Malgudi Garden restaurant review

So finally, I got the opportunity to fulfill my eternal quest to have some delicious Dosa in this alien country. Visited "Malgudi Garden" for dinner today.

The most remarkable aspect of this restaurant is the service. Food is undeniably good but what actually steals the show is the superb service. Wouldn't you feel like a million bucks when after a long hard weekend, you go out for dinner on a Friday, and are welcomed by smiling faces of the restaurant hosts. Prompt and ever helpful, they kept coming up to our table again and again to check if we were liking the food and needed anything else. Not just the hosts but each one of the servers were extremely gracious and attentive.
Loved the varieties of dosas and chutneys. But the ghee roast dosa deserves a special mention. The aroma itself transported me back to sweet India. Oh my first and only love, India! How I miss you! The creamy custard was delectable. And south Indian coffee refreshed me instantly.

This restaurant deserves a 4.6 on a scale of 5. Good job, guys.

The eternal quest to have the Best Masala Dosa

So in order to satisfy my eternal quest to have the best masala dosa in town, me and my roomie went to the newly opened Madurai Thattu Kadai restaurant in W Spring creek, Plano, braving the icy cold winds ravaging the barren planes of Plano.

The ambience was cowboyish with wooden benches-table and brick finished walls. You can't miss the huge posters featuring the South Indian superstars. And the overly loud songs were a bit of distraction especially when one is trying to have an intellectual conversation.

Coming to food. We ordered Masala dosa, fish fry, chicken biryani, chicken sukka and filter coffee. Its self service restaurant. (-1). Taste wise the dosa was good. Size wise, too small. The server poured the orange chutney next to the dosa and was trying to do the same with the sambar. (Can you imagine!) I had to point him, "Hey, buddy! Won't it be a good idea, to serve the sambar in a small bowl?) The bulb glowed above his head, and he promptly got me a bowl for sambar which was delicious. The orange chutney was bit low on salt. The fish Fry was bland and spiceless. The chicken biryani was passable and again he had poured the gravy next to the rice. The chicken sukka (Bits of shredded chicken stir fried with some onion) was sad to say the least. My 6 yrs old niece could have prepared that! Filter coffee was average, not worthy of a south Indian restaurant though.

Some minuses here.

Plastic cutlery -1
Self service -1
Pouring the sambar next to dosa - Double minus 1

Overall, a below average experience. On a scale of 10, I would rate it to be a 4. My roomie gives it a 3.