Mylapore - Folsom

This restaurant leads me directly to South India, from music to friendly staff and unique eating. this place has everything, and is quite a way through for any vegan food lover. ask for the vegan menu and order everything from it and they will be guaranteed to be impressed. I've eaten Indian food all over the country, and that's my favorite restaurant. If I could give them 10 stars, I would.

I stopped on the way to the bay for work, soon came back with my family. they had a complete menu of vegan-specific items and many choices from the southern and northern Indian style. prices are very reasonable and eating is very good.

I rode my bike up from Sacramento (about 30 miles each way) so was looking forward to a filling lunch for the ride back. The Sunday afternoon lunch service was quite busy: most of the tables were occupied. Perhaps 12-15 tables inside, and another four to six outside on the patio. The service was friendly, but didn't totally grasp what vegan is. When I asked if they have a vegan thali (none was listed on the menu) he assured me they did. It came out with a couple suspect items, including one that I'm nearly sure had dairy in it. When I (politely) inquired, he assured me it is vegetarian, the whole restaurant is vegetarian. I clarified that I wanted to know if it is vegan, or if it has milk or butter in it. He again assured me it is vegetarian, vegan. In fairness, there was something of a language barrier, and I didn't press further, just didn't eat that dish. The quality of the other items on the thali was just so-so: slightly bland, mostly uninteresting. The rice was dry. The poori tasted and felt like it had been pre-made well in advance, fried in large batches, and left to sit until someone ordered it. (When punctured, it didn't steam It was relatively inexpensive (weekend thali is $9.99) but because of mediocre quality, it was just an okay buy. Unfortunately Folsom just doesn't have many good vegan options, so I might return and try something clearly marked on the menu as vegan, but I certainly wouldn't go out of my way. Or I might just go to Chipotle. [Sad face

Limited menu now with variations of idly dosa and some uttapam. At some point it should be more fluffy and softer. chutneys are a little too salty. the same for the Podi-Dosa had to split off the salt spice. good friendly service. something lacks in the ambiente to eat.

Good food, vegan clearly marked on menu. Many vegan options.