Udupi Bhavan in Ashland

[morda]

Hi folks--

I wonder if anyone has been to Udupi Bhavan in Ashland recently. It was one of my faves while I lived in MA. Is it still good?

morda

[galleygirl]

I go there once a month or so, cuz my BF lives in Framingham...I think you have to order very carefully, because for me, it's very starch-heavy...I do love their poori appetizersand usually get a palak paneer, and maybe baigan bartha, two of the most veggie intensive dishes....I still haven't had their nan, believe it or not...Last time, they were having technical difficulties, so we ended up with paratha,I thiink there's some deal where they only nan on weekdays(they have a lot of strange practices, like you can only BYOB on weekdays!) The time befor that, had to try a dossa, (it IS the place for dosai!)....For true greasy goodness, get the veggie cutlet...

Oh, I notice you said Ashland...Did you know theyhad moved to 417 Waverley Street in framingham?

508-820-0230

[morda]

Oh, I notice you said Ashland...Did you know theyhad moved to 417 Waverley Street in framingham?

508-820-0230

No, I didn't know they had moved, thanks for the heads up, galleygirl. I haven't been there in about 5 years, so maybe I'm asking a bit much We would go there all the time when I was in college. But Framingham is closer, so I guess that's a good thing.

It sounds like they may have added more Northern Indian dishes to the menu. When we used to go we would get poori baghi, dosas, idlys, etc (sorry if my spelling is way off). Do they still serve these things?

[galleygirl]

Yes, yes, they still have all the things you asked about; whole menu sections for Dosai and Uthappam, every kind of crepe and pancake imagineable...I just feel a little bloated if I do a strictly bread and grain heavy meal, even tho they do them well, so I like to concetrate on some of those northern Indian dishes to lighten things up....There are actually very few of these dishes on the menu; it sounds like all your old favorites are still there...

[WHS]

I don't know if Billerica is on your route, but there is a very good South Indian restaurant called Masalaa located there that serves all the classics--dosai, iddly, vadai, thali, etc...