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Madras Masala

Posted by Staff / Listed on October 14, 2008 / review policy

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Madras MasalaMadras Masala is located right next to Banjara on Bloor Street. The restaurant specializes in South Indian cuisine including 20 types of dosas.

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Saladays / May 20, 2009 at 04:53 pm
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This is one of the worst places I have been in a long long time. The wait was just over an hour. And when the food finally got there is was scant at best I wouldn't recommend this place. However Right next door, Banjara is a fabulous indian restaurant with great service and better food. We only went to this place because Banjara was closed.
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TOchowgirl / May 25, 2009 at 10:25 am
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Wow, I really couldn't disagree more with the above comment. My partner and I eat at this restaurant at least twice a month because it is really off the charts delicious. Well I have never once found myself impatiently waiting, I guess Saladays might be right-- maybe the food does take slightly longer than other restaurants. Guess what? That means there's a level of care going on in the kitchen-- good food takes time. If you want fast food then go to McDonalds. As far as portion size, I'm usually packing a second meal home with me. The dosa are huge, the thali is beyond fathomable.

These guys really care about their product: they recently switched their meat distributor to someone incredibly high quality. Try the lamb-- I really haven't found a higher quality lamb in the city. Beyond that the server is so sweet and super interesting: he has a really broad knowledge of cuisine and he's a super nice guy.

Saladays, I really think you should give MM another try. I wouldn't hesitate to say that it's in my top three restaurants in Toronto.
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Hello from NT / May 26, 2009 at 09:34 pm
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My daughter visited southern India last year and was so pleased to find this place: she said that the sambar was the BEST she had had since returning from India.
I cannot agree with the first writer: we found the service and food to be pleasant, very fast and DELICIOUS!!!!! The dosas and the thali - mmmm, mmmm, mmmm.
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kiran replying to a comment from Saladays / June 14, 2009 at 09:40 am
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i went so many times food is realy very good.
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Miss Lynx / July 2, 2009 at 12:19 am
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I've been to this restaurant several times now, and I just love it. Definitely some the best Indian food you'll find anywhere outside of Little India. The dosas are especially good, but really, I've never had anything there that I didn't like. And like TOchowgirl said, the portions are generally large enough to make a second meal of at home later.
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Sabrinna / March 21, 2010 at 05:20 pm
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Their dosa is delicious!
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vanessa / March 21, 2010 at 05:23 pm
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funny how they have two indian restaurants right nest to each other...anyway, they have really good food!
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Erica / May 31, 2010 at 04:37 pm
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The dosas here are delicious. I went here for the first time a few weeks ago, and the service was prompt and the food was filling and so interesting - I've never eaten South Indian cuisine before. And I'll definitely be back - especially since I only live a block away!
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dosalover / August 28, 2012 at 11:33 pm
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The food is good, but on my last visit a few days ago, an alarmingly large pile of mouse poop had been allowed to develop on a ledge which ran not far above one of the tables. When we alerted the server, he didn't clean it straight away, and when he did it was quite ineffectual. He left some poop on the ledge and did not spray down the area. Bit of a worry.
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796 Bloor Street West (Get Directions)
647.349.4359
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