Chennai Cafe
Chennai Cafe
Mysore Masala Dosa
Mysore Masala Dosa
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interior, curry
Lunch buffet
Great Buffet Selection..
Masala Dosa
Various Options
a plate of food on a table
Dessert and Indian Masala Tea
Ghee roast Dosa
food, curry
Veg Thali
food, curry
Kadai Bhendi Masala
Options
Location
Saturday buffet
Gobi Manchurian
Assorted Appetizers
Plain dosa, and potato dosa
Salt Lassi
Masala Dosa
Ghee Paper Masala roast Dosa
Kat V.
Mar 29, 2024
We went there on the weekend, and they served buffet with dosa. I am so happy to get a plain dosa. The food here is so delicious, and they are generous with the spices. I love mutton briyani. It is spicy good. The paneer cheese curry here is surprised me with the heat. I felt like other places generally made paneer curry not spicy (to cool off other dishes?) but now I like spicy paneer curry. The gulab jamun dessert is deliciously sweet. The masala chai is so tasty that I wanted to know how they made it.There are good varieties of food, veg and non-veg. They are busy on the weekend.
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Abhishek S.
Jan 6, 2024
This is one of the best South Indian buffet in the area. The staff is super nice, kind and welcoming. Food is freshly prepared and everything tasted amazing, very close to the authentic flavors you will find in India. The masala chai and filter coffee are also terrific. The inside is not fancy, but very clean and functional. I would recommend to start with buffet if you are new to trying South Indian food, so you can get a feel for many things. When you get the buffet, please ask your server for the Masala dosa / dosa, since, it is prepared fresh, made to order. I will definitely be coming back and will spread the word!
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Keke K.
Jan 22, 2024
Went here while vacationing in Phoenix. This place was pretty packed on a Tuesday evening. We had gobi manchurian. I could tell the ketchup or the can tomato paste used to marinate the cauliflower but still it was quite edible. Very tangy and had a spicy kick to it. Next up was what we went here for!!! The dosa!!! We ordered 3 masala dosa and a Muttai dosai. The masala dosa were crispy, hot and came with sambar, coconut or peanut chutney (sauce) and red spicy sauce. It was also the first time I tried Muttai dosai as I wanted something without potatoes filing and that too was surprisingly good. They brought all the food in matter of minutes! After all this, I also wanted to try the spicy mysore dosa and I guess it was a special order as they had to layer spices inside the crepe so it took really long time compared to the other dosa. Next time I visit, will try something else tho. And the masala dosa is much better than the spicy mysore masala.
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Sahitya M.
Nov 11, 2023
Coming from Seattle area, this place felt like heaven. Woah all those South Indian tiffins, we were just excited to see those many vegetarians options. Not to mention the price ! It was totally reasonable compared to Seattle and the taste is absolutely great. The starters were amazing and I would say the bhendi curry was decent. But given how amazing the starters were everything felt great. The staff were very friendly and accommodating too Totally recommend this place !
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Jennifer S.
Sep 7, 2023
Great food, choices and good seating. The staff is friendlyand they just opened 6 months ago.
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Genevieve M.
Jan 12, 2024
Worth the 90 min drive for this South Indian food fix. Savory, freshly made, and down right delicious. Not particularly recommended for anyone who is shy of spices and heat for sure but highly recommended for Someone who likes bold flavors. The Ghee masala dosa is my favorite and the chicken korma was spot on. I would not recommend the ras malai as it was too chewy. Friendly service. Place can get busy the later it gets in the evening on a weekend.
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Matt D.
Feb 3, 2024
After our favorite South Indian restaurant closed, we were in search for a new spot. Chennai Cafe rightly earned its place atop our list! To make sure we were diligent in our assessment, we ordered a lot of food! We mostly eat vegetarian, and had no trouble finding lots of options to choose from. Everything was delicious. To start, the spinach and potato dosa was properly filled, and came with a couple dipping sauces. The yellow dal was delicious. It wasn't at all watery like they sometimes can be. The gobi Manchurian was excellent. A good mix of Indian-Asian seasonings and spices. The mushroom chettynad /chettynadu was rich and delicious. And the veggie biryani was awesome -- so fragrant with spice. Everything was cooked well, seasoned well, full of taste, and warmth.We've heard the lunch buffet is great as well.
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Shilamarie B.
Apr 21, 2024
Came here with my family on Sunday for the buffet. I was really impressed with the Welcoming and friendly atmosphere and the delicious smells and to top it off everything taste Fantastic just enough spice great selection for vegetarians and meat eaters the tandoori chicken was excellent!! as well as a customer service was awesome the staff was friendly and attentive!
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Scott S.
Jul 11, 2024
The food is amazing! Authentic and delicious. The dosa are out of this world and HUGE. We are now regulars.
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Ariana J.
Dec 7, 2023
Visited Chennai Cafe twice during my recent visit to Arizona. Coming from Bay Area (California) I had a lot of the best and tastiest Indian food. Was very surprised on how tasty, yummy, authentic, fresh, generous quantity and quality of the South Indian food in Phoenix. Oh and the food was so economical and great prices. It was so good that we went there twice during our 2 day trip.Medu vada: damn so crispy crunchy piping hot tasted really amazingIdly was alright could be better Sambar was super delicious and so authentic. Mysore masala dosa: the portions were huge. Dosa is very crispy, lot of potato fulling and good spice to the red chutney spread.Poori kurma curry: really liked the curry. Poori was well puffed and soft. Salt Lassi and mango lassi: yummy Next day we ordered the lunch thali Togo.We got a take away box and few small Togo cups for liquid items plus masala dosa.Loved the buffet spread. Wide variety. Very tasty and fresh. I especially loved the mutton biryani so yummy. The service was quick and prompt.Ambiance looked neat and tidy.I'd recommend anyone visiting Phoenix/Tampa area to visit Chennai Cafe for authentic South Indian Tamil style food.
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