Re: Udupi Palace in SF - YUM!!

[Guest guest]

Good to hear - I used to go to the one in berkeley a lot before I went

gf. Haven't been there or to Vik's in berkeley for fear of CC, but

have been thinking about it...

On 11/3/08, Sharon P <hosnar@...> wrote:

>

> Just checked out this new South Indian restaurant on Valencia near 21st.

> Many of you may be familiar w/ Dosa a few doors away. Udupi also has a

> fabulous assortment of dosas (many which are gluten free) and Uthappam (all

> gluten free - they swear). (However, I did not ask about CC since I'm not

> that sensitive.) A big difference between the 2 restaurants, however, is

> the price. Udupi is A LOT less expensive.

>

> I had the tomato omelette uthappam, a chickpea flour pancake w/ tomatoe and

> spices. It came w/ 3-4 yummy chutneys and what I think is a type of dal

> soup. The presentation and quality were on par w/ Dosa. Portions were also

> huge. Atmosphere was nice. Service was great. Our waiter talked we us

> about the differences between Northern and Southern Indian cuisine.

>

> Other pluses - they're open for lunch (Dosa isn't). I love Dosa, but can't

> always afford to go, so I'm pretty happy to have found this place. Also,

> Dosa seems to always have a line, and they don't take reservations.

>

> Drawbacks: they are vegetarian, and I'm a meat lover. However I found my

> pancake to be quite filling. Took half of it home bc/ I was too full.

>

> I look forward to reading others' reviews of other menu items. Bon Apetit!!

>

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I wonder if there is confusion with the word flour in this case. I've

certainly run into it ('there's no wheat flour, just white flour...')

Since there are many legume and rice flours used in indian cooking.

On 11/5/08, TrVerb@... <TrVerb@...> wrote:

> In a message dated 11/4/08 10:41:01 AM, marcianar@... writes:

>> Then, when I asked

>> > about the curry dishes, the waiter said that they use flour

>> > in every sauce! Maybe he was mistaken, I don't know.

>>

> We had dinner at Roti's in San Mateo the other night, and the waiter

> insisted

> that the only thing that was safe for me to eat was the tandoori. I told him

> that that seemed unusual -- that I'd eaten at many Southern Indian

> restaurants

> and that none used wheat flour in any sauce. He then checked with the head

> chef, who confirmed that there was no wheat flour in the sauces and that

> they

> were all safe. Then the waiter took it upon himself to bake papadum for me,

> since it normally is fried in the same oil as the samosas. So it turned out

> to be

> a very delicious and safe evening. If only there were gf beer to go with it!

>

> In any case, I would never ever trust a waiter's answers one way or the

> other

> - I always check with the manager and/or the chef. I've found that even well

> meaning, relatively well informed waiters mess up, either by forgetting

> about

> some ingredient (what? pasta in the rice?) or simply not knowing something

> isn't ok (like barley malt in a chai mix, because " my best friend has celiac

> and

> she drinks this tea all the time " ...)

>

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