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    Anjappar Express - Lake Forest

    3.2 (33 reviews)

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    Pani puri
    Al R.

    I've been here three times now. The only time the food was good was the first time right after it opened. After that they have had several chef changes and food is not great at all compared to all the other Anjappar branches I've eaten at. Serving in paper plates but prices are the same as the other branches of Anjappar. Dosas were very thick and the chicken 65 lacked any flavor. Definitely never order chaat here they dont know how to make chaat. They just use ready made stuff and the pani puri tasted stale. They tried to replace the pani puri with papdi chaat but that was also not how it's supposed to be made. Unless they change something and really deliver quality South Indian food not going back to this branch again.

    Malabar porotta and chicken curry
    Reina P.

    I'm so glad Anjappar opened in Lake Forest. We were missing a South Indian spot in this area. The location is super convenient since it's pretty central still for Lake Forest. It's the same strip mall where IHOP and DonerG are located. This is an express location, which basically means it doesn't have the full menu available at the regular Anjappar Chettinad. Still, it has most of the items I wanted. I was hoping for appam, idi appam etc. but they are not available here - yet. The person at the counter said appams may be added later. Right now, they are still in their soft launch. I ordered the mysore masala dosa which was really good. The sambar, chutney etc. were spot on. The husband got a malabar porotta and chicken masala curry. The porotta was fresh and the chicken was not overly spicy. The people behind the counter were friendly. There are a few kinks they need to iron out but I'm not taking any stars off given they have not officially opened yet. I'm super glad to have good dosas nearby. I'll be a frequent customer !

    This place is a rip off. I paid 20$ for goat masala, and this is what I got, like wtf?

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    Delicious food and great customer service. We had the chicken Meena dosa and the idle vada combo. Thank you for the lovely evening!

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    The food was good. Not exceptional. The guy at the counter was kind. Only 1 other person eating inside at lunch time on Sunday

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    Took forever, the guy kept saying 4 more minutes for the food. Never coming back here again

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    Amazing dosas and great selection. So happy they opened a location in Lake Forest! Will be back soon for sure.

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    1 masala dosa and 2 Vada cost about $25, too expensive. They need to have special deals. It was empty now I know why!

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