Saravanaa Bhavan

The restaurant is in its own building. We had to wait more than 10 minutes to be seated even though there was no one waiting before us and not very many customers at that time. The front desk lady was writing something and didn't even acknowledge that we were there until after 10-15 mins. Service was typical Indian restaurant service. The food was good. I wish people serving were more friendly and enthusiastic.

Looked for Vegetarian restaurant in Irving. Found an authentic South Indian Restaurant. We were put on waiting list for a little while. Then, the waitress came and told to follow. She wasn’t communicating clearly and looked shy. I guess she recently started working. We ordered the 2 set of Saravanaa Special Meal. It loved the food even though, it was my first time trying South Indian Food. If you are looking for vegeterian restaurant around Irving, this is the one.

Had heard about this chain from various friends so decided to give it a try. After asking about their most popular dosas, I was suggested to try Mysore Masala Dosa. Within 5 minutes of placing the order the dosa arrived. It was soft, very very thin and barely warm. The potato stuffing was very mild and lacked flavor. Chutneys we're ok. The Sambhar lacked that authentic Bangalore flavor. I was thinking of trying their filtered coffee, but the disappointment prevented me from trying. Service was good, but not the food.

Food here is absolutely mouthwatering and exceeded our high expectations of this franchise :) !. We were passing through Dallas and dropped by to have dinner on two successive evenings. Between 3 of us, we covered around 10 items on the menu :)...food was served hot and fast. And despite being located in a nice suburb, the cost is very affordable. I would highly recommend having the special meals :)...the menu has great indian desserts, and in addition the same mall has other indian eats including an ice cream shop to wash down your meal with something sweet...the servers are also very friendly and respectful. overall an amazing culinary experience! :)

I rarely do 1-star reviews but the front desk staff was disrespectful and unprofessional. The food was also not upto the mark with Saravana bhavan standards, so I highly recommend not to waste your ⏰ and 💰here. Edit: Visited again reluctantly few weeks after, this time food was much better, service was better but still behind so bumping it up to 3 stars. When you give feedback or have concerns with the food, the waiter just has no idea what to do, who to ask. Expect to spend $10-15 per person.

When you walk in you will instantly notice that most of the customers are from India. I tend to take this as a good sign. I absolutely love the dosa masala here but this time around I decided to try their South Indian Thali. Everything was very tasty and thank god the spice level was decent. I hate going to Indian restaurants that over do it in the spice level. Portions are quite generous and the staff is very nice, all though it’s primarily counter service. I’ve been coming here for a while now and don’t understand for the life of me how this place even has 3.5 stars. Maybe my standards are too low because I’ve never been to India and don’t know how the dosa is there. But for me this place is wonderful and seems pretty authentic. They say the coffee here is pretty good too. This is a must try!!!