My friend and I checked out the former Udupi Cafe on Central last night. It reopened this year under new ownership, after the former owner got in trouble for employing illegal immigrants.
After being relieved to learn that they served alcohol, we ordered the appetizer sampler. Though the vada, paneer pakora, samosa, etc. were tasty, all were deep-fried. A bit too heavy to eat more than one item. For my entree, I had the Special Rava Masala Dosai. Yum. The dosa was tender but crispy with a nice onion flavor. The filling consisted of mashed up potato and onion. Not sure if it was the filling or the dosa, but there was a nice level of heat to it. I forgot they are about the same diameter as the tire of an 18-wheeler and only got through half of it.
The atmosphere, unfortunately, is not even as good as the old Udupi, which wasn't exactly Chez Panisse itself. Cold tile floors, unpleasantly-shaded empty walls, and terrible lighting. And if that isn't enough, the very kind owner enthusiastically told us about the 3 big-screen televisions that will soon hang from the ceilings...
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