Chennai Garden Inc   

There are over a hundred items on the menu at this kosher vegetarian Indian restaurant, including the signature South Indian dosa: rolled lentil crepes filled with a variety of spiced mixtures of potatoes, cheese and other non-meat ingredients. The favorite is the masala dosa, and what's special about Chennai Garden's is the traditional crepe-making method of fermenting for two to three days the base lentil paste that has been mashed with a giant stone mill imported from India. Chennai Garden serves all kinds of filled and flavored breads, as well as Punjabi and Gujarati curries. Of the curries, the most complex is the Undhiyu, a mix of potato, eggplant, yam and snow peas in a mild butter sauce. The combination dinners include seven or eight different distinctive tastes, for a 'Cliffs Notes' version of the entire menu. -- Dan Glass