The service was fast, the food was good, nothing special though. I believe they need to update the decor, the place looks dated from inside, and there was a smell too. There is a ton of potato filling in each of the dosas which quickly made them soggy. Next time I come to Vancouver I'll look for an upscale South Indian place read more

Dosa Factory - Gunpowder dosa - Indian Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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So, what do you do if you are craving for scrumptious chow anytime after midnight till the start of the witching hour at 3 AM when in or around Vancouver ? Forage in your fridge or pantry? BZZZZTT! Wrong! The right answer is to set out for a late night traffic-free drive and head straight to the aptly named Dosa Factory. Or, for the not-so-outgoing kind, order delivery via Uber Eats. Been there, done that! Foodie Factor: Each and every dish that we have had the pleasure of trying here has been delish, from the perfect Medhu Vada (the right level of crispy on the outside and tender on the inside), the oh-so-tasty Onion Rava Masala Dosa with Paruppu Podi (sprinkled generously with gun powder), the Gobhi Manchurian (so so good that it got me nostalgic!), the yummy goat biryani, the different flavorful curries, the spot-on green Coconut Chutney and Sambhar, to the refreshing Indian coffee. Top off the sumptuous meal with mukhwas or sugar-coated saunf (fennel seeds) when you visit the counter to pay the bill, and the entire end-to-end Desi meal experience is complete! Service with a Smile: What best complements the delicious food on offer here is the fantastic, friendly and prompt service, even at 1 AM! Hats off and kudos to Bhakti and co. for serving us hungry souls post-midnight, not just with yummy chow but also with their genuine smiles :) Ambiance & Vibe Check: Given the mostly Desi crowd at all hours from day to night, the babble of conversations, the quality cuisine being served, plus the ambiance and decor with larger-than-life frames containing snippets of India's culture and its monuments, it's perfectly reasonable to feel as is you've been transported to the country itself for the entirety of your visit! Talk about a holistic and immersive meal experience which is great for dates, group meetups, and even solo treats! Parking Pain or Perk: Parking along Kingsway during rush hours is no cakewalk, and the limited street parking makes it a tad bit challenging. Cue, one or more times of circling the block! If you do get lucky, rest assured that parallel parking to fit into a tight spot by the busy road will whet your appetite (though you might lose it in a jiffy if you make a dent on the street before getting to make one on the plate!) Bang for Your Bite (Value/ROI): Given the good portion sizes along with the quality of food and service, plus unlimited bottled water, you get a fair deal for the price you pay without feeling like you're splurging. Be mindful though that the EBTT syndrome (read, Eyes Bigger Than Tummy) will ensure that you end up ordering way more than you had planned to, so it's more likely than not that you will get an inflated bill with leftovers to take home. Clean-o-meter: The place is pretty neat, thanks to the attentive cleaning staff who are constantly on their toes, attending to plates and tables that warrant their attention. The restrooms were A-OK. All in all, my mother would approve, I think! Overall: Needless to say, I'll be back here soon, risking the EBTT and ensuing food coma, just to enjoy the food-induced high! Highly recommend! *BURP* read more

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Food is good. Service is not up to any good. Ambiance could be better. It is just too crowded a lot of times and the servers do not pay much heed sometimes to what you require while dining-in but still that they look for exorbitant tips. The irony though. House of Dosas restaurant nearby seems much more better. read more

We went here really late on a Friday night and were surprised how packed it was. They were a little understaffed so service was a little chaotic but they were so nice! The food was really good, even the butter chicken was a little spicy but I'm a very stereotypical white person who cannot handle spice. I would definitely come back. read more

Dosa Factory - Butter Chicken Dosa - Indian Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

It had been awhile since I went to Dosa Factory, I use to be a regular here but thought their quality had dropped a little. I went back again after almost a year and thought it had picked up again!! Their service was much better and faster as well. I got my usual idli vada combo from here but this time, I enjoyed it a bit more because their sambar was not as watery but more thicker and had better flavour!! I also tried their podi idli this time which I had never tried before. It was idli cut up with podi masala on top, it was pretty good!! My friends got their uttapam which was hot and made fresh and their paper masala dosa which was awesome. I guess the one thing they were lacking last time was that their sambar and white chutney were watered down, however, I didn't feel that this time. Yaay! I'm so glad, I will be back soon! read more

Absolutely loved the chepalu fish and rice from here. The owner is the same as that of house of dosa on davie street so you know the south indian food here is good. Their samosas are great too. The place is not as fancy as house of dosa but the food is great. read more

solid dosa, but honestly nothing too amazing. Service was good and everything was clean. Parking was really hard but that's not super relevant. I had the chicken dosa but I asked for no potatoes, but they just mixed the chicken with the potatoes inside. Oh well, I was able to pick a lot of the chicken out. The vada were good but very spicy. They had high chairs, so baby was happy. read more

My family has never tried dosa at this restaurant, so we visited here this evening. There were many tables when we got here around 6pm. The space was quite big and comfortable as we could see tables were not packed together. The interior design, decors and lighting including the background music were just about right marching a dosa restaurant. It was interesting that the restaurant provided printed black and white paper menus. That was fine. Everything was clearly printed and we could see all the dish names. It was only three of us but we ordered four dishes to try. Everything was very good. Each table has some bottles of water. It was included in the meals. Very interesting! Usually servers or restaurants would offer water pulling from a jug or jar. We ordered three different dosas - eggplants, beef and eggplants with potatoes, and gun powder lentils. All of them tasted excellent. They were not too spicy. The four dish was a special on Saturday. It was lamb chop with naan bread and rice at $19.99. Overall, we had a great eating experience. Ingredients were fresh and portion was big. We deducted one star because the weather was hot. The restaurant turns on many fans. It would be nicer if there was an air conditioning. Also in terms of parking, we parked on the bush street Kingsway. Looks like we have to find street parking in general. read more

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Wow how have I never come here before? Come here to get your South Indian fix!! I've driven by Dosa Factory so many times on Kingsway and have always been curious about it. I finally came for dinner with a friend Wed evening around 5:45 pm, and we were the first ones there. They don't provide cups of water here but instead give you bottled water, which I found interesting. My friend had been here before and recommended the dosas and biryani, so that's what we got. We shared a paneer masala dosa ($13.49) and chicken biryani ($15.99). He wanted beer, but they were out of Taj, so he got a bottle of Kingfisher for $6.99. We were both shocked at the huge portions and how good everything was. The dosa was bigger than the ones at our usual dosa spot, Dosa Corner on Fraser, and stuffed full of paneer. The accompanying chutneys and sambar were all delicious as well. The chicken biryani was also delicious, especially after mixing in the chutney and raita served on the side. I did find the chicken in the biryani a bit bland, but it was still good. I really liked the hard boiled egg in the biryani and thought it went really well with the rice. This is our new go-to spot for South Indian food! We will be back. Lots of tables were also ordering curries, which come with rice, naan, and raita on the side, so maybe we can try a curry here next time as well. read more

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Finally tried out Dosa Factory. They're a South Indian restaurant that specializes in dosa (duh). You'll find them next door to Sun Bo Kong. We dropped in on a Monday afternoon (around 1:30pm) and it was busy. It took about 30 minutes for our food to arrive. All their dosas (which come with a dessert) are $6.99 on Monday's. - Lamb palak dosa - okay but the lamb was a touch dry and there wasn't much spinach mixed in. Flavours were on the light side. - Madrasi style special dosa - spread special chutney with masala. A bit more seasoning came through but nothing jumped out at us. - Lamb vindaloo and alu gobi dosa - my buddy ordered two dosas to go. They gave gulab jamun as the desserts. Decent dosas but doesn't beat out House of Dosa's offerings. read more

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Food was amazing and came quick! The service was okay. No wait time when we went, and there were plenty of tables open. Ambiance was fine. read more

Dosa Factory - Rava dosa, Masala dosa - Indian Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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A classic staple in Vancouver, well known for their $5.99 dosas on Mondays! Ive only been here a couple times, but have always enjoyed the service, speed and the ambience. I finally got to try the Monday special, and it was a great way to try other flavours without breaking the wallet. We had the butter chicken dosa, lamb vindaloo dosa and Palak paneer dosa. We scarfed these dishes down so fast, I almost forgot I was eating in a public place lol. It was very delicious, and whether you eat it with the chutneys or not, the food really does slap! (That's a good thing!) If you don't get to come on Mondays, that's okay! Their prices are still really good. read more

Dosa Factory - The thumbs up should say it all! This was the butter chicken dosa. Most of the dishes contain potato, so they fill you quick! - Indian Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

This was our first time back to Dosa Factory since pre-pandemic times. We used to love coming here on Mondays, (and still do!) as they have a Dosa Monday special where you can have Dosas for just $6.99 each. Dosas come from South India and are thin pancakes made from lentils & rice. They are huge and can come with a wide assortment of fillings to put inside. My personal favourite is the Eggplant Dosa but I decided to try something different this time and go with the Mix Veg Dosa. We ordered a few appetizers as well including the very highly recommended Gobi 65! (Cauliflower marinated with spices) We ordered a plain cheese Dosa for daughter, from the kids menu. They seemed to have forgotten about her order. We had to remind them more than once to go check on her order. It took ages for them to bring her cheese Dosa out, and they never offered any kind of apology for the long wait. We were not impressed; however, I strongly believe in forgiveness and second chances, and as we've been here many times in the past and this is the first time I recall having poor service, I will still give them a "fair" rating for service. Service: Fair Parking: Street parking Location: On Kingsway with lots of other businesses in the area. read more

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A big restaurant , dropped in early evening wasn't busy . Friendly waitress too order , I got the dosa special with rid vada and idli .Dosa was crispy but lacked taste as the batter wasn't fermented , tasted flat no favour , sambar was nothing to write home about including the coconut chutney which lacked any flavour at all . Vada was reheated , tasteless too and the idly was not any better . read more

One line review: Decent taste and value. Having enjoyed dosa just down the street, we thought it would be worth checking out this place as a sort of light comparison. We had to do this from memory, because it's been a while since we've eaten in this part of town. This place felt like a rough equivalent from that perspective. We had two kinds of vada and a couple of dosa. Everything was sufficiently tasty and portion was good. I took some of the dosa home for a snack. Service was slow, but in fairness, it was Monday (their special price dosa day). Parking was free in the neighborhood. Bottom line: This was good enough to merit a return visit. read more

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A coworker told us about this restaurant. We arrived at around 5:30 PM and we're quickly seated. The menu has many options and on the Monday evening we arrived. The dosa were basically half price. I had asked the person who came to our table what they would recommend and had come to the restaurant with recommendations from a coworker. Be sure to ask for mild spice if you're someone who enjoys tasty but not super hot food has a spice level of medium can be quite warm. Our dishes were large and laden and very good food and I still had leftovers the next day for lunch, which was yummy. Expect this place to get quite busy on a Monday evening and expect the music to be rather loud. The place gets hopping. read more

Dosa Factory - Monday evening dosa specials - Indian Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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Stopped by here as a friend had heard great things. And who doesn't love a good dosa! Seated promptly. Had a flag a waiter for a menu, but it's fine. Great to see water bottles on the table vs cups of water. We got 3 dosas and they were great! The one thing which still confuses me is this- my go to is a rava dosa, whenever I order it, I am warned it will take at least 10+ min to make. This one came out in 5 min with the other dosa. HOW? Chutney was great, sambhar was good. The stuffing was good. Would be back. read more

I've been dining here for years since they opened. Used to come at lunch once a month when I worked in Van. I have never been disappointed with anything I've ordered. I've even tried their Indo-Chinese fusion & was still good (4/5). I am posting bc I came here for Wednesday Curry Night, and we had a larger group than what I had RSVP'd for. Well, they still made it happen (15 ppl, RSVP for 12). All the dishes came out within 10 minutes (to be fair, there were 15 of us, and a few ordered dosas). Not one person complained about their meal, in fact they loved it so much, many will be coming back!!! The only thing was lacking was consistency from waitstaff: I ordered a side of sambar & was never brought it until I asked (near the end of my meal). I asked for take home containers (bc my stomach is small) 3x and only got 1 (I needed 2 plus foil for naan). I had to ask a fourth time when I went up to pay, and finally got my goods. (PS great as leftovers!!!). Another F for service is they did not set up tables: I ended up delivering water & cutlery to our 2/3 of our group. I guess only the first third made the service cut ‍ I'd recommend take-away or delivery service, as there was a huge table near the front absolutely FULL of these orders. Also I've ordered take-away often during the pandemic, and they were great! Food tips: get the Chicken 65, you'll want to bathe in the sauce. For me, there are too many amazing dosas to recommend. Curry? Get the Karaikadi Spicy yet soooo flavourful!!! Always need sambar. read more

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I been cooking for 30 years, This review is not only for food . This is about the hospitality, This place is not a fine dining but it is a finest place for a homely feeling , You will not enjoy not not only food but the chef and the co partner George's spectacular hospitality and his way of serving in the table . I have noticed one thing here , Chef George ( he is very simple with his jean and T shirt, but definitely a celebrity chef's body language) will address everyone in the restaurant with his very warm welcoming talk . Chef George will make you laugh laugh laugh . And his food is wonderful, the presentation and taste remain me back home India. If you want to enjoy food this the place , if you want to enjoy hospitality, this the place , if you want to laugh , this is the place . Overall this is one of the very good place for Indian food bucket list . read more

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Have been here twice. Great food. Had the plain dosa. Was great. This place is a gem. Staff is also friendly.

My family ordered some Idli and medu vada and paneer 65 to start and had the rava masala dosa, ghee fry, mysore masala dosa and the paneer butter masala dosas as entrees. Sambar was spicy but not too spicy. The vada and Idli were nice and fresh and tasted good. The paneer was well liked by all and disappeared fast. The dosas were probably the crispiest I've ever had. Overall, a very good Dosa place. read more

I heard so many rave reviews about Dosa Factory, I FINALLY got a chance to try it out. I was NOT disappointed!! in fact ... I will definitely be going back to try other dishes. They have daily specials, my son says the best one is Mondays where Dosas are half price. Another friend of mine said it's a good deal but not worth the craziness, he'd rather pay full price than to try to get a table on Monday nights! Spice level was just perfect, but then again I have a high tolerance for spicy foods. Service was polite and friendly. Free parking in the back. Street parking is free as well. The highlight of the evening was that another patron was celebrating their birthday. I didn't know it at first ... the lights started to flicker ... then turned off completely. I thought either the place is closing and they're kicking us out haha or there's a black out. Next thing you know this upbeat birthday song comes on they bring out a GIANT birthday platter complete with ice-cream, whipped cream and sparkles. It was drizzled with chocolate and a birthday message was written with melted caramel. Drool!! over-all a great experience! read more

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Go before or after the lunch rush, especially on a Monday. Though they have lots of tables, it gets busy due to their Monday special of ANY dosa for $6.95 (with dessert). A steal of a deal! What we ordered: Chicken Dosa Chef Special Cheese and Spinach Dosa Paneer Masala Dosa Alu Gobi Dosa All of them were amazing and tasted fantastic! it comes with a side of (i think) daal and 2 chutneys. Plus a rose water dessert. Not a huge fan of drinking rose water flavoured dishes. But will totally go again for my Dosa craving! Try it out and be amazed! read more

Dosa Factory - Chef special cheese and spinach, behind it is the paneer masala & alu gobi - Indian Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Things have declined. For sometime, it had stolen the crown for top dosa spot at this intersection. Not anymore. The attention to quality, cleanliness and detail, have gone down. The Monday dosa special has gone up in price, and costs more than next door. Last three Mondays, I tried this place, and the other place back-to-back, and I found the other place to now be doing a better job in every way (service, cleanliness, and taste). Perhaps, the place was sold to new owners. I don't see the original people here anymore. Something changed. read more

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This place is good when you are craving a dosa or some south Indian food. I got the vada and masala dosa, both were good and I loved the chutneys that it came with. read more

Amazing food. Monday special is the best value food I've seen in years. Service is quick, and while the ambiance certainly isn't fine dining, does it have to be? Restaurants are for food. This food is delicious. Simply. Definitely come on a Monday for an $8 dosa + dessert. Palak Paneer, Lamb Palak are a few of my favourites. read more

Came here to try dosas for the first time, but the dish I liked the most was the lamb masala (even though I don't usually like lamb). The lamb was tender and they came in easy-to-eat bite sizes. I love biryani as all the spices in the rice blows my taste buds away. Unfortunately, the biryani here didn't quite do that and I could only really taste one spice: spiciness. (Perhaps the biryani's I've had before are more 'westernized'?? I don't know). At least it got me drinking more water that night, but... I thought that having Nestle bottled water at each table was odd. Even though free, it changed the ambiance and the 'feel' at the table. Other than saving them work, I didn't think they were necessary. (I'm also not a fan of Nestle water). After having dosas for the first time, I don't think I'm really a dosa type of girl, I would have naan ANY day though. Next time I come, I'd definitely get a curry over a dosa since it comes with rice and naan :) AND I'd choose mango kulfi for dessert. Tip: Remember to check out their daily weekday specials. Mondays $7 for dosas (with dessert), Tuesdays...etc. Check their website! read more

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Excellent. I've never had better value for a restaurant meal. It's Monday and there was a significant discount but I would also go on a regular night when it's not on sale and the 5 star rating would still apply. read more

Let me start by saying, GO TO HOUSE OF DOSAS instead! Go here, and you'll regret it!!! I ordered food at 2:40 pm, went in at 3:40 pm, let the girl at the entrance know my order number and she processed the payment for the order and said, please wait, and went inside the kitchen. Did not come back at all, I was sick of waiting and was finally able to get hold of another member of staff at 4:10 pm and explained my situation and she goes into the kitchen, comes back with my package, and says - did you not let anyone know!? I was like, I told the other girl, paid and she buggered off and never came back!! So, I was made to wait for 30 minutes for nothing because of the irresponsible behaviour of that employee who doesn't give a damn about the customer, they did not even apologise for this! Unprofessional Irresponsible Horrible Please don't waste your time and money by going to this dump calling itself a restaurant! Total disgrace. Disgusting behaviour. Not even sorry for what they did or even tried to do something in return for their fault. Utter garbage factory read more

This was second time around eating here. The first time I mainly had curries, but this time I had the dosa. I decided on a lamb okra dosa and a garlic naan. It took awhile for the food to come out. The dosa came with dhal and two sauces. One sauce was coconut and I'm not sure about the other one. But they were both pretty good. The dosa was quite large but wasn't fully filled with the filling. But I found that there was plenty of lamb and okra to go with the dosa. The garlic naan was buttery and had plenty of garlic with garlic. It went well with the dhal. Overall, it was pretty filling and was reasonably priced. read more

Came here for the 5.99 Monday special, except it's now 6.95. The sign says dessert included but don't get too excited. It's a very small piece of cake the size of 5 toonies stacked up, placed in some white sauce in a small dish right next to the dipping curry sauce. So I thought it was just another sauce for dipping the dosa. Onto the dosa. Texture was perfect. The ends peel off nicely and offer a soft but solid bite. My lamb is fine and not too salty. Amount of lamb is lacking but tender enough. All in all, a tasty dosa for the money. The other writer has a point about the complimentary bottled water on every table. It's generous of them but a jug of tap water would have been equally appreciated. read more

Dosa Factory - Comp bottled water - Indian Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Amazing south India classic foods! Very busy so service can be spotty at times. Worth the wait which is usually quick! read more

Newly opened south Indian restaurant near my place,i've been planning to pay a visit to this talk of the town dosa place since last week but its only last night that i had the chance to go. They still have balloons infront ,and the first table theres this sample already cooked dosa and Indian pancake displayed and it looks so delish the dosa even have a happy valentine written on it,its started to get busy but since im by myself insttntly i got a table...at a quick glance the place can house more than 50 clients. Neat place,clean but asusual the smell of spices is in the air but i dont have problem with it i love Indian dishes.It has TV on the wall,decors are not fancy they have few biog frames showcasing Indian cultures and pit stop.Service is fast and excellent,they have a daily special and when i came its a dosa day.Bottled water is compliment for now.Wash room is clean,im surprised that it has a international clientele. For my appetizer i got the deep fried cauliflower,by the color i knew its a hot one red and crispy comes with two kind of sauces,a bit salty but otherwise it was awesome.For my main dish i ordered the daily special which is the dosa combo,selection of veggies/lamb/chicken oe beef,i got the beef..it comes with a white thing i believed its a rice cake,some chutney and sauce,the dosa is huge and even longer than the big plate. spicy and biting my tongue,i just love it,the beef is so tender and the fussion of spices is very good plus with the sauce ohhhh its just heaven.i was not able to finish my meal so i brought home almost half of the appetizer and the dosa. Waiter service,noise level is average,server are all south-asians but also bilingual speaks english and have a good knowledge of the foods.clean table,less decoration,well lighted,there is wifi,its free and working good.The place is good for a group,family and kids friendly place that is if your kid loves chili hahahahha. Accept credit/debit/and cash street parking open 11 am till late night.Twp thumbs up to this place and for sure i will come back soon to try the butter chicken and all the biryani....i dont eat lamb but theres beef and chicken and i can go veggies aswell Congratulation Dosa factory im pretty sure this place will go along long way..keep up the good work,,keep spicing vancouver read more

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My friend highly recommended this place and it didn't disappoint. I've never had a dosa before and never even heard of it until this place was recommended. And it was fabulous! The servers were super nice and attentive. I liked how they had free water bottles on the table. Overall, I'd come again and I'd recommend this place to others. read more

Honestly I have to give a 5 because this place, although they went through a phase of messing up many doordash orders, has some of the best indian food around for the price. Their pakoras are unmatched, and the curries and dosas I've never been disappointed with. The garlic naan is also off the chain. Dine in is spacious but strange feeling, with water bottles on the table, I usually just order takeout. When I crave indian food, dosa factory is easily in the top 3 read more

Dosa Factory was borne out of some shoddy labor relations practices at the larger House of Dosas down the road. Some employees got together and started their own restaurant out of protest, and lo an behold, it's pretty good. I like the fun conical shape of the dosa here (I'm easy to impress, I guess), and the curries are all really good. The service is kind of slow, which is the only things keeping them from five stars in my books. Coconut chutney is lovely, as is the mutter paneer dosa. Good assortment of vegetarian dishes. Pretty good overall. Vive la revolucion. read more

Updating my rating as the last 2 times have been consistently good. Dosa (urad lentil rice Indian crepe) special on Mondays $6.99 any dosa w/ dessert, ras malai (milk dessert). I usually get the Paneer (Indian cheese) masala or Palak Paneer dosa for meatless Monday. Been there several times and depending on how busy they are, the taste of the vegetable bhaji affects the quality and freshness of the dosa. Yesterday, we went before the lunch crowd factoring it was a holiday, and our dosas were very good. I have ordered take out as well but would recommend to eat it there otherwise the dosa can become soggy. read more

Had the eggplant dosa tonight. It was nice. I asked for mild because I am no longer a fan of super spicy food since it ends up numbing my tongue. I really like the coconut chutney, so tasty. The coconut wasn't overpowering and the flavour was well balanced. The dhal was really delicious too. I had seconds. It was spicy but tolerable. read more

The food was wonderful! George owner and chef made birthday celebration even more memorable! staff very nice. read more

Excellent dosas and appetizers. Excellent service. We were five adults and two young children. we could not have had a better experience. Dosa Factory has become our favourite these past couple of years. read more