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Kovalam Restaurant

4.4 (128 reviews)
Closed 10:00 am - 7:00 pm

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Sarah I.

This review is for the restaurant within the supermarket. Great little place that serves good South Indian food. We tried the dosas and they were wonderful. The lady serving the food is kind and upfront- she told us how much to order without getting too much food. The dosas were fresh. The accompanying items- coconut chutney, sambar, etc were all great. We ordered fish cutlets- these did not seem to fresh and we ended up having to leave it behind. The masala chai was fantastic. The restaurant is along the side of the inside of the supermarket. It's clean and well maintained. I would recommend this place for a casual Indian food fix!

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Lawrence C.

While I was visiting Tracy--where my girlfriend is from--we decided to check out Kovalam since she had really liked it after trying it earlier. Even though the restaurant is located inside of a grocery store, there is seating at the side of the building in front of where you order. Thankfully, it wasn't crowded when we came so we were able to find seats pretty easily here. For the food I decided to order the Chicken Chukka along with the Kerala Paratha. After taking the first bite I understood why she recommended this place, as the flavors were very forward and delicious. The spices added gave the chicken a depth of flavor, while the Paratha was super crispy and light. The chicken combined with the Paratha is also great, and the portion sizes here are pretty good as well. I highly recommend stopping by here if you find yourself in Tracy for authentic Kerala food!

Half this bowl is nothing but oil that is the worst better chicken I seen and it don't event taste like better chicken
One Red Eye R.

When to get some better chicken overload of oil Might as well eat half off a bottle off oil!! Even the bread

Idiappam, egg-roast, idli and paneer dosa were so delicious.

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Great food, I am late to leave review but their service and ambiance was good as well. Will recommend everyone to try this place

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One of the authentic kerala food places I came across. I ordered kerala parotta and beef fry we liked the food.

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Went here month ago. Best dosas i've ever had hands down. Lovely and hospitable owners too.

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A very tasty Kerala authentic food, every bit of it is finely tuned to richness of Indian spices.

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I'm a frequent customer of Kovalam Restaurant and the Kerala food is always good here

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