This place is is good for someone who has no idea of what is South Indian food. Value for money is bad in terms of the overall experience. There are many better places in Bay area than this. read more

5* for taste. Taking a star off because my wife had a stomach upset. I don't know - maybe they add baking soda?

Awesome masala dose, rave idli and coffee! I have not tried the others but I am sure they are good too! Generous quantity and amazing quality! Just like Bangalore. Highly recommend! The owners are super cute and friendly!! read more

Order Butter Marsala dasa. So horrible. The Dosa was so dry so hard to eat. The chutney and sambar are so watery. High salt in palya. As a whole they packed me full of garbage. read more

Very very good Dosa. Definitely reminds you of Vidhyarti Bhavan in Bengaluru. Clean and Hygienic. Mask is mandatory. Highly recommend this place read more

Surya Darshini Dosa Cafe - Masala Dosa - Indian Near Me - Milpitas, California

Very small kitchen /staf... Tried going there twice but they don't accept orders on spot. They want customers to book lunch time days in advance. Recommend going to saravana Bhavan or idly express instead.. read more

The masala dosa here is fantastic, and possibly the best in the Bay Area. I'm a regular customer and would highly recommend visiting this restaurant. It's located in a cozy canteen-style counter at the back of an office building. Dosas are made to order and served with sambar and chutney. The dosas are made "Bangalore-style" and are thick and crunchy, without being slathered with butter and oil like at other restaurants. The food tastes like it was made at home! The restaurant is owned by a husband and wife couple who are very friendly and kind. As an added bonus, make sure to try the filter coffee - you probably cannot get better coffee than this except at your own home! read more

I was a skeptic given the pre online ordering and selling out in 5 min. I felt it would be a marketing thing, but turns out the dosas are crispy, masala is flavorful and accompanying sambhar and chutney are just right making it a perfect dosa for me. Worth setting a reminder on Thursday evening. read more

Best masala dosa in the Bay Area. Been visiting them since their food truck times and the quality is top notch. It is the crispiest dosa with delicious chutney and sambhar! Their rava idli and khara bath are excellent as well. read more

Best Bangalore Dosa, very authentic taste of everything on their Menu. Don't miss this if you are in Bay Area for the best South Indian flavors. read more

Dosa is good but only 3 options. Sambhar and chutney are ok.. Early online order service can be better. You have order on Thursday for Saturday and Sunday read more

If expensive sugar loaded and oil rich dosa is your taste then this is the place. The first batch of khara bun was dry but tasted good . Second time it too was very sweet . read more

The dosa is reminiscent of the Bangalore Masala dose - but the side dishes sagu , sambar & chutney taste stale! The ambience is a bit strange - it's spacious but you can see bunch of plastic bags & books lying around. The lights are dim & turn off entirely when there is no movement & heating doesn't seem to work at all. The staff are friendly for sure. Overall, I'm not going back again ! read more

This place gets sold out in 5mins. You need to book on Thursday to get slots for Saturday. My husband says the dosa reminds him of his Bangalore days. So if you guys like vidyarthi bhavan dosa's its a must try. Dosa's are very crispy. It was worth the 35mi drive. read more

Surya Darshini Dosa Cafe - Indian Near Me - Milpitas, California

Experience genuine Bangalore-style dosa, complete with delectable sambar and chutney. Seating is limited, with many opting for takeout. Pre-ordering is essential for Fridays and Saturdays. read more

Very authentiic dosa. Best dosa eaten in Bay ares. Place is very clean. Run by a couple, who are very friendly.

Have been going here since they were just a food truck in San Ramon! The place has become bigger, they are better staffed, yet service has gone downhill! Masala dosa is very tasty but by the time you get it in your hands, it's cold because of bad logistics. The kesari bath which was recently added to the menu is full of oil (at least 2 oz of oil present in 10-12 oz of serving) and tastes mah, definitely not worth it! Request to management: We really love the masala dosa, please improve your logistics and serve faster before dosas lose their essence. It would be amazing if more tables were added. read more

The BEST authentic dose in the bay area! I have been looking to eat authentic Masala dose for the last 13 years and I finally found it at Surya Darshini Dosa Truck!! Perfectly crisp outside, moist inside, finely roasted, and mouth-watering. The chutney and Sambar are delicious. Kids enjoy the cheese dose. Delicious dose for the whole family. read more

Surya Darshini Dosa Cafe - Indian Near Me - Milpitas, California

Very nice Bengaluru style dose, very tasty, hygienic. I would highly recommend this place if you are craving for Bengaluru style food!!

Bangalore style Onion chilli dosa, served with veg masala and coconut chutney, was a taste of home - authentic and deliciously flavorful!

I think this place is overhyped because of their marketing strategy to orders dosa's online and then pick it up during their pickup window times. Food trucks are meant to order food on the spot and eat at a time convenient for me even if there were lines. Not order two days ahead and eat them at a time they select for me. Even with the pickup window, they make you wait past the time, so not sure on the whole point of time slots. Also the dosa's are average at the best. Too much of butter, tasteless masala and uncooked batter in the middle make it all a hard pass for me. read more

Just trekked all the way from Menlo Park to Milpitas just to try their masal dosae - it was worth the drive. If you are a Bangalorean and crave for the thick/spongy yet crispy masala dosa then this place will do justice for sure. I won't go as far as saying that it is as good as MTR or CTR or Vidyarthi Bhavan but it is the best masal dose I have tried in the US which is Bangalore style. We also tried Uppitu and Rava idly. Uppitu was again Bangalore style with spices and pretty good. Rava idlies had a soft and spongy texture and were very good as well - not sure why they they had to add turmeric to make it yellow. Chutney served with it was authentic hotel style Bangalore chutney. Sambhar was decent. Saagu served with rava idli was so so - could be better. I will happily go back here when I am craving a good masal dosae or Bangalore style breakfast. read more

Best Bangalore style dosas in the Bay Area. The hype is totally worth it. Can't wait for their full fledged restaurant to start.

We were drawn in by these dosas claiming to be so in demand, you need to order them 2 days in advance. Have your order and payment info ready at exactly 7pm the Thursday before pickup, because the dosas were sold out by 7.02pm when we ordered. At 3pm the next day you will receive a 15min pickup window by when your dosas should be ready. Pickup was smooth and the guy giving out the dosas was generous with the napkins. The dosa was a tad pricey for the size - $10 for a dosa the size of homemade dosas felt a bit much. The chutney and sambar were good, though mild. I was on the fence when it came to the dosa - on one hand, the dosa was simply far too buttery and greasy. On the other hand, I was impressed by how crispy the dosa stayed while we were eating, given how thick it was. At least 1 star is knocked off for the masala filling - while tasty (also mild), the potato was undercooked. Perhaps it was a bad batch, but receiving food that wasn't cooked through was a major letdown. read more

Vidhyarthi Bhavan style dose. Dose is really crisp and the palya ( potato filling ) was tasty . The coconut chutney is good as well. It's probably the first place to serve bengaluru style dose. We placed order online and the slot we got was for 1:00 pm. There slots get filled pretty fast. It's about 1 hour commute for us but it was worth it. read more

Surya Darshini Dosa Cafe - Masala dose! - Indian Near Me - Milpitas, California

Being a typical Bangalorean, the one thing I have really-really missed in the US, is that ultra crisp-yet-melt in mouth Masale Dosey! Every time I used to order a ghee roast or a paper masala "dosA" in any restaurant, I used to be so disappointed, as it would be nowhere close what we get back home. I, frankly, had stopped ordering MasalA DosA anywhere here.. and then, I saw a friend post on her Instagram Stories about this wonderful dosey! It looked authentic, their instagram handle said authentic dosa! Now I had to try it! The dosa is available only on Staurdays, has to be preordered on Thursday and it sells out super fast. And the biggest problem for me was, I don't live anywhere close to Bay Area! Phew! So, that one time I knew I was planning a trip to Bay Area, to visit my cousins, I knew the whole plan had to be around this Dosey! I was diligently following their instagram page for updates, reached out to them for online order tips, I realised, after a Rajnikanth movie ticket, the next fastest selling thing online is this Dosey! Haha.. We were able to book the dosey but we saw that it was all sold out in 2 minutes! 2 freakin' minutes! Glad to have booked ours! I eagerly waited like a little child for Saturday, to go get it.. I wasn't going to jinx anything till then! Anything could have happened, we're in the middle of a pandemic, hello! Sooo, finally, it was Saturday, our order pick up time was 11am, we reached there at 10:55.. the owners were so sweet, they were busy but took a couple of minutes to say hello! And I was extra excited as they are Kannadigas too! My heart was already jumping! We finally got our doseys, and we rushed to our car to taste it! My excitement was growing more and more now.. and then I opened the box, it smelt divine, it looked perfect- that perfectly reddish-brown-crispy-buttery feeling! Omg! This looked legit! I broke a piece and that crunch.. ohh! My! goddd! It was so amazing, then I took a big bite, mixed with the potato palya (stuffing) and the chutney!! Woohoooo!! All my memories of Vidyarthi Bhavan, UD, CTR just rushed into my mind.. this was IT! The perfectest masale dose in the USofA!! Uugghh!! I am not lying when I say I had tears of joy! Only we, Bangaloreans, will know this feeling as our standard for dosey is soo high and this place surely lives up to the expectation! :) We also made a few other friends taste it (those who are not so particular about dosey) and they loved it!! It is a must must try! Agreed, it sells out super fast, available only once a week, quite difficult to place your order, but, is it worth all the effort to go try this out? ABSOLUTELY YES! The effort you are ready to put is directly proportional to how badly you want it! So for something this amazing, every bit of the effort is absolutely worth it! If you are in Bay Area, or just visiting, then plan your trip around this dosey and you will not regret! Love,love,love it! And I cannot wait to go back again! Hopefully, soon! read more

Surya Darshini Dosa Cafe - Amazing Masale Dosey! Bangalore style dose, super yum! - Indian Near Me - Milpitas, California

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Surya Darshini has been doling out world class Masala Dosay for some time now and have recently added many more delectable items to their menu. One of those items is the Set Dosa, a staple of many a quick service restaurants in Bangalore. The Set Dosa, although a very simple looking dish as compared to the Masala Dosay is a lot more complex than meets the eye. The type of rice you use to make the Set Dosa matters a lot and using the wrong type of rice can make or break the experience. Being the perfectionist, Chef Narendra of Suryadarshini has been experimenting with their rice source for sometime, and has been trying to get it right since introducing the dish on their menu. I had the good fortune of trying their latest version this afternoon and I am pleased to say that not only was it exceptional but probably the best Set Dosa I have had in decades. I would rank it above any Set Dosa in the US or India. Kudos to Chef Narendra and the Surya Darshini team for diligently working to get every dish right. They have nailed it once again and I can't wait to go back to try some more. read more

Best Bangalore style Dose in the bay area ( might I say the US? ). The line will get long, so plan ahead and arrive early. If you are wondering if it is worth the wait, it totally is. read more

Way overpriced for a dosa. The dosa is quite good but the sambar and chutney that come with it are either average or less than average.

We had dosa. Rava idly and Kesari bhath. Dosa was good ( bit on the oily side if you are more health conscious). Rava idly was bad - not salted properly, hard and dry circumference. Kesari bhath was good. All for $50. I felt it is highly priced for the quality, disposable plate, no water (bottled water for sale) bad watery chutney and the ambience there. I won't be eating regularly for sure. read more

Not sure which is harder, getting a an appointment for COVID vaccination or getting a 'dose' here :P. Reached around 11:30 am last month, only to find out that they were sold out after standing in line for 20mins! Even with the new appointment system (so grateful!), the struggle is real for anyone traveling from South Bay coz of the unpredictable traffic. Quality and the taste of the dose is amazing and is very close to what's sold in Bengaluru. Would've liked it better if the quantity of the sides was a bit more :) read more

Surya Darshini Dosa Cafe - Indian Near Me - Milpitas, California

these dosas aren't your typical enormous cylinders, they're a bit smaller and folded over, kind of like a quesadilla in form. they do a great job keeping them crispy. They don't have a ton of options for filling- their masala is mostly potato, or cheese. The dosa itself is pretty good, especially considering how you can't really get dosa during covid. filling is a little potato-ey for me, as I would rather have a plain paper dosa. still good though! line can get long as farmers market gets packed and, well, there's lots of Indian people in San Ramon. read more

I finally got to try it today. VERDICT - Truly the best Butter Masala Dosey in America. Believe me I have tried dosa in a lottt of places. (Proud - Dosa/Dose/Dosey LOVER ) Crispy Dosey, excellent sambhar and chuntney. I can eat this dosa everyday for 10$ Bangalore folks this reminds you of Vidyarathi Bhavan (probably more) and CTR. Sunnyvale/Fremont someday? Please read more

Surya Darshini Dosa Cafe - Butter Masala Dosey - Indian Near Me - Milpitas, California

One of the best dosas i ever had in my life. The wait of 1.5 hours was justified after eating it. This truck is located in San Ramon farmers market. read more

Surya Darshini Dosa Cafe - Masala dosa. Great taste - Indian Near Me - Milpitas, California

Hands down the best Bengaluru style benne dosey I have had in USA (let alone bay area). Their chutney is the best chutney I have had in bay area - fresh, flavorful. Their set dosey is my other favorite. Friendly service. Super clean interior. Melodious Kannada songs playing in the background while you await your piping hot dosey. Pleasant outdoor seating under blue skies with table canopy for shade. Nice greenery, foliage, dense trees around the tables adds to the pleasant experience. read more

Well I know that it is nice to have a dosa food truck and all but is not appealing enough to me to actually book a dosa two days prior..the dosa is ok But the ghee kind of leaves a very strong after taste which I personally did not enjoy..and the sambhar is really not acceptable..I call it horrible ..if you can make the sambhar chutney at home then go get the dosa if you like the aftertaste of ghee which is a personal thing..for being called a darshini it is a joke read more

Overrated crap. Once they close the dosa in the box, becomes soggy as hell. Sambhar is sweet . Have the audacity to compare it to CTR dosas . read more

Very tasty and crispy dosas. Chutney was amazing. Serving size is good. Must visit this place.

We ordered masala dosa, it was really tasty. One of the best in Bay Area. Service was good. Will recommend to go.

This is my favorite restaurant, being from Bangalore. I come here very often with friends and family