Swami’s Dosa Grill Restaurant

Amazing food and hard to find food like this around here!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Fine South Indian vegetarian with vegan options when available. His and fast service.

The dosa is so good! Try the masala dosa; it’s flavorful and really hits the spot. This place has become my comfort food away from home. They’re so kind and you can taste the care they pour into the food.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Delicious South Indian fare in an open air food court! The sambar and idli were a delicious combination and the masala dosa with the two chutneys was fantastic as well! The food court tables were kind of filthy and it’s a sweaty outdoor food court setting but the yummy food makes up for it!

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Masala Dosa, Sambar, Idli

It is behind 76 gas station in a food court. After ordering from self ordering kiosk, food arrived fairly quickly. I only saw one person working. I am assuming that is swami who is owner and chef of this restaurant.
Food was very good. I ordered masala dosa, cheese dosa and vegetable dosa. Also, samosas, Masala lemonade and masala Pepsi. Considering big island doesn’t have lot of Indian restaurants, this place serves best food. Opens at 11:30am-3pm and opens again at 5PM and closes at 8:30pm. Owner was very kind and offered complimentary water bottle and ice cream to little one in our party. Overall great experience and I highly recommend this place.
When I went around 5pm there weren’t many people but I am thinking you may have to wait if you went around dinner time during peak season. This should not deter you from trying out this place. I ate at this establishment when it was food truck few years ago. I remember food to be good even back then.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great dosa and uttapam. The coffee was made fresh and tasted like India..!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great service and great food. Highly recommend!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Probably the only place for dosas in Kona, Big island. Dosa was very thick and came with the side dish of potatoes that was useless. The guy running the store obviously doesn’t know how authentic dosas are served. It’s behind a gas station in a strip mall.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 2

Service: 2

Ok food in a food court but INSANELY expensive for what it is. It’s cheap food court food and they want $19 before tax and tip. Insane.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 2

This restaurant is a hidden gem. We got dosas, an uttapam and an order of podi idlis - very high quality food across the board. Sambar and coconut chutney were fresh and delicious, and the chef was very kind to offer us refills. Don't let the location in a modest food court fool you, it's a fantastic spot for anyone craving genuine South Indian cuisine. A wonderful surprise to find it on the Big Island!

Food: 5

Service: 5

Pleasantly surprised! Food and service was good. Surprised to find good Indian food in Hawaii. Really like the sambhar and chutneys! It's a low key place in the food market.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Authentic food with great service! Came twice during my stay there the service was fast, all the dishes we tried were delicious and their tea was the real tea (iykyk) compared to the so many other indian restaurant i tried in hawai.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Chris , the person who makes food there did a splendid job n the entire food tasted soo amazing. I am in hawaii for three days n i had two of my meals over there n can recommend it without any doubts . Chris makes everything so perfectly n patiently that food tastes better.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Dosa was perfectly crispy. Coconut Chutney and Sambhar was good too. Taste Reminds you of home.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

As visitors to the island, we look up information on Google and proceed accordingly. I leave at 2.45 today and drive all the way there. In addition to not taking any of my orders, he also spoke to me in an impolite manner.