by P M.

3.0 of 5 stars. Meh. It was ok.After waiting for our table for just over an hour, I wasn't thrilled that we were seated all the way in the back, right outside the kitchen and bathrooms. The samosa appetizers were...
yelp.com - user review - 03/04/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Jess R.

4.0 of 5 stars. I found myself here on a Friday evening. A friend and I wandered in unexpectedly, and were seated immediately. Not bad for a nice restaurant on a Friday night.The server was quite nice. He asked if...
yelp.com - user review - 03/01/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by A K.

4.0 of 5 stars. Good
yelp.com - user review - 02/28/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Jodi S.

3.0 of 5 stars. I thought Dosa was just OKAY. Here are my thoughts: *We were told the wait would be 1/2 hour, but we waited for over an hour. Which is excusable since it was a Friday. *More important than the wait, I...
yelp.com - user review - 02/26/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Mister G.

4.0 of 5 stars. I heard about Dosa from a few friends and had always wanted to try it. As a recent NYC to SF transplant (15 months) I had experienced quite a bit of disappointment when it came to Indian cuisine in...
yelp.com - user review - 02/26/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Jenny G.

4.0 of 5 stars. I had a lovely experience at Dosa. We made reservations for Sunday lunch/brunch and I had heard great things from friends and coworkers. We started with the dahi batata puri and this was by far my...
yelp.com - user review - 02/23/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Ranjit M.

3.0 of 5 stars. So I will now have to drop this place down a bit. The food was still pretty good though not stellar but the service was just horrible. One of the reasons I am okay paying the very high prices...
yelp.com - user review - 02/19/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Arvind A.

5.0 of 5 stars. this place is amazing. as a tamil and a sambar-snob, i have to say, this place is one of the best places I've had south indian food at. the quality of the food is on par with some of the better...
yelp.com - user review - 02/18/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Gary L.

5.0 of 5 stars. After hearing so many good things from my roommate and coworkers about Dosa, I finally had to see for myself what all of the fuss was about. I was not disappointed. While I'm not the most seasoned...
yelp.com - user review - 02/18/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Sheila T.

4.0 of 5 stars. We met a couple of friends here last night for Valentines dinner. We were all excited to try Dosa since we've heard so many good things about it. We were all new to South Indian cuisine and the...
yelp.com - user review - 02/15/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by hasham Y.

3.0 of 5 stars. This restaurant is pretty busy and popular among SF people. However i found the food to be OK for the price. I had papedum, masala Dosa and idli. I could barely walk after such a big feast. The place...
yelp.com - user review - 02/15/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Atousa F.

4.0 of 5 stars. I was here for brunch today.If you've read my other reviews, you KNOW I'm all about fatty, traditional breakfasts/brunchs, ie, tons of hollandaise sauce, bacon, French fries, etc. So when my...
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Yelp.com Review - by Ben P.

4.0 of 5 stars. Two preliminary digressions:1. Why does hearing rain pound on a windowsill make me sleepy and happy, at all once?2. Quoth "Knocked Up":Sadie: Why is everybody so mad at you? Ben Stone: I don't know....
yelp.com - user review - 02/15/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Nancy L.

4.0 of 5 stars. OOoOOo I loved the lemon rice, slightly tart and aromatic, excellent when paired with the with Lamb Koftka. The 2 appetizers we ordered were equally amazing--the chicken pieces and prawns, tender...
yelp.com - user review - 02/14/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Down dog aka X.

5.0 of 5 stars. Wow. Dosa was quite an experience. Amazing Indian food. Who knew that India food could be fantastic. This place is just beyond. It's open late. It's warm and full of laughter. On weekends they...
yelp.com - user review - 02/13/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by trevor j.

4.0 of 5 stars. Having spent a decent amount of time in S. India, I was pumped to find this jem of a restaurant in SF. While perhaps not as authentic as the other S. Indian food around the bay, I appreciate the...
yelp.com - user review - 02/11/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Naomi C.

2.0 of 5 stars. come on. i don't get it. i thought this was supposed to be south indian food. i didn't know you can get away with jazzing up the interior and charge $14 for a crepe. wait, but its valencia....
yelp.com - user review - 02/11/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Jessica H.

3.0 of 5 stars. Honestly, the food is good, but it is definitely over priced. For two glasses of wine, and appetizer, a curry and two dosa, our bill was close to $90. It was pretty ridiculous. For better food,...
yelp.com - user review - 02/08/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Cara C.

4.0 of 5 stars. It was one of those random "I'm hungry and feel like eating out in the Mission, but no burrito's or Latin cuisine" with the BF, so we hopped into the car and decided to drive around and let our...
yelp.com - user review - 02/06/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Katie S.

5.0 of 5 stars. Ahh, Dosa. The legend that is Dosa.I wish I could discuss in great length the fantastic flavorful dishes, the outstanding presentation and the stellar service... but the truth of the matter is that I...
yelp.com - user review - 02/05/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Don B.

4.0 of 5 stars. Dosa obviously has a huge following here in little 'ol San Fran, and I can see why. It's some solid Indian food served in a nice but unpretentious setting. The prices are extremely reasonable, the...
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Yelp.com Review - by Michael J.

2.0 of 5 stars. Pretentious way-overpriced Indian food for yuppies who've never been near India.Okay, the food isn't terrible - not outstanding, but not inedible either. But the prices - especially for South Indian...
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Yelp.com Review - by Mimi L.

4.0 of 5 stars. I finally visited Udupi Palace just down the way and I still prefer DOSA. Udupi's portions are super sized and cheaper but Dosa uses better ingredients and the food is more flavorful. -1 star since...
yelp.com - user review - 02/04/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Gibron and Sahar K.

3.0 of 5 stars. Our first experience eating South Indian food took place at Dosa on Valencia. Their menu is a bit over priced but the ambience and atmosphere is nice and so it slightly makes up for the pricey and...
yelp.com - user review - 02/03/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by david b.

3.0 of 5 stars. i wasn't impressed. it's ok... but i wouldn't come here again. for me, it was too much ambiance, smaller portions, too dry, not enough flavor, little sauce/dip containers (=amounts) and a higher bill...
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Yelp.com Review - by Torey H.

4.0 of 5 stars. A "dosa" is kind of like an Indian crepe. I am sure that they let you know this on their website, but my friends and I were not privy to this information, so I thought it would be helpful to to write...
yelp.com - user review - 02/02/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Victoria K.

3.0 of 5 stars. This place is tasty, and has a fun atmosphere. The staff is very friendly, and it is about as trendy as it gets (not sure if this last thing is good or bad, but let's count it as a positive for now)....
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Yelp.com Review - by Matsuo B.

3.0 of 5 stars. Good place.Kinda a novelty..... good concept restaurant.... "Dosa".Good service, good food, but not a place or food I would CRAVE for....
yelp.com - user review - 02/01/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Rachelle P.

4.0 of 5 stars. Dosa had been recommended to us, but I was a bit hesitant. I had eaten Indian food one time before and the experience was pretty bad. But my boyfriend loves Indian food and I agreed.I am glad we went...
yelp.com - user review - 01/31/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Audrey L.

4.0 of 5 stars. Busy place - expect a long wait, unless you go at the right time. I was thoroughly satisfied with the different vegetarian dishes and dosas. They were flavorful, had nice texture (saucy, chunky), and...
yelp.com - user review - 01/30/2009
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Indian Food by Shan W. at InsiderPages

If your in the mood for something different then the ordinary then try Dosa's. The jumbo shrimp Marsala is amazing and you have to stay and have and coconut ice cream for desert.
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Yelp.com Review - by Kristina A.

4.0 of 5 stars. Great food & atmosphere. First time for me to try a dosa or a uttapam. My favorite was the uttapam by far. The Tamil Vegetable curry was great as well, though I am not a fan of the coconut rice...
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Yelp.com Review - by N R.

4.0 of 5 stars. Excellent food. The Dahi batata sev is the best I have tried in the Bay Area - better than the chaat houses in the South Bay. Paneer peas dosa was more like a roll - but surprisingly flavorful....
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Yelp.com Review - by Krishnan S.

4.0 of 5 stars. There really seems to be a dearth of south indian places in SF given its size. Somebody told me about dosa but I remember the first time I walked by this place my instant reaction was - "There is way...
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Yelp.com Review - by Jacq L.

4.0 of 5 stars. this place has plenty of reviews. food was great, make sure to book reservations early as the place is small. Would come here again!
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Yelp.com Review - by Mike L.

4.0 of 5 stars. Pretty damn good. I couldn't help but try this place after seeing almost 900 Yelp reviews. The Dosa was phenomenal and the dipping sauce it came with was just perfect. We ordered the first Paper...
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Yelp.com Review - by Arturo A.

4.0 of 5 stars. Came here last night with a friend. The waiter was very friendly and helpful. We started with a very good ch*** (bread) which had mint and a cream and green salsa type sauce which I really enjoyed....
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Yelp.com Review - by Bunny H.

5.0 of 5 stars. Fantastic. Awesome food; Awesome service. A bit expensive tho. Best to bring your own wine and pay the $20 corkage.
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Yelp.com Review - by natalia s.

4.0 of 5 stars. One word - wow. Next time friends are visiting SF, I'll take them here for sure. Go for brunch, it's not crazy packed and a great way to start the weekend. Fantastically friendly service, and the...
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Yelp.com Review - by Chelsea H.

3.0 of 5 stars. I visited Dosa a few weeks ago with my family and was wholly underwhelmed by the experience.An overview of my complaints: very bland/mediocre food, high prices given the quality of the food, and...
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Yelp.com Review - by Jennifer H.

4.0 of 5 stars. Dosa is kinda like a Bong Su of Vietnamese food. No question, it's delish, nouveau, pricier and more refined than more casual spots that serve very similar food, but in silver tin bowls. Some days...
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Yelp.com Review - by Kimberley M.

5.0 of 5 stars. I love this place. Consistently good quality and attentive staff! They have this amazing jacobite beer which is flavored with coriander. I recommend ordering one prawn chili fry apiece to go with the...
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Yelp.com Review - by Em E.

2.0 of 5 stars. The food's fine, but as others have pointed out, the service tends to border on impolite, especially on Saturday nights. Beware!I, along with 2 friends (one of whom was Indian) went there last...
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Yelp.com Review - by Melli W.

5.0 of 5 stars. Dosa is my favorite Indian restaurant. I love the udapams. A date took me to what was supposed to be a better cheaper place a few doors down and it didn't compare at all. I'll gladly pay more at...
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Yelp.com Review - by A B.

4.0 of 5 stars. Interesting a 2009 Michelin Recommended Restaurant??!! didnt even know... but i guess i can agree had 3 dosas, 2 bhattura, 2 dahi vadi.... 100 dollar bill.. kinda pricey for all that .. but...
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Yelp.com Review - by Barbara P.

5.0 of 5 stars. Mmmmmmmmmmm. Get there early to avoid the lines. 5:30 pm should work.Deliciously varied Indian food served on light crispy crepes called dosas.We enjoyed the paper masala dosa, an appetizer of yummy...
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Yelp.com Review - by Jay S.

5.0 of 5 stars. I've never had south Indian food so this was a first and boy, was it a great experience!!!!! We had something called Dosa which was wonderful. You dip it in a variety of sauces. Then we had something...
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Great spot on Fillmore

Recently went to the new location on Fillmore St and I can't say enough great things about this place. Personally, I don't love traditional Indian food. But, Dosa is anything but traditional! Everything we...
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Yelp.com Review - by DT l.

4.0 of 5 stars. Southern Indian food is great. The flavors are strong, a good kick in the head. The lamb meatball curry is great (I normally do not like lamb at all), paper dosa is awesome. I thought the mango lassie...
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Yelp.com Review - by Andrew W.

4.0 of 5 stars. Wanted to go to Vik's earlier in the day, but didn't have the time, or knowledge of public transport to get there. Turns out this wasn't so bad, because we had a lovely time at Dosa (late summer...
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Yelp.com Review - by Sarah J.

3.0 of 5 stars. Masala dosa was greasy and had a strong mustard taste. I kept thinking about honey mustard pretzel pieces. What was excellent was the idli vada sambar, really special. Service was great, price was a...
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Yelp.com Review - by Carol S.

2.0 of 5 stars. I wanted to try this place because of the strong/high marks and since it's been named the best Indian food in SF for a few years (something like that). We ordered:1. Onion pakora - tasted similar to...
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Yelp.com Review - by GreyGhost G.

3.0 of 5 stars. Just got back from Dosa. We walked in at ~6:15 and sat at the bar straight away. (would have been 25 min or a table). About 20 min later, the line was out the door. Keep the long lines in mind when...
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Yelp.com Review - by Ramon C.

4.0 of 5 stars. Definitely the place to try for South Indian food. Dosas obviously are the things to try, and what makes this Indian restaurant different from others.If you don't know, dosas are like large, light...
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Yelp.com Review - by C L.

4.0 of 5 stars. I love Dosa because they are my favorite South Indian restaurant. The food is amazing and authentic presented with a chic and modern flair. I am sad that they got rid of the Spinach and Cauliflower...
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Yelp.com Review - by Chef M.

5.0 of 5 stars. Excellent authentic Indian food, even for north Indians! This is as good as it gets. Their salt Lassi was very good and being from Rajasthan I know a good Chaach(Lassi) when I have one. We ended up...
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Yelp.com Review - by Vishal K.

4.0 of 5 stars. Fusion South Indian food. Why fuse? Ah, to fuse, or not to fuse. Sometimes fusion takes two different things and combines them to make something better. The whole is more than the sum of its...
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Yelp.com Review - by Jimm P.

5.0 of 5 stars. excellent flavors with intoxicating aromas! The staff seems consistently good-spirited. I enjoy when my local restaurants keep a personal warmth in service.
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Yelp.com Review - by Tera B.

5.0 of 5 stars. Dosa is my favorite Indian restaurant in SF. I love their fiery fruit salad as an appetizer- it's sooo spicy. I always get their spring masala dosa, and they also have a great wine list. The only...
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Yelp.com Review - by Nicole A.

5.0 of 5 stars. Straight up excellent.Complex, penetrating flavors that warm you from the inside out. Went in a group, and we all shared everything... every single bite was delicious. Also: Traquair Jacobite beer. So...
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Yelp.com Review - by Andy N.

4.0 of 5 stars. The food is really great and the sambar and dosas are very authentic. They do try to do a few unorthodox items like cheese dosa, which tastes quite odd. I suggest trying the dishes that are more...
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Yelp.com Review - by Hans H.

4.0 of 5 stars. Just went here for the first time last night with a small group of friends. The food was pretty good, the wine was excellent, and was a great experience overall. I have not yet to compare it to the...
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Yelp.com Review - by Dee C.

3.0 of 5 stars. If you are new to South Indian fare, Dosa is as good an introduction as any. The dosas are okay, often nicely crispy. My choices are the masala dosa and the paper dosa, as I think they taste the...
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Yelp.com Review - by Sun K.

3.0 of 5 stars. Ordered Masala Dosa. Enjoyed my meal, ambience, and service. The sambar (small soupy thing they give you with dosa) used to be more spicy, but I think they made it mild for the clientelle. I don't...
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Yelp.com Review - by Madeleine T.

5.0 of 5 stars. I've eaten at Dosa twice and am in love with the place. Everything from the lighting, music, decor to the amazing food leaves you with a fulfilling experience. The food is beautiful...It's better than...
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Awesome food & overall experience

Had to wait for 1-1/4 hours before i could get a table. This was on a Sat night. But it was totally worth the wait. This is likely the best South Indian food i have had outside of my home state in India....
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Yelp.com Review - by elmer d.

5.0 of 5 stars. after 840 reviews you think one would not even review on this hot spot pujabi joint....jus got introduced to indian food about a couple of months ago~only downfall if eating indina grub is that its...
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Yelp.com Review - by seema s.

5.0 of 5 stars. The paper dosa I had last week was soggy... hopefully a one-off mishap. I'm keeping the 5-star rating, though, b/c I've been utterly impressed every other time. I went to Dosa a few Sundays ago for...
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Yelp.com Review - by Jennifer C.

4.0 of 5 stars. Dosa is an authentic inexpensive Indian restaurant with great atmosphere. The food was great, particularly given the price. I'll definitely go back. However, we went at around 7:30 on a Saturday and...
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Beautiful Space, Delicious Food & Superior Service

We stopped by late on a Sunday night and were delighted by the food, service and surroundings. The prawn masala with coconut rice0, chicken appetizer & paper dosa were all amazing! We'll be back next time...
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Yelp.com Review - by Bruce B.

3.0 of 5 stars. I've tried a few of their menu items, and it's ok. It's not my favorite spot but none of my other spots serve dosa's. I guess I'm not familiar with south indian food. But the flavors were kind of...
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Yelp.com Review - by Anonymous F.

5.0 of 5 stars. I'm south indian, and these guys may have my mom's masala dosa beat. I'm impressed. The idlis were just okay, but oh my god is their masala dosa amazing. It was a little absurd when the non-indian...
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Yelp.com Review - by Tulip F.

5.0 of 5 stars. Fiery Fruit salad Dahl Vada Prawn Chile Fry Masala Dosa Crisps Charming owners Good serviceDe-lish!
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Yelp.com Review - by Premshree P.

5.0 of 5 stars. I'm not a fan of most Indian food, especially Mughlai cuisine which is what all "Indian" restaurants in the States really serve. There's a lot of South Indian food I love, and thank God for Dosa!...
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Yelp.com Review - by ankita k.

5.0 of 5 stars. Me and my husband drive down 40 minutes to "treat" ourselves every other week.It goes up as one of our favorite places and a prelude to a walk in the city/the wharf.I am a fussy eater where i...
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Yelp.com Review - by ursy t.

4.0 of 5 stars. Not really a huge fan of Indian cuisine but thought I'd give in to all the hype. Well what do ya know, not hype afterall!? Delightful, yes it was. Went there on a friday, packed house. Quite a long...
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Yelp.com Review - by Tee A.

4.0 of 5 stars. 1 cause the owner actually bothered to ask me about what I ordered and what was wrong and wanted another to change to "make it right". Obviously they care about their patrons as well as the quality...
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Yelp.com Review - by Sarah M.

3.0 of 5 stars. The food here was absolutely delicious. I have met the chef before and he was lovely.The experience in the restaurant was not what I hoped. In spite of the fact that the restaurant was completely...
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Yelp.com Review - by Christy L.

4.0 of 5 stars. I'm not sure what I could possibly add to the reviews on here that someone already hasn't noted.Yeah, it's loud...It's small...It's a bit pricey...But damnit...it's GOOD!!!
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Yelp.com Review - by Vivian T.

2.0 of 5 stars. Good. But Spendy!!!Maybe I'm spoiled by amazing Indian food at Hemas Kitchen and Bhabis Kitchen off Devon St. in Chicago. Very tasty, good flavors, fast service. Actually scary fast service. No...
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Yelp.com Review - by cole s.

2.0 of 5 stars. SoThe food was spectacular. The food was just the right amount of spicy. It was very flavorful and on par with other Southern Indian food I have tried. I mean I have never been to India but from what...
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Yelp.com Review - by Varun A.

2.0 of 5 stars. I was excited when I heard of an Indian restaurant that specializes in dosas. When I arrived here my excitement almost instantly turned into apprehension. This place was way too swanky for a...
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Yelp.com Review - by Tara O.

3.0 of 5 stars. So anybody that knows me knows that when I'm really really hungry I am not a force to be reckoned with. I will tear you apart. So Dosa may be suffering from "Tara's lack of food" Syndrome. It's an...
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Yelp.com Review - by Joe S.

3.0 of 5 stars. I just peeked into see the new place that is opening at the corner of Fillmore & Post, looks like some $$$ are being spent on this new location, I just hope the prices do not reflect the new location...
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Yelp.com Review - by Tushar V.

5.0 of 5 stars. I'm usually skeptical about trying out Indian restaurants in the bay area, as i have found most of them to be highly overrated. With my usual skeptical exuberance, i tagged along with my friends to...
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Yelp.com Review - by Namita G.

5.0 of 5 stars. Dosa is by far my favorite Indian restaurant in the city. They make the most yummy South Indian food, its spicy and innovative, and the place has great ambiance (especially for a south indian place -...
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Yelp.com Review - by SF U.

5.0 of 5 stars. after moving back from london, it has been difficult finding good standard indian fare in this city (in london indian is as common as mexican in sf- it is a good standard on every corner). AND...
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Yelp.com Review - by pankaj l.

4.0 of 5 stars. OK, before anyone says this place is over-priced, take it from me...it is but it's worth the food. I grew up in the east/south bay where there are tons of cheap dosa places but being in SF, this is...
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All Smoke and No Fire, Dosa lacks crediblity

I think this place must be hiring marketing specialists or something because...
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Yelp.com Review - by Ro L.

4.0 of 5 stars. I came here for brunch with a friend and chose to skip the line at Cafe Boogaloo. I'm so happy we made that decision. We started with small crispy breads with yougurt. Delish!!! I really enjoyed...
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Yelp.com Review - by Diane M.

1.0 of 5 stars. Well I guess I must be in the minority cause this place sucked. I chose this place for lunch for my birthday and was utterly disappointed. I was even more sorry that I dragged my family there. The...
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Yelp.com Review - by Sai M.

5.0 of 5 stars. Indian eatery with a bit of ambience? What a concept! Food is delicious and thankfully un-americanized (read spicy). Yes, there are plenty of non-spicy Indian dishes, just ask. Do not miss the...
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Yelp.com Review - by Reginald F.

1.0 of 5 stars. I have to laugh at the people who think this is such a great restaurant. I went there with a party of eight last night and we ordered quite a few different things. None of them were particularly...
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Yelp.com Review - by N G.

3.0 of 5 stars. First of all, I have to preface this review with the fact that I love South Indian food and am used to more mom-and-pop South Indian restaurants in New York and D.C./Maryland, so the hype and modern...
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Yelp.com Review - by rani s.

5.0 of 5 stars. Having lived in Bangalore, India for a year I can tell you this is as close as you'll ever get to authentic. The food is mind blowing, try the dahi vada for the love of god! Not cheap though, we...
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Yelp.com Review - by Roy C.

3.0 of 5 stars. When you walk past the front door of Dosa, the sweet aroma of fresh Indian curries will make you uncontrollably float inside like on "Chip N' Dale's Rescue Rangers" when Monty Jack smells cheese. Once...
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Yelp.com Review - by brenton w.

3.0 of 5 stars. the food's really nice at dosa. so while the food is great, the dosa experience is just not for me. it's definitely the hippest indian restaurant i've ever been to. maybe it's just the way i've been...
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Yelp.com Review - by Purnima M.

5.0 of 5 stars. Ahh. One year later. Dinner is still the reigning meal here at Dosa. There was not a single misstep in the house, as we sampled soups (the lovely coconut cauliflower comes to mind), starters (the...
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Yelp.com Review - by sarah p.

4.0 of 5 stars. What can I offer that hasn't already been said? A.M.A.Z.I.N.G.While I tend to favor Northern Indian cuisine to Southern, Dosa didn't disappoint. But I would have been surprised if it had since Nish N....
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Yelp.com Review - by hima s.

5.0 of 5 stars. We took my dad here last year when he was visiting. I was skeptical that:1. There could be good dosa outside of India (and/or outside of my mom's kitchen).2. There could be good Indian food in San...
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Yelp.com Review - by Erika D.

3.0 of 5 stars. I'm knocking my review down a star. The food is really delicious, seriously we had an heirloom tomato salad dish last night that nearly made me cry! The problem is, that though the staff are extremely...
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Yelp.com Review - by Julie B.

4.0 of 5 stars. OK, the food here is amazing. My favorites are the Dahi Vada, Chennai Chicken, and the Channa Bhutura. I'm a hard core meat-eater, so I was shocked when I found out the Channa Bhutura was a vegan...
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Yelp.com Review - by Mikel M.

4.0 of 5 stars. India has a diverse cuisine. Thank you Dosa for breaking out of the thick curry Punjab mold.Dosas, oh yes. Shrimp curry. Channa Bhutura rocked my world.Only complaint, $8 beer. $8 Kingfisher?! Come...
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Yelp.com Review - by Koffee G.

5.0 of 5 stars. I went there a couple of weeks ago. We shared a few dishes so I got to try several items on the menu. Their heirloom tomato w/ noodle salad was yummy. Dahi vada and cheese and chili uttapam were okay....
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Yelp.com Review - by Ching L.

2.0 of 5 stars. After seeing the average rating for Dosa to be 4 stars on Yelp, we decided to try this restaurant for weekend brunch. The food was ok. We ordered 2 masala dosas and a chaat as an appetizer. The...
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Yelp.com Review - by Laura N.

5.0 of 5 stars. As review 832, you should already have a decently clear idea that 5-stars isn't unusual for this palace of South Indian naan noshing glory. (Or perhaps a little crAªpe spilled the rice, lentils and...
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Yelp.com Review - by Maria A.

4.0 of 5 stars. This was my first time having Southern Indian food and it was amazing. I loved everything and from the house specialty the dosas to the heirloom tomatoes and the mango icecream.The chennai chicken was...
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Yelp.com Review - by Liz C.

4.0 of 5 stars. Good bread, good meat, good Dosa, Let's eat!I was ready to eat anything after trying to rough the traffic of tourist and the Blue Angel fans on Sunday. Fortunately, Dosa provided a feast worthy of a...
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Yelp.com Review - by Regina C.

4.0 of 5 stars. my dosa looked like a huge scroll made of flat dough. perfect for dipping into my shrimp with spicy sauce.
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Yelp.com Review - by Jen M.

5.0 of 5 stars. Fantastic... food, prices, service, atmosphere!I love this restaurant for all of the above reasons. And I ate here right after becoming engaged to my husband. All nostalgia aside, you cannot go...
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Yelp.com Review - by Annie S.

4.0 of 5 stars. Great food, but tight seating.
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Yelp.com Review - by Sarah J.

4.0 of 5 stars. One day I saw the paper dosa as it stomped through downtown New York City, crushing cars beneath it, smashing buildings, until it eventually climbed the Empire State Building, fine broad in silk...
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Yelp.com Review - by SF M.

5.0 of 5 stars. finally got a chance to go and loved it. the menu is so different and fun. almost every item was new to me so can't wait to go back and explore some more. the dosa was delicious as were the lentil...
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Yelp.com Review - by Swarup B.

2.0 of 5 stars. the only thing that differentiates dosa from udupi place down the street is fresh ingredients. to some this is what differentiates a good restaurant from a bad one. for dosa, it's only a slight...
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Yelp.com Review - by Aparna A.

3.0 of 5 stars. I find it odd eating south indian food with a napkin on my lap but i like how this place has turned out. The food is OK but the condiments are delicious. I feel the price is too much for the portion...
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Yelp.com Review - by Jonny B.

5.0 of 5 stars. I've never had a negative experience at Dosa. In fact they've all been stellar.If it's a cold San Francisco summer evening head here for a glass of red and some of the best curries I've ever had....
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Yelp.com Review - by Paul B.

5.0 of 5 stars. I love this restaurant because there are never any ugly people in it. Ever. And the food is top-notch, as has been mentioned by the previous 800 reviewers.
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Yelp.com Review - by Michelle S.

5.0 of 5 stars. Yuuuuuummmmm! A love of Indian food, I prefer it homemade so don't eat it out at all. This place is a winner. Will go back.1) Specialty drinks2) Fresh ingredients, nothing soaked for days3) Vegetarian...
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Yelp.com Review - by Lili L.

4.0 of 5 stars. The dosa roll, an appetizer, is really pretty good I must say. But it doesn't really taste like traditional indian food. Firstly, the greens inside the roll sort of threw me off (and incidentally...
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Yelp.com Review - by Sarah G.

5.0 of 5 stars. So yes, I keep reviewing Asian food, specifically Indian, because you know what??? That's where my expertise is. ANYWAY. DOSA, hands down, best authentic South Indian, specifically KERALA style...
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Yelp.com Review - by S J.

5.0 of 5 stars. So went here.. FINALLY.. yesterday.. L-O-V-E-D their .... - Service (they were so attentive. they knew exactly what each one of us ordered, they were even proactive about asking me if I wanted...
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Yelp.com Review - by SF Diner A.

4.0 of 5 stars. Dosas, who knew they could be this good! If there's a line out the door, you know its good. You can literally smell the spices down the block! They don't take reservations for smaller groups, but...
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Yelp.com Review - by L. M.

5.0 of 5 stars. Dang dude, 800 Yelpers already told you it was good... what are you waiting for? My favorite dosa was the one made out of corn meal. The curries were all fantastic. But I was most happy that we ended...
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Yelp.com Review - by Matt F.

4.0 of 5 stars. Fans of south Indian food will love Dosa. We walked in on Saturday night and tried to get reservations for 8:00. Guess what? We only had to wait 90 minutes. No big deal. The food was worth it!!
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Yelp.com Review - by Shari A.

3.0 of 5 stars. I was excited when Dosa opened in SF and thought it would be a nice alternative to either going to Annapoorna in San Mateo (where the food is good but ambiance zero) or driving down all the way to...
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Yelp.com Review - by Nabil B.

4.0 of 5 stars. You are in a state of panic! your cool composed self turned into a mere dusty memory and you are about to lose it - you ex is visiting from out of town and she wants to have south indian food! Worry...
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Yelp.com Review - by Roy J.

5.0 of 5 stars. This restaurant has quickly jumped up to the top of my list. The Mysora Masala Dosa is divine! It's one of my favorite dishes anywhere. The wine list is great and the service is perfect. Very...
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Yelp.com Review - by andy h.

3.0 of 5 stars. Fun place to eat. The food is good, consistent. The servers outfits and demeanors seem a little too upscale out of place for a hipster mission restaurant. Can't quite put my finger on it! All and all...
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Yelp.com Review - by Laura B.

4.0 of 5 stars. I love that I love Indian food. I feel so bad for the people who are missing out on these amazing flavor combinations, heats, and textures. THANKS, TASTE BUDS!A group of 10 of us wanted to make...
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Yelp.com Review - by Tisch L.

4.0 of 5 stars. The Mission District is comparable to Williamsburg, Brooklyn - full of thrift shops and cafA©s, a pleasant mix of hipsters, artists, ethnic groups, and pretty much anyone who's up for some kind of...
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Yelp.com Review - by Megan B.

5.0 of 5 stars. I'm going to admit right now: I am biased towards Indian restaurants.I literally think it is the food of the gods. They must've dropped some god-sized crumbs, which landed in India and thus -- the...
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Yelp.com Review - by Bay-Area R.

2.0 of 5 stars. Two stars because the food is tasty -- otherwise it would get only one.The owners are, to be blunt, jerks. I have known several people who had the mistfortune of working at Dosa (none do anymore), and...
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Yelp.com Review - by Kathryn S.

3.0 of 5 stars. Really long wait for dinner, waitresses who forget to bring you water, uber spicy dishes, and expensive menu. Not the ideal dinner out for someone who can't handle spice and who's on a budget....
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Yelp.com Review - by Po L.

3.0 of 5 stars. When you are trying to find something besides a burrito then this is an option. I've heard about this place and went here last minute after having ice cream at Bi-Rite.25 minute wait. OK lets head...
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Yelp.com Review - by Janny J.

4.0 of 5 stars. I have had a lot of Indian food, but never a "Dosa". The texture is like a Crepe but I think the ingredients are healthier for you. Great for vegetarians. The chips they give you are so delicious...
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Yelp.com Review - by Claire C.

4.0 of 5 stars. Hells yes we will pull up some chairs at this bar and grub! My Sister and I had just left a benefit for La Cocina and after being suffocated by the crowds and squeezed out of tasty small bites we...
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Yelp.com Review - by Adrian L.

3.0 of 5 stars. Until recently, this was the only upscale Indian restaurant in San Francisco. I give it three and half stars. Mainly because while the food is good and tasty, and the decor very nice, it's overhyped....
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Yelp.com Review - by ZacKandMeL M.

2.0 of 5 stars. Went here for the BF's bday. Don't be fooled by the lines and the wait list. Nice decor, killer drinks, but the food was lackluster and you have to enjoy it rubbing elbows with strangers.
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Yelp.com Review - by Steve R.

5.0 of 5 stars. Had a great dinner at Dosa last night. They don't seem to take reservations for parties of less than five people, and when we got there a line was out the door. But, it turned out that we were able to...
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Yelp.com Review - by Steven L.

5.0 of 5 stars. Panda crossed over to the southern indian border and wanted to see how this joint's food tasted. WOWWWW! My fur is on fire! We ordered the behl puri which was this delicous assortment of advocado,...
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Yelp.com Review - by ross g.

5.0 of 5 stars. Usually our ritual of eating in the Mission goes like this:"Is that a parking space?""I DON'T KNOW.""Oooh, there's a parking space."(it's not)This goes on for 20 minutes and then we eat at Herbivore....
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Yelp.com Review - by Rajeev B.

5.0 of 5 stars. OK, rarely does a place impress me enough to get a written review from me - just dont think any place can consistently impress after all the initial hype and spin about it is over! DOSA IS THE ONLY...
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Yelp.com Review - by Oren F.

5.0 of 5 stars. First time there. Very impressed. The Chicken & Cauliflower curry I had was amazing and distinct. Drinks were very pleasant as well.I'm giving this 5 stars because I believe it to be a top notch...
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Yelp.com Review - by Aron L.

4.0 of 5 stars. I debated giving this a five star and it was close but I'm not sure it earns the fifth star. But it is really good. Anything that comes with dipping sauces are cool. Food costs a little above $30 a...
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Yelp.com Review - by Stacy T.

3.0 of 5 stars. I was out in the misson to meet up with my buddy and we decided to be adventurous and try something new. Udupi Palace it was! The wait was long and it was hotter than a whorehouse in hell! No way were...
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Yelp.com Review - by Robert T.

4.0 of 5 stars. Overall, much better than Aslam Rasoi down the street. The vada and idli were too dense to properly absorb the sauces (although the sauces were very delicious). The dosa was great. The lamb curry was...
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Yelp.com Review - by angela n.

4.0 of 5 stars. FINALLY made it here! And, was lucky enough to go with a regular and, smart enough to go during Labor Day weekend when everyone was out of town so no wait at all. Emily was wonderful, suggested a...
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Yelp.com Review - by Kate A.

4.0 of 5 stars. I'll be honest- I am not really a fan of Indian food. However, on a Friday night around 10:30, Sonia and I were in dire need of food and drink, so without straying too far from my apartment, we found...
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Yelp.com Review - by Leslie R.

4.0 of 5 stars. This is some of the best Southern Indian food I've had, and it was presente well, but the execution at the front of the house leaves something to be desired. I came in a party of 4, and we came at...
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Yelp.com Review - by Nessie V.

4.0 of 5 stars. I'm not sure if I've ever eaten at a Michelin-rated place before. I've had South Indian many times before, but I think this is the first time things have been explained to me properly. The coconut...
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Yelp.com Review - by J C.

2.0 of 5 stars. PROS: Food was good. Service was attentive.CONS: Tables jammed together. Too loud to talk - patrons and music. Too expen$$$ive. You are paying filet prices for grains. Charge for beer was...
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Yelp.com Review - by Samantha o.

3.0 of 5 stars. We had a group of six last night, and hearing that you can only set reservations for 5 or more was kind of interesting. However, I understand how reservations work, and people not showing up.Anyhow,...
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Yelp.com Review - by Audrey B.

4.0 of 5 stars. The best thing about this place is that no one can make a reservation (unless the group is 5) so there's almost always seating available (at least at the early hours when I tend to eat). My favorites...
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Yelp.com Review - by Essa W.

5.0 of 5 stars. We did Sunday brunch at Dosa. .. never been. It was fantastic!Our server, however, was not especially helpful in taking our order. But still good.
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Yelp.com Review - by Ash A.

5.0 of 5 stars. To please all members of a diverse party of 7 is an accomplishment, and one that Dosa fulfilled hands down! 2 sets of 40 somethings out with our discerning teen and 20 something offspring. We left...
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Yelp.com Review - by Rita L.

4.0 of 5 stars. the food here is great! the tables are kinda crowded! love the puri, dosa, and curries! not too spicy, but great w/raita! didn't try the desserts, but this place gots pretty good indian food!!!
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Yelp.com Review - by chris i.

3.0 of 5 stars. Pros: The food is very tasty and the wine list is extensive. Cons: Not being able to make a reservation for parties under 5. The annoying waitress I've had each time I've been - she is condescending...
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Yelp.com Review - by Sarah R.

5.0 of 5 stars. Amazing service! The waitor was extremely knowledgeable and helpful when we told him we had never been to a south indian restaurant. We are not vegetarians, were a little skeptical when he said there...
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Yelp.com Review - by Max S.

4.0 of 5 stars. I'll admit it:I am a naysayer of vegetarian eating habits but I enjoyed every meatless bite at this place. Host did a great job explaining the menu without being smug about it. Food was terrific and...
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Yelp.com Review - by Jennifer B.

2.0 of 5 stars. So in all fairness.... I'll start off by saying I don't think I like Indian food...Once again this was part of the weekend of food with my BF's fam. Beet soup was pretty tasty, I also had a plain dosa...
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Yelp.com Review - by M N.

2.0 of 5 stars. I'm not sure why this place is so popular and why people are willing to wait so long for a table. I've eaten here twice in the past year (gave it a second chance). The uttapams are a little soggy and...
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Yelp.com Review - by Andy L.

4.0 of 5 stars. Dosa is great. Everytime we walk by, the aroma that wafts out when lucky patrons enter always makes me wish we'd go there instead. If only my wallet would allow such transgressions. Some of the folks...
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Yelp.com Review - by Michelle K.

4.0 of 5 stars. I finally tried Dosa and let me tell you, it was worth the wait. A little pricy for Indian but the food was delicious and the service was great. The food reminded me of a friend and her cooking...
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Yelp.com Review - by Ani M.

3.0 of 5 stars. Flavor was a bit lacking, but the taste was okay overall. Not worth the price. But I'm giving it an "A-OK" because the waiter was trying to be helpful with ordering suggestions. In fact, all the...
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Yelp.com Review - by Danielle A.

2.0 of 5 stars. The Fare was great, the service was less than par. The waitress messed up our order several times. She may just have been having a bad night, but she wasn't very accommodating about it. She left out 2...
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Yelp.com Review - by Michael B.

4.0 of 5 stars. Pricey and busy, but get the COCONUT RICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!went to this place on my bday and it was small and crowded, but I loved it. The food was tasty and the portions were generous. They look small...
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Yelp.com Review - by Robb K.

3.0 of 5 stars. The food was enjoyable -- at least the fraction of it we got to actually eat.When we were about 3/4 of the way through the meal, a staff member jumped on the table, scooped up all of our dishes and...
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Yelp.com Review - by The Finer Things Club -.

4.0 of 5 stars. So good! Amazing food, great atmosphere, good service! It gets a bit crowded if your party is more than 5. We waited for a table on a tues night for about 15-20 minutes at the bar. We got 2...
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Yelp.com Review - by Mika G.

4.0 of 5 stars. I took a vegitarian friend of mine to this restaurant. This place is very cute, and has good service and atomosphere. Although I am not vegitarian, it was very filling. Uttapan (pancake dosa thing)...
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Yelp.com Review - by Chad and Alex Z.

4.0 of 5 stars. The best thing about Dosa, minus the er-dosas, is the coffee. Thick, sweet, perhaps a dash of coconut milk, try it, the bloody mary, not so much... but unique. The hostess, I think Rebecca was her...
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Yelp.com Review - by Jerry S.

4.0 of 5 stars. Great Southern Indian food with lots of variety, especially of the vegetarian fare - that is pretty common with Indian food though.
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Yelp.com Review - by kerry w.

4.0 of 5 stars. Total bill was sort of pricey. But their DOSAs are sooo good!!
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Yelp.com Review - by Morgen N.

5.0 of 5 stars. The best thing about Southern Indian food is that it is not just overpowering curry but more delicate spices. Dosa successfully accomplishes the subtle spices of Southern cuisine.I have tried the...
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Yelp.com Review - by Abha R.

5.0 of 5 stars. Aaah... south Indian food in the city. And what a treat. The hour-long wait made me so hungry that I'm pretty sure anything would have tasted delicious at that point - but Dosa was still a delight. My...
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Yelp.com Review - by Ge I.

3.0 of 5 stars. I only have been here once, my boyfriend friend took us there to eat. Little portions. The menu is huge, didn't know how to really order but we order chicken curry, I forget what kind but not enough...
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Yelp.com Review - by Gideon K.

5.0 of 5 stars. Splendid
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Yelp.com Review - by Miko L.

5.0 of 5 stars. Can anyone say: San Francisco's hottest new brunchoen spot for the weekends? I almost hesitate to spread the love for fear of not getting a table the next time I go there! The mung sprout salad and...
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Yelp.com Review - by Sai S.

1.0 of 5 stars. I was contacted by one of the owners about my previous review. He apologized and quickly sent me a check to cover the amount of the gift certificate. I appreciate the gesture but it doesn't make up...
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Yelp.com Review - by Maximillian M.

4.0 of 5 stars. The dosas are awesome. Masala, mung, the sauces and the soup that come with them are just intense. The chile shrimps are hot... Cool vibe, cool atmosphere, good music... Like Ahnold said, I'll be...
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Yelp.com Review - by Candy C.

4.0 of 5 stars. The wait can be long. But I think it's worth it. The jumbo prawn masala was tasty. The dosa was really like a huge crepe, but the chutney was what makes it taste great! Also really like the lamb...
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Yelp.com Review - by Sean S.

4.0 of 5 stars. What's left to say?I think their mango lassis are a bit small, I guess, but I'm still on board to become a regular.
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Yelp.com Review - by Ciara M.

5.0 of 5 stars. I was looking for a restaurant with good vegetarian options in the Mission to entertain a friend from out-of-town. My peeps have always had warm words for Dosa, so I thought I'd check it out. It was...
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Yelp.com Review - by Audrey j.

1.0 of 5 stars. i actually went here with a good friend from south india... we actually left because the food was not good and NOT authentic... kinda like calling taco bell authentic mexican cuisine.I had a terrible...
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Yelp.com Review - by Rika P.

4.0 of 5 stars. I'm a fan of this pretty restaurant. First of all, of the vast vegetarian variety of their menu. Went here for brunch on a Saturday afternoon during when they were serving "Chaats". At first, I...
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Yelp.com Review - by Scott F.

4.0 of 5 stars. Excellent South Indian in the city.
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Yelp.com Review - by Jaii F.

5.0 of 5 stars. You know a restaurant is good when you are trying to figure out when your next visit will be as you are exiting from your first visit. Dosa is one of those places. I am not super familiar with South...
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Yelp.com Review - by Inbae L.

4.0 of 5 stars. If this place is hyped, as I was not aware of it when my friends brought me here, then it's worth it. The food here was rather more refreshing than your typical Indian food. Not as greasy, and fresh,...
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Yelp.com Review - by Angela T.

4.0 of 5 stars. Very different than your standard Indian food. But encouraging that there are large groups of Indian families here for their special dinners. LOVE the dosa's. You need a reservation on most nights,...
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Yelp.com Review - by Mark W.

3.0 of 5 stars. Great Restaurant but SOUTHERN Indian is like a different country to the more popular North Indian Cuisine. Dont expact Nan or Bhuna or lime pickle or any kind of Balti dishes. Interesting but not the...
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Yelp.com Review - by Andrew K.

2.0 of 5 stars. Good Indian food and excellent service...But really overpriced. Meal for 2, which was 2 Dosas and 1 shared curry, was $50. That's not including drinks or dessert.
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Yelp.com Review - by Gabe R.

4.0 of 5 stars. Great food, but being from Po-Dunk Davis I found the atmosphere to be pretty overwhelming(loud). But the service was great and the food was a delight. Would recommend to anyone who likes Indian Food.
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Yelp.com Review - by Isa L.

4.0 of 5 stars. This place is the perfect combo of what I enjoy in a dinner spot:- tasty menu- good wine list- correct energy- consistently helpful and friendly staff- equally appealing bar and seated diningI have...
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Yelp.com Review - by Charmaine Y.

5.0 of 5 stars. Loved it. L-O-V-E-D I-T. The bartender woman was soooo friendly, brought me poppadam while i was waiting for my friends to show, the pani puri and dahi vada were amazing. Like "heaven in your...
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Yelp.com Review - by Marko C.

4.0 of 5 stars. Very good place. Exotic food and a sexy clientele. I am certainy going to return!
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Yelp.com Review - by Marie S.

5.0 of 5 stars. I kind of don't want to write this review, since I live a few blocks away and don't want the wait to get any longer than it already is at this tastiest of Indian spots in the City...but it's only fair...
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Yelp.com Review - by Jill S.

4.0 of 5 stars. Holy Moly this was good!My cousin asked me if I have had southern Indian food before. My response? Yes, of course.The reality? Not like this. Everything was amazing. I did not even understand...
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Yelp.com Review - by rachel p.

3.0 of 5 stars. wasn't blown away by any means, but it was pretty good and i would go back to give it another shot. our starter of fried spinach and cauliflower patties was good, and had a really nice kick to it. but...
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Yelp.com Review - by Megan G.

3.0 of 5 stars. The food was great, 5 stars for Indian food. No sick, oily feeling later because the food was really, really good.I ordered a *nice* glass of wine and received a very small pour-- half a normal pour....
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Yelp.com Review - by Veronica V.

3.0 of 5 stars. We are wandering, somewhat aimlessly in the mission. Just left a lame Mashable party at Mighty and are in need of food. We take a look at Spork's menu and it seems overpriced, the torta shop has just...
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Yelp.com Review - by Byron T.

1.0 of 5 stars. Will never go back...Was here 2 months ago with two friends from the city. We had an early reservation (6:00 PM) and arrived on time, well maybe 2 minutes early. They asked if we were all here and we...
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Yelp.com Review - by OuterLands X.

4.0 of 5 stars. It's been exciting to watch various foods come into their own in San Francisco in recent years, two prime among them being pizza and Southern Indian cooking. Dosa is a prime local for the latter....
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Yelp.com Review - by Nia W.

5.0 of 5 stars. I rarely give five stars to any place but I'll have to give it to Dosa they deserved it. Being that i only tried Indian food one other time in my life(and i didn't like it) i may not be able to judge...
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Yelp.com Review - by Angella S.

4.0 of 5 stars. I would say that this is the PC-presented version of Indian food, very easy on the tongue ;) Not too spicy, not too offensive, just really tasty and a "nice" way of eating Indian food (AND with a...
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Yelp.com Review - by Amy A.

5.0 of 5 stars. Yes. Dosa is worth the hype. Once again, I wanted to hit one of the big hipster havens and write that, really, it was seriously over-rated. I'm thrilled that Dosa proved me wrong, and provided a...
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Yelp.com Review - by Evelyn K.

5.0 of 5 stars. I should have "borrowed" a menu because I have no idea what I ordered now, but everything was so flavorful and tasty. My friend and I went on a Monday night, which means that they have a selection of...
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Yelp.com Review - by Rob C.

5.0 of 5 stars. only if you arrive in a large group can you really experience this place fully (careful with the reservation number, they are sticklers). south indian cuisine can be harder to come by sometimes,...
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Yelp.com Review - by Venkat N.

3.0 of 5 stars. Well. The idli sambar has gotten progressively worse. The sambar quality has remained the same but the Idlis are now hard after about 30 minutes. The takeout process is very good. They ask for your...
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Yelp.com Review - by Jack K.

2.0 of 5 stars. 1 dose of dosa at Dosa = 412 real doses of dosa in India. I came for the food - I left because of the prices.What Valencia Street needs is a street vendor serving the same food - it would taste better...
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Yelp.com Review - by Srikanth V.

5.0 of 5 stars. The best Indian restaurant i have eaten in the Bay Area. Coming from Dallas region and being fed with authentic indian food in all the desi places, I was a little dissapointed with the indian food in...
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Yelp.com Review - by Paawan K.

4.0 of 5 stars. Good food, a good wine list and overall a good dining experience. Also, they use fresh and organic produce, free range chicken and lamb and sustainably-caught fish. Ofcourse, all this comes for a...
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Yelp.com Review - by Eric M.

4.0 of 5 stars. The food was very good and the service wasn't bad, the experience is a good deal richer than one might typically be used to from your average 'do-it-yourself' Indian restaurant.Dishes are elegantly...
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Yelp.com Review - by Hannah C.

5.0 of 5 stars. Great restaurant - staff, food, drinks, everything! It's always busy though, so make reservations if you can. If you go on the weekend or Monday nights, they have special starters. I highly recommend...
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Yelp.com Review - by Nish N.

5.0 of 5 stars. I've now been to Dosa -- whether for dinner or for a weekend brunch -- at least twenty times since they opened, probably more. Having just eaten at Udupi Palace's new SF location down the block, I was...
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Yelp.com Review - by Jenn C.

4.0 of 5 stars. Really enjoyed our meal here with friends. We sort of had a bit of everything off the menu it seemed, and really liked it all! I lived in London for a year, and since then have been unable to eat...
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Yelp.com Review - by Libby T.

5.0 of 5 stars. Best Sambar I've had outside of India. Everything I've had has been delicious, traditional, and consistent. Just wish the atmosphere was more casual. It's strange to eat dosa with a knife and fork. Am...
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Yelp.com Review - by Asit P.

5.0 of 5 stars. The food is delectable. Perfectly made uttapams and dosas. I enjoyed the onion pakora, and drinks were excellent. I had the chai russian. The only drag is the wait, but if you get a seat at the...
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Yelp.com Review - by jeff R.

5.0 of 5 stars. WOW Wow I love Dosa great great food!! and great staff : ) This was my first time going to Dosa and I'll be back soon.
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Yelp.com Review - by Ashkan J.

3.0 of 5 stars. It's way too expensive for what it is, but the food is really good. Stick to the dosas, the other dishes are not so great. The coconut gelato in a coconut shell was delicious. Not the friendliest...
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Yelp.com Review - by christopher r.

4.0 of 5 stars. Not the best Indian food in San Francisco, but a tasty variation of typical fare at a reasonable price.The service was attentive and friendly. The colorful and vibrant neighborhood is a great place to...
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Yelp.com Review - by david d.

3.0 of 5 stars. Until tonight I was a south indian food virgin. No longer. I joined the crowd in the mission at 5:30. Minutes later the place was packed. Nice crowd. Good vibe. Typical mission.I started my meal...
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Yelp.com Review - by Jennifer C.

2.0 of 5 stars. Too crowded.Too sceney.Too uptight.Too loud.Too expensive.Too contrived.We were asked to vacate our table about 5 minutes after we paid our bill...Lame.But, the food is pretty good, even though its...
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Yelp.com Review - by Lizzie L.

5.0 of 5 stars. Namaste! I have not been to Dosa recently, but I have gone there several times... and everytime I go there, I enjoy my meal. I will admit it gets a little crowded and noisy, but that's expected...
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Yelp.com Review - by Ra ..

5.0 of 5 stars. It might help to start this review with the fact that I have been eating at Dosa at an average of twice a week since it opened. That itself is testimony enough that I love the food there, not to...
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Yelp.com Review - by Megan D.

3.0 of 5 stars. Eh.The food gets four stars. The dosa and uttapam and accompanying chutneys and sambar are quite good, and much different from normal Indian fare. As my dining partner commented, it's almost too...
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Yelp.com Review - by Killian E.

2.0 of 5 stars. I wanted to take my family out to a nice dinner, but i just felt embarrassed after taking them here. -This place is just too confident for it's own good. It looks nice and fancy, but is really just a...
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Yelp.com Review - by Monica K.

4.0 of 5 stars. From the minute you walk in this place the wafting aroma of curry engulfs you and you might think you were in an Indian spice market. Then your olfactory adaptation kicks in and you realize that, no,...
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Yelp.com Review - by mary y.

2.0 of 5 stars. Totally overrated!!I felt it was also overpriced for what is essentially street food. The place is very attractive, but it's much more style than substance. The food was decent, but not worth the...
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Yelp.com Review - by Venatius P.

4.0 of 5 stars. I've had a lot of indian food in my time, but I was shocked to find out that there was a whole range of flavors I had never experienced below. So for its unique and quality dishes, I give them props....
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Yelp.com Review - by Mel S.

4.0 of 5 stars. First of all, go early as this place fills up quickly and it's on the cozy side for seating. Recommended Dishes:Starter: (portion is small only comes with one idli and one vada), Flavor was good but...
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Yelp.com Review - by Jen T.

5.0 of 5 stars. Wow, I never knew Indian food could be so diverse and delicious! Went with a group of five and we ordered a good mix of about everything to share. Each dish was unique and tasteful. It was hard to...
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Yelp.com Review - by sachin n.

5.0 of 5 stars. I have been to this place a few times now., and never been disappointed. I always order one of the dosas, they do carry good north Indian food too but you can get that anywhere. This is the only place...
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Yelp.com Review - by jo ..

3.0 of 5 stars. Decent, but overrated, and lacking the robust flavors that are prominent in most authentic indian restaurants that I've been to. Kudos for being a dosa/south indian restaurant, though. I'm still...
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Yelp.com Review - by el b.

5.0 of 5 stars. Authentic south indian food coupled with a stellar wine list (I'd recommend Lucy rose or Selbach-Oster riesling). The menu includes some lip snackin goodness like Channa Bhatura and chaat on...
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Yelp.com Review - by Arrrrgh R.

5.0 of 5 stars. My first time at Dosa was completely unplanned... I had heard of the restaurant but never knew where it was exactly. Well just my luck I was taking a long walk that day and happened to pass by just in...
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Yelp.com Review - by Piper B.

5.0 of 5 stars. Delicious, different, unique flavors, great wine list, classy interior, friendly service, great prices. So, whatcha waiting for? Just go here, it's definitely worth it.
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Yelp.com Review - by Han C.

4.0 of 5 stars. We stumbled upon Dosa as we were strolling the Mission looking for a fun new place to try. The menu looked tasty and there were a ton of people seated inside - even though it was a random week day -...
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Yelp.com Review - by S M.

3.0 of 5 stars. Really good food. very creative and inventive indian. It was a bit greasy for my taste thought and it took forever for a table. I also feel like there was so much good stuff on the menu i couldnt...
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Yelp.com Review - by Steve H.

3.0 of 5 stars. Gosh...I really want to like this place. The food IS very good. But, noisey, crowded, rushed service, and finally...KILL the House music, for god's sake, it's an Indian restaurant. Play some Indian...
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Yelp.com Review - by Alexandra M.

3.0 of 5 stars. As someone who goes to Dosa all the time you'd think I'd give it a better review.The Dosa, Uttapan's, and appetizers are good, the curry is rather unexceptional. Either way it's expensive, but this...
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Yelp.com Review - by Rise G.

4.0 of 5 stars. 4.5 - Yum, yum, yum. I had never had dosas before and they are darn tasty. The salsas, chutney, dipping sauces for them were amazing as well. The wait was longer than what they told us though and...
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Yelp.com Review - by meredith b.

5.0 of 5 stars. I just popped in, around 6 PM, to try it out. Got seated immedietly (though it did fill up around me after). The waiters were all really, really nice and helped me pick out what to have. I got the...
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Yelp.com Review - by Jennifer R.

5.0 of 5 stars. Thinking about eating Indian food makes my stomach do somersaults. Generally speaking Indian spice and my GI system don't get on too well. But I had a feeling I would do OK at Dosa. Yelp definitely...
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Yelp.com Review - by Genevieve M.

3.0 of 5 stars. 3.5Although the meal my boyfriend and I had at Dosa was tasty and filled us up, I still like northern Indian food better than southern after getting a taste of the cuisine at Dosa.We came in on a...
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Yelp.com Review - by Amanda M.

2.0 of 5 stars. Me and my best friend went here because we both wanted Indian food and had never been there before. Let me tell you, we won't be going back. There were no samosas on the menu (what kind of Indian...
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Yelp.com Review - by b g.

3.0 of 5 stars. great ambiance and good food, but a bit expensive.if that's what you're looking for, dosa's right up your alley.i personally prefer casual and affordable (while still flavorful and delicious), and i...
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Yelp.com Review - by shelly p.

1.0 of 5 stars. The worst Indian food i've ever had. No indian in their right mind would eat there. Overpriced, no flavour, the waitstaff spilled red wine on my friend and didn't offer to pay for dry-cleaning.....And...
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Yelp.com Review - by Celeste A.

5.0 of 5 stars. Never had to wait more than a few minutes for a table which is good because I usually come ravenous and make every attempt to devour all food in sight...actually a tough job because their portions are...
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Yelp.com Review - by Puneet k.

3.0 of 5 stars. Four stars cos i have heard a lot will revisit this review after i have had food there.... the following things make a south Indian restaurant- Good Crisp Dosa - Mysore Masala Dosa - Bottomless Sambar...
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Yelp.com Review - by Allison C.

3.0 of 5 stars. I was excited to try Dosa, I love Indian food and I was looking forward to trying the southern style - and nice change from the usual tikka masala and naan. But, to state the truth - I walked away...
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Yelp.com Review - by Nicole G.

4.0 of 5 stars. I finally got to visit Dosa after hearing countless times about its non-traditional brunch fare. You know you've hit the culinary jackpot when A) the South Indian restaurant you visit is filled with...
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Yelp.com Review - by Don B.

2.0 of 5 stars. My friend and I have tried eating here a few times but were unable to. There is such a buzz about this place that we HAD to try it. We finally were able to go when we went here not as hungry as the...
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Yelp.com Review - by Lauren E.

3.0 of 5 stars. Huge portions and the crepes are really, really, really oily. I'm not used to heavy food but it was fun to taste all of the different curries. The ambiance was a little on the loud side and I wasn't...
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Yelp.com Review - by Mike T.

4.0 of 5 stars. If you are looking for Chicken Tikka Masala and Naan, this is not the place for you!Which was actually a surprise to me because I had never had South Indian food before. Pretty much everything on the...
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Yelp.com Review - by S K.

4.0 of 5 stars. So here's the thing about DOSA: Dosa is a crepe, from the southern part of India where people are very religious and very vegetarian. (I've done my research) Traditional south Indian food does not...
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Yelp.com Review - by Sheila S.

3.0 of 5 stars. Food is good but portions are a lot smaller than what you would find at other south indian restaurants. It is also somewhat overpriced for the quantity. I will say that the food is tasty though, so...
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Yelp.com Review - by Kathy Y.

3.0 of 5 stars. This is a strong 3-star rating, likely a 3.5 if I could do half stars. I'm not the biggest fan of Indian food but this was pretty good. Dosas - honestly I didn't think the dosas themselves were...
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Yelp.com Review - by M M.

2.0 of 5 stars. Dosa gets by on reputation and the fact that it's rare to find southern Indian food anywhere. In reality, the food is only so so. People seem to like it because they have nothing else to compare it...
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Yelp.com Review - by Nikki M.

4.0 of 5 stars. I was super excited to try this place with my favorite people following my bridal shower. My family was in town, and my husband-to-be and I had spent the weekend shuttling them around giving them a...
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Yelp.com Review - by Sunny D.

4.0 of 5 stars. I love the ambience and food was authentic. Please make a reservation in advance as this place is jam packed.
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Yelp.com Review - by anubhav j.

4.0 of 5 stars. 4.5 stars. One of my favorite south indian places in the bay area happens to be the only south indian place in San Francisco - DOSA :) As one of my friend puts it, "the only south indian place that...
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Yelp.com Review - by Wan T.

2.0 of 5 stars. I've been here a couple of times. The first time with out-of-town friends was good, but not the best South Indian food I've had. There were four of us at a tiny table, so they had trouble fitting the...
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Yelp.com Review - by Sarah Y.

4.0 of 5 stars. Excellent salads! The fiery fruit completely took my breath away with its deliciousness. I also had the mung bean salad, which was really flavorful and interesting. My friend and I shared an eggplant...
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Yelp.com Review - by Alita M.

1.0 of 5 stars. Down to one star. Obviously, they really can't handle people criticizing their restaurant AND JUST AS WE EXPECTED....Here's the email I got in return for my review:Hey Alita - Wow! What a wonderfully...
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Yelp.com Review - by Jessy B.

3.0 of 5 stars. Okay, the good, the bad and the ugly The positive Hip atmosphere Great serviceThe Bad Some of the food was pretty good, some not so good. Generally the dosas were mediocre. The Ugly Way...
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Yelp.com Review - by Jeff W.

2.0 of 5 stars. Why write the 704th review of Dosa? Because I am perplexed at the high ratings.Everything started great: cool atmosphere, packed room, great service, great explanation of the Dosas. And the starter,...
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Yelp.com Review - by Beth W.

5.0 of 5 stars. Named for the South Indian crepe made of rice and lentil flours, Dosa is a haven for gluten-free eaters. Although their entire menu is not gluten-free (ask and they'll give you an allergen cheat-sheet...
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Yelp.com Review - by Kenn E.

5.0 of 5 stars. Yep I know this place is too popular. But I'd post my review here nonetheless. I do this because this restaurant deserves it.I only wish Dosa would become less attractive to people so I wouldn't have...
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Yelp.com Review - by sava s.

3.0 of 5 stars. I try and avoid South Indian restaurants as a rule... simply because I know they will not be as fulfilling as the real thing. BUT, was meeting friends here, so what the hell. ok, it wasn't bad. we got...
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Test passed: Authentic tasting South Indian food!

Went to Dosa with my lovely friend from Kerala and her 11 year old daughter who grew up in India, and both had just returned from a visit back home and were homesick. Impressing them with authentic South...
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Yelp.com Review - by Christopher S.

5.0 of 5 stars. One of my very favorite places to eat in good ol' SF!I'm an Indian food fan, but DOSA is Southern Indian food, which is pretty different than anything I'd experienced before. Your server will ask you...
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Yelp.com Review - by mac m.

5.0 of 5 stars. I can't believe I didn't immediately review Dosa after eating there. I had wanted to eat at Dosa for months. And I was not dissapointed in the least after my experience. From the friendly hostess,...
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Yelp.com Review - by Miki N.

4.0 of 5 stars. After an evening of some amazing indian classical music at the Sangati Center a few blocks away (ever heard carnatic music played on an alto sax?) i was craving some indian food. Dosa wrapped up the...
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Yelp.com Review - by aj s.

4.0 of 5 stars. trendy,great food and good service.
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Yelp.com Review - by Tom H.

4.0 of 5 stars. Yeah, I'm totally on this bandwagon. Dosa is not perfect, but it is pretty damn good. In order to get the full effect, you kind of have to be willing to put with with some bullshit. Like, the wait....
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Yelp.com Review - by Dyuti S.

4.0 of 5 stars. I really wish I could give 1/2 stars. I'd give it 3 and a half if I could. Ok, it's a four. I'll give it a four. Ambiance: super duper, just like a trendy spot in the city should bePeople: Good for...
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Yelp.com Review - by Ken L.

4.0 of 5 stars. delicious!! the dosa style indian crepe is wonderful... they're pretty big - generous portions. various fillings offered with great curries to dip into. we had an awesome appetizer lentil salad....
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Yelp.com Review - by Shannon B.

1.0 of 5 stars. This is my first one star review on Yelp (if I could give you 0 stars I would), but I think this place must be hiring marketing specialists or something because the food was very standard in quality...
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Yelp.com Review - by helen l.

4.0 of 5 stars. i finally got to check out this place after hearing constantly about it. since there was only 2 of us, and there were so many different options on the menu, we went for the tasting menu. i was quite...
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Yelp.com Review - by elizabeth t.

5.0 of 5 stars. Reading over the recent 1 star (or -3 star review) I want to laugh -- Or hunt down the poster.I went to Dosa this past weekend and it was an incredible experience. I ended up waiting over an hour for...
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Yelp.com Review - by Jason M.

5.0 of 5 stars. This place is amazing. Cheap prices and great food. Highly recommended for people that like spicy food. The mysore dosa is my favorite and definitely punches a kick. The little soup that...
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Yelp.com Review - by chris k.

4.0 of 5 stars. Randomly went on a sunny Sunday afternoon to catch their tail-end "brunch" at 2:45pm. With aboslutley no crowd and a lazy breeze, it was a very enjoyable experience. The food was quite tasty...
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Yelp.com Review - by Catherine C.

4.0 of 5 stars. First time in my life having South Indian FINE DINING. Fabulous. FOOD: Delectable. But be selective! True to the restaurant's name, Dosas are the specialty here. The Masala Dosa was HUGE and we...
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Yelp.com Review - by toisha t.

2.0 of 5 stars. this is not 4 star south indian food. the dosas were no where near as awesome as i've had in other places, and they were far less spectacular than they should be if your restaurant is named after...
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Yelp.com Review - by jenniflava r.

4.0 of 5 stars. A friend from out of town wanted to try a new indian place with a good wine selection. The dinner last nite was amazing. We got there a little before 6pm , so seating wasn't bad at all. Our server was...
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Yelp.com Review - by ameer n.

3.0 of 5 stars. i came here knowing that this place is not my kind of place.$30-$40/person meals very rarely excite me. normally i pay $15/meal, and don't get double my money's worth when i go to a $30/meal place....
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Yelp.com Review - by Tracy M.

2.0 of 5 stars. The food at Dosa is decent, but unfortunately the service is not. I have eaten there 3 times now and every time it is the service I have been disappointed with. This last time, my husband asked to...
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Yelp.com Review - by George K.

5.0 of 5 stars. Wow, almost 700 reviews. Well, let me just add to the raves. Went for Saturday lunch and had the chicken coconut lime cilantro curry special plus the non-traditional cheese dosa, which was like a...
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Yelp.com Review - by annmarie k.

5.0 of 5 stars. SUNDAY BRUNCHService=Very attentive and attractive...helllooo hot girls...and boysFood=Pani Puri were little crispy taste explosion pockets...A MUST ORDERAtmoshere= Very tasteful and inviting. Music...
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Yelp.com Review - by Kimberly G.

3.0 of 5 stars. The food was pretty tasty, but the service was really pretty bad. We showed up and they told us it would be 20 minutes until we'd be seated. 40 minutes later, we were still waiting for a table...no...
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Yelp.com Review - by laura b.

2.0 of 5 stars. i have no idea what all the fuss is about when it comes to dosa. sorry, but the food here just isn't that good, in my experience. i've been here 4 - 5 times and the food and service has always been...
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Yelp.com Review - by Eryn L.

5.0 of 5 stars. I love this restaurant. Yes, it's crowded and busy but it is delicious. Not to mention the woman who owns this restaurant is lovely and truly cares about her customers and their experience. I choose...
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Yelp.com Review - by P C.

4.0 of 5 stars. The food is excellent, but we ate here on the warmest night of the year and it was easily 90 degrees in the restaurant. I was visibly sweating because of the warmth in the restaurant, and the...
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Yelp.com Review - by Sandy Y.

3.0 of 5 stars. After reading glowing reviews about this place, I was excited to finally try it with hubby this weekend. Since this place only takes reservations for parties of 5 or more, hubby and I went for an...
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Yelp.com Review - by Lorraine L.

2.0 of 5 stars. I went to Dosa once, and that was enough. I went on the suggestion of a friend who insisted the food was amazing. The food was good, not the best south indian I've ever had (not like the kind my...
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Yelp.com Review - by Miguel U.

2.0 of 5 stars. Overpriced. Overcrowded. Overrated. It's way too much of a hassle to eat here for what it is (hour long wait for a table, anyone?). You're better off eating at Pakwan on 26th and Valencia.P.S....
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Yelp.com Review - by Stephen K.

4.0 of 5 stars. What else can you add to a place that has over 650 reviews? The food is great. Their Dosa's are awesome and the pakora's are nice and spicy. We got there a bit early (around 6:30) and found a couple...
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Yelp.com Review - by miss c.

5.0 of 5 stars. My boyfriend and I used to avoid this place like the plague... Err, well we'd at least cross the street so we wouldn't have to wade through the over-perfumed, loud, "yes, I like to stand in the middle...
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Yelp.com Review - by Matthew K.

4.0 of 5 stars. poor server - brought us the wrong dish. ouch. would stop by the table and miss getting empty glasses refilled with water. ouch. started at the bar and also added water but it did not come (at...
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Yelp.com Review - by James C.

3.0 of 5 stars. The wait was super long! It took us over an hour to get a table. The wait was so long in fact that I was over the point of being hungry and I couldn't enjoy the food as much. The service was top...
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Yelp.com Review - by Kione E.

4.0 of 5 stars. About a month ago, my friends and I wanted to come here, but there was a line out the door, and people was willing to subjugate them selves to what felt like below 40 degree F temperatures to get in...
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Yelp.com Review - by Michelle D.

5.0 of 5 stars. Dosa is like the boy you had the perfect date with who then waits 5 days to call you. You eat that coconut rice and you obsess. And obsess some more. And remember how good each bite was. And wish you...
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Yelp.com Review - by Thighmaster M.

4.0 of 5 stars. Yes it's good. A tad shi-shi and noisy for my taste; however, if you want a fun place with slick ambience, fascinating/tasty food - you gotta go. The dosa is like taking classic stuff out of Hyderabad...
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Yelp.com Review - by Sam H.

4.0 of 5 stars. I just had to find out what all the fuss is about since I am a fan of south Indian cuisine. I've passed by this restaurant many, many times and it seems to be always packed.One Easter Sunday, we...
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Yelp.com Review - by Elizabeth Z.

5.0 of 5 stars. Extremely delicious and interesting Indian food! I love going to Dosa. It's a great date place because the seating is a little tight. But the lighting makes it quite romantic. Get the firebroth - or...
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Yelp.com Review - by Wayne W.

5.0 of 5 stars. egggcellent food. Keep it up and ill keep coming back.
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Yelp.com Review - by O K.

5.0 of 5 stars. Yumm.. I went here for brunch on a Saturday morning. The service was very informative and the waiter recommended ordering the chaat, which we did. We got the paad puri, which were like fried puff...
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Yelp.com Review - by Alyssa W.

5.0 of 5 stars. Dosa is one of my favorite restaurants in the city! Amazing food, great crowd, good service, delicous drinks...I could go on and on. I am dying to go back here again. Pleeeeease, sweetie? Take me...
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Yelp.com Review - by TK G.

4.0 of 5 stars. I love Indian food! Love, love, love. This is a bit different than any kind of Indian food I'd had before, but it was a good different. It's definitely worth trying. I had the Mysore Dosa, which...
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Yelp.com Review - by Jessica R.

4.0 of 5 stars. This place is excellent!!! Minus one star for one rude person of the wait staff (if you are interested in story, see below).The food:I don't think I've ever had Southern Indian food and Dosa is...
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Yelp.com Review - by richelle p.

4.0 of 5 stars. Great Brunch place in the Mission!We decided to come here since we always pass it on Valencia. What drew our attention is that is was a South Indian Restaurant which is hard to find since most Indian...
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Yelp.com Review - by Michele Y.

4.0 of 5 stars. Like wow manI didn't expect to like this restaurant! I'm indian afterall, and superpicky about my indian food, and...I digress. I really liked Dosa! My dosa and the sambar were fabulous! Plus I...
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Yelp.com Review - by jeremy l.

5.0 of 5 stars. Oh yeah, this place is good. Our friends Chamath and Bridgette took us here - they told us it is the third time they've been there that week! We've eyed this place for a couple of years but always end...
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Yelp.com Review - by Inga B.

5.0 of 5 stars. I would like to dedicate this review to a soon to be fellow yelper, Scott (you know you want to make this place your first review....).Wow, okay, fan -freaking tastic!!! I am so glad I went here and...
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Yelp.com Review - by matt g.

4.0 of 5 stars. This was possibly the most interesting eating experiences I have had. The waiters were good, but a little too over bearing for my liking as they kept explaining things to us. Of course I am...
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Yelp.com Review - by Base M.

5.0 of 5 stars. I had been craving for real South Indian food. I had been eating my fist at night thinking it an idli. I'd been through loads of Indian restaurants, only to concede to the usual vegetable masala....
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Yelp.com Review - by J L.

4.0 of 5 stars. 4.75 (no oinky, this does not make it to a 5) =DOk, one thing you should know once in for all - I am not a Mission gal, ok, well excoosy moi, i haven't fully indulged myself in the foodie section but...
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Yelp.com Review - by Louise A.

5.0 of 5 stars. Awesome!! We went on a Monday which is special Chata (sp?) day. We got some little air filled crispy breads and a man (who looks like he should be on tv, I'm thinking HGTV or the Food Network)...
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Yelp.com Review - by Kat T.

4.0 of 5 stars. Wow! We showed up at 7:30 on a Friday and were told the wait would be 1hr 15min. We tried to wait by the bar, but felt like we must be violating some fire code, so we stayed outside. Then the fire...
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Yelp.com Review - by Kate M.

4.0 of 5 stars. dropped in here with a friend after seeing an exhibit at the film studio across the street. i love sitting at the bar, and this is a great place to do so (it's also first-come, first-serve). food was...
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Yelp.com Review - by sara b.

4.0 of 5 stars. This was a great experience. I went here, never having had southern indian cuisine. The staff was very helpful and patient with the ordering process. The manager even came over when our food...
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Yelp.com Review - by Ashlei G.

5.0 of 5 stars. Awesome experience! Great service... very informed and coherent waitstaff that provided us w/ proper ettiquette for eating dosas w/fingers ( not w/ a fork....which I didn't really follow for the...
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Yelp.com Review - by Bruce C.

4.0 of 5 stars. This weekend, I went on a culinary expeditions to Dosa and The Slanted Door. My conclusion: both are the eptiome of stylish, but (somewhat) overpriced ethnic cuisine. Here at Dosa, I was very...
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Yelp.com Review - by sara z.

5.0 of 5 stars. Went to Dosa last night for the second time. The second time was even better than the first!We started with the mung sprout salad. I'm normally not a fan of sprouts (the sandwich kind), but these were...
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Yelp.com Review - by Maia B.

4.0 of 5 stars. I love paper masala dosas. I mean, I love Indian food in general, but I really love paper masala dosas. And here, just for my benefit, is a whole restaurant devoted to making good dosas.I must...
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Great SOUTH Indian food

I frequent a large number of restaurants in the city, enjoying the diversity of flavors available in this small menagerie of food and cultures. There is a long wait, yes and it can take a bit to get your food,...
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Yelp.com Review - by Susana M.

4.0 of 5 stars. I ventured out to Dosa last night and it was DELICIOUS! I tried their tasting menu as it was my first time there and was very impressed with all of my dishes. I had the mango salad to start, the...
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Yelp.com Review - by H G.

2.0 of 5 stars. The wait was over an hour on a Saturday night, which is typical for a popular place, so I had high expectations. I ordered the dosa and some masala sauce. It was way too spiced up. I couldn't drink...
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Yelp.com Review - by Jay N.

5.0 of 5 stars. A pleasant surprise.
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Yelp.com Review - by Cathy Y.

4.0 of 5 stars. This is probably my 10th time at Dosa in the last 6 months. I never even heard of south indian food until I was at Dosa. Its Basala Dosa had me licking to my fingers! They also serve Brunch on...
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Yelp.com Review - by Alex Z.

4.0 of 5 stars. For the Spicy Mung Masala and spiked Pomegranate Garnet for my (magic) 28th birthday last night, I am eternally grateful.For the Shiva Nataraja dancing on the back of the demon dwarf of ignorance...
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Yelp.com Review - by Matt N.

5.0 of 5 stars. I absolutely love this place. The food, ambiance, service, great prices... everything is so well executed. Be prepared to wait up to an hour on busy nights but luckily they will call your cellphone to...
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Yelp.com Review - by Thomas L.

5.0 of 5 stars. When my friend said vegan restaurant, a bunch of images crossed through my mind- lil frou frou servings, salad w/ a drizzle of vinagrette. But INDIAN vegan is a completely different. Its full of...
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Yelp.com Review - by Wendy N.

4.0 of 5 stars. Very good food and excellent service. We started with the South Indian Mung Sprouts ($9). Basically a lentil salad - very refreshing but watch out for the chilis. My first bite was a big one and I...
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Yelp.com Review - by chess t.

2.0 of 5 stars. like the atmosphere and liked sambhar but hated 1hr wait.Now i realized that i can get much better dosa in south bay.
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Yelp.com Review - by Cary M.

5.0 of 5 stars. LOVE Dosa. Adorable wait staff, nice atmosphere, chill music, right ambiance and, of course, South Indian Heaven on a Plate. The mango seed cocktail is the perfect dessert. Actually, all their...
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Yelp.com Review - by Amanda D.

5.0 of 5 stars. Dosa rocks!!!! The food is sooo good! And both times I've been the waitstaff have been very helpful in suggesting what order to eat the dishes I wanted, or what dish will go well with another dish. I...
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Yelp.com Review - by Ali A.

5.0 of 5 stars. Quick Summary: AMAZING & not cheap!Me and a few friends checked the place out about 3 weeks ago. It's close to the CCSF Mission campus so i had walked past it quite a bit and it was always (read:...
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Yelp.com Review - by Lindsey S.

4.0 of 5 stars. When I hear the words "Indian food" I usually go running, which explains why it took two attempts from a friend before I agreed to give Dosa a try. I guess I'm just not all that adventurous when it...
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Yelp.com Review - by Kat C.

3.0 of 5 stars. I like it just fine, but come on, folks! It's basically an Indian crepes place. And frankly, how can ANYONE get excited about crepes? It's a CREPE for god's sake!! (Which must tell you how much I...
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Yelp.com Review - by Sharon W.

5.0 of 5 stars. Yummy yummy yummy! My Indian friend and I came here for lunch last Sunday and the 1st thing we noticed is that all the employees were so nice and friendly! Apparently, they were serve brunch over the...
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Yelp.com Review - by Jory R.

4.0 of 5 stars. Updated:Came here last Saturday at 8. Told wait could be an hour. Gave them my cell and went to Ritual City Roasters. A little after 9, we got the call that it would be 10 minutes. Waited outside...
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Yelp.com Review - by A J.

2.0 of 5 stars. I'll try to keep this short and to the point.The Good: - the decor is nice- the place is humming and lively- if you can get a seat by the window (as we did), it's great.- the service is very efficient...
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Yelp.com Review - by Jaymee S.

5.0 of 5 stars. My fiance and I went here on Valentine's Day on a friend's recommendation and the high Yelp rating. We had a 9:45 reservation (all that was left that night), but arrived a little early and were seated...
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Yelp.com Review - by katherine r.

4.0 of 5 stars. yummy food. not as much bang for the buck as you'll get in south bay divey dosa places, but you're paying for location and atmosphere. went kinda late on a monday night and the two of us were sat...
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Yelp.com Review - by stacy s.

5.0 of 5 stars. I always look forward to a Dosa. Just the right amount of spice, and lots of vegetarian options. Their 'fiery fruit' appetizer is one of my favorites - I'm often tempted to pop in just to order...
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Brace your taste buds!!

I love indian food and this place made it hard to do so. If you are into using so many spices that you cannot taste the food then go for it! If you order lamb, good luck, cuz your taste buds, after being...
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Yelp.com Review - by Heidi L.

4.0 of 5 stars. This is a totally late review, but I came here with a girlfriend for her birthday and wow, we loved it. I came again with my boyfriend and he loved it too. We had the dosa's of course. They all came...
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Yelp.com Review - by rebecca g.

5.0 of 5 stars. YUM! My friend and I walked in a little drunk, a lot hungry, and clueless about how to navigate the menu (this plays to Amol's review, but it's SF. mixed crowd, yes.).. we ended up sitting at the bar...
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Yelp.com Review - by saroj y.

1.0 of 5 stars. south Indian food for non Indians
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Yelp.com Review - by Kathryn W.

5.0 of 5 stars. Wow. I never knew chicken could be so good. The bartender wasn't very happy (it was near the end of the night), but she seemed to brighten considerably when we decided to eat at the bar instead of at...
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Yelp.com Review - by sophia m.

5.0 of 5 stars. Wawaweewa! The dosa and uttapam were deeee-lish! Kinda reminded me of this Korean pancake called "pocheengae". I highly recommend the paneer & peas uttapam, and you must try the coconut rice....
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Yelp.com Review - by Adam Z.

3.0 of 5 stars. Came here with friends and had the whole tasting menu which was disappointing because the flavors were surprisingly similar -- it simply wasn't worth the price. However, the chai was the best I've...
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Yelp.com Review - by Joe R.

4.0 of 5 stars. WOW this place rocks!!!What a great place to have breakfast brunch. All dishes are so new to me I can hardly explain southern Indian cuisine .They are spicy and so yummy.The egg dish rocked my world...
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Yelp.com Review - by Nick O.

3.0 of 5 stars. Limited but good. They have a range of really good dosas, including excellent massala dosas. The sauce these come with is very flavoursome. but they all seem to come with almost the same sauce, and...
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Yelp.com Review - by Tane B.

5.0 of 5 stars. It is a little bit expensive, but what restaurant with great food in the city isn't. Soooo good, but make sure you don't eat the flower that comes on the salad.
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Yelp.com Review - by Ellen O.

4.0 of 5 stars. The food in this small South Indian restaurant is excellent, as are the wait staff. I would eat there again in a heartbeat. Many vegetarian choices. Simple but elegant decor. Gratuity, which was...
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Yelp.com Review - by Sylvia F.

4.0 of 5 stars. Dosa has the best dosas that i have had since being back from spending 1 year in south india studying abroad. Their rava dosa is amazing and crunchy and delicious. Their chutneys are incredible, and...
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Yelp.com Review - by Lori G.

5.0 of 5 stars. Without doubt, one of the best! I've never had a bad meal here, and the service is always good. My parents just visited from the east coast, and we took them there for dinner. they were blown away,...
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Yelp.com Review - by a e.

3.0 of 5 stars. The dosa was really yummy. But, 2 couples each ordered a curry dish and they were both so spicy that none of us could eat any of it (including the men). I hate food that's so spicy it has no flavor....
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Yelp.com Review - by Aubrey S.

4.0 of 5 stars. **ADDENDUM** I got a personal message from one of the owners explaining their seating policy and why it was recently instated, and also addressing the issue with the check. It's a rare occasion that...
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Yelp.com Review - by Tam C.

5.0 of 5 stars. Dosa is the hands down the best Indian food I have ever had. The food is fantastic and the atmosphere is beautiful. The service is excellent as well. Favorite dish: Dahi Vada (Lentil dumplings,...
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Yelp.com Review - by DJ N.

3.0 of 5 stars. I never could understand why there was a line outside of this little South Indian Dosa spot. However, I had the pleasure of finding out for myself whether the wait was worth it.On a random Sunday...
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Yelp.com Review - by Mac L.

2.0 of 5 stars. First off let me just say that I love dosas as an Indian genre, but my experience at Dosa's missed the mark. Maybe it was just our orders, but the dosas that we had just weren't that good and the...
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Yelp.com Review - by Christina H.

4.0 of 5 stars. Never had dosa before, but now that I have (and twice!), I'll never be the same. All I knew was Dosa was an uber-trendy Mission Indian restaurant - possibly overrated.For me, it's now still pretty...
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Yelp.com Review - by Stephanie C.

4.0 of 5 stars. Mmmmm. Dosa. Their paneer and romaine salad...oh lord. I'm sitting here in New York seriously missing SF, and the food at Dosa being one. The paneer and romaine consists of romaine salad leaves, toast...
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Yelp.com Review - by Maximilian A.

5.0 of 5 stars. I have eaten there 10 times now. The left side of the menu. The right side of the menu. The specials. It is all good.
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Yelp.com Review - by LeSLiE W.

4.0 of 5 stars. DosaSo I went to brunch at Dosa today. Admittedly, it's not your traditional brunch fair, but I was pleasantly surprised at how delicious it was. My friend and I started with one of the best, most...
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Yelp.com Review - by avisha c.

4.0 of 5 stars. Sooooo, I'm INDIAN. And damn proud of it.I moved to SF almost two years ago, and have eaten nothing but shitty-shit-shit Indian food. Until Dosa.Granted, I have high, no, VERY high standards for...
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Yelp.com Review - by Kartik G.

5.0 of 5 stars. Delicious food and RIDICULOUSLY good service. If they made it all look so simple, how hard could it really be?!
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Yelp.com Review - by Diana S.

5.0 of 5 stars. We came here with my husband's coworkers. I have never had anything quite like it. The dosa is delicious. We had a pretty large table so we got to try a variety of things. I wish my stomach could have...
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Yelp.com Review - by Janice C.

3.0 of 5 stars. i got a lovely e-mail from one of the owners in response to my original review, and i felt so bad for my rudeness that i thought i would amend my review to say that i just personally am not a...
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Yelp.com Review - by Amanda D.

3.0 of 5 stars. A lot of people on Yelp really seem to love this place, and I can understand why, especailly if you're into what they do best- Idili, Sambar and Dosas.I had never tried any South Indian fare of any...
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Yelp.com Review - by Third R.

5.0 of 5 stars. Great South Indian Food in San Francisco !
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Yelp.com Review - by Catherine O.

5.0 of 5 stars. I must say SPICY HOT! :) So my mouth fell off eating here...but it's worth falling off a bagillion times...because regardless of the spicy...it was delish! I loved this place, and will definitely...
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Yelp.com Review - by Dee M.

4.0 of 5 stars. One severely under dressed day last spring, Alice and stumbled upon this place while looking for some other place to brunch that we couldn't find.Over $60 dollars and two hours later, we emerged still...
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Yelp.com Review - by Jocelyne H.

5.0 of 5 stars. this place is yummy. Food was interesting, i had never had the southern style and was pleasantly surprised. I can't wait to go back. Our waitress was amazing as well.
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Yelp.com Review - by Lauren G.

4.0 of 5 stars. Before thinking of making the trek to Dosa, if it's a Thursday, Friday or Saturday night, forget about it. Heck, forget about hitting any restaurant you've heard of in the Mission. We're overrun with...
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Yelp.com Review - by Alexander K.

2.0 of 5 stars. I like South Indian food. Most Indian places in the City are actually North Indian/Pakistani, so I was excited to go here when it first opened. It wasn't good. The food was bland, unexciting and...
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Yelp.com Review - by michelle b.

2.0 of 5 stars. Fantastic food. Horrible experience. Just loud as freakin' Cal-Train filled with Giants fans. And the heat in the place - holy hotness - I must have been there on Bikram yoga night! I felt like I was...
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Yelp.com Review - by Nnekay F.

4.0 of 5 stars. wowza-This place was incredibly good- with a capital G. I didn't give it five stars because, well, it was pricey and as a starving newly non-student. I need my budget- but for a splurge, and...
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Yelp.com Review - by Kingshuk g.

5.0 of 5 stars. You won't go wrong with hip tunes and a glass of good Rioja while waiting for a classic paper dosa. And do not forget to try the calamari appetizer. You will find Anjan walking around to keep an eye...
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Best Southern Indian

This place has the best uttappam I've had since I was in Bangalore. Definitely a nice change of pace from the mostly mediocre Northern Indian restaurants in the city. Very good.
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Yelp.com Review - by Maneesh S.

4.0 of 5 stars. Probably the only place in the bay area where you can get a cocktail with your dosa! The ambience - excellent, service - cheerful and the food - unauthentic, not the makings of your typical South...
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Yelp.com Review - by Caryn L.

1.0 of 5 stars. I just don't get it. I live around the corner from this place, and on a damp, downright COLD San Francisco night--last night, for example--warm Indian glop on soft bread sounded good. I was also...
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Yelp.com Review - by Joe B.

5.0 of 5 stars. Went there for brunch. Really impressed. A clean, Southern Indian cuisine with great attention to presentation. Good service. The waiter made some excellent suggestions for my first time. The...
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Yelp.com Review - by Christine A.

3.0 of 5 stars. um...meh...that's my review: mehoverpriced dosa in a nice atmosphere. go to berkeley for good cheap south indian food.
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Yelp.com Review - by David G.

4.0 of 5 stars. Math:1 dosa 1 appetizer = 2 satisfied stomachs1 dosa 1 dosa = 2 full stomachs(2 x dosa) 1 appetizer = 2 full stomachs 1 doggie bagBetter:Mysore Masala Dosa (Get this one! You're welcome.)Good:...
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Yelp.com Review - by bloopie s.

4.0 of 5 stars. As someone who has recently traversed around Karnataka sampling all kinds of dosas and stuffing my face with idli and sambar every morning (or any chance I could get...lets be honest), I can attest...
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Yelp.com Review - by little gem z.

5.0 of 5 stars. i'm heading back to dosa for my new weekly south indian brunch. ironic that i'm eating there every weekend, for neither me or my bf are vegetarians, infact we are predominantly semi-savage carnivores,...
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Yelp.com Review - by Jennifer P.

4.0 of 5 stars. Fabulous food. There are a bunch of other places you can go for just as good of dosas that are much cheaper, but they are in South Bay...not as fun to go to obviously...so location to dollar factor =...
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Yelp.com Review - by Candice B.

4.0 of 5 stars. We were brought there by our Indian friend and her Indian-in-heart boyfriend, so this place must be totally legit. I must admit I know nothing about Indian food and I don't remember when last time I...
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Yelp.com Review - by Lili G.

5.0 of 5 stars. Everything is AWESOME: the food, the drinks, the service, the ambiance. Fabulous!____________________________A "regular" brought me there the first time. VIP access to a table, warm and efficient...
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Yelp.com Review - by See Y.

4.0 of 5 stars. Very cozy but spacious location (how's that for an oxymoron?). The waitress did a good job recommending several dishes, all of which we tried. The mung bean sprout salad was actually surprisingly...
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Yelp.com Review - by Matheen R.

5.0 of 5 stars. This is a great place to eat. The food is very well presented and still authentic south Indian. The staff is very courteous and friendly. They have a good selection of dosas and other south indian...
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Yelp.com Review - by S. P.

4.0 of 5 stars. My family and I were pleasantly surprised after coming here. We are used to being disappointed when we go to Indian restaurants, but we enjoyed the food so much. It wasn't overly greasy, the dosas...
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Yelp.com Review - by Jared Z.

5.0 of 5 stars. damn tasty place, always friendly, a little over priced for indian breakfast food, but i guess we're a little far from india. The dosas are always top notch, Idli are just right (get the sambar on the...
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Yelp.com Review - by Nicolas H.

4.0 of 5 stars. The appetizers were different and good, while the dosa was decent, but nothing too spectacular. Service was great though as he helped us choose several dishes that I probably wouldn't have tried...
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Yelp.com Review - by helen t.

4.0 of 5 stars. yay, i finally got to eat here the other night!! on thurs (a rainy) night, the place was packed at 8 pm. we were able to snag 2 seats at the bar and eat there. they don't have a full liquor...
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Yelp.com Review - by Lisa O.

2.0 of 5 stars. This place was good, but not as good as Vik's or Udupi in Berkeley. I would only go here for the atmosphere and location. Otherwise, why not just go to Viks? or Udupi? Point are lost because my...
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Yelp.com Review - by Katrina R.

3.0 of 5 stars. This place saved me from having to eat dinner at some pinko-commy cafe with the worst "political 'artwork'" I have ever seen. It is a debt I can never fully repay, and a positive yelp review is the...
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Yelp.com Review - by Tracy B.

5.0 of 5 stars. Love this place! Usually we just let the manager order for us, and he has never steered us wrong. Creative cocktails, amazing service and a wide variety of vegetarian options. Try the brunch :)
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Yelp.com Review - by Amol R.

4.0 of 5 stars. In a city where naan n' curry is considered 'good' Indian food, I have pretty much had to lower my standards. I grew up on Indian food from both the north and south, and unless I want to trek to the...
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solid indian, limited in a way

this is a good place, especially if you're into vegetarian meals. limited amount of curries, but different types of dosas (duh) which makes it different. probably some of the best dosas i had because the...
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Yelp.com Review - by Swetha G.

4.0 of 5 stars. I wouldn't go so far to say this is the best South Indian food that's out there. As a South Indian, born in Mysore, I know first-hand how good a Mysore masala dosa, made in Mysore, tastes, BUT, DOSA...
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Yelp.com Review - by Robert N.

5.0 of 5 stars. Best Southern Indian Restaurant! Voted top 10 new restuarants in 2006 and I would highly reccomend this place to anyone, So much to chose from...and all so amazing. I think they have over 6 kids of...
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Yelp.com Review - by claire l.

5.0 of 5 stars. Went here for the first time Sunday night, lured in by the delicious aromas and the promise of South Indian food, which is sorely absent in San francisco. Yum. The boy and I split the paneer and...
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Yelp.com Review - by Jared B.

3.0 of 5 stars. I feel about this place kind of like I feel about Ti Couz--once you are no longer enamored by the constructed exoticness of the place, there really isn't much substance left to keep bringing you back....
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Yelp.com Review - by Laura F.

5.0 of 5 stars. An experienced epicurean...kinda thought I've tried it all. Except S. Indian food. Way different from what you expect as far as flavors and combinations. The staff is excellent and helped navigate...
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Yelp.com Review - by Kristin S.

5.0 of 5 stars. Can you hear me chanting "DOSA, DOSA, DOSA!"? My husband & I finally booked a sitter and got out of the house with a group of friends last night to check out Dosa. As other parents can attest - the...
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Yelp.com Review - by Ryan M.

5.0 of 5 stars. I think this is the best Indian food I've ever had. Great service. We sat at the bar, tender was slammed but he still took care of us.
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Yelp.com Review - by Christy B.

3.0 of 5 stars. Everyone loves Dosa. Yeah, yeah, yeah.Let me break it down for you. Maybe you can understand why my Dosa love is unenthusiastic, and more like a "Dosa?.....Don't-sa sound so good unless we are going...
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Yelp.com Review - by Jeff S.

5.0 of 5 stars. It looks like all the other reviews have already summed this place up pretty accurately. BUT: let me give you a quick run down of our evening and you can be the judge.We showed up at 7:30...
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Yelp.com Review - by Surely I Am C.

2.0 of 5 stars. Total disappointment.Food: Uninspired - leftovers wrapped in a tortilla and microwaved.Decor: Stressful - a schizophrenic combination of modern chic and high school cafeteria.Service: Apathetic - only...
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Yelp.com Review - by Bub Z.

1.0 of 5 stars. amateurs who lucked out on good publicity. bad service. mediocre food. and the mgr stalks yelp. boooo!update::the owner promptly emailed me this smarmy email. Wow Bub! Talk about stalking on Yelp!...
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Yelp.com Review - by Amy Z.

4.0 of 5 stars. This place really is fantastic. My friend and I planned on sharing potato croquets, a side of rice and some bathura to eat with our dosas, but the waitress warned that it would be too starchy. We...
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Yelp.com Review - by caroline b.

4.0 of 5 stars. Wow! Really enjoyed this place, everything was excellent! Had the calamari, the paneer salad, the country curry, the lamb and the cheese dessert. Everything was really good, service great and I...
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Yelp.com Review - by Dave L.

5.0 of 5 stars. I've been trying to get into Dosa for over a year now. Every time I go I never have a reservation, only a desperate hope and prayer that a table for two might be opening up sometime in the next hour...
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Yelp.com Review - by Rick G.

4.0 of 5 stars. Went there for the first time on Friday with a friend. We had to wait 25 minutes to get a table, but it was worth it. Our waitress was excellent... Though we had problems hearing her cause of all...
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Yelp.com Review - by James C.

4.0 of 5 stars. Review for BRUNCH only.My friends and I stopped by DOSA yesterday. I didn't know this, but they now have a brunch menu. Indian brunch? I was definitely curious to find out. For a split second, I...
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Yelp.com Review - by Sophia G.

5.0 of 5 stars. I tend to judge the authenticity of a restaurant based on the number people at the establishment who are native to the food being served. For example Ebisu, thumbs down vs. South Sea Seafood Village,...
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Too Costly, Less Quantity, Not worth for the money

1) The People who dont know about the real value of South Indian Food are being cheated in this place. For a masala dosa which is 1.99 bucks in Fremont Udupi Palace or Hyderabadi Biriyani house, they are...
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Yelp.com Review - by TR P.

3.0 of 5 stars. I wanted to like this place more than I actually did. I had heard really good things about it. Good atmosphere, but wasn't super excited about the food. It was good, but not great.
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Yelp.com Review - by - m -.

5.0 of 5 stars. Heaven. But for a price.
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Yelp.com Review - by jill l.

4.0 of 5 stars. The food at Dosa is delicious and they would have earned 5 stars if it werent for the service. I went on a Sunday afternoon so it wasnt exactly a full house either. We were seated promptly but...
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Yelp.com Review - by Rachel W.

4.0 of 5 stars. I went to this restaurant with my parents about a month ago. Saturday night, mighty busy. lots of couples on romantic dates, and not much room for a party of three, but that's usually an indication...
yelp.com - user review - 11/29/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by G E.

4.0 of 5 stars. Review #526Disclaimer: I am an 1/8th Indian and I have had my share of good, bad and the ugly dosas in this lifetime. Disclaimer #2: I am cheep. This is an important point. I will eat at not so...
yelp.com - user review - 11/28/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Christopher K.

5.0 of 5 stars. Emily says that excellent service is an ongoing commitment. You can't pick up some 'service' at your local corner store. You can't talk to your dealer and ask him to hook you up with some 'service'....
yelp.com - user review - 11/27/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Arun R.

3.0 of 5 stars. I understand why Dosa is so well reviewed here. It is probably the only South Indian place in the city. It is one of the few in the Bay Area that serves booze. Probably the only one that serves...
yelp.com - user review - 11/27/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by cynthia n.

5.0 of 5 stars. Best food I've had in the city.
yelp.com - user review - 11/27/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by prista c.

4.0 of 5 stars. I came here for a Sunday night dinner and by 6pm, the place was crowded. I like the decor and ambience but it can get a little loud in this small restaurant. For appetizer, I had the calamari dish....
yelp.com - user review - 11/26/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Sarai T.

4.0 of 5 stars. The food was amazing, the food comes out quick but you have to wait a long time for a table, wich I don't really think is a bad thing. The staff seemed really cool, except our waitress. If I could...
yelp.com - user review - 11/26/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Gina K.

4.0 of 5 stars. I'm probably unqualified to rate Dosa, given that I just started eating Indian food this year and have a lot to learn, especially about Southern Indian food. But I'm going to do it anyway...mostly...
yelp.com - user review - 11/25/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by matthew r.

5.0 of 5 stars. I'm not an expert on south indian cuisine. Chances are that unless you're from there, you haven't eaten much of it either; South indian restaurants are few and far between. After dining at Dosa I was...
yelp.com - user review - 11/25/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by K M.

3.0 of 5 stars. No wait for two on a Monday night after we cruised by Maverick and got denied (40% off wine Mondays, who'd guess?).The food was very well done. We had two dosas between us, the paneer and peas dosa...
yelp.com - user review - 11/20/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Emily D.

4.0 of 5 stars. I just took my 17 year old brothers and my mother there. We were seated immediately, service was some of the friendliest I've encountered around the city, and mango lassis fucking rule. I am a huge...
yelp.com - user review - 11/20/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Ron W.

4.0 of 5 stars. Second time here and the experience was a treat. The place gets crowded quickly and the noise levels are high. They wouldn't take a reservation for 3 - so was glad we were there at 6 on a Thursday!The...
yelp.com - user review - 11/16/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by abigail b.

4.0 of 5 stars. I came here for brunch with my dad and we were both very impressed. I believe I had a cheese Chaat and some kind of mixed appetizers. The mango mimosa are tres yum! Expect to pay about $50 for two...
yelp.com - user review - 11/15/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Matt P.

2.0 of 5 stars. Maybe it was because I was sucked into all of the hype and had high expectations, maybe it was because I happen to be friends with some master Dosa makers, maybe it was because I waited 45 minutes to...
yelp.com - user review - 11/11/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Debby C.

4.0 of 5 stars. This was my first time trying Southern Indian food; the most popular entree is a dosa, a thin crepe-like dish with spicy potatoes and other veggies inside. Amazingly popular place, super chic with...
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Yelp.com Review - by some g.

4.0 of 5 stars. As someone who has lived in south of India for a while, I can attest to the fact that the food here is superb! They get the Sambhar so right! Dosas are brilliant - Uttapas too. The curry of the day...
yelp.com - user review - 11/08/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by alisa o.

5.0 of 5 stars. yummmm thats all i can say!! delicious and healthy what more can you ask for
yelp.com - user review - 11/07/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Jessica P.

5.0 of 5 stars. Every review I've written lately has been five stars, and its not due to being easy to please- the streak of restaurants I have gone to lately really have been phenomenal.Dosa is crowded, and noisy,...
yelp.com - user review - 11/06/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Nzinga K.

3.0 of 5 stars. I love Indian food, and when it's prepared well and with quality ingredients, there's nothing else quite like it. So I've been thrilled the three times that I've visited Dosa - well, about the food,...
yelp.com - user review - 11/03/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Lashanda G.

5.0 of 5 stars. By far, the best Indian food I've had in the States. I was in Rajasthan earlier this year (Northwest India) and ate in the homes of several Indian families. And although DOSA is Southern Indian...
yelp.com - user review - 11/02/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Michelle L.

4.0 of 5 stars. I like Indian food, but I'm the kinda person who can only eat it about once per year. Well, I'm glad my choice for this year was Dosa. I decided to go with the three course meal with wine pairings...
yelp.com - user review - 11/01/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Jay L.

4.0 of 5 stars. Ah the dirty South...India that is. I'm not talking about this somewhat backwater swampland I live in called Jacksonville.It may very well be that my neglected taste buds were overstimulated here,...
yelp.com - user review - 10/31/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Austin L.

5.0 of 5 stars. Yum. The ONLY bad thing that can be said about Dosa is that to get a table you have to 1) make a reservation in advance, 2) eat your dinner early or late, or 3) show up on a Monday.That being said,...
yelp.com - user review - 10/28/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by doug d.

1.0 of 5 stars. I didn't enjoy this place. It's not as authentic as you can get down the peninsula.I think I was disappointed in the food, and then the service was ridiculous. People should try the indian restaurant...
yelp.com - user review - 10/28/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by squinka c.

2.0 of 5 stars. ok, I'm giving it an extra star - it's in my neighborhood and I love South Indian food. I know I'm in the minority here, but color me "dosappointed". I have visited South India and had great...
yelp.com - user review - 10/27/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Miinno N.

3.0 of 5 stars. My husband and I liked the food, but we felt that it is not good to think of it as an Indian food.... especially from an Indian person's perspective. Well, food is great. Nice, but pricy. You are...
yelp.com - user review - 10/25/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Fawn D.

3.0 of 5 stars. I give five stars for the service at Dosa and some of the food was amazing. However, $120 (the sample platter plus two glasses of wine) for two seemed a bit overpriced for a restaurant where Sublime...
yelp.com - user review - 10/24/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Shayna C.

3.0 of 5 stars. meh.We shared 5 dishes between the 3 of us. There were only two that I truly loved: the mixed green, mango goat cheese salad. and a potato dosa dish. Our server was nice, but the food came out...
yelp.com - user review - 10/24/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by kris p.

3.0 of 5 stars. Very good food, unique Indian experience that sets it apart from the Naan N Curry's out there. Gotta have a dosa. Great food presentation and atmosphere. The big downer is that it doesnt take...
yelp.com - user review - 10/24/2007
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Long Wait, Bad Customer Service

I have to say they have good food, but the long wait and they didn't even apologize when they knew exactly they were wrong. I wouldn't get too mad if the person (the guy who sat us after 50mins wait) didn't...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/20/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Keith C.

3.0 of 5 stars. I've been hit with a "dosa" reality lately. Besides bad puns, I have a problem with eating Indian food in that it will make me sweat uncontrollably (even when the food isn't all that spicy). It's...
yelp.com - user review - 10/18/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Elizabeth B.

4.0 of 5 stars. Pretty good brunch.We finally got around to trying this place after several unsuccessful attempts to find parking and without a huge wait. Sunday seems to be the best place to walk right in for bruch....
yelp.com - user review - 10/17/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Brinna B.

5.0 of 5 stars. Update: I'm adding a star for excellent customer service. I'm chiming in with a good review for Dosa. Good food, nice ambiance, and very worth the long wait. i did find the service a bit aggressive as...
yelp.com - user review - 10/16/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Danielle L.

3.0 of 5 stars. Had to wait about 45 Minutes on a Saturday night. Eh, that's normal. It's Saturday. Tables were pushed a little close together. A little too close together. My poor boyfriend kept getting the waiters...
yelp.com - user review - 10/15/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Natalie S.

5.0 of 5 stars. I had my birthday dinner here with some friends and it was packed! Luckily somone in my party knew "someone" who worked there and even though our reservation was pushed back, he gave me and my friend...
yelp.com - user review - 10/15/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Victoria Z.

1.0 of 5 stars. I am deathly allergic to cashews. We told the wait staff at Dosa who promptly provided us with a list of food with and without specific nuts. However, even though we were extremely careful about what...
yelp.com - user review - 10/15/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by G J J.

2.0 of 5 stars. Fairly average Indian food, but great ambiance. Usually Indian restaurants are nasty, smelling, playing Hindi music and have dirty or sticky tables. This was a refreshing change from the USA norm for...
yelp.com - user review - 10/14/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Radha S.

5.0 of 5 stars. Update: Went here for my birthday and I had the chennai chicken appetizer, the chicken bumped it up to a 5 star. Wow.As an Indian, albeit a North Indian (and this is a South Indian restaurant), the...
yelp.com - user review - 10/11/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by summer r.

4.0 of 5 stars. Went on a Tuesday night, had no problem getting a table for 4 at 8. Our server was extremely friendly and helpful in making suggestions, I greatly appreciate when servers actually know about the food...
yelp.com - user review - 10/10/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by isabel c.

5.0 of 5 stars. Dosa = De-licious. I have been here several times now. First time was a couple years ago when they first opened, had a huge group for my birthday there. (which would be unheard of nowadays, it's...
yelp.com - user review - 10/10/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by flip it up u.

4.0 of 5 stars. I kind of assumed this place was busy with people waiting outside only because it is chic and trendy, but after eating there i can say that the food warrants a 30 minute wait. Usually i hate to wait,...
yelp.com - user review - 10/09/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Yoko K.

3.0 of 5 stars. The food was average, one of those fancy Valencia St. restaurant. We ordered one apetizer and I ordered dosa. It was just ok. I made it to Viks in Berkeley and the food was much better and less...
yelp.com - user review - 10/09/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Ogdred W.

3.0 of 5 stars. Very mixed experience. Saturday night 7:30. Prime time. We had to wait an hour to be seated. That wasn't the problem. The problem was being told it was a 20 minute wait. Fine. 30 minutes later we were...
yelp.com - user review - 10/07/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Emery C.

4.0 of 5 stars. At good suggestion by my infamous Yelper friend constantly spreading the Yelp gospel, we arrived early and didn't have to wait for a table despite being a Sat night. Table of 4, seated quickly,...
yelp.com - user review - 10/07/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Ami T.

4.0 of 5 stars. Long line. Must be really good right?Its pretty good sort of. They have rather good Dosa's and Im really sold on their sweet bread. It was delicious. I couldnt stop eating it.We had four people...
yelp.com - user review - 10/03/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Jessica W.

4.0 of 5 stars. This trendy Indian/Pakistani restaurant in the heart of the Mission is certainly busy for a reason. The food is as spicy as it gets, and served to share with the whole table. Spicey shrimp are to die...
yelp.com - user review - 10/03/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Greg M.

5.0 of 5 stars. went last night for their first Monday night. Yeah I know the owners. I am writing this review because in the recent past I recall hearing a handful of friends(fickle) comment on the lack of...
yelp.com - user review - 10/02/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Lisa W.

3.0 of 5 stars. I am scared of these people. They are scary. They have lots of rules. I don't do well with rules... I busted in here last Tuesday night all pissed off because I was having a hard time parking my car...
yelp.com - user review - 10/02/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by meagan m.

4.0 of 5 stars. Dosa is fantastic - even if you think you might not like Indian food - I swear, give this place a chance and you might decide that you were wrong. Their menu and their servers are very informative,...
yelp.com - user review - 09/30/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by James C.

3.0 of 5 stars. I heard all the hype about this place and wanted to try it....so I did...My response: Meh...(as in 'ok')the food was good, but the air inside was so stuffy...I felt (and smelled) like a fried pastry...
yelp.com - user review - 09/28/2007
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