anjappar chettinad

heard a lot about this place so thought of trying lunch here as it was very near to my office. it's not worth the money, it's a thaali-meal system here but the quality, quantity and taste do not justify the prices. the food was way toospicyfor a normal person and very rude staff.

not as expected. menus are deceiving. superspicyeverything. it feels least authentic. had spl anjappar chicken dry and chicken biriyani. totally not worth.

if you love hot andspicyfood, anjappar chettinad is the place to go. i visited the restaurant a couple of days back with friends and all of us loved it. although we had to wait for almost half an hour before we got a table, the food made up for it. but the service was a little disappointing. reminded me of the typical udupi restaurants back in india, where the servers are always in such great hurry and not too attentive.

we started with a masala dosa and the vegetable kothu parottas. the dosa was crisp and the filling was just perfect. the different chutneys and sambhar that it was served with were also pretty good. the kothu parotta was not what we expected (since none of us had tried chettinad food in the past) but delicious nevertheless. it is supposed to be a very famous street dish in south india. it's basically minced parottas cooked with veggies & spices and i enjoyed every spoon of it.

next came in the main course. the chettinad vegetable kurma was similar to the normal veg. korma but the chettinad masala is what made the difference and added that extra flavor. although it wasn't asspicyas i expected it to be. but what was spicy, was their poondu kuzhambu. its cloves of garlic cooked in an amazing curry made up of some really complex flavors. the rotis were soft and fresh too.

the veg. biryani was not the usual biryani either, i guess they used some unique spices of chettinadu to prepare this one. and it went very well with the raita served on the side. 
we wrapped up our meal with a round of filter coffee and it was just the perfect end to our meal. the coffee was brilliant and one of the best i've had in the bay area.

i'm glad i visited and would definitely go back to satiate myspicyfood cravings.

good place for tasty chettinad and veryspicyfood. place is always crowded with south indians and seating is very tight.i tried their mutton thali along with chettinad chicken masala, food was veryspicy, tasty and oily. i had to drink liters of water and butter milk,though not good, to overcome the spiciness. 

i'd definitely go again to this place and try their huge menu. better go with a south indian friend who can help you with the menu.

anjappar is a chain that originated in chennai and aims to bring you the cuisine of the chettiars from chettinad, in tamil nadu. well, times have changed and so must have the cuisine of the chettiars, for the menu is extensive and includes chinese-indian noodle dishes. it was one of the longest menus that i have seen and leaves no stone unturned. i had a vegetarian thali—a combination of various curries, dal, sambar, rasam, rice, roti, and a few limpid papads. the food was toospicyfor my tastes, but this is the norm with this type of cuisine so one has to accept this going in. south indian 2 meter coffee was authentic. the ambience was authentic, i could almost imagine a guy riding in his 2 seater bajaj vespa scooter with his wife on the pillion, helmet in hand. but those were the old days--i doubt anyone does that even in india anymore.

a goodspicyrestaurant with not that gud ambience. always crowded with ppl from near by offices. serving time is intolerable. need to wait & see if the food quality is maintained !!