Great place and Good food .. Unfortunately they are moving to new location ..
Vikas Srikanth
The service is too bad and I don’t think they can improve on that any time soon. I would recommend people planning to go here to order 1-2 hours in advance for dining. Such bad was their service
Mihail Amarie
Our favorite Indian restaurant in the Allen-Plano-Frisco area. We tried many Indian places since we moved here, but none satisfied our "sophisticated" palate as Kesari did.Their dosas and the sauces that they come with are very good.Their mango lassi is very delicious.Vegetarian options: As a South Indian place, this is very vegetarian friendly. It has many vegetarian options, as well as some meat options too (goat, chicken and lamb).Kid-friendliness: While there is no kids menu, there are many children sized (and friendly) options on the regular menu.Parking: Plenty of parking spaces in front.
Sherin Samuel
Delicious Kerala food. We went there on a Saturday for lunch and the food tasted so good. Even the portion sizes are good. We got Porotta and beef, kappa and meen curry, butter chicken, chilly chicken and chicken 65 biriyani. Everything was very flavorful and tasted like home cooked meals. Can’t wait to eat from here soon.
Pratyush Oak
We went here on a Saturday at around 1.30. Restaurant was pretty much empty except folks coming in to pickup orders. We ordered a Gopi Manchurian- a cauliflower based appetizer(it’s not a typo it is Gopi), Masala dosa and poori masala! The Manchurian was delicious- hot and crispy with a tasty sauce. The dosa was quite nice - good sambar, coconut chutney and tomato chutney with it. However the potato curry in the masala dosa and the poori masala was the same and it was not great. Lacked flavor a bit. The pooris were nice and fluffy but more like bhature. Overall we liked the food. One extra star for the very friendly and hospitable staff!
Navami V.
Loved the pothichoru! Thanks for the experience and good packaging. Looking forward to try more
Kannan P.
This place now serves non vegetarian food and guess what the taste is beyond awesome under new management. Their chicken kondattam is out of the world (pictured), never tasted anything like this in the Americas.
Shone Koshy
We loved dine - in at Kesari restaurant, we ordered many dishes, and out of all Thalassery style Kalyana biryani and Chettinadu fish curry were scrumptious. Excellent service and kids friendly. I highly recommend this place.
Lisasimpson81
Good food Good service reasonable prices. We were shopping for groceries in the neighborhood. We googled and found this restaurant. The owner Mr Matthew took the orders and food came very quickly. It’s a no nonsense, simple place with very decent South Indian food. Great Dosa and Sambhar was much better than many South Indian places. We ordered some more food to take home. Wish they had not rolled up Parottas tightly. It was hard for me to heat up and separate but I managed. Will visit again
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It was amazing and delicious food. I tried so many indian food in different locations but this one is the one I like the most . Their service is very friendly and good. Strongly recommend for anyone looking for Indian food . This place is the place you should give it a try. Their non veg thali is outstanding.. yummy
I went to Kesari for the first time and I really, really enjoyed the whole experience. The food came out hot, it was freshly made, and tasted awesome. The chef actually comes and talks to you. Overall a great experience. I will definitely go back and take family and friends.
Sibin MR
It was amazing and delicious food. I tried so many indian food in different locations but this one is the one I like the most . Their service is very friendly and good. Strongly recommend for anyone looking for Indian food . This place is the place you should give it a try.Their non veg thali is outstanding.. yummy
Linda R.
There is only one chance to make a first impression, and our first visit here was not good. Hubby and I arrived a few minutes before 6:00p for dinner. The dining room was tired and dark. A portion of the overhead lights in the back corner above what appears to be storage junk was turned off, which made the entire dining room an eerie "closed" feeling. There was no one to greet us, so we stood by the "please wait to be seated sign." Through the worn kitchen door, a guy made eye contact with us a couple of times, but never came out to greet us. After a long wait, we decided if no one greeted us, we would walk out because the dining room gave us an old and dirty vibe. Sure enough, no one acknowledged us, so we left.
Santy C.
I went back to this place after a few years. This place is nothing like what it used to be. Scalding hot Sambar (microwaved for sure) with one sorry Medu vada for 6$? Seriously. Won't be back.
Gautam P.
Amazing South Indian food. From the service to the food, everything was on point! The idlys were fresh and the dosas out of this world. Would highly recommend!
Great place and Good food .. Unfortunately they are moving to new location ..
The service is too bad and I don’t think they can improve on that any time soon. I would recommend people planning to go here to order 1-2 hours in advance for dining. Such bad was their service
Our favorite Indian restaurant in the Allen-Plano-Frisco area. We tried many Indian places since we moved here, but none satisfied our "sophisticated" palate as Kesari did.Their dosas and the sauces that they come with are very good.Their mango lassi is very delicious.Vegetarian options: As a South Indian place, this is very vegetarian friendly. It has many vegetarian options, as well as some meat options too (goat, chicken and lamb).Kid-friendliness: While there is no kids menu, there are many children sized (and friendly) options on the regular menu.Parking: Plenty of parking spaces in front.
Delicious Kerala food. We went there on a Saturday for lunch and the food tasted so good. Even the portion sizes are good. We got Porotta and beef, kappa and meen curry, butter chicken, chilly chicken and chicken 65 biriyani. Everything was very flavorful and tasted like home cooked meals. Can’t wait to eat from here soon.
We went here on a Saturday at around 1.30. Restaurant was pretty much empty except folks coming in to pickup orders. We ordered a Gopi Manchurian- a cauliflower based appetizer(it’s not a typo it is Gopi), Masala dosa and poori masala! The Manchurian was delicious- hot and crispy with a tasty sauce. The dosa was quite nice - good sambar, coconut chutney and tomato chutney with it. However the potato curry in the masala dosa and the poori masala was the same and it was not great. Lacked flavor a bit. The pooris were nice and fluffy but more like bhature. Overall we liked the food. One extra star for the very friendly and hospitable staff!
Loved the pothichoru! Thanks for the experience and good packaging. Looking forward to try more
This place now serves non vegetarian food and guess what the taste is beyond awesome under new management. Their chicken kondattam is out of the world (pictured), never tasted anything like this in the Americas.
We loved dine - in at Kesari restaurant, we ordered many dishes, and out of all Thalassery style Kalyana biryani and Chettinadu fish curry were scrumptious. Excellent service and kids friendly. I highly recommend this place.
Good food Good service reasonable prices. We were shopping for groceries in the neighborhood. We googled and found this restaurant. The owner Mr Matthew took the orders and food came very quickly. It’s a no nonsense, simple place with very decent South Indian food. Great Dosa and Sambhar was much better than many South Indian places. We ordered some more food to take home. Wish they had not rolled up Parottas tightly. It was hard for me to heat up and separate but I managed. Will visit again
It was amazing and delicious food. I tried so many indian food in different locations but this one is the one I like the most . Their service is very friendly and good. Strongly recommend for anyone looking for Indian food . This place is the place you should give it a try. Their non veg thali is outstanding.. yummy
Restaurantji Recommends
I went to Kesari for the first time and I really, really enjoyed the whole experience. The food came out hot, it was freshly made, and tasted awesome. The chef actually comes and talks to you. Overall a great experience. I will definitely go back and take family and friends.
It was amazing and delicious food. I tried so many indian food in different locations but this one is the one I like the most . Their service is very friendly and good. Strongly recommend for anyone looking for Indian food . This place is the place you should give it a try.Their non veg thali is outstanding.. yummy
There is only one chance to make a first impression, and our first visit here was not good. Hubby and I arrived a few minutes before 6:00p for dinner. The dining room was tired and dark. A portion of the overhead lights in the back corner above what appears to be storage junk was turned off, which made the entire dining room an eerie "closed" feeling. There was no one to greet us, so we stood by the "please wait to be seated sign." Through the worn kitchen door, a guy made eye contact with us a couple of times, but never came out to greet us. After a long wait, we decided if no one greeted us, we would walk out because the dining room gave us an old and dirty vibe. Sure enough, no one acknowledged us, so we left.
I went back to this place after a few years. This place is nothing like what it used to be. Scalding hot Sambar (microwaved for sure) with one sorry Medu vada for 6$? Seriously. Won't be back.
Amazing South Indian food. From the service to the food, everything was on point! The idlys were fresh and the dosas out of this world. Would highly recommend!