Well this was a terrible disappointment. I usually try to support small mom and pop stores but the overall experience was sadly really bad. Ill just concentrate on food as I dont weight the experience of poor service too much in my review.The dosa I ordered was cold (maybe at max room temperature) but the chutney they gave was super cold almost like it hadnt thawed out yet. The sambar was warm but tasted like it was made with shelf sambar powder. The combination of these three just spoiled the whole experience. Oh well onto trying other South Indian places.I see that I had an unfinished review with an equally poor review which means this was an issue pre-covid and thus does not leave too much leeway for covid woes as an issue. Also no one was wearing a mask or taking much precautions (shrug)

...sandhya and prashant are nice...prompt, sometimes overwhelmed because of lack of help, but respectful......dosas, utthapams, idlis, bondas, vadas - all well made and fresh...accompanying sambar, chutneys are also tasty and spicy...rice dishes, like bisi bela bath, are also good...we have also enjoyed upma and pongal...plus south indian coffee...good job indeed...just wish they would increase the quantity of the sambar and add more masala to the masala dosas!!......south indian desserts are limited in variety, if you like sweet things, that is......chole-bhature (garbanzo beans with fried bread) or puri-aloo (potato curry with bread like sopapilla) are also tasty......they need a frequent eater program and discounts, to retain existing customers, or attract new ones...they also need a modest lunch buffet, if possible......overall, our favorite for south indian grub, and we have tried them all in arizona!!

I visited the restaurant on 10/29/2020 at 5.10 pm for dinner. This is COVID 19 era. This restaurant is situated in a mall and set up as a fast food set-up. You pay upfront and get your food.Ambience - When I entered, I did not get a good vibe. The restaurant had definitely seen better days. The taped up seats should have good reasons to leave, but i decided to give it a try.Customer Service - The man taking my order was not having a good day. It set the tone for my experience.Utensils - Paper plates and Styrofoam cups for dine in.Food - There was a good selection of food. I ordered Onion Rave Masala Dosa ($9.50) and the Grill Thali (#13.99). Came to about $25++.Taste - The Grill Thali came with instant Idly, and instant Vada, and masala dosa. The masala dosa was hot but the two chutneys were ice cold, with the sambar watery. I asked if the chutney can be heated up and was told No. The Onion Rave Masala Dosa also came with ice cold chutneys. I was eating a hot dosa by dipping into a cold chutney!!!!I finished my meal and the tea had not arrived. I just wanted to leave, asked for a cup cover to leave, and was told that they do not have a cup cover ( I wonder how take away orders are fulfilled).Experience - I do not recommend this restaurant. I did not get value for money and bad customer service with Indian food that is made from instant freezer food. I would be happy paying $25 to eat at Olive Garden.

We visit one or the other family owned restaurants during our valley visits. This is our best bet for our dosa, chai, ven pongal fix and almost all South Indian dishes. Extremely hard working and genuine couple, serving great home style food. Their prices are comparably high according to some people but to me it feels justified because ingredients are good quality and oil quality is good. I prefer driving back home without a tummy upset. I don’t care about cheap Indian food available all over the valley

We wanted to have south Indian Thali which was not available.We had Tamarind,biriyani and curd rice.Tamrind rice was not mixed well and was sour.In curd rice curd was very sour and quantity less.Biriyani was not good.

My family and I have been coming here for 4+ years now and the food never disappoints. The owners are really nice people as well. My 1 year old son is obsessed with their mango lassi drink!

Really good food specially dosa and spring dosa is must try.

Very flavorful food..I loved their dosa, upma and filter coffee

I liked the service, decent customer service. Prices were fine. For folks who are not very used to South Indian food, this can be a great place to try out dosas, idly and other stuff. But, if you are looking for authentic madras / tamil nadu style then this is not the place.

They closed dine in without updating on their website. We arrived hungry after 2 hours of drive.

Very nice food and awesome Ownership. Really really nice place to eat.

First time here...delicious!

I wanted to love this place, but it just didnt do it for me. I dont understand how Indian food can be bland but I thought theirs was. The potatoes in my dosa had a very inauthentic buttery flavor... almost like margarine. I dont care about presentation or foam plates, but I do want my food to have flavor!

We went to this place on Friday evening and definitely not going there again. We ordered Mysore masala dosa and Thali. Mysore masala dosa had some kind of red food color inside and Thali was super cold. They served in a foam plates which was super disappointment. That could be because of covid . But overall arrangement is too bad. They don’t even have water dispensers. The worst South Indian food I have experienced ever. Price is too high. I will happily spend 26$ at Olive Garden instead of this. Not recommended at all 😕😕

Ordered food recently. Food was off the charts. I saw a bunch of 1 star reviews but wanted to try their dosa. Amazing dosa, amazing vada paav, amazing paav bhaji and great north Indian curries. Probably the best Indian food except biryanis Ive had in Chandler.

Price is higher than other place. dosa was small, should be $ 6.99 according to size.idli just came 2. every other restaurant give 3 in a plate. even price was expensive. Sambhar was watery.. giving that much high price and eating in foam plate. not worth it.

I love this place. We had the Dosa and it was incredible. Service is fast. The ambience simple and the owners are wonderful people. Highly recommend this place.

Delicious food, outstanding service, clean ambiance, friendly owners and lots of vegetarian dishes on the menu. Should definitely try any kind of dosas and Punjabi food. Mango lassi is out of this world.

Special thali is good.Their special parotta is a frozen Kawan Paratta and they charged 8.99 for it.Why is it named special 😁

Authentic South Indian restaurant offering wide range of options. Dosa, Idli, mirchi bajji, samosas are the best. Owner of the restaurant cooks the food fresh everyday and he is the best at all kind of dosas. This restaurant outranks any place when compared to dosas.Prices: Their prices are reasonable when compared to the competitors.What to try?Obviously dosa, but if you are more into rice items then definitely try their veggie fried rice with Gobi Manchurian.

I didnt like this indian restaurant. The food was not great.

Went here 2 times during my short stay in Tempe. Loved their Paav bhaji dosa and Chhole bhatura. Their dosa is good. It is crispy and still spongy. Definitely recommended.

Nice homey kannatica food. Our favorite when we dont want to cook Indian. The owner is super friendly too. Small n Quant place but food tastes awesome, especially their tiffin items. Although my fav is their tomato rice.

Tasty Channa Bhatura and dosas.

A friend, my wife, and I had lunch here on a Sunday afternoon.The food is very savory and flavorful! We do not have much experience with Indian food, but this has increased our interest! We will definitly keep this in our list of places for a Delicious Change of Pace

Last week was the first time in this fine restaurant. But It is absolutely not the last. We enjoyed the evening a lot with the attentive service, with the finest dishes and wine and with the honest cost. We will surely visit there soon.

I love this restaurant. Always great service and the best vegan options ever and delicious food. Thank you Woodlands!

Good tasty dishes, but I wish they improve their ambience. Serve in better utensils rather than disposables. It will improve greatly improve dining experience!

This is south india food. It is very tasty.

Dosas are really great. Loved the food.

Good place. I had the Chettinaad Dosa. It was greasier than I thought it would be, but really yummy. The tomato chutney was very good! I could have ordered one of the snacks or lunch items since I wasnt that hungry, but this hit the spot. Im going back at dinner time!

Great spot to eat some food when in a rush. The service is swift, rates are convenient, fantastic mood. Will come visit again

Idlli n sambhar was very good

Best butter paneer ever!! Tons of flavor and the perfect level of spice. We also ordered a dosa which got soggy because we did take out but still had a lot of flavor. This will be our go to for Indian food for sure. Love!!

The best restaurant for all Karnataka food in Arizona. Their dosa items are the best!! They are a family who own this restaurant from long time. The owner/chef is the best there!

We love the food here, we have been going for years!

I ordered the Paneer Butter masala, and the tofu masala to-go. It was very good, and the green sauce in the sauce bar was great. I’m not sure if my order was missing rice, or if it was combined in one container intended to be split.. other than that, great experience. I was glad to see that the menu very clearly marked its vegan items. Will be back

Very tasty food and clean environment. To be honest though I am a good cook, I love their food

Authentic! Wonderful atmosphere! Great South Indian selection! Vegetarian! I highly recommend it!

They are reopened for dine in, even though it doesnt say so. Otherwise great food and service.

#1. Today, had Special Thali for lunch, and For Poriyal & Koottu - they giving Veg kuruma, PavBaji Masala gravy kind of side dish and they are Not Koottu and Poriyal. Also, Rice quantity is lesser.#2. Some 2 weeks back - had Chettinad Dosa and it was good.

Great food and tastes just like it would back in India. This is my joint when I crave for proper Indian cuisine.

Have been going here for years, same quality and great taste. One thing that stands out is Lovely attitude of the owners

Awesome place to visit very welcoming staff Food in the restaurant is simply superbly delicious. A must place to visit. Come fall in love with woodland restaurant love it

Good Indian food....The owner were friendly and nice...

I recommend the Paneer Butter Masala. Our kids love the Masala Dosa

Pretty good food but pricey for paper plates and plastic forks. Spicy as hell! They sell cans of soda, which is annoying. If Im going to pay $2.99 for a drink I want more than 12 ounces.

This is the ONLY restaurant I go out of my way to come back to when I visit. Some of the best Indian food Ive ever had...and Im always one of the only people who is not Indian dining here. I always take this as a good sign. I always get the same thing - Vegetable Curry and parotta bread. And all the chutney. So much chutney. ❤❤❤

Food is great but expensive. Also, take a jacket if you plan on dining in. This place is always cold for some reason

Worst qualify food served and the restaurant is dirty. Twice we had food at that place and both times we had upset stomach with severe stomach ache. Dont waste your money at this restaurant. Its the worst Indian restaurant in Phoenix.

Its a no-frills type of place. Just authentic food and nice people. The food always tastes great and comes out fast. Reasonably priced. I recommend the spinach dosa!

Great family run 100% vegetarian restaurant. Best Dosas in the east valley. Prashant , the owner cum chief chef is always ready to serve with a smile.

Doesnt look like much on the inside, but if you want good south Indian food for lunch this is a great place. Good prices. Great Dosa and large portions.

Really amazing food! The dosa and the natural (try #19 and #33) were so tasty.

I would agree with the review below.The person at the counter was not friendly at all. However the server was nice and smiled at us. We ordered South Indian Thaali. The food tasted good although it wasnt the best but who am I to complain for a price of 9.99 and such huge portion. But as soon after eating I started having upset stomach. My stomach cannot tolerate stale food. The person did not even look up as we were leaving to say Thank You. Besides we were the only costumers. How hard is it to be nice to the only costumers in the room. And it explains quite well why the place was empty.

I had an order of special vegetable curry. It was very flavorful however they served there food in paper bowls and paper plates. They leave their water out and it gets warm and there are few places to sit. Overall the food was tasty but the presentation and manner in which it is served is very lacking.

**VISIT THIS PLACE AT YOUR OWN RISK** This place serves food that tastes good, but they serve extremely hot food in Polystyrene Cups & Plates, which is not supposed to be done. It increases the risk of getting cancer. They do it to save money and make profits. Our innocent Indian community doesnt pay heed to it, but if you go to this place often, chances are that your digestive tract will not work normally. Also, the attitude of the cashier and the way they treat their customers is not up to the mark.. I think its the owner who is the most arrogant. This place is a health hazard. Be safe guys.

Go here and eat everything. Right now! We had the paneer butter masala, mysore masala dosa, and the malbor pratta bread. Loved the depth of flavor on the masala sauce with the bread/dosa. We will be back for sure. Thanks for the great dinner.PS Happy Birthday to papa!

Hard wood is easy to get around here.

Best Sambar in the States. Amazing!

Didnt quite enjoy dining here. No good customer service. They serve a full meal in disposable plates. The taste is mediocre to say the least and so is the quantity of food. The papadam was soft instead of being crispy. Food was not warm enough. Very expensive for the kind of quality of food and service.

First of all, this location is NOT a franchise of the Woodlands South Indian food company. The standards are much, much lower. Fraud and trademark infringement aside, the food itself is not that great. The entrees are priced like that of a sit-down restaurant but then the food is plopped onto paper plates and styrofoam bowls... this ruins the food presentation not to mention how horrible this is for sustainability.The taste of the food was good, if you can get over all the presentation stuff. The dosas were soggy and falling apart, but the stuff inside tasted fine. I wouldnt take anyone here. And it bugs me so much that they are using the logo of an established and respected brand to bring in customers and serving less-than-stellar meals. On top of all that, they make you bus your own tables, like a Taco Bell.

Not too pricey, quick service, and with good food! Highlight was the dosa. On very point. Tried alittle bit of everything else and was pretty happy. Will be back soon. One note would be customer service could be better.This was a hole in the wall kind of place not sure what other reviewers were expecting.

One of the worst south Indian restaurant. Their Thali was not at all good, which came in a small paper plate & cup. We all had upset stomach after eating there. Highly recommend going to better restaurant.Gave one star because could not post without any stars...

Great food. Nice people.

Best south indian food!

Amazing vegetarian restaurant! We had masala dosa, bisibele bath, chole batura. Every item we ordered was delicious! Would recommend this to folks who are missing authentic south indian food :)

Really good Indian food and Chat. The seating area is just a little tight. But if you are going for some nice Indian food, its a good choice!

Every time I visit it taste the same as authentic south Indian food must taste. Awesome customer service. Best vegetarian south Indian food in the valley.

The food was good!The service was the worst . They served food in paper plates and foam plates, which was super annoying as the food was regularly priced and it was not super cheap. They did not even served water or even gave spoons upon serving.It was basically walking into McDonalds but paying the price of a restaurant .

Pretty comfy atmosphere with exceptional service that has yet to disappoint. A place worth taking a gander!

Delicious! Comfort food. Also great for those allergic to wheat because the crepes are made from rice.

No thinking - Mysore masala dosa, idli and vada.

Poor service, poor decor, dirty bathrooms and no A.C. in the building. Food was not good. Weve been here before but wanted to give them a second chance. No improvement from before. Will not come back. Im Indian and Im not impressed.

We liked most of the South Indian items here, felt like it was more authentic comapred to many other options in the valley. I am from Karnataka and most of the food tastes like it is back home or nice variant of it. I have not tasted all the items in the menu.My only complaint is the foamy plastics used, please change those Woodlands.

Great authentic southern Indian food and friendly owner. Probably the best southern Indian restaurant in the Phoenix metro area.

If you want quick and fast South Indian food, this is the place. Reasonable prices, quick service... my family loves this place.

Cheap vegetarians food, average quality Dosa, but sambar was good. Might help keeping napkins in dispenser and direction of where to find chutney and water. May try other things but should do better with upkeep.

Decent food. Nothing to write home about! They need to at least increase the level of dessert they give with the thali, or dont even offer it. Its shameful to see to spoons of dessert.

Really good food here. Cant wait to go back!

Most of the dosa items are great. Do not try the spring vegetable dosa. It will hurt your stomach.

Clean, affordable and very good food with family atmosphere

I usually go here if I need a quick take away. Taste wise whatever I have ordered so far was good. Their thali works for me really well. Sambar and Korma are very dilute, taste is good though. I will be returning for tiffins. As others mentioned in their reviews this business have to concentrate bit on presentation and quality.

They specialize in South Indian food, must try!

Its been over an year now that we regularly go to this place and we are never dissatisfied with the preparation. Masala dosa is my favourite. Basically the lunch and dinner combos are pretty good and cost effective.

Typical Indian cuisine.. Loved it

Their south indian thali did not taste good. It was not authentic at all. You will be disappointed if you are craving for a good south indian meal.

Go to this place only if you dont care cleanliness. While customers were eating, the worker over there was sweeping the floor with dust all over the floor. He continued doing it even when customers asked him to stop. The owner sitting there didnt even bother to stop the worker from sweeping. Moreover food was not great for the price.Would never go to this place.

My wife loves this place. They have a really nice coconut chutney. I found the food to be pretty bland though.

Woodlands generously offers authentic food with excellent quality. I drive out of my way to visit Woodlands whenever I can. Makes business trips to PHX a happy occasion.

Genuine Udupi restaurant. Though they serve in Styrofoam cups and plates the food was very delicious.We also spoke to the owner. Unlike the Udupi hotel in Phoenix this hotel serves genuine South Indian aka Karnataka food.For those reviewers who are cribbing that it is not Madras or Tamilnadu cuisine, please get a life!. You do not come to Karnataka restaurant and ask for Madras food!. This place makes one of the best dosas I have ever had.Mysore masala dosa was delicious and South Indian thali was worth it. I hope an things are even better once they redecorate the place and have bit more seating and use steel utensils. This place with its excellent owner cum cook Mr. Prashant has potential to be a great hotel catering for all communities in Phoenix Chandler area. We loved our visit. Do visit, do not go by decor. Its the taste of the food that matters.

I have outgrown of this place, pretty redundant and bland food

Excellent food, great prices, service was wonderful. Thoughouly enjoyed my first experience in vegetarian south Indian food.

A nice Indian vegetarian dosa place. Try to stop there whenever I am in phx. What sets this place apart is a good selection of condiments.

Good south indian food... very tasty sambhar. Dosas and uttapams are crispy and spice level is perfectly optimized.

Awesome food.

Ordered the grill thali, special thali and pongal. All the items were authentic and delicious. The pongal had a very balanced flavor. Idli was soft and perfect.Overall, a very good experience.

Very good vegetarian food and ideal for strick vegetarian people. They have only vegetarian food.

I give Woodlands a five star, because of the fact that many places around in the valley are all junk unless you cook at home thats for sure. Some think that cheese and white flour and tomatoe sauce and IN & Out of poor animals are okay. This resurant to is clean and the food is fantastic! It could be served on a tray! Without a stiairfoam plates and still he better then McDonalds. Hands down! People need to have respect for someone trying to serve quality food with all these discusting GIANTS around. Keep up the good work guys!

I am no vegan. However, the food was so good, even an old carnivore like me will probably return for more.