Arunachala

Okay! Here is my two star sad review, the kitchen staff has changed, so is the taste of their once upon a good food.

As I finished my meal here, I was asked by staff what I thought and to be honest. What I said to them was that a dabeli is hard to find and I'm glad I found it. I'm not used to getting a yellow chutney with my dosa but it was delicious, as was the podi sprinkled inside. And I was very happy I found the place.For those not following along, this is a distinctively South Indian vegetarian restaurant, and one of the better ones I've ever been to. While many of these places sacrifice ambiance and service, this one, while embedded amongst some tire shops, had some nice wood-tinged accents and TVs playing the Indian classics: cricket, where I had no idea what was happening, and soap operas with men and women constantly pretending not to look at each other, where I had no trouble understanding what was happening. They serve water warm, in keeping with Ayurvedic principles, but offer iced water for the American palate. The menu includes many delicious small plates, some large combo platters, and in particular many variations of the dosa, a large (huge in this case) savory crepe made from lentils. The one here was likely cooked in ghee (vegans can find things to eat here, but will have to ask). An unsweetened chai washed down my dosa, while a potato peanut burger that arrived later was more than I needed, but just what I wanted.This is the sort of place where everyone else here was Indian and spoke the language (I don't know which language). People at the table mine next to me were talking about how they'd just gotten back from India and (in their words) the only thing they missed was the food. My perspective is rather different as I've never been, but this lentil-based spicy, diverse, vegetarian cuisine is certainly something I miss when I can't find it. And you'll struggle to find it done better than it was here.

Ambiance and service is okay but I was quite disappointed with the food. I got their vegetarian thali with poori. The thali came with a variety of curries, none of which were remarkable. None of them had any distinct flavor, taste or appearance. For a South Indian restaurant, even the rasam had no zing. The poori was so crumbly that I could not tear a piece to dip in the curry. Sadly, there was nothing that will make me go back!

Food and service are absolutely amazing.So far have tried the paneer butter masala, cashew malai kofta, Mysore masala dosa, and also the masala dosa. These dishes are absolutely to die for and worth returning to.Prices are also very reasonable! This place has become my family's go to place for Indian dishes. So glad y'all came to Coppell.Thank you, Arunachala!

Super friendly staff to help explain what everything was since I'm new to Indian food. Onion Dosa was amazing. As was the Chana Masala. And of course had to have the garlic naan. Will definitely be back! Food was amazing.

Service food and ambiance was great. Service was super fast and friendly . Will definitely visit again

Ate multiple types of dosas. They are OK but not that great. Mysore masala was the only one good . It's spicy but tastes good. Other dosas was not that great.Went around 9PM, ordered coffee..felt like it was microwaved. Potato curry was stale ..may be made in the morning. Famous for tiffins so would have expected better.

Very delicious items on menu, very nice ambiance with great friendly service, clean rest rooms and if the weather is friendly then great patio to sit down and enjoy your finger licking items from the menu. We were there for the first time and we were highly impressed with what Arunachala has to offer. We highly recommend Arunachala to anyone craving for Indian delicacies, go there once and you may want to go to Arunachala again and again.Our sincere thanks to owner and employees at Arunachala.

I had vegetarian thali. I was authentic meal from Tamil Nadu. I ordered lassi which was good also.

Disappointing food. The sambar and chutney were tasteless and the dosa batter was very obviously sour and did not taste good.