A few nights ago, we found ourselves in Marin County to have dinner with our friends. Since our friends liked the food of Om South India cuisine, we thought of giving it a try.

The Restaurant: It is a family owned restaurant in downtown San Rafael. Although a substantial portion of the menu is dedicated to the standard dosa/uttapams, the owner has also added some of her own recipe’s to the menu (for example: Kaddapa Idli).

The ambiance is nothing to write home about, but it’s not bad either.

The Food: Since we’re vegetarians, we only sampled the veggie stuff, however, our friend raves about the meat dishes as well. As soon as we entered the resturant we were served with “Bhungras”(a type of crispy Indian snack, that reminded me how much we used to eat it as kids). Wow! All four of us finished that basket within few mins. For starters, we ordered the Kadappa mini idli’s. These mini idli’s were made from rice and “urad flour” (a type of lentil flour) and the curry was a subtle lemon color, made of lentils and cashews puree, which was out of this world. For the main course, we ordered a Ghee Rava Masala Dosa, Mysore Dosa, Onion Uttapan and Idli Sambhar, to share between the four of us.

The dosa’s were not too thick, or too thin (you know the ones, which turn to powder upon touch??) – but just right! All the entrees were served with sambhar, coconut chutney and tomato chutney. The food was very good and had an authentic south Indian flavor to it.

The service: The service was polite, but we felt they were always in a bit of a hurry although the place was far from packed.

Cost: $$ ($8-10 for a dosa)

I would highly recommend to visit this place if you are in San Rafael downtown, craving some South Indian food!

Website: http://www.omcuisine.com/

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