Super excited to have found this unique South Indian Bangalore "Darshini" style dosa...been here recently to explore this unassuming tinted glassed location in midst of corporate buildings (near great mall). Tried their crispy Benne Butter masala dosa, kesari bath and my friend tried the Vegan set dosa. Very filling and tasty akin to home made style chutneys and sambar. The grainy semolina(Sooji) kesari was tasty and less ghee unlike many other places.. Plenty of parking and it's only take out hence served in to-go box. Large space to dine right there though to savour the hot piping dosa(can't do take out dosa for me). I really hope they would sometime in future set up a full service dining spot with delish crispy dosa like CTR, Vidyarthi Bhavan classic spots in Bangalore ifykyk

Dosa: When Indians who have enjoyed the taste of Bengaluru style Dosa leave India and come to US, they miss the taste of some great restaurants like CTR or Vidyarthi Bhavan and crave for the authentic Dosa. I missed it too. As someone who enjoys Dosa, I craved for it. I have tried several Dosa places in the US and nothing even comes close to the authenticity and taste of Surya Darshini. In-fact, when I visited India, I missed Surya Darshini Dosa. I have been visiting Surya Darshini since the beginning and not once have I felt the taste has changed. It is so bang on every time. Perfectly Crispy on the outside and Soft on the inside. The overall taste of Palya and Sambar just adds to the flavour so aptly. Place: Always playing melodious old Kannada songs, gives you pleasant vibes. Owner: Every time you talk to him, one of the things that really stands out is the passion of the owner towards Dosa and serving Food: 5/5 | Service: 5/5 | Atmosphere: 5/5

I finally got to try the benne dosa at Suryadarshini. Its possibly the closest to the Bangalore style benne dosa in bay area and an absolute delight! Love the sambar and chutneya also. The rava idly wasn't okay, not phenomenal - i would skip it the next time. The ordering is self-service, and has lots of space indoor and outdoors.

The OG Benne dosa place in the Bay Area. The dosa, potato stuffing, chutney and sambhar are all quite authentic staying true to the bengaluru roots with the mild mix of sweetness spice and sour flavors. Found them to be consistently good across multiple visits! Their Khara buns are a bomb of flavor - highly recommended if you're visiting them :)

Came here for brunch after suggestion from a friend. From earlier pictures it showed as foodtruck but as of may 2024 they have moved into their own place. The seating is outside but doesn't have any seating inside. 4/5 butter masala Dosa - The dosa was big, a little oily but overall tasted well with the potato masala. The chutney was tasty and fresh and sambhar was decent. 5/5 Filter Coffee - this was freshly made and would recommend. 4/5 Khara buns - these are savory buns and bit hot due to pepper and onion in them and pair well with Indian chai. Overall a good place for hitting that dosa craving.

Best dosa I've had in the US. 90-95% of the flavor vidyarthi bhavan / mtr. The sambar and fresh chutney is reminiscent of Bangalore and they Got the flavor profile right. A bit pricey at $14 but worth every dollar to transport you to the memories, taste, and joy of home.

Finally tried this quite-popular Bangalore style dosa place. This came highly recommended by a friend who also warned me about the ordering process and how it gets sold out fast (and it does, so order well ahead to pick up on the coming weekend). Thankfully, their new location in Milpitas is convenient for weekend pick-up (They used to operate out of a food truck previously). They have limited options and their plain one gets sold out pretty quick. So i ended up ordering the Butter masala dosa. Price is on the higher side if you compare with other dosa/South Indian places in the bay. However, with dosa I feel eating fresh is the key 'coz by the time I got home to devour my dosa, it had become quite soggy. Nonetheless, the taste was really good, the dosa was soft and masala was tasty. Sambar quantity was a bit less (I missed the in-restaurant sambar refills tbh). But, all-in-all, a good place to try Bangalore style dosa :)