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1636 N. Scottsdale Road Tempe, AZ 85281

480-994-8787

http://www.udupiaz.com

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Phoenix New Times
Recommended
BEST VEGETARIAN RESTAURANT
Award Winner 2006

1636 N. Scottsdale Road Tempe AZ 85281

Cuisine(s): Health, Indian, Vegetarian

Hours: Sun, Tue-Thu 11am-9:30pm, Fri-Sat 11am-10pm

Price: $$ $$

Payment Types: MasterCard, Visa, Discover, cash
Attire: casual

Features: Takeout, Catering, Wheelchair Accessible, Vegetarian Friendly

Serving: Dinner, Lunch

Alcohol: None
Reservations: Accepted, Not Accepted

Parking: Lot Available

Description

Veg-heads and Indian food lovers, unite! Udupi Cafe covers both of your needs, with a delicious, exotic South Indian smorgasbord that's nothing like your run-of-the-mill curry shop. Udupi offers such subcontinental delights as fried lentil doughnuts dipped in yogurt (dhai vada), enormous rice crepes filled with potatoes and onions (masala dosai), and steamed rice and lentil dumplings known as "iddly." Many items are prepared vegan, if you're of the "straight edge" clan. But most important, almost everything on the menu is delicious, which is why we'll be going back regularly.

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leeanndunton | Phoenix, AZ | 27 Reviews

5
| Fri, May 3, 2013

Udupi Cafe is an all-vegetarian Southern Indian restaurant with something for everyone. I'd been hearing about Udupi for ages & never checked it out, as it's a little far from my house. I've never had a good reason to drive out there just to eat. I love Indian food, but as a vegan it's hard to find a variety of options, as so many Indian dishes contain cream or paneer cheese. (That is, besides the usual veggie curry, which can get boring after a while.) Udupi, on the other hand, has a *massive* selection of vegan options; so many, in fact, that the menu can be a little intimidating! On my first visit my boyfriend & I ordered 3 dishes and 2 different types of bread to share. The amount of food that came out was insane, and our table quickly filled up. (We were with 2 other people that also ordered a couple extra things to share & try out.) We literally had enough left-over food for about 3 additional meals each, and even re-heated the food tasted great. Everything we ordered was delicious- I can't recall the names of the dishes we tried, but I wouldn't hesitate to order anything off the menu. The staff were very friendly & welcoming- they were more than happy to assist in explaining dishes & were very patient with us (we took *ages* to decide what we wanted). The prices are also fantastic- we were really surprised at how little our bill was after ordering such an excess of food. If you're not close to Udupi, and you enjoy vegetarian and/or vegan Indian food, it really is worth the drive to get there. I can't wait to go back again & try some other dishes.

$Iddly Ain\'t Piddly$

Iddly Ain't Piddly

By Stephen Lemons | Thu, June 22, 2006

There's been no love lost between myself and those belonging to the Valley's veg-head clan. And I'm a big enough man -- literally as well as figuratively -- to admit that certain prejudiced perceptions of the vegan/vegetarian tribe have... More »

2006 | BEST VEGETARIAN RESTAURANT

The scrumptious South Indian eats at Udupi Cafe prove once and for all that vegetarian/vegan food doesn't have to taste like plywood. After all, residents of the Indian subcontinent have been practicing Hindu-based vegetarianism for thousands of years, so you could say they're the past masters of making fleshless feasts tummy-worthy. The menu here is only about 80 percent vegan, to judge by the menu's identifying marks, but it's 100 percent vegetarian and delicious. This ain't the North... More »

Main Menu

Appetizers
Served with Chutney & Sambar

Iddly
steamed rice & lentil patties

Kancheepuram Iddly
spiced iddly garnished with cashewnuts, carrots & cilantro (saturday & sunday)

Rava Iddly
steamed lentil & cream of wheat iddly with cashewnuts, carrots & cilantro (saturday & sunday)

Medhu Vada
fried lentil donuts

Dhahi Vada
fried lentil donuts dipped in yoghurt

Sambar Vada
fried lentil donuts dipped in sambar

Rasa Vada
fried lentil donuts dipped in rasam

Masala Vada (channa Dal Vada)
channa dal mixed with onions and spices

Special Potato Bonda
lentil dumpling with onion and potato

Vegetable Samosa
crispy & flaky crust stuffed with potatoes, onions & peas

Mixed Vegetable Pakora
deep fried potatoes, cauliflower, onions, and chillies mixed with besan andspices

Vegetable Cutlet
minced vegetables with spices, bread-crumbled and deep fried

Chilli Pakora
hot peppers mixed with chick pes flour and batter fried

Chaat Papri
crisp flour cookie sprinkled with puffed rice, crispy noodles and plain yogurt tossed with potatoes, onions, fresh corriander, garbanzo & tamarind chutney

Paneer Pakora
tender homemade cheese sticks dipped in batter and fried

Assorted Appetizers
medhu vada, mysore bonda, vegetable samosa, vegetable cutlet & pakora

Soups

Rasam
a traditional south indian sour 'n' spicy soup

Tomato Soup

Mulligatawny Soup
an exquistely delicate vegetable broth with letils

Deluxe Dinner
Takeout $1.00 Extra

South Indian Thali
roti, white rice, sambar, dhal, kootu, avial, poriyal, rasam, curd, pickle, pappad, payasam and coffee or tea

Udupi Special
choice of soup, iddly or vada, choice of dosa or uthappam, both served with sambar and chutney, payasam coffee or tea

Mysore Royal Thali
choice of soup, assortment of appetizers - (cutlet, samosa, medhu vada), roti, special rice, white rice, sambar, kootu, chana curry, avial, rasam, curd, pickle, pappad, payasam, tea or coffee

Dosai
Served with Chutney & Sambar

Sada Dosai
thin rice crepes

Masala Dosai
crepes filled with potatoes and onions

Sada Mysore Dosai
thin rice crepes with a layer of hot chutney

Mysore Masala Dosai
thin rice crepes with layer of hot chutney, filled with potatoes and onions

Onion Dosai
thin rice crepes with onion topping

Onion Masala Dosai
thin rice crepes with onion topping filled with potatoes and onions

Butter Masala Dosai
thin rice crepes filled with potatoes and onions, cooked in butter

Sada Rava Dosai
thin wheat and lentil crepes

Special Rava Dosai
thin wheat and lentil crepes with onions

Special Rava Masala Dosai
wheat lentil crepe grilled with onions and chillies, filled with potatoes and onions

Paper Dosai
thin rice crepes, rolled and crispy

Paper Masala Dosai
thin rice crepes filled with potatoes and onions

Udupi Special Spring Dosai
thin rice crepes filled with vegetables and hot chutney

Coimbatore Dosai
mixed vegetables cooked with dosai

Satt Dosai
soft pancake made of rice and lentils

Chettinad Cauliflower Dosai
crepes filled with onion, cauliflower, tomato & chettinad spice

Thirunelveli Spinach Dosai
crepes filled with onions, potatoes, tomato, spinach and hot chutney

House Specialties

Malabar Adai
pancake made of rice, mixed lentils and vegetables cooked in kerla style

Pongal Avial
rice and lentils cooked like kitchedi served with special dish called avial

Pesarat
whole moong dal and rice crepe topped with onions and chillies

Channa Batura
large puffy bread served with channa masala

Poori Bhaji
fluffy wheat bread served with potatoes & onions

Special Uppuma
cream of wheat with fresh vegetables and garnished with nuts

Cheese Dosai
thin rice crepes with chick peas paste, cheese, vegetables and spices

Chilli Gobi
cauliflower marinated with flour, sauteed with garlic, ginger, chillies & soy sauce

Gobi Manchurian
cauliflower marinated with flour, sauteed with garlic, ginger, chillies and soy sauce

Vegetable Manchurian
vegetables marinated with flour, sauteed with garlic, ginger, chillies and soy sauce

Pulavs
Rice Specialties Served with Pachadi

Vegetable Briyani
aromatic saffron rice cooked with fresh vegetables and fresh herbs

Bisi Bele Bath
rice cooked with lentils and garden fresh vegetables

Bagala Bath
yogurt rice garnished with mustard seeds and cucumber

Coconut Rice
rice fried with freshly grated coconut and seasoning

Tamarind Rice
rice cooked special tamarind sauce and peanuts

Lemon Rice
rice flavored with lemon and seasoned

Uthappam
Served with Chutney & Sambar

Plain Uthappam
indian style pancake

Tomato & Peas Uthappam
plain uthappam topped with tomatoes and peas

Onion & Peas Uthappam
plain uthappam topped with onion and peas

Onion & Hot Chilli Uthappam
plain uthappam topped with onion and chilli

Vegetable Uthappam
plain uthappam topped with tomato, peas, carrots, chillies and onion

Coconut Uthappam
plain uthappam topped with coconut shreds

Chick Peas Uthappam
made from chick pea flour and topped with mixed vegetables

Indian Breads

Poori (2 Pieces)
deep fried whole wheat fluffy bread

Paratha
multi-layered whole wheat bread

Chapathi (2 Pieces)
soft thin whole wheat bread

Aloo Paratha
multi-layered whole wheat bread stuffed with potatoes and spices

Peas Paratha
multi-layered whole wheat bread stuffed with peas and spices

Batura
large puffy bread

Onion Paratha
multi-layered whole wheat bread stuffed with onion

Garlic Paratha
multi-layered whole wheat bread stuffed with garlic

Curries
Served with Rice. Pachadi & Pickle

Avial
garden fresh vegetables, coconut sauce, yogurt and spices

Chole Peshawari
chick peas and dried potatoes cooked in exotic spices

Aloo Gobi
potato and cauliflower cooked in spices

Baigan Bartha
fresh eggplant baked on a low flame, mashed with potatoes and onions, cooked with spices

Special Vegetable Curry
udupi style - vegetables with herbs and spices

Kadai Paneer
home-made cottage cheese with herbs and spices, cooked with indian spices

Kadai Bhendi Masala
tender okra cooked with indian herbs and spices

Palak Paneer
spinach and home-made cheese cooked with tomatoes, onions and indian spices

Mutter Paneer
green peas and home-made cottage cheese cooked with tomatoes, onion and indian spices

Paneer Bruji
home-made cottage cheese cooked with bell pepper and indian spices

Dhal Curry
lentil with mustard, cumin and indian spices

Vegetable Vindaloo
chick peas and mixed vegetables in a silky curry sauce

Makhni Kofta
fresh home-made cheese in tangy tomato and creamy sauce

Navratan Korma
stir fried vegetables lightly spiced in curry sauce with fruits

Malai Kofta
fresh home-made cheese in tangy tomato cream and onion sauce

Bharwan Baigan Curry (hyderabad Style)
from the heart of the historic deccan plateau. the nutty. slightly pungent taste of this dish enhances the natural flavor of stuffed eggplant in curry sauce

Dal Makheni
black lentils cooked overnight on a slow fire, seasoned with herbs.

Paneer Shahi Korma
home-made cottage cheese with almonds and creamy sauce garnished with fruits

Paneer Butter Masala
tomato, onion in silky sauce

Mushroom Cauliflower Chettinad
mushroom, cauliflower, onions and tomatoes cooked in exotic chettinad spices

Side Dishes

Salad
lettuce, carrots, cucumber, tomatoes and lemon

Mango Chutney
unripe mangoes cooked with cayenne pepper and other aromatic spices

Sambar
lightly spiced tangy lentil soup simmered with vegetables

Milakai Podi
a spicy mix of various ingredients

Pachadi
yogurt with tomatoes, cucumbers and corriander leaves

Papadum (4 Pieces)
roasted crispy lentil tortilla

Plain Rice
basmati rice

Desserts

Rasmalai (2 Pieces)
home-made cottage cheese in a special condensed milk flavored with rose water and garnished with pistachio nuts

Gulab Jamun (2 Pieces)
dry milk and cottage cheese balls, deep fried and served in rose flavored light syrup

Badam Halwa
ground almonds cooked in honey and butter

Carrot Halwa
grated carrots cooked in honey and butter

Ice Cream
vanilla, mango and pistachio

Halwa Ice Cream
carrot or badam halwa topped with your choice of icecream

Madras Special Payasam
fine vermicilli cooked in milk and honey, garnished with raisins and cashews

Falooda
delicious treat of rose flavored milk, garnished with tender vermicelli and home made ice cream

Kulfi
almond crunch frozen indian icecream with rice noodles

Rice Pudding
rice cooked with milk and honey, garnished with raisins and almonds

Beverages

Sodas
coke, diet coke, sprite, orange, iced tea

Juices
mango

Coffee
black

Mysore Coffee
house special filtered coffee with cream

Decaf Coffee

Tea
black

Indian Tea
with indian spices,

Lassi
yoghurt drink -plain, sweet or salty

Rose Lassi
yoghurt drink with rose syrup

Mango Lassi
fresh mango with yoghurt, sugar & honey

Badam Milk Shake
blend of almond, milk, sugar & honey

Falooda
milk, rose icecream, rice noodles, seeds and rose syrup

Mango Shake
fresh mango, milk, sugar & honey

Fresh Lemon Drink
made from fresh lemons

Rose Milk
milk with rose syrup

Cold Coffee
creamed coffee in indian style

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Udupi Cafe

1636 N. Scottsdale Road Tempe, AZ 85281

480-994-8787

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leeanndunton | Phoenix, AZ | 27 Reviews

Iddly Ain't Piddly

By Stephen Lemons | Thu, June 22, 2006

2006 | BEST VEGETARIAN RESTAURANT

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