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1007 Valencia (at 21st St.) San Francisco, CA 94110

415-970-8000

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Best Indian Cuisine
Award Winner 2010

Cuisine(s): Indian, Vegetarian

Hours: Mon-Thu 11:30am-10pm, Fri-Sat 11:30am-10:30pm

Price: $$

Payment Types: cash
Attire: Casual

Features: Takeout, Delivery, Catering, Wheelchair Accessible, Kid Friendly, Vegetarian Friendly

Serving: Dinner, Lunch

Alcohol: Beer/Wine
Reservations: Accepted

Parking: Street

Description

With its lengthy list of dosas and uthappam, this south Indian restaurant is a go-to for those craving flavor and spice. Though it's a scattered chain restaurant (there are other locations in the Bay Area as well as Seattle, Toronto, and Los Angles), Udupi has a locals-only feel. Its fair prices and a cozy atmosphere have an increasing number of customers flocking to this Valencia Street location. There might be a wait - Udupi doesn't take reservations - but its huge portions and friendly service makes it worth it. Carnivores take note: The menu is vegetarian-only. But with crepelike dosas filled with spices, lentils, and vegetables, you won't miss the meat.

2010 | Best Indian Cuisine

We've spent as much time in the Tandoorloin as anyone in town, and we still love the brawny, raw-boned Punjabi food that places like Shalimar and Lahore Karahi specialize in. But we're just as excited about the upswing in south Indian restaurants like Udupi Palace. The San Francisco branch of a national chain, Udupi Palace is cheaper and gutsier than its nearby rival, Dosa, and its crisp, papery masala dosa, rolled into a cylinder you could wrap around a newborn, never fails to amaze us. We... More »

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By Jonathan Kauffman | Thu, August 18, 2011

Before the Tenderloin became the Tandoorloin a decade ago, Indian food in San Francisco was a restrained, almost elegant affair. Linens and goblets, muted sauces, rather doctrinaire menus of tandoori ... More »
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Paper Masala Dosa from Udupi Palace

By Andrew Simmons | Wed, May 12, 2010

As a daily windup to the Weekly's Best of S.F. 2010 on May 19, we've teased out 92 of our favorite local dishes that taste like here. All the tasty details after the jump.Number 5: Paper Masala Dosa f... More »

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sashyrichmond | Brooklyn, NY | 16 Reviews

| Thu, October 28, 2010

Everything on the menu is absolutely fabulous! You cannot go wrong on anything! The staff here are very friendly and the food is very authentic! I have to come here at least twice a week to get my South Indian fix! This is an all vegetarian restaurant and it's such a great place to bring a group of friends or a date! My bff Mo introduced this beautiful gem to me multiple years ago and I have been addicted ever since! Ask for Sanjay... he is my favorite member of the waitstaff! He always takes care of me! Tip: They only take cash

Main Menu

Curries
Served with Rice, Raita and Pickle

Avial
traditional south indian coconut based vegetable curry

Mutter Paneer
green peas and homemade cheese

Palak Paneer
homemade cheese and spinach

Paneer Makhnni
homemade cheese cooked with spices and delicious creamy sauce

Chana Palak
chickpeas and spinach cooked together with spices

Paneer Tikka Masala
home made grilled cheese, marinated in a blend of exotic spices cooked with tangy sauce

Tofu Makhni
chunks of soyabean cooked with spices in a tangy tomato sauce

Chana Masala
chickpeas cooked in exotic spices

Alu Gobi Masala
cauliflower and potato with special spices

Special Vegetable Curry
udupi style vegetables with herbs and spices

Vegetable Korma
garden fresh vegetables cooked with grated coconut and spices

Alu Bhendi Masala
tender okra and potato with herbs and spices, cooked in traditional indian style

Baigan Bharta
a popular indian dish made from eggplant roasted in oven, mashed and blended in a rich mixture of fresh herbs and spices

Alu Baigan
potatoes and eggplant seasoned and sautéed in a traditional indian style spices

Spinach Kofta
minced vegetables, dumplings, in a mild spinach gravy

Malai Kofta
fresh homemade cheese croquettes in a tangy tomato and cream sauce

Alu Rajma
potatoes and red beans cooked in onions thick curry sauce

Dum Alu
whole potato saute'ed with onions and tomato blended in herb and spices and cooked in a traditional indian style

Alu Mutter
potatoes and peas seasoned in traditional indian style

Alu Palak
potatoes and spinach cooked with flavorful spices in a traditional indian style

Kadai Mushroom Mutter
a combination of mushroom, green peas, and bell pepper, cooked in tomato, ginger and spices

Spinach Mushroon Curry

Vegetables Jalfrazie
nine stir-fried vegetables spiced in curry sauce

Dal Makhani
lentils cooked overnight on slow fire seasoned with herbs

Shahi Paneer
cubes of homemade cheese cooked with almonds in rich and creamy sauce

Appetizers
Served with Sauces

Iddly
steamed rice and lentil pattis

Kancheepurum Iddly
spiced iddly garnished with cashew nuts, carrots & coriender

Medhu Vada
fried lentil donuts

Dhai Vada
lentil donuts soaked in seasoned yogurt

Sambar Vada
fried lentil donuts dipped in sambar

Masala Vada
channa daal vada

Alu Bonda
potato dumpling mixed with onions and spices

Vegetable Samosa
crisp, flaky crust stuffed with potatoes, onions, and peas

Mixed Vegetable Pakora
deep-fried vegetables dipped in chickpea batter (besan), potatoes, cauliflower, onions, chillies, and spices

Chilli Pakora
chillies made with chickpea flour and deep fried

Vegetable Cutlet
mixed vegetable patty with spices

Udupi Special Assortment
medhu vada, alu bonda, vegetable samosa, vegetable cutlet, masala vada

Uthappam
Indian Style Pancakes Made From Ground Rice and Lenthil Served with Coconut Chutny & Sambar

Tomato and Peas Uthappm
topped with tomatoes and peas

Onion and Peas Uthappm
topped with onions and peas

Onion and Hot Chilli Uthappm
topped with onions and green chilli

Vegetable Uthappm
topped with tomato. peas, carrots, and onion

Dosai
Served with Sambar and Chutney

Sada Dosai
thin rice crepe

Masala Dosai
crepe filled with potatoes and onions

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

Butter Masala Dosai
crepe filled with potatoes and onions, cooked in butter

Special Rava Dosai
wheat & lentil crepe with onions and chillies

Special Rava Masala Dosai
wheat lentil crepe with onions, chilli, grilled with potatoes

Paper Masala Dosai
thin rice crepe filled with potatoes and onions

Coimbatore Dosai
thin rice crepe filled with potatoes, mixed vegetables, and hot chutney

Paneer Dosai
rice crepe stuffed with minced homemade cheese and bell peppers

Spinach & Mushroom Dosai
rice crepe stuffed with spinach & mushrooms

Pullavs
Served with Raita and Pickle

Vegetable Pullav
steamed rice cooked with mixed vegetables and lightly seasoned

Bisi Bele Bhath
rice, lentils, and vegetables cooked together with spices

Curd Rice
plain rice and yogurt with mustard seeds and cilantro

Tamarind Rice
rice mixed with sour tamarind paste and spices

Tomato Rice
rice sautéed with fresh tomato, spices, and curry leaves

Lemon Rice
rice sautéed with fresh lemon juice

Soups

Tomato Soup

Mulligatawny Soup
an exquisitely delicate vegetable broth with lentils and spices

Rasam
a traditional south indian sour and spicy soup

Dinner Specials

South Indian Thali
roti, white rice, sambar, daal, kootu, avial, porial, rasam, pachadi pickle, papad, gulab jamun or ras malai, tea or coffee

Udupi Special
choice of soup, choice of iddly or medhu vada, choice of dosai or uthappam, both served with sambar and chutney, gulab jamun or ras malai, tea or coffee

Mysore Royal Thali
choice of soup, assortment of appetizers (vegetable cutlet, samosa, masala vada), roti, special rice, white rice, sambhar, channa curry, kootu, avial, rasam, pachadi pickle, papad, gulab jamun or ras malai, tea or coffee

House Specialities

Malabar Adai
pancakes made of mixed lentils and vegetables cooked in kerala style

Pongal Avial
rice and lentil cooked together and served with special dish called "avial"

Channa Batura
large puffy bread served with chickpea curry

Poori Bhaji
2 puffed deep fried whole wheat bread, served with potato masala

Special Uppuma
cream of wheat with fresh vegetables garnished with nutsc

Indian Breads

Poori (2)
puffed whole wheat bread deep fried

Batura
large puffy bread, deep fried

Chapathy
thin soft whole wheat bread

Paratha
multi layered whole wheat bread

Alu Paratha
multi layered whole wheat bread stuffed with potato, onion and spices

Onion Paratha
whole wheat bread stuffed with onion

Garlic Paratha
whole wheat bread stuffed with garlic

Gobi Paratha
whole wheat bread stuffed with cauliflower and spices

Side Dishes

Mango Chutney
sweet mango relish

Sambar
lentil and vegetable soup with a touch of tamarind

Milkakai Podi
a hot spicy mix of various ingredients

Pachadi
yogurt with onions, tomato, cucumber, and coriander leaves

Papadum
4 pieces of thin fried crisp lentil wafers

Plain Basmati Rice

Yellow Dal
lenthil with tomato and seasoned with miled spices

Desserts

Rasmalai
homemade cottage cheese in a special condensed milk flavored with rose water and garnished with pistachio nuts

Gulab Jamun
dry milk and cottage cheese balls, deep fried and dipped in light syrup and rose water

Badam Halwa
ground almonds cooked in honey & butter

Carrot Halwa
grated carrots cooked in honey & butter

Ice Cream
mango, vanilla, pistachio

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

Rice Kheer
rice cooked in condensed milk, garnished with pistachios

Kulfi
indian ice cream

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Udupi Palace

1007 Valencia (at 21st St.) San Francisco, CA 94110

415-970-8000

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2010 | Best Indian Cuisine

By Jonathan Kauffman | Thu, August 18, 2011

By John Birdsall, SFoodie Editor | Fri, June 11, 2010

By Andrew Simmons | Wed, May 12, 2010

sashyrichmond | Brooklyn, NY | 16 Reviews