Dosa Restaurant Review
995 Valencia St. (21st St.) 
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San Francisco, CA 94110
415-642-3672 | Make Restaurant Reservations | Menu
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Cuisine
Open
Dinner nightly, Brunch Sat.-Sun.Features
- Heart-healthy dishes
- Kid-friendly
- Full bar
- Reservations suggested
- Casual
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 An exclusively Southern Indian restaurant, Dosa offers a casual dining experience that feels entirely fresh. The pumpkin-colored room crackles with an animated crowd seated on pillow-strewn wooden benches or packed in at the bar, which is built for eating. Sashay into the extensive menu with the rasam fire broth, a bright tomato- and tamarind-based concoction that opens up the palate. Starters include a deconstructed onion pakora and a refreshing chickpea salad. Namesake dosas are large savory crêpes in a variety of guises, from crispy to spongy, with stuffings such as creamy aloo masala of potato, onion and cashew. Diners tear off sections of the dosa and dunk it into sambar, a traditional lentil dip with vegetables and spices, and then into one of the trio of chutneys. The menu is very vegetarian-friendly (entirely meatless at brunch), but the meat dishes offered---lamb curry, chennai chicken, calamari and so forth---deserve special attention. Desserts include the rasmalai, a soothing dish of sweet cheese patties in cream and cardamom. Mango lassis drink like creamsicles and are desserts in themselves. The well-chosen wines (some Indian) and beers partner nicely with the spice-laden menu, as do refreshing cocktails like the Kharbooza, mixed with house-made gin.
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