Description: Wildly popular with the mostly Indian patrons, but still a near secret with everyone else. The South Indian vegetarian cuisine here is some of the best and most authentic in the Bay Area. Expect a line on weekend nights. The service is remarkabley friendly for such a bustling restaurant. Everything is under $10, and the decor is simple but refined. Locations in Sunnyvale, Fremont/Newark, and Berkeley.

- photo and text by Michael Ohlsson

Location:

Price Range: $0-15

Address:
976 E. EL Camino Real
Sunnyvale, CA 94087
Phone: 408 830 9600

Services:
Dress Code: Casual
Credit Cards Accepted

Recommended Dishes:
Dosas (crepes), uthapams.

Categories:
Indian
Vegetarian

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Indian food that stands apart

Udupi Palace's South Indian specialties are a pleasing change from other area reastaurants

By Robert Rich

After having some of the best meals of my life in the homes of Indian friends, I became a bit jaded about most local Indian restaurants. But when a friend recommended Udupi Palace, I wanted to give it a try.

Located on El Camino Real south of Wolf Road, Udupi Palace comprises part of a scattered chain of ten or so restaurants owned by a Bay Area partnership. With locations ranging from Toronto, Seattle, Queens, Fremont and Los Angeles, the sites all correspond to large Indian communities.

Udupi Palace specializes in South Indian vegetarian cuisine.The flavors are so rich and complex, the textures so satisfying, that animal proteins need not enter the experience.

http://www.mv-voice.com/morgue/2003/2003_01_03.dining.html

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