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Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park is a great attraction for tourists who come to eat at Idly Express after long walks. Indian and Vegetarian cuisines are recommended to taste at this place. Try perfectly cooked sambar, vada and idli. Get your meal started with good coffee or great masala chai.
Most users indicate that the staff is creative. Service at this spot is something one can call spectacular. When you enter this place, pay your attention to the quiet atmosphere. 4.8 is what Idly Express received from the Google rating system.
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Mudit Gupta
4 months ago on Google
The food is delicious. The people behind the counter are kind, patient and attentive. Karnataka style cooking is different from other states in southern India. Great to have delicious variety to choose from. Go try it. Meal type: Dinner Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 4
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Garima Adhikari
4 months ago on Google
Good customer service, food is very filling and good in quantity. The people working are very attentive, friendly and helpful. Price per person: $30–40 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5
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Ashwin Mudigonda
8 months ago on Google
In the south Indian desert that is Oakland it is very refreshing to see a stalwart take root in Berkeley. Everything Idly Express touches is savory gold. If you haven't spent time in Madras this will give you a good simulation - the music, the heavy smell of filter coffee in the air, the coffee itself....it all adds towards the small hustling and bustling vegetarian "hotels" one finds in Madras. The food is unapologetically spicy and that's good. It keeps the flavors and the textures close the source. The soaked idlis were decadent as were the crunchy vadas. The korma had that sharpness to it and the benne dosa's life force ran all over my palm as I devoured it like a mild-mannered Bakasura at the local village. The place is small and very functional. It's not date night material unless your date is an adventurous eater whose idea of Indian food is all the stereotypical north indian fare. Then, this place is the beginning of an adventure. Beware, travel with a bottle of lassi, for the road is spicy ahead. Meal type: Dinner Price per person: $10–20 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5 Vegetarian offerings: Menu is all vegetarian
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Price range per person
$10-$20
Address
Downtown Berkeley
1974 University Ave, Berkeley, California, USA
Features
Сredit cards accepted
Takeaway
Wheelchair accessible
Opening hours
| SundaySun | 10:30AM-9:30PM |
| MondayMon | 10:30AM-9:30PM |
| TuesdayTue | Closed |
| WednesdayWed | 10:30AM-9:30PM |
| ThursdayThu | 10:30AM-9:30PM |
| FridayFri | 10:30AM-9:30PM |
| SaturdaySat | 10:30AM-9:30PM |
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