Dosa Box

Features innovative dosas like Nutella dessert and five cheese varieties.

Dosa Box on 21st Avenue in San Mateo offers several ways to explore the South Indian dosa, from a plain crepe to versions with potato, spicy chutney, ghee, or podi. We like the focused choice of preparations, which lets diners start with a familiar masala dosa or try a different seasoning on another visit. Mysore masala dosa combines a chutney spread with potato filling, while onion dosa and ghee podi dosa take other directions. Idli comes plain or with additions such as ghee, podi, and sambar. Pulihora rice and upma broaden the South Indian selection, and curries add options for a larger order. The appeal is a takeout menu that gives the dosa room to shine while offering enough supporting dishes to vary the meal.