Sri Ganesh Dosa House
Indian restaurant · Jersey City ·
Dosas, vegetarian South Indian eats, chutneys, and unlimited sambar
Dosas, vegetarian South Indian eats, chutneys, and unlimited sambar
"Owner Venu Rachuri’s Sri Ganesh’s Dosa House — its blue awning featuring the elephant-headed god — was the second southern Indian restaurant to appear in the neighborhood dubbed India Square in the ’90s, just as the Gujarati dominance was waning. The menu presents dozens of dosas, the crisp, thin crepes made from a batter of naturally fermented rice and lentils, with a variety of stuffings. But it is also offers other classics from a strictly vegetarian menu, including idly, pongal, and upma. Place your order at the counter, take a number, and sit down until your dishes are called. — RS" - Melissa McCart
"The weekend rush can feel a bit chaotic, but this canteen-style dosa spot has so many delicious breakfast and brunch options. Swing by on a Sunday morning with a few friends and enjoy their crispy rava dosas, the unlimited sambhar, and their slightly nutty and fresh coconut chutney. For a rainy day treat, order their madras coffee and onion-chilli-bajji." - nisha vedi pawar
"I’m convinced this Jersey City spot is the best restaurant in the world: the ordering system has improved (you get a numbered receipt and are called by number), and my usual, the butter Mysore masala dosa ($10), arrives as a long, crisp tube browned to perfection from a fermented rice‑and‑lentil batter, rubbed inside with spice powder and filled with a potato mixture seasoned with black mustard seeds, curry leaves, and other South Indian spices; I break off pieces to pick up the potato and dip each bite in fresh coconut or peanut chutneys, and I also get unlimited free servings of sambar from a pot at the side of the room — the whole meal is supremely satisfying and super fun to eat, and there are 68 other dosas on the menu to explore." - Robert Sietsema
"The weekend rush can feel a bit chaotic, but this canteen-style dosa spot has so many delicious breakfast and brunch options. Swing by on a Sunday morning with a few friends and enjoy their crispy rava dosas, the unlimited sambhar, and their slightly nutty and fresh coconut chutney. For a rainy day treat, order their madras coffee and onion-chilli-bajji." - Nisha Vedi Pawar
"Located in Jersey City’s India Square, Sri Ganesh’s is one of the city’s finest South Indian vegetarian restaurants, specializing in its namesake dosas tendered in around 60 varieties, some invented, others attributed to cities back home like Bangalore and Pondicherry. Many other classic dishes such as upma, uttapam, curd rice (laced with yogurt), and pulihora (tamarind rice from Andhra Pradesh) are available. A unique ordering system featuring numbers on sticks sometimes generates chaos." - Robert Sietsema