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  • Health, Indian, Vegetarian
    Sun, Fri-Sat 11:30am-10pm, Mon-Thu 11:30am-9:30pm
    $, $$
  • All Major Credit Cards, cash
    Casual
    Smoking, Takeout, Catering, Order Online, Kid Friendly
  • Dinner, Lunch
    Accepted
    Lot Available
Description

Unlike many of Houston's Indian restaurants, Madras Pavilion pays little attention to the cuisine of northern India, focusing instead on what's available in the southern part of the subcontinent -- particularly the South Indian specialty dosai, a crepelike dish made from lentil or rice flour. Madras, with a dozen different types, is a haven for this dish. The best is the ravala masala dosai, with its spicy potato and vegetable filling. Uthappam, a sort of Indian pizza, is also delectable. Desserts, alas, are not.







  • 2005 | Best Vegetarian Indian Restaurant

    Madras Pavilion is popular with Gujaratis, South Indians and other vegetarian denizens of the subcontinent, but never mind the wisdom of Lord Krishna -- the real reason to go is because the food is heavenly. The palak paneer is the most perfectly spiced in the city. Filled with onions and potatoes, many of the 13 varieties of dosai look less like crepes than architectural wonders; they're rolled into crispy tubes that seem to defy gravity. Each comes with a stellar assortment of dipping... More »

  • 2000 | Best Vegetarian Restaurant

    Unless they have chosen a vegetarian way of life, some people won't let anything green cross their lips. An easy way to see some of the magnificent things that can be done with vegetables is at the lunch buffet ($6.95 weekdays, $8.95 weekends) at Madras Pavilion. This vegetarian-only South Indian restaurant makes lentils lovable and beans bearable for even the die-hard meat-and-potatoes fan. Dishes change daily on the buffet but include such staples as basmati rice pulau, lentils in one form... More »

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    Top 5 Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants

    | Mon, April 4, 2011

    After listening to The Smith's Meat is Murder album one too many times, I was a vegetarian for many years. And actually when I'm not setting out to sample a restaurant's most popular or signature dis... More »

  • A Dose of Dosai

    A Dose of Dosai

    | Thu, January 23, 1997

    I am not used to being surprised in Indian restaurants. After all, as a native of Bangladesh, I have a pretty good familiarity with what the subcontinent has to offer in the way of food. But surprised I was on my first visit to Madras Pavilion, a ... More »

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