Udipi is a favorite neighborhood restaurant with a host of delicious vegetarian offerings. The restaurant was busy with patrons filling the space as usual. Many were families. Tonight we had Bisibelebath, Spring Dosa, Sambar (soup) and rice cakes (Idly). We were treated to a Mango drink and a sweet dessert. The portions were plentiful, so much that we had a take home box after feeling rather full. Excellent food, moderately priced and comfortable but not-so-fancy atmosphere. read more

I liked the food. Menu is very big and lots of Indian food options to choose from. Loved tomato rice and chutneys. Did not appreciate automatic 18% gratuity when we were 4 adults with kids. And that did not show in the bill so we added more tip which we feel is unethical. Customers should be made aware of automatic 18% surcharge. read more

Was craving Indian food one day and I remembered wanting to check out Udipi, was not disappointed! While you may not get the Thali buffet that you can get at Maharaja Bhog, the portions at Udipi is definitely enough. Plenty of parking and the owner/waiter was friendly. Lots of South Asian families eating here, so a good sign! The girlfriend and I shared the Mysore Royal Thali and a Dosa. Personally I thought I would be able to finish the Thali like a champ, but I couldn't, I had to take some home. The Thalis come with so much and at a great price, you legit can't do this that easily at home! Everything was so flavorful, and taste great. My only regret is that they don't have a handout to describe everything that's in it, or to describe the other items on the menu. Regardless, I'm definitely coming back to try more! read more

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Great South Indian food place, with authentic Udipi taste. Full menu, with nice combo meals that give adequate sampling of usual popular items. A must visit! read more

Having enough sides is important especially when guests come home unannounced, especially a pure vegetarian restaurant at that since some of us have reservations- Udupi cafe helped us on both these counts. Not having tried before we were apprehensive, but it was on the way and time was limited so got some food for take- away. Rotis, channa masala and plain rice was already at home, to complete the feast we got bhendi masala, malai khofta and zeera rice. Soo glad to say that Udupi cafe saved our day- The bhendi masala( ladies finger curry), was rightly cooked with not too much spice or too less, the malai khofta was creamy and just melt in the mouth, and zeera rice was flavorful. The price was reasonable and service time is good too. Should come back again to dine- in. For now happy with the take away. read more

Udipi Cafe - Udupi cafe- bhendi masala and malai khofta - Vegetarian Near Me - Sugar Land, Texas

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For the past four weeks, my husband, sister and I have been on the search for a five star worth Indian restaurant to try. Given the plethora of Indian restaurants in Houston, surely this wouldn't be difficult. And luckily for us, on the fourth try, we found it. Udipi Cafe is located right off of highway 6 in a large shopping center that has quite the array of food choices. From fast food, to Vietnamese to Indian food, there's plenty of options for all. We decided to try out Udipi after a failed attempt at buying dinner at the grocery store Keemat, in the same center as Udipi. We ordered a few dishes and very not disappointed with this vegetarian restaurant. Butter Paneer - like butter chicken, but with cheese instead of chicken. I was a bit hesitant hearing my husband order this, but after the first bite, I was sold. Chicken who?? The creamy texture paired with the flavor explosion in your mouth, guaranteed you'll be back for more. Chana Masala - my favorite of the 3. How can they make chickpeas taste SO good?? It's such a simple sounding dish, yet the depth of flavor amazes me. Highly highly recommend this one. Saag Paneer - I've made many attempts at making saag paneer during the past year in quarantine. Unfortunately, I have never come close so I am so glad that Udipi makes this dish so well. Not sure what they do, but it's better than your typical saag paneer, that's for sure. Masala Dosa - this dish was okay. The potatoes were good but the actual dosa itself was pretty standard. This came with two dipping sauces and sambal. Each entree was served with basmati rice and they were more generous with the rice serving than the other Indian restaurants we went to! I will undoubtedly be back to try more vegetarian dishes and recommend you do the same! read more

Udipi Cafe - Butter Paneer Kadai Masala (back), Chana Masala (middle) and Palak Paneer (front) - Vegetarian Near Me - Sugar Land, Texas

Tasty food! Dosa was nice and crispy. Nothing was too spicy. The rasam was good. My parents god the South Indian express thali and it was an ample amount and lots of variety which was nice. I really liked the medu vada. read more

Food was good, ambiance was okay, service they need to improve as order took more then expected time. But overall it's a nice place and I recommend try their Mix Pakora, Dosa. read more

Udipi Cafe - Vegetarian Near Me - Sugar Land, Texas

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Been Coming here for years, would definitely recommend the Malai kofta to anyone who comes through!

Everything in the lunch buffet was very tasty. The only problem is that I ate too much!,

The food is excellent and authentic. I've never been to a better Indian restaurant in my life. they always make you feel at home and sometimes give you second serving when they don't have to. It was just unbelievable. The cooks Are consistent with everything being delicious at the end. The staff is kind and generous with their help. Should you need assistance. read more

Went in as a large group and ordered quite of bit of food. Only managed 1 picture. The owner was there and she was very very sweet and gave recommendations. Everything we ordered was flavorful. The price was similar to other Indian restaurants. Inside decor/ambiance is dull. Some people might not like it, personally I'd prefer bland decor over gimmicky vibes a lot of restaurants like to do ( ex: bollywood vibes at Indian restaurants or sombreros at mexican restaurants) If you are wanting to try real Indian food that is not your popular butter chicken & masalas then this is the restaurant for you to really expand your Indian cuisine palate. read more

Udipi Cafe - Vegetarian Near Me - Sugar Land, Texas

Great for catering large events! We hired Udipi to cater breakfast and lunch for 2 large events (200+ people) in Austin and the chef-owner Satish came out himself to run the catering and make food himself! The food was phenomenal, all the guests were raving about it. read more

South Indian restaurant with some falvourful dishes and wide variety of chaat, I have been here several occasion as I am a dosa lover, their dosa are always crispy and fresh, ragda Pattie's was good but would like to make it spicy next time, idli was not fresh and won't try again, special rava masala and any other dosa you try you won't be disappointed, I hope the owner spend some money to bring the ambience and look alive here. read more

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The service and portions were great. But I felt that the aloo could have been spiced a bit better. read more

Udipi Cafe - Mysore masala dosa - Vegetarian Near Me - Sugar Land, Texas

Came here this past Saturday. Their water is good. The one star for the fellow that brought the food and the water. We walked in and weren't greeted to know if we seat ourselves or are seated. A couple came in after us and just seated themselves. We followed suit. Unsurprisingly the waiter with visible bad attitude served them first. He was at the front when we initially arrived, he was too busy with the woman at the front to acknowledge us. We received dal with no bowls or plates. The dal was bland and had an additive thickened consistency. Our masala dosas were a bit sweet and soggy. Sambar is from a powder mix... our chaat, pani puri and dahi papdi, came out last and had little flavor. I watched several people come in not knowing if to seat themselves. The woman at the front only does transactions otherwise not helpful. Our waiter tumbled into a toddler at the table next to us. His body language showed his annoyance. Someone at the table apologized. A few moments later the child started crying. The waiter did not console her. Definitely will not come back. Last time I visited this place was when they had the large space nearby. It was mediocre then and worse now. read more

I went there after a long time as I was a craving a rava Masala dosa. The order took longer than usual , but it was not long overdue. The dosa was ok, nothing spectacular. It did not melt in your mouth as it was not the ideal crispy kind. There was too much of potatoes in the dosa , without much flavor. The chutneys were good , no complaints there. What was bothersome was the communication between the serving staff among themselves. They all spoke Spanish and I do understand a bit. They (2) were either on the phone or conversing with each other and using cuss words non stop. I had half a mind to get up and confront them but decided against. This is highly offensive as the customers should not be subject to a barrage of offensive language. At some point, the owner came back and normalcy was restored. He was courteous and polite. I paid my bill and left. read more

This place is the most authentic, king of all dosa places. Firstly... Their dosas are as tall as a 2 year old child which is they way they should be. The Sambar is delicious with hearty load of vegetables. Most importantly They care about their customers and their dosas. This is apparent by the way they wrap their dosas on a to go order. Each dosas is wrapped individually and never folded. So when you get home and put it in a oven or air fryer it comes out crispy and fresh. Best to eat it there obviously but if you got to Togo, dosa folded in a to go box is an insult to the dosa gods. Also their chutneys are amazing!! Fresh tasting, spicy, tangy wipe the side of your mouth delicious. Stuff you got to get: Coconut Chutney Crunchy Rava Dosa Masala Dosai Paper Masala Dosai Enjoy your dosas!! read more

This is one of the best Indian food restaurants in Sugarland I eat there 2 or 3. Weekly There food is Ummmmmmmmm Good Very friendly people super super nice and always make you feel at home . read more

I'm sorry to deduct a star, but Udipi has had it coming! It's not to say that Udipi isn't great for some mostly reliably good South Indian fare. It's just been a couple of times now that our orders have arrived barely lukewarm, dosas slightly soggy - a little bit of a damper. Service has taken a blow lately. It's kind of awkward having to repeatedly wave your waiter down to ask for water refills, leftover boxes, and the check (I swear all three occurred during the same visit). Like dude, for real, did I kill your puppy or something? What's with the silent treatment?! The hostess/owner is quite pleasant as per usual, but she really ought to do something about the lackluster staff. Hrmph! read more

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This is my favorite local Indian restaurant in town, vegan friendly! Fresh and authentic food, very personal and genuine service. The owners are consistently involved with maintaining the quality. read more

I went with my friend for an impromptu lunch. We were not impressed but to be honest we didn't know what we should order. To be fair I'm not a vegetarian and I'm a Jamaican so I like our curry. My friend likes Pakistani food so we thought we would try this place. Maybe we didn't make the best choice with what we ordered but neither of us were blown away. read more

I'd been eyeing this place for years and curious to give it a try. I stayed away because of some of the reviews. But now that I'm committed to a plant-based diet I thought I'd give them a go. I should have stuck with the original plan. So the first sight upon entering was two unhappy-looking...hosts...servers? They turned out to be both, but neither seemed very interested in doing either. First scent upon entering is a strong scent of cigarette smoke. I wasn't sure if they allowed smoking, or the disgruntled gentleman who led me to my seat smoked, or perhaps it was their combo of seasonings that is just reminiscent of cigarette ashes. Food: I went with Vegetable Korma, which the server described as containing coconut milk rather than cow's milk. I'm not sure what the proper name for this dish was, but korma it was not. First, there was no hint of coconut milk in it. It was not creamy at all, and rather had a gravy-like sauce which the cook forgot to season. Anyway, I came. I tried. I left and won't be back. read more

Food is amazingly delicious I would Togo order next time. Didn't like their seating arrangements.

This is a cozy vegetarian and vegan place. I went for the $8.99 weekday lunch buffet. I didn't know but The lunch buffet came with a personal sized dosa that had a potato stuffing inside. The dosa was crispy and the potatoes were seasoned well. The potatoes were a little oily, but not dealbreaker. All of the VEGAN options were marked! My favorite Buffet item was the vegetable biryani and vegetable pakora. The yellow dal needed a little more flavor or salt, but I still liked it. My friend liked the little donut things. There were lots of sauces to choose from: coconut chutney, spicy chutney (my fave), mint chutney, and this tamarind sauce. I LOVE the raw onions with jalapeños and carrots. I'm not sure what it's called, but I ate a lot of that. It was me and my friends first time there, and I think the owner could tell. She kindly gave us tips and explained to us what to eat with what. She was knowledgeable on what I, a vegan, could eat. That's a huge plus in my book. read more

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This was my first time here and really my first time at an Indian restaurant. I had zero idea what I was doing but the lovely lady who greeted us at the door kindly answered my questions about food meeting my dietary requirements, took me to the buffet and pointed out the foods and condiments I was able to eat and taught me which items compliment the other. This was an amazing meal and she went above and beyond to make it a great experience. Loved EVERY SINGLE BITE! Amazing!! read more

Udipi Cafe - Vegetarian Near Me - Sugar Land, Texas

If you are going here thinking that you will be served with authentic south indian food, please be prepared to be disappointed. We tried dosa. It looks fine, but lacked taste. The chutneys that came with it are subpar. Don't be fooled by the name! read more

Highly disappointed that they now have a mandatory, steep service charge of 18% added to the bill for groups of 6 or more. This is in addition to tips that are encouraged. Will definitely rethink before visiting again. read more

I had Indian foods but this was my first ever encounter with a Indian veggie buffet. Fortunately the extremely nice manager took my hands and explained all the various veggie dishes, carbohydrates, deserts, and sauces on display. She also gave much needed advices on how to match the carbs, veggies, and sauces. I really enjoyed the textures and spices that I never had before. I did not miss not having any meat in the meal. I can't wait for a return visit. The cost was $11 per adult for the all day weekend buffet. My iced tea and water glasses never went empty and plates were cleared promptly. read more

Udipi Cafe - Top - onion dosa. Bottom - butter Marsala dosa. Both come with buffet. - Vegetarian Near Me - Sugar Land, Texas

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Best South Indian food found. Definitely recommend the Express Dinner plate (Thaali) for variety (vegetarian) and for dessert Carrot Halwa. Plus the staff treated us like family. Great experience. read more

Udipi Cafe - Vegetarian Near Me - Sugar Land, Texas

Not able to give 3 and half stars, hence it is 3 stars. I am a local who has been coming to Udipi Cafe for nearly 21 years - their old location where Naseeb restaurant now is, their larger location that opened later, and now their current location on Williams Trace. Especially during the pandemic, I try to support local restaurants especially vegetarian restaurants (I am a vegetarian), and I always root for local business! Today we dined in instead of getting take out which we have been doing since the pandemic. Food is still good, but we are noticing some changes in customer service that can use some improvement. 1. Dine in customers who want to take leftovers home are now charged for carryout containers. There was a 50cent charge for "custom item" and when we asked, the waiter brought out the menu and showed an item for a carryout box! This is new and very surprising. 2. We were charged extra 99c for coconut chutney that we asked for, when we got a dosa and ran out of chutney. This too is new - in Udipi (earlier) as well as most restaurants serving idly or dosa, if we run out of chutney they replace at no charge (within reason). For this too, we were charged 99c for a "custom item" and the server brought out the menu to explain the charge. 3. Last week I had ordered takeout and the take out order had a mistake - I was charged for a (more expensive) butter masala dosa that I had ordered but when I brought the order home the dosa was a masala dosa that had neither oil nor butter and was stiff and hard. It was very difficult to even break and eat it and I had to douse it in sambar to get it to that point. I was too hungry to take it back or call immediately. Being a long-time customer I mentioned it to them. The owner hesitated a bit, and all they said was "next time we will try to ensure this will not happen". I should have perhaps called immediately the same day, but they could have given a coupon for next time, as a gracious gesture. I have been a customer for 21 years. Attention to detail and better customer service would greatly increase goodwill and bring in more customers. This is still a nice place but I don't want customer service to go further downhill, hence writing this review. read more

What an enlightening experience this was! And in the worst way possible. My 3 yr old who had what was called a "dosa", but was a crispy cracker, was charged $6.99 for her buffet! Obscene price for a kid who barely touched 1 idli and had one hard idli. Our food was very strange. All the dosas we ordered were crackers that crumbled every time we tried to grab some masala or dip it into anything. This meal was VERY OVERPRICED COMING IN AT $50 for 3 adults and 1 toddler! As a South Indian myself, I was very confused by the lackluster chutney, the watery/tasteless sambar, the over spiced paneer, and the hard/strange flavored idlis. Only providing 1 stars for the wait staff who looked overworked and moved very slowly. read more

Food (4/5) - As a non-vegetarian that loves meat, I was completely satisfied by all the dishes that I ordered. Everyone is started off with a spicy soup. I ordered a vegetable samosa as an appetizer, which was one of the better samosas I've had, and also ordered the Special Rava Masala Dosai, which was surprisingly large and filling. The dish came with a small cup of stew and sauces. Both the samosa and the dosai were both very heavy as both contained lots of potatoes. I also ordered the mango lassi which I would recommend. One of my friends also ordered the cauliflower dish which had a great sauce and actually tasted like chicken. Service (3/5) - The servers were very nice and quick with refilling water but the food came out a lot slower than expected. There was too much wait time between the appetizers and the entrees. Ambience (4/5) - The restaurant was very clean and felt like a traditional Indian restaurant. read more

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Happened to be in Sugar Land and we decided to eat Indian food for lunch. The Udipi Cafe was recommended by an acquaintance. They had a lunch buffet on but we decided to go a la carte. My wife and I shared the idli and the deep fried Indian fritter, Medu vada. For the mains we had the masala dosa and Rava (semolina) dosa. The food was pretty good and tasty. The dosas are huge and we could only finish half of them. The accompaniments are not comparable to what we would get in India but they were much better than some of the other few Indian restaurants I've tried around here. With two appetizers, two dosas and three buttermilk drinks the bill came 35$. The rating would apply to the food we ate and not the buffet or other main dishes available. read more

Udipi Cafe - Vegetarian Near Me - Sugar Land, Texas

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We did a takeout. The food was one of the worst south Indian cuisine that I have tasted in Sugarland/Houston. The dosa, chaat dishes, sambhar, chutney, all tasted below standard. I would not recommend this restaurant to anyone. read more

Everything tastes fantastic & authentic and MOST IMPORTANTLY, all COVID guidelines are maintained! Everything is clean and sanitizer available at every table. Also special praise goes to server LUIS excellent customer service!Very pleased. we went i for some evening snacks. Onion Pakora was extremely tasty and not oily like other Indian places/ Masala chai was amazing! 100% will go back again read more

3.25 Stars. I'm Indian, though not South Indian so I'm no authority on the cuisine, but I have had quite a bit of dosa and idlly in my day. That being said, Udipi is really just an average South Indian restaurant. Each time I've been here, I felt myself leave with a feeling of "meh". Also, each time I've entered the restaurant, I'm like "ugh". The vibe, the layout, the service, the general darkness of the space makes it feel very dingy and cheap. I'm sorry, but that's just how it feels to me, and it's not my intent to make it sound worse than it is. The dosa, idlly, and sambar are all slightly above average. Whenever I take my first bite into a dosa, I find myself wanting more crispness, more finger licking goodness, more savoriness, but I don't find it. I never find it, even though I like it just enough to keep eating it. It's sad, really, because my parents love this place so much and I never feel compelled to join them. I really feel they're catering to a devout vegetarian Indian population with this restaurant, and I don't believe they'll ever really extend beyond that. If that's what the owner is going for, then okay, but if she aspires to more, she'll need to bring some fresh air into the space (and into her food, service, and overall presentation). read more

One of the best Indian restaurants I've tried in a while. Don't let the vegetarian cuisine fool you, the absence of meat does not detract from the food. The atmosphere is good, the A/C didn't feel like it was on when I was there. The waiters were very helpful and attentive, and we got to meet the owner - he was really mindful of everyone and made sure we had a good meal. My friend had the South Indian Thali which had a bevy of different flavors. It was like a sampler of the different curries and food, it came with rice and naan, and the rice comes with free refills. I had the Baigan Bartha which is an eggplant curry dish. It was great and spicy, I thoroughly enjoyed covering my rice with it. The menu is large and it can get a bit confusing, but my friend and I took a gamble on the dishes we ordered - and we thought they were great. The mango breeze was a great way to stem the fire that builds on your tongue. My friend described it as, "Drinking an air freshener." Which might sound bad, but he was just describing the fragrant feeling that's left on your tongue after taking your sip. I really enjoyed the food and had a great meal, I really recommend giving them a try. read more

Udipi Cafe - The Mango Breeze, really great drink. Amazing mango taste and a fragrant aftertaste. - Vegetarian Near Me - Sugar Land, Texas

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Food is good , but have very bad ambience. The roof and vents looks very rusty and molded. Bathrooms looks very dirty ! Might be there done with making enough money and not interested to maintain this spot update ! Still in early 2000k . read more

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My friend showed me this place and I am very happy that I tried it out! I got the buffet style. Everything was delicious but unfortunately, I couldn't try every single thing. It was too much for me, but it means I can come back again to eat the ones I like again and try the ones I haven't tasted yet. I pretty like the Sambar, Yellow Dal Tadkawala, Kadai Paneer, Poriyal, Potato Pakora, Poori and more! My favorites are the Lemon grass with Kadai Paneer and Poori. I had to get two plates of those. When I was getting their special soup, a worker came up to me with a plate, so I can put my soup cup on top of it. Also it was so I don't burn myself. Thank you considerate worker :) The ambience is very nice. The bathroom is clean. Lastly, plenty of parking spots! read more