“The dosa is paper thin with the perfect amount of crisp, possibly griddled in ghee. The sambar, aloo masala and the coconut chutney all tasted incredibly fresh.”
H3
8.3/10Indian
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Get a . It's the reason people trek to Flushing, and the and come up most. The food is vegetarian and cafeteria style, served in the basement of a Hindu temple, and a runs around $10. Some regulars say the quality varies day to day and slipped after the pandemic.
“The dosa is paper thin with the perfect amount of crisp, possibly griddled in ghee. The sambar, aloo masala and the coconut chutney all tasted incredibly fresh.”
H3
“Places w/ Dosas being a good default (Dosa Delight and the Temple Canteen).”
H2
“Temple Canteen is much better than Saravana Bhavan and Thiru”
H2
“Temple Canteen in queens. In the basement of a Hindu temple serving southern Indian veg food (dosas etc) cafeteria style.”
H2
“Dosa/South Indian at Temple Canteen in Flushing”
H2
“Temple canteen, it's dosa and vegetarian but is the best”
H2
“Rava Dosa or Onion Chili Uthappam from Temple Canteen”
H2
“They sometimes have a Hyderabadi dosa special that is quite amazing if you like spicy dosas.”
H2
“Only place I've truly enjoyed a dosa in NYC”
H2
“My favorite is the rava masala dosa. Can’t find any other place in NYC that makes it nearly as good.”
H2
“We realized here that we really need to order dosas with potato fillings (when we went to Temple Canteen, we just got unfilled dosas, and the dish felt unmoored).”
H2
“I love the temple canteen, especially for the price.”
H2