aha aha aha..... aha aha aha
its friday and on top of it I'd be eating in Saravana Bhavan in a few hrs from now :)
authentic south-indian food is something that is very rare to get in the US. there are some amazing punjabi and gujarathi restaurants, but I'm really surprised when it comes to south-indian food. all these udupi palaces, woodlands, and annapurnas are good for nothing. they don't even have the proper sambhar. any day I can cook better than these guys.
thankfully there is Saravana Bhavan (yes it is a branch of the real Madras Saravana Bhavan) in the bay area. everytime I go to the bay area, I never miss the Saravana Bhavan experience :) I hope they open one in the LA area soon :)
this only reminds me of the famous S.V.Ranga Rao song "Kalyana Samayal Saadam...........aha aha aha" :)
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"Kalyana Samayal Saadam..........."
Ensoi !!!
enjoy ur weekend!!
friendly waiters!!! eatin in HSB is a pleasent experience... they talk to u in tamil, jus as soon as they hear us talkin in tamil... well! being used to waiters who keep askin in hindi even if i adamantly reply in english...
Enjoy ur dinner!
Its been a while ...since they moved..from El camino Real...
Where are they now.?
Maybe this weekend ( its going to be gorgeous weather)
ennakum sethu saapidu saran. its been months since i saw anything like dosai or idly.
Hell boy you are lucky its just months. The last time I had Idly/Dosai in a restaurant was in 2003 :(
Ummm...yesterday was a treat for me too in Udupi Woodlands....great...so same pinch is it??
Hmmm..hope u had a happy hogging session!!:)
Just a coincidence that I wanted to share...I was thinking today morning, I would write a post on how I have lost my appetite and don't even feel like eating "home food" (I told my mom, I would take glucose drips everyday and she was annoyed..;)). Now, I guess I shouldn't crib coz I feel u guys out there, rarely eat our kind of stuff!
.... and how was it?
Lee: Ammam nan US la dhan irukken but car nu soluvangale adhu dhan en kitta illa :(
jagan,
the place where i am in has no south indian restaruants that serve dosais and idlys. pretty bad ha
I have been to their old location, which was quite cramped and too small for the amount of people that flock in. Hopefully their new location is much bigger and better. Of course, there is no denying that they maintain the same taste. Enjoy!
And what was that comment from Narayanan...Have you been to Chicago? Calif. is 1000 times better, you can do what you want at your mercy not at the weather's mercy :-))
Alli Alli Thinnunga -- All the best.
Forget about HSB. we don't even have a south Indian restuarant here. One should drive for 90 miles to the nearest udipi.
God, when I graduate, put me in some place, where are lotsa south indian restuarants
"God, when I graduate, put me in some place, where are lotsa south indian restuarants "
ha ha
I do have same prayers.
Saranyan.. hope you had a great time & good food.
I know that HSB annachi is gonna open a branch in London.. just waiting for the day!! :))
I guess you are right. I am not a South Indian. I am a bengali and miss Kolkata mainly because of its cuisine. Though I like South Indian Khana as well.
I went to HSB on Sat, only it was at Royapettah, Chennai and not in far away CA!!
I guess I should stop taking eating at HSB, HKB and HAB for granted and enjoy the masala dosas that I eat there every other day :)
Paran
I remember our trip to HSB. Good food.
Last afternoon a few of my relatives and my wife and I had gone to the Poconos for skiing. One of my relative's wife could not make it but managed to pack food and send for us. It was some of the softest dosas I have eaten , filled with all possible veggies. Id call it a vegetable oothappam in the guise of a dosa. Whatever it be, with the molagappodi, it was awesome. :)
Machan
20 comments about a place that I had taken for granted :-)... it clearly proves that the easiest way to a man's heart is through the stomach :-)... Anyways, could not join you on Friday as I was in Seattle
Krish, Adengappa, Harish -- Thanks for comments guys. I had a nice time. I went there twice over the weekend :)
narayanan, Its on Fremont and Mary, very close to El Camino Real. Welcome to my blog.
Me, hellboy -- I've been in similar situation as well. Its a matter of time :)
harish, kekkava venum, the food was awesome :) wallet la irunthathellam gaali :)
Anupama, I will pledge everything for home cooked food everyday :)
Anand, the weather was 70 plus on the weekend :) just 3 more months, you will also get there :)
Reflex, kanna pinna innu saaptachu. Inime "Langanam Parama Aushadham" thaan :)
Freeyavidu, 90 miles is nothing. when I was in scholl, we once drove 320 miles just to eat in HSB. we came back the same day :) welcome to my blog :)
Chakra, pora pokka paartha, annachiye oadoi vanthudavaar pola irukke :)
Amrita, welcome!
sir,
enga vayatherichala kottikkanuma?
No good south indian restaurent here.. and I am dieting too :((
BUT the brighter side is, I am going to India, to eat AUTHENTIC Southie food, in less than 50 days! Beat that now! :))
Sudarshan, aale sikka maatengaraye :) ennamo po da.
Nand, va machi vaa. and you should also eat those kothu parottas with respect :)
Ranga, Jagan -- I remeber our trip as well. Lets do it again.
saranya, I'd be going to India sometime soon :) he he....
and how good it'll be if you diet :)
saranyan :)
Dieting in India? No way! I am saving up for my India trip.
:))
Poi saaptutte iruppen.
Saranyan, I hav been following your blog for quite a few months. Going to India again? Getting married???
come to light Anonymous, and I will enlighten you :)
Thanks for visiting my blog :)
Nan semma fan HSB kku. India la irukarache saturday morning elunthu 7.00 AM ku saravana bhavan pona suda suda pongal vada, poori kilangu aaaaaaaahhhh enna combination. Athukku apram annikki fulla vela enga panrathu, total day thookam than. Athvum antha pongal sappita apram oru thookam varum parunga....
After coming here i miss that pongal vada a lot. Height of despiration enna theriyuma i kept pongal vada as my desktop background for few days.
HSB website poneenganu nan guest booklam sign panni vetchi irupen.
Passion athiga aayiduchi nan ingaye cut pannikiren ...
im outtie...
Karthikeyan, idhu aanaalum konjam jaasthi thaan :)
come to my place, I can cook pongal for you.
Jagan, there is a new restaurant in bay area now, called Thirupathi Bhimas. Its the same Bhimas of Thirupathi. Food was excellent.
and here is the bonus news (for me) -- they are opening a branch in LA in a couple of months :)
Jagan appadi oor iruke....
Nalla Kariyame nadakatha intha Lexington la Nadai pinama Valrathukku bathila Asaloor poi polachikalamnu partha graduate panna vida mattengrangale...
Saranyan thanks ga nee sonnathe pongal sappita mathri iruku
manoj, friday thaaralama vaa.
looking at how u guys in US long for good food, it makes me realise how fortunate I am to have HSB, Karpagambal Mess, Sangeethas, Woodlands, Vasantha Bhavan, Arya Bhavan, Venkateswara Boli Stall & innumerable local eateries - all within few minutes reach with my vehicle.
Kay
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