The food here is good especially the vijaywada panner dosa, podi idly, hyderabad bandi dosa. Tried 3 times. the first two times were damn very consistent and flavors are too good. Proper Telangana food feels. But I think the last time i tried here was a bit different and complete flavor difference and it was 3/5 stuff. I will comeback here to try the same food and may be a different items as well depending on the chefs recommendation. Parking is little tight and be patient and be kind to others. Don't block the roadway or parking way near to El Camino and San Tomas. read more

We stopped by Flying Idlis for a late dinner while returning from Tahoe, and despite the crowd, the staff provided great, helpful service. The food arrived hot, and the quality of the dosa, idli, and vada was satisfying. However, we were disappointed that no coconut chutney was served and found the sambhar to be too watery for our taste. Despite these issues, the overall experience was good, and I would definitely return. I hope they consider thickening the sambhar and adding chutney to their service for an even better experience! read more

Brrr! It was 52° outside, but we wanted to eat somewhere and the name of this place always makes us smile. So we ventured out to it. Our orders: Mirchi Bhajji, Pesarattu Dosa and Combo. The Mirchi came piping hot. Plump, battered and deep-fried chilis. The batter had a little dusting that left a delicious salty taste on the fingers. The dosa and combo both come with a ginger chutney, peanut chutney and sambar. I especially liked the peanut chutney. Nice change from the coconut version the Karna-takans are known for (hi wife! ). Inside joke. The dosa came as a square packet rather than a cylinder. I like the packet format. The combo is a vada, 2 flightless idli and 6 pongulu. All nicely hot. I'm not vegetarian so I expected to be hungry after but I'm nicely full. This is a food truck with several tables outside, but we sat in the car given the chill There was a chaat food truck across the lot and my wife had some pani puri there. She said it was good. I passed on it because of the temperature. I'll be back and take better pics. We were hungry. read more

Flying Idlis - Remnants of Mirchi Bhajji Tasty onions too - Indian Near Me - Santa Clara, California

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Tried them yesterday for the first time. Interesting concept to find South Indian food truck in the bay area. Liked the following items - Ghee mini idli: soft and well made - Poori: crispy and generous portion size. 3 pooris - onion Uttappam: well made good texture - Irani chai: tasting this after a long time - Peanut chutney: delicious Wasn't a fan of their upma pesarattu or their sambar, but that's just me and my taste. Will definitely try them again when in the area read more

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Delicious food and chai tea. It was our first time trying their food and decided to give it a try seeing the lively atmosphere after driving by on El Camino (Santa Clara). We asked what to try and got the VIJAYAWADA PANNER DOSA. The flavors and textures were delicious. We definitely will come and try something again next time. read more

Flying Idlis - VIJAYAWADA PANNER DOSA - Indian Near Me - Santa Clara, California

SERVICE - located in a parking lot on the intersection of el Camino real and San Tomas - parking available for around 10 cars - seating provided in heated tent - food served as it is ready rather than all together in one order - our buzzer was not working so the worker called to us from his truck window - good for a casual meal MENU - andhra style South Indian food - vegetarian and vegan options available - well priced ($10 for a combo) FOOD - tawa bonda (9/10): small fried rice and lentil balls sautéed in spices and green chili. I really liked this dish. It makes a great snack or shareable between a few people. The bonda are fluffy on the inside and crispy on the outside, even after being coated in spices. Highly recommend trying this one. - masala mirchi bajji (8/10): six pieces of fried green chili filled with potato mixture and topped with onions, carrots, and peanuts. I had not seen mirchi bajji made like this but it was definitely a must try. The chili is not super spicy, more like a jalapeño. I liked the addition of carrots for sweetness and peanuts for a nutty crunch. - hyderabadi bandi dosa (5/10): dosa filled with upma and a special masala powder. This was my least favorite of the dishes we ordered but mostly because I am not a huge fan of using upma as the filling for a dosa. If the same flavors were used in a potato masala I would have liked it more. - special flying idli (6/10): mini idli cooked in a spicy gravy. The flavors in this are a nice blend of chili and warming spices. While I liked the concept, the idlis fell apart due to the moisture. - combo 1 (8/10): 2 idlis, 1 vada, and 6 punugulu. If you want a no frills way to try a few things from the menu, get this. Each of the components are exactly what you would expect. *all dishes served with peanut chutney, ginger pickle, and mixed vegetable sambar* WOULD I GO BACK? Yes! The food was very flavorful and I liked how they had a heated seating area read more

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We have tried to go here several days and found it randomly closed. It was closed on Saturday around 6 pm when we wanted to go here. Either the hours here as well as on G maps are misleading - or they don't really have clear and fixed timing of when they actually open read more

Love the food truck point and the taste amole parking space , all good but bit pricey in my opinion. Service - quick read more

They had an open sign but no one at the counter. Repeated calls to their mobile to check if they were inside, went unanswered. After a good thirty minutes, the owner who was sleeping in the car discovered that he had customers waiting. Not wanting to return, we asked him the wait time for Masala Mirchi Bajji, which we were told would be ten minutes. The actual wait time was close to 50 minutes!. A previous review mentioned it being served with peanuts, potatoes, and carrot, but none of those were included with ours. Either that review was misleading, or the restaurant has started cutting corners with a subpar product. On top of that, the batter had absolutely no salt--hopefully just an oversight and not the usual standard. If we had known this was what we were waiting for, we would never have ordered here. read more

This place is a hole in the wall. Best idli and dosa Ive had out of food truck in the bayarea. They make idlis fresh per order. I wish they are on doordash This place is fairly new and I hope they stay consistent over time. read more

The veggie review! Tried the truck twice. Really like the tiny soft idlis, the sambhar, and the chutneys. The dosa was good too. Will try the Irani chai next time. Would definitely stop by again. The location is actually the corner of San Tomas and El Camino, and not Lawrence. read more

We just had food from Flying Idlis. We have been wanting to come for a long time and finally made it. We ordered ghee idli, fried idli, pani puri, sambar vada, onion pesarettu, paneer pakoda and irani chai. All of them were delicious and authentic. We enjoyed the sambar and chutneys as well - peanut chutney and ginger chutney. It wasn't crowded and the service was pretty good. - everyone is friendly and brings food to our table. All the food items were fresh and hot! Will definitely come back to try their poori and other menu items. read more

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My first time trying a lot of the traditional foods. Flavorful fresh and delicious. Staff is very friendly and kind. Worth trying.

The best dosa, sambhar and chutney I have had in a long long time. Was stunned that a food truck could put out such high quality food. My only regret is gobbling up the food before I could take a photo. It was quite simply delicious and sublime!! Went last night at closing time and they were still kind enough to keep their truck open and make a delicious ghee podi masala dosa for me and my son. Looking forward to returning soon and trying their idlis. read more

Good location, great menu but the food was extremely spicy. So not sure I want to go again.

Mysore Masala Dosa 5/5 Tomato chili uttapam 4/5 Sambar & chutneys were delicious. Service speed: Quick (since there was no crowd). For a food truck, I was really surprised by the quality and taste. Prices are very reasonable. Highly recommended. read more

Idlis were so soft and the sambar was perfect. The poori and saagu was on point and the tea to top it off was so flavorful

Terrible in taste, seems double deep fried and over burnt. Not a pleasant experience! read more

Flying Idlis - Indian Near Me - Santa Clara, California

Loved the food- had the dosas and chai and it was really good.. especially their benne dosa!

We visited the food truck in Santa Clara. Surprisingly it was very good than our expectations. We got the masala idli , plain dosa and mysore masala dosa. They were served with some white chutney and sambar. Will visit again! read more

I very rarely write any review. But this one is exceptional. I had the best dosa of my life here today. The Benne Masala Dosa, pure delight and the most tastiest dosa. Also, I had the vijayawada idli the other day and that was very nice and spicy too. Their food beats any restaurant food by a mile. Masala Tea after eating the spicy vijayawada idlies was simply great. read more

The food was delicious. Service was prompt. We really liked the taste. Will come back for more. The food truck was near The off ramp cycle shop Santa Clara. read more

Shoutout for flying idlis.... Must try punugulu# peanut chutey and ginger chutney is crazy## i give 6 stars. read more

I ordered the podi idly, but it was nothing like the picture. What I received were a few cold idlies soaked in ghee with just a light sprinkle of podi. Definitely not what I expected. read more

The food was okay (superr oily) but the service was extremely slow. We had to wait for 50 minutes to get our order, which is unacceptable at a food truck. People come to food trucks for quick and fast food options, cz if we had to wait for 50 mins, we would might as well eat at a restaurant. read more

Amazing food!! I tried the Vijaywada paneer dosa, mysore masala dosa, podi idli, ghee idli, onion chilli dosa, masala dosa and mix veg utthapam. All of them were so good! Absolutely recommend to anyone who is in the area! Must try!! read more

Horrible food and extremely slow service. Had to wait for 45 min for 2 idlis and 2 uthapams. They should rename their food to truck to slow idlis and not flying idlis. There is nothing that flies here. read more

Such an amazing experience! Their special paneer dosa was to die for and their podi idli is delicious. Mysore masala was also great, the masala was flavorful and not bland like some potato masalas at some other dosa places. Will be back again to try more. read more