house of dosas

alwaysgreatfood!! the mango shakes are not as thick as i would like but the chicken vindaloo dosa was full of flavor and not too spicy.... my mom's dosa was good too!

great hours! it's perfect for my late appetite. their butter chicken is absolutely delicious. portions aregreatto share. i tried their spinach and cheese dosa which came with a couple sauces that went very well with it. the service was very good both times i've ever eaten here.

this is an amazing place whenever you crave forgreatdravadian delights! i simply loved the “gobhi 65” its a must try!greatstarter, very crispy, a very good options for all the vegetarians! it was served with chilly dip and had a fusion flavour of indo chinese food.
uttapam was equally good, sambar was just perfect with the blend of spices, sourness, and that signature aroma..
at a very low price u can get amazing dosas(crepes with potato filling) served withgreatsambar and delicious coconut chutney!
mondays are the best time to go there for dinner as they have special deals on this day.

i think this is agreatplace for indian food and it has become a spot for indians to hangout .. and most importantly it is open till 3 in the morning.

i've been to this restaurant many times over the last few years and i've only hadgreatexperiences. everything i've ordered has been hot, fresh tasting, and well seasoned, both when dining in, and when taking out. a must-order dish is the fish pakora; lightly coated white fish accompanied with the most delicious spicy, slightly vinegary sauce to dip. the staff are always very friendly, courteous, and you can really tell that they're trying to make your meal as enjoyable as possible. the dining space itself is very clean and feels warm and homey. i can't say enough good things about house of dosas. it's the perfect place to enjoy an affordable (but awesome) meal!

update:
after a pretty rough experience at the restaurant earlier this week, where issues in the kitchen resulted in some extreme delays (scroll below to my original review for details), i received a message from the owner apologizing for the bad experience and inviting me back to the restaurant for a complimentary meal. i took him up on that offer, and returned to the restaurant for lunch on wednesday. since i've already had their famous dosas during my previous visit, i wanted to try something else off of their menu, and ordered the chicken biryani (details on the dish below). the dish was delicious (and they are serious when it comes to heat), as was the dosa that i had tried earlier in the week. the staff was incredibly friendly and attentive. what really got me though was the owner's graciousness and dedication to his customers. following this visit, my perception of this restaurant has completely done a 180. i would highly recommend this place to anyone looking for good indian food, especially if you enjoy heat.

chicken biryani ($13.99):
4.5/5
this is the first time that i've actually had biryani before, and i've got to say, if all restaurants had biryani like this, then i really should order this dish more often. i really liked the basmati rice, which was a bit firmer and had more texture than the type of rice that i'm accustomed to. it was filled with various herbs and spices, and was very flavourful and fragrant. there was a generous amount of juicy, boneless chicken (i'm delighted by the fact that they use dark meat) that was well-seasoned and very flavourful, and also a small whole egg. now, you get to choose the spice level for your dish. i initially requested the dish to be as spicy as possible, but chickened out (no pun intended) and asked for the 2nd highest level of spice instead. i had seriously dodged a bullet: the dish at the 2nd highest level of spice was already seriously hot. in most restaurants when i ask for my food to be spicy, i usually get something that's just mildly tingly; here, i was actually tearing up and had to drink a lot of water and also use the raitha that they served the dish with to numb the pain (i wouldn't have been able to handle the highest level). they seriously don't pull any punches here, and i'm impressed.

original review:
i really don't like writing negative reviews, but i've honestly had the worst dining experience in recent memory at this restaurant. i visited the place on a monday, which is when they have a special where all of their dosas and uthappams were priced at only $5.99. unable to resist such agreatdeal, i decided to order two dosas: their meat & mixed vegetable dosa (with chicken) and their cheese garlic uthappam. the food took over one hour to arrive. i'm not exaggerating: i ordered before 1:30 pm, and it was well past 2:30 by the time my dosas arrived. i've never walked out of a restaurant before, but i seriously came close. i have no idea what happened, whether this was just a rare, unfortunate misshap or something common to this restaurant, but i was seriously ticked off.

the food, when it did finally arrive, did taste pretty good (details below), but honestly at that point anything probably would taste good to me. although the staff members at the front of the house were relatively friendly and kept my water glass filled, and the prices are an absolute steal on mondays, i'm seriously quite put off by my experience and will not be returning any time soon.

meat & mixed vegetables dosa (chicken, $5.99 on mondays):
4/5
this consisted of a long, thin crepe enclosing a filling of potatoes, peas, carrots (and some other vegetables) and chicken, and was served with three separate chutneys. the crepe was soft, slightly chewy, and quite tasty on its own when dipped into chutney (my favourite is the red one). there was a generous amount of filling, which was also very tasty: the food was well seasoned, with a slight bit of heat, and the pieces of chicken were very tender and moist.

cheese garlic uthappam ($5.99 on mondays):
3/5
this is an indian-style pizza that's topped with garlic and cheese. unlike western pizzas, the crust was more fluffy and tender than doughy. i was quite surprised by the amount of garlic that was present; there were large pieces covering the entire top of the pizza, and the flavour did become a bit overpowering. i would have preferred more cheese (you can never have enough cheese) and a bit less garlic.

house of dosas is one vancouver restaurant that is known forgreatlate night eats and for being budget-friendly.  they have been around for quite sometime now as their yelp reviews date back to 2008.  on zomato, they are ranked within the top 3 most popular restaurants in the kensington area.  i had heard about their monday special where all dosas are $5.99; this has been offered for many years now since the early days of the restaurant.  earlier this week, i made my to house of dosas to indulge in their monday special.

these guys are great, they aregreatwith kids and have agreatattitude whenever we come. food is fantastic, hands down one of the very best in vancouver

great dosas ,,, better in taste and variety than that i got to have in india. very creative mix of south indian and sri lankan delight :) cheers to raj for thegreathospitality :)

my boyfriend and i heardgreatthings about this restaurant and we were pretty excited to try out it out. we walked in but nobody greeted us but understandable since it was quite busy at the time. we were seated and ordered the chicken65 which was really good and the texture was perfect! however i was disappointed in the chicken nando. the@ stuffing was too sweet and cold. the service was okay, wasn't that good. i would come back to try some other menu items but not anytime soon.

guys. there is a dosa place in vancouver that might, for real, give some serious competition to dosa from india. the best way to explain what dosa is, if you've never had it, is to call it a savory crepe. it doesn't do it justice, sure, but maybe gets the idea across. it's crispy, it's savory, comes with a soft spicy filling, and an assortment of dips (chutneys).

i have tried their chicken dosa - safest option there, hard to go wrong with chicken - and the shrimp dosa - tastes very similar to the chicken dosa, only with shrimp instead of chicken. everything else pretty much stays the same. i'd recommend both of them. their dosas are pretty huge; i'd find it hard to finish one all by myself even on a good day.
i'd also strongly recommend the chicken 65.greatstuff!

pro tip #1: go on a monday. they have $5.99 dosas on monday. if garfield knew, he wouldn't be hating on mondays that much.
pro tip #2: it gets enormously crowded on monday evenings. and they don't take reservation. so what's a girl to do? go there with a book or two, put your name on the list, sit down and enjoy the book(s) while you wait for them to call your name.
pro tip #3: on days when you feel like having a bit of fun, try their paper dosa. it's gigantic. go with an appetite.

great food. my favorite appy would be the manchurian chicken.greatplace to watch a cricket game over a cold beer too.

great dosas.greatmasala dosa :)

very poor service , we reached there with a wheel chair member. they told us that it is 15 minutes wait , but they accommodated 3 groups bigger than us who came after us ,by telling they will give us a good table after 45 min at the end of the resturant where wheel chair reached withgreatdifficulty .

as a londoner i know my curry houses. and this place does a mean dosa :-) the sauces and accompaniments are allgreatwith superb sambar. definitely worth trying the utthapam.

if you've not tried dosa before, or south indian food more generally this is well worth a try. good value,greatservice and above all the spices and flavours are all there in the right quantities. plus they show the cricket :-)