We visited Udipi for dinner on our way thru Chicago. It is supposed to be a pure vegetarian place but this location serves meat and as per their menu, they are proud about it :-( . Not a good sign in continuing traditions. This was my first disappointment.

We ordered the traditional items like Avial, poori, paper masala dosa, rava dosa which are very basic and traditional items. We would expect Udipi to nail them as they are supposed to be good at them. But to our disappointment..

#Avial. . Is not good, it tasted like coconut milk and yogurt chutney without any vegetables in it.
#Paper dosa. . Was very thick and not crispy at all.
#Poori.. tasted like half fried dough. .
#Udipi chat..was like random mixture of sweet and savor sauce with dahi vada in it..there is nothing special in it..

# menu said Avial will be served with Rice..but they forgot to serve rice. When we asked for it, they served it as if they are doing a favor.

Bad service..and bad quality food.

Never going to visit this place or any Udipi location in future for breaking their tradition and not respecting the quality of the food. A big disappointment indeed.

My friends and I went to Udupi Palace a couple of days ago, and they had great food. The dosa was delicious as was the buffet when we had gone a couple months ago. The service was great and it didn't take long for the food to arrive which was excellently prepared. Loved it!

My family and I went to Udupi Palace last Wednesday. The food was delicious and the service was excellent. Definitely one of my favorite places for Indian food!