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Low-key spot featuring vegetarian Southern Indian cuisine & a lunch buffet with unlimited dosas.
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Address: 1636 N Scottsdale Rd, Tempe, AZ 85288
Phone: (480) 994-8787
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Reviews
sundeep
Tried udupi buffet on Sunday. Honestly not many tables were filled. It’s all vegetarian food with limited choices compared to other restaurants. But food was pretty decent for whatever the choices they offered. Their punugulu, pongal, puri, naan, paneer curries and vermicelli desserts were good. Rest are just ok. Dosas are included that are made fresh but unfortunately they didn’t taste good although looked perfect. Could be just a wrong batch. Service is fine no issues. But ambiance need to be improved. Lacks liveliness. Priced at $13.99 for a buffet, it’s not bad at all but could improve a bit more.
… moreSai Teja
Edit after the owner’s response:
This restaurant owner has some serious issues and clearly doesn’t know how to receive feedback. Trying to defend their scam with half baked cooking knowledge shows why their service is of such downgraded quality. I gave a very sincere review and they publicly mock me for doing so? Wow! That’s some great professionalism right there! I’ve had biryanis from different cuisines and i am very much aware of different cooking styles myself. Please don’t try to comeup with your own definition of biryani and hide it behind Udupi cuisine. Its a shame to the cuisine itself! You literally used the deep fried paneer which was prepared for your appetizers as a topping on a pre cooked pulav. If you still try to defend this as a biryani which was made in a dum style, its an utter shame. FYI, i payed $45 for my order and it would’ve costed me the same if i dine in for the same order. So more than the price, its the quality here which is a big concern. Instead of calling it a “cheap trick”, try to understand how frustrated the customer might be when they take the time to write such a detailed review. What do you think am i going to benefit from writing this review here? Please learn some professionalism and also better business skills instead of scamming & mocking customers. I’m reporting this to Uber right away along with your response!
Original review:
Ordered from this restaurant via Uber Eats and was extremely disappointed. I got the Paneer Biryani and Mushroom Chettinad, both part of a 1+1 offer.
The so called Paneer Biryani is not biryani at all. It was a handful of deep-fried paneer chunks, coated in an overly colored, bland maida batter (despite selecting the highest spice level), topped on a basic mixed veg pulao. If this had been marketed as Veg Pulao with Fried Paneer, I could’ve adjusted my expectations. But to call this “biryani” is misleading at best and insulting at worst!! Not to forget about the portion size which was laughable & barely enough for one person. Slashing portions to kids meal sizes on the name of a 1+1 offer is not a deal, it’s deception. I’ve used this offer at multiple restaurants, and none have pulled this trick. There’s a line between smart pricing and outright scamming, and this place has crossed it!!
As for the Mushroom Chettinad, the gravy was decent, but the mushrooms looked very stale. Also, only one tiny portion of rice was included for two gravies. Just a few spoonfuls which was nowhere near enough. Again, this defeats the purpose of the 1+1 offer.
I saw another person post a similar experience in his review and the owner responded saying the customers shouldn’t be expecting more in a buy1get1 offer. Like seriously? I genuinely request the restaurant owners to please stop scamming customers under the guise of promotions. I did read other negative reviews online before ordering but i chose to ignore them because I trusted the name “Udupi” to uphold a certain standard. Clearly, I was wrong. There’s a first for everything and this was my first ever WORST Udupi experience (& hopefully the last)!! Never order food from here, online. I hope their dine in experience is much better and nowhere closer to this flop show that i experienced!
… moreThis restaurant owner has some serious issues and clearly doesn’t know how to receive feedback. Trying to defend their scam with half baked cooking knowledge shows why their service is of such downgraded quality. I gave a very sincere review and they publicly mock me for doing so? Wow! That’s some great professionalism right there! I’ve had biryanis from different cuisines and i am very much aware of different cooking styles myself. Please don’t try to comeup with your own definition of biryani and hide it behind Udupi cuisine. Its a shame to the cuisine itself! You literally used the deep fried paneer which was prepared for your appetizers as a topping on a pre cooked pulav. If you still try to defend this as a biryani which was made in a dum style, its an utter shame. FYI, i payed $45 for my order and it would’ve costed me the same if i dine in for the same order. So more than the price, its the quality here which is a big concern. Instead of calling it a “cheap trick”, try to understand how frustrated the customer might be when they take the time to write such a detailed review. What do you think am i going to benefit from writing this review here? Please learn some professionalism and also better business skills instead of scamming & mocking customers. I’m reporting this to Uber right away along with your response!
Original review:
Ordered from this restaurant via Uber Eats and was extremely disappointed. I got the Paneer Biryani and Mushroom Chettinad, both part of a 1+1 offer.
The so called Paneer Biryani is not biryani at all. It was a handful of deep-fried paneer chunks, coated in an overly colored, bland maida batter (despite selecting the highest spice level), topped on a basic mixed veg pulao. If this had been marketed as Veg Pulao with Fried Paneer, I could’ve adjusted my expectations. But to call this “biryani” is misleading at best and insulting at worst!! Not to forget about the portion size which was laughable & barely enough for one person. Slashing portions to kids meal sizes on the name of a 1+1 offer is not a deal, it’s deception. I’ve used this offer at multiple restaurants, and none have pulled this trick. There’s a line between smart pricing and outright scamming, and this place has crossed it!!
As for the Mushroom Chettinad, the gravy was decent, but the mushrooms looked very stale. Also, only one tiny portion of rice was included for two gravies. Just a few spoonfuls which was nowhere near enough. Again, this defeats the purpose of the 1+1 offer.
I saw another person post a similar experience in his review and the owner responded saying the customers shouldn’t be expecting more in a buy1get1 offer. Like seriously? I genuinely request the restaurant owners to please stop scamming customers under the guise of promotions. I did read other negative reviews online before ordering but i chose to ignore them because I trusted the name “Udupi” to uphold a certain standard. Clearly, I was wrong. There’s a first for everything and this was my first ever WORST Udupi experience (& hopefully the last)!! Never order food from here, online. I hope their dine in experience is much better and nowhere closer to this flop show that i experienced!
My Th
Oh.My.Goodness. Vegan heaven. Super flavorful, excellent portion, very reasonable- almost too cheap for its quality -delicious meal!!
We ( two adults) arrived mid afternoon yesterday to an empty restaurant and we were served very promptly. We would have ordered more, but the waiter ( probably one of the cook) was a little concerned , hahaha and stopped us. 4 appetizers and 2 house specials. We couldn’t finished all, so we took home leftovers, for our great delight today !!
… moreWe ( two adults) arrived mid afternoon yesterday to an empty restaurant and we were served very promptly. We would have ordered more, but the waiter ( probably one of the cook) was a little concerned , hahaha and stopped us. 4 appetizers and 2 house specials. We couldn’t finished all, so we took home leftovers, for our great delight today !!
Bhaskar Singh
Went there on Saturday, 9/30/24, lunch buffet included tea, dosa and dessert. Food was very good and priced at $13. I think they are trying to increase # of customers after the last years closure and change of ownership. Give them a chance, they are doing everything they can.
… moreMansoob Khan
There was a promotion going on – BOGO in Uber Eats. So I decided to give it a try and ordered Paneer Biryani.
You can see the portion size of paneer biryani. It’s clearly one portion divided into 2 portion. And it was not biryani, it was fried tofu (Not Paneer according to me at-least, and if its paneer, then this is the worst paneer I tested ever) over rice. This so called paneer was very tight and not giving a taste of paneer at all.
You can fool your customers only once. This is my first and last order with you.
Don’t run such promotions when you can’t fulfill it.
… moreYou can see the portion size of paneer biryani. It’s clearly one portion divided into 2 portion. And it was not biryani, it was fried tofu (Not Paneer according to me at-least, and if its paneer, then this is the worst paneer I tested ever) over rice. This so called paneer was very tight and not giving a taste of paneer at all.
You can fool your customers only once. This is my first and last order with you.
Don’t run such promotions when you can’t fulfill it.
Dinesh
Latest update: whatever tip you add to the bill and pay by card goes to the owner and not to the servers. So if you like to tip the server in case service was good, pay cash. May be this is the reason I always see different staff most of the time I go there.
Went there for dinner. Latest video will show that the quality of the food has degraded drastically. Sambhar is now just spicy liquid with just garam masala in it with one carrot piece. They only have one person making tea so wait time for tea is almost 20-30 minutes. I waited almost 30 minutes for the food and 15 minutes for them to get the order despite place being empty.
Past: Food is good but facility is understaffed. This impacts their service level. Manager at this location needs to get the staffing on point. I really like the food here. Staff is super friendly and attentive. I understand the staffs trouble in attending to all the table at once with short numbers in servers. Reduction of 2 start for the management not the staff, to be clear.
… moreWent there for dinner. Latest video will show that the quality of the food has degraded drastically. Sambhar is now just spicy liquid with just garam masala in it with one carrot piece. They only have one person making tea so wait time for tea is almost 20-30 minutes. I waited almost 30 minutes for the food and 15 minutes for them to get the order despite place being empty.
Past: Food is good but facility is understaffed. This impacts their service level. Manager at this location needs to get the staffing on point. I really like the food here. Staff is super friendly and attentive. I understand the staffs trouble in attending to all the table at once with short numbers in servers. Reduction of 2 start for the management not the staff, to be clear.
Dean Orcatek-Farrell
This is tough. The server was very friendly. The food was very good. The problem we had was the timing on food delivery. My daughter got her appetizer and at the same time my mom got her meal. 10 minutes later her husband got his meal. 5 more minutes and daughter got her meal. 5 more minutes and I got my meal. Now they were not busy at all. Less than 10 others in restaurant. Not sure what the issue with kitchen was. I had one of the crepes. The photos make it look tiny like a French crepe. Look at my photo to see it was nearly two feet long and five inches wide. It is mostly hollow, and being that size I am glad. For someone not familiar with the cuisine, I was surprised.
… moreRonak Sunkuru
FOOD IS NOT FRESHLY MADE( you can read multiple reviews)
Ordered gobi 65 biriyani, they gave me in 16 oz. Box, (not even sufficient for a kid). The rice was given right out of fridge, it was super cold just added gobi fry on top and served it. When I asked about, their reply was- “Biriyani cannot be made fresh”, like seriously ?
Never coming here again
… moreOrdered gobi 65 biriyani, they gave me in 16 oz. Box, (not even sufficient for a kid). The rice was given right out of fridge, it was super cold just added gobi fry on top and served it. When I asked about, their reply was- “Biriyani cannot be made fresh”, like seriously ?
Never coming here again
Clippy Clippy
Edit: The owner responded in less than 24 hours, they denied every issue that I encountered and placed the blame on me as a customer, which is something that you will see repeated in every other critical review of this business. I would highly recommend reading other recent reviews, my horror story is one of many. To the business owner: it’s difficult to deny that these are actions your business find acceptable when you have countless instances of people having the same terrible experience, please try addressing the issues rather than denying them as it will have a better impact on your customer base.
The worst Indian food I’ve had in my life. Waiting for the food there was flies buzzing around the restaurant, server was impressively rude, and when I got my food there was more bone than meat. I’ve never had a wrap where I take a bite of a bone the size of my index finger. I’m not one to throw food out, but this is a rare exception, absolutely avoid
… moreThe worst Indian food I’ve had in my life. Waiting for the food there was flies buzzing around the restaurant, server was impressively rude, and when I got my food there was more bone than meat. I’ve never had a wrap where I take a bite of a bone the size of my index finger. I’m not one to throw food out, but this is a rare exception, absolutely avoid
Bala Venkataramanan
UPDATED REVIEW – I went to this place 4 years back and gave a great review because of the udupi style food and enjoyed it. We went back after all these years a couple of weeks back for the weekend buffet and was very disappointed. The service and food was below average. We were disappointed so updating the review.
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Below is the review from my previous visit 4 years back. Pictures are also from my visit 4 years back.
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I love the buffet here. Great udupi sytyle restaurant, brings back my Bangalore day memories. Love the sambar and pongal, i dont get to eat the bangalore style sambhar anywhere else so loved it. The weekends can get crowded as this place is getting more popular. Service is pretty good as well… obviously they struggle when it’s over crowded but that’s not unique to this place. Overall a great place for vegetarian south Indian food.
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Below is the review from my previous visit 4 years back. Pictures are also from my visit 4 years back.
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I love the buffet here. Great udupi sytyle restaurant, brings back my Bangalore day memories. Love the sambar and pongal, i dont get to eat the bangalore style sambhar anywhere else so loved it. The weekends can get crowded as this place is getting more popular. Service is pretty good as well… obviously they struggle when it’s over crowded but that’s not unique to this place. Overall a great place for vegetarian south Indian food.