Love their dosas and their idlis!! I am a sambar snob and I rate their sambar amazing!! There's always a long line in the Ballard's farmers market for this stall but it does move quickly.
I've tried their biryani at SLU and I loved it too. Its just its a bit early in the day for me to have biryani, so I prefer their tiffins.
Standing in the line, sipping tea and people watching while waiting for dosas has become a habit now ??♀️?❤️
Vegetarian options: Everything is vegetarian?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pudi Masala Dosa, Podi Dosa
Ganesh Ravi
Masala dosai was average with no sambar and it’s expensive. Kesari baath was very bad.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 1
Arun chandrasekaran
$17 for a podi dosa with just a bland green chutney and no sambar seems very bad. I also saw one of the workers take some food and put it in their mouth and use the same hand to serve dosas with the same glove on. ?
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 1
Sweadha Krishnan
I went to try this spot because of the massive instagram hype. The badam milk was good. There is a huge queue and dosa is fine. But they don’t give sambar with dosa, which almost feels like a crime to any south Indian. I don’t think it’s worth the drive, looking a parking spot and waiting in an endless queue to eat dosa without sambar for $16. I would rather eat at Jayam or MTR in Bellevue. Also they don’t sell Donne biriyani in this location and it’s sold only at SLU. And the SLU one is closed for August. This spot is a massive disappointed.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Hina Siddiqui
This is combined review for this food truck in 2 different farmers market; SLU and Ballard.
I absolutely loved the Ballard farmers market pop up. I ordered Masala dosa and kesar badaam milk (Saffron almond milk) and both the options were delicious and worth the hype. Please visit them at this location. The management at this location was quick and efficient.
The SLU pop up was disappointing. There was no dosa on the menu. I ended up ordered Idli and chicken biryani. My chicken biryani had no chicken and lacked good favor (including salt). I wouldn’t recommend going to this location.
Vegetarian options: They also have options to cater to lactose intolerant population.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Masala Dosa and Butter Masala Dosa
Hanan Patel
The Bangalore Kitchen at the Ballard Farmers Market offers an authentic South Indian culinary experience. The masala dosa and plain dosa were both great, showcasing the perfect blend of crispiness and flavor. The masala dosa had a well-spiced, flavorful potato filling.
The option of chutney or sambar would be a good addition. Also, a butter plain dosa would be nice to add to the menu.
The mango lemonade was lacking any lemonade flavor for me. Tasted more like a watered down mango juice.
Vegetarian options: Many veg options with a large variety
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Masala Dosa and Butter Masala Dosa
Purnima Moni
The best dosas in Seattle :-)
Food: 5
Service: 5
Anoushka S
I tried the butter masala dosa and it was great! The chutney is also very flavorful and goes well with the dosa and masala. I do enjoy having sambar with my dosa so I wish there was an option to add sambar. It is a little expensive, but delicious, and it’s amazing that you can get a fresh dosa at a farmers market!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Masala Dosa and Butter Masala Dosa
James
Very overpriced. We ordered the dosa.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 2
David Astaphan
On Sunday, May 26th, 2024, a vendor (Ayako & Family) at the Ballard Farmers Market displayed a sign with the slogan "From the River to the Sea," which is well-known to be an antisemitic slogan. There are many legitimate ways to express support for Palestinians or opposition to the war in Gaza, but overt antisemitism isn't one of them. In a free society, people have a right to express ugly viewpoints, but doing so is not free of societal consequences, and should not be tolerated under the auspices of a nonprofit organization with a stated commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
I'm asking the leadership of the Seattle Farmers Market Association to review this situation and take appropriate action to ensure antisemitism is not tolerated at your events. An incident report has been filed with the Anti-Defamation League.
Definitely a fun treat if you go to the Farmers Market. The dosa was good but I’m not sure it was worth the 20 minute line and then a 30 minute wait. A little pricey too for what it is.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Masala Dosa and Butter Masala Dosa
Priya Prabhakar
My family and I are all from Bangalore and we all got the benne (butter) masala dosa, badam milk, and badam halwa. All were delicious. Highly recommend the dosa and halwa. Will definitely be making this a staple to come back! Yum!! The people were so nice here and spoke Kannada too!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Gautam Kumar
I’ve had a lot of dosas around the Seattle area and this is one of the best.
I tried most of the items on the menu, the chow chow bath and Kara Pongal took me back to my mom’s cooking!! The dosas are on the smaller side but delicious!!
Wishing you all the best!!
In response to a lot of the reviews saying that this isn’t like the dosas from Bangalore, I agree, but given the limitations of a farmers market, the crowds, and catering to a wide enough audience, this is really well done!
At the end of the day this is not exactly like Bangalore dosas because this is Seattle, and I really appreciate the work done by this team of people to recreate that experience while still running a sustainable business.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chow Chow Baat, Pudi Masala Dosa
Rohin Mittal
The dosa was okay. I found it a bit pricey at over $15, especially since it didn’t come with sambar.
Love their dosas and their idlis!! I am a sambar snob and I rate their sambar amazing!! There's always a long line in the Ballard's farmers market for this stall but it does move quickly.
I've tried their biryani at SLU and I loved it too. Its just its a bit early in the day for me to have biryani, so I prefer their tiffins.
Standing in the line, sipping tea and people watching while waiting for dosas has become a habit now ??♀️?❤️
Vegetarian options: Everything is vegetarian?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pudi Masala Dosa, Podi Dosa
Masala dosai was average with no sambar and it’s expensive. Kesari baath was very bad.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 1
$17 for a podi dosa with just a bland green chutney and no sambar seems very bad. I also saw one of the workers take some food and put it in their mouth and use the same hand to serve dosas with the same glove on. ?
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 1
I went to try this spot because of the massive instagram hype. The badam milk was good. There is a huge queue and dosa is fine. But they don’t give sambar with dosa, which almost feels like a crime to any south Indian. I don’t think it’s worth the drive, looking a parking spot and waiting in an endless queue to eat dosa without sambar for $16. I would rather eat at Jayam or MTR in Bellevue.
Also they don’t sell Donne biriyani in this location and it’s sold only at SLU. And the SLU one is closed for August. This spot is a massive disappointed.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
This is combined review for this food truck in 2 different farmers market; SLU and Ballard.
I absolutely loved the Ballard farmers market pop up. I ordered Masala dosa and kesar badaam milk (Saffron almond milk) and both the options were delicious and worth the hype. Please visit them at this location. The management at this location was quick and efficient.
The SLU pop up was disappointing. There was no dosa on the menu. I ended up ordered Idli and chicken biryani. My chicken biryani had no chicken and lacked good favor (including salt). I wouldn’t recommend going to this location.
Vegetarian options: They also have options to cater to lactose intolerant population.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Masala Dosa and Butter Masala Dosa
The Bangalore Kitchen at the Ballard Farmers Market offers an authentic South Indian culinary experience. The masala dosa and plain dosa were both great, showcasing the perfect blend of crispiness and flavor. The masala dosa had a well-spiced, flavorful potato filling.
The option of chutney or sambar would be a good addition. Also, a butter plain dosa would be nice to add to the menu.
The mango lemonade was lacking any lemonade flavor for me. Tasted more like a watered down mango juice.
Vegetarian options: Many veg options with a large variety
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Masala Dosa and Butter Masala Dosa
The best dosas in Seattle :-)
Food: 5
Service: 5
I tried the butter masala dosa and it was great! The chutney is also very flavorful and goes well with the dosa and masala. I do enjoy having sambar with my dosa so I wish there was an option to add sambar. It is a little expensive, but delicious, and it’s amazing that you can get a fresh dosa at a farmers market!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Masala Dosa and Butter Masala Dosa
Very overpriced. We ordered the dosa.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 2
On Sunday, May 26th, 2024, a vendor (Ayako & Family) at the Ballard Farmers Market displayed a sign with the slogan "From the River to the Sea," which is well-known to be an antisemitic slogan. There are many legitimate ways to express support for Palestinians or opposition to the war in Gaza, but overt antisemitism isn't one of them. In a free society, people have a right to express ugly viewpoints, but doing so is not free of societal consequences, and should not be tolerated under the auspices of a nonprofit organization with a stated commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. I'm asking the leadership of the Seattle Farmers Market Association to review this situation and take appropriate action to ensure antisemitism is not tolerated at your events. An incident report has been filed with the Anti-Defamation League.
Restaurantji Recommends
A great dosa place not to miss in the area
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Pudi Masala Dosa
Definitely a fun treat if you go to the Farmers Market. The dosa was good but I’m not sure it was worth the 20 minute line and then a 30 minute wait. A little pricey too for what it is.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Masala Dosa and Butter Masala Dosa
My family and I are all from Bangalore and we all got the benne (butter) masala dosa, badam milk, and badam halwa. All were delicious. Highly recommend the dosa and halwa. Will definitely be making this a staple to come back! Yum!! The people were so nice here and spoke Kannada too!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I’ve had a lot of dosas around the Seattle area and this is one of the best.
I tried most of the items on the menu, the chow chow bath and Kara Pongal took me back to my mom’s cooking!! The dosas are on the smaller side but delicious!!
Wishing you all the best!!
In response to a lot of the reviews saying that this isn’t like the dosas from Bangalore, I agree, but given the limitations of a farmers market, the crowds, and catering to a wide enough audience, this is really well done!
At the end of the day this is not exactly like Bangalore dosas because this is Seattle, and I really appreciate the work done by this team of people to recreate that experience while still running a sustainable business.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chow Chow Baat, Pudi Masala Dosa
The dosa was okay. I found it a bit pricey at over $15, especially since it didn’t come with sambar.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 3
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