Chennai Masala

This is a restaurant that I frequent not just because of it's proximity to where I live, but also as this is the most authentic south indian restaurant in town. The 3 items that I order most frequently and never get tired of are: Idli-sambar, Onion Rava masala dosa, Tandoori Platter sampler. The most authentic dosas, idli's, sambar, vadas, chutneys that I had in Portland outside India. I could have given 5 stars if it's not for the service... There are some items that I tried and did not like: Bhaigan Bharta, Onion Kulcha (it wasn't a kulcha, it was more like a naan with some embedded onions :-)). I am not a fan of their biryanis (both chicken and lamb biryanis are just okay). You can pass on their egg dosa as well. One other good Indian joint in Portland area is India Chaat house on 12th and Yamhill in downtown more

We go here for the lunch buffet every once in a while. While Swagath has a pretty good lunch buffet too, Chennai Masala is better in my opinion because the food is spicier. Indian food is supposed to be spicy and Chennai Masala does a good job. more

So far this place has the best Indian food we have found on Portland. It is about ten times less spicy than the real stuff but my wife and I have adjusted our tastes buds down, heat wise, and it is fine. The masala dosa is the real thing (it is not a spicy dish to begin with anyway) and Chennai Masala the only place in Oregon that does serve the real deal. The problem is the location. Now when we come back from the beach we head here for masala dosa, and then order a full Indian meal to go so that we can have good Indian food two days in a row. Now if they would open a branch in NE that served breakfast we would be very happy. Pros: Masala Dosa Cons: Location more

I heard great things about this restaurant and I love Indian food so my wife and decided to give it a try. When we got there, we found there were too many things to choose from on the menu and were a bit overwhelmed. Pros: great food Cons: loud, extremely slow service, too many items on the menu more

No wonder its the best place... i recently visited them for their fathers day special buffet. It was totally worth the price. Instead of some other restaurants charging $12.95 for just vegetarian. The place started filling early as 11:30 which is un-usuall for a weekend. Typically crowd starts flowing in around 1:00pm on weekends. Pros: Best Selection... best value Cons: Bit crowded? maybe this is good! more

Simply Authentic Dosas and the smell of sambhar that makes you hungy.... Pros: Excellant service, awesome taste... Cons: nothing really more

Arumaiyana Unnavu....(Fantastic Meal) Pros: Thumbs up taste and service Cons: Small tables more