Lakshminarayanan Raju
We tried Suprabhat on our way back from Austin for Lunch as it had such good reviews and it closer to where we stayed in Austin. We ordered their Pani Puri, Kids Plain Dosa, Masala Dosa and North Indian Thali, There was an elderly person who appears to own the shop and he spoke in Tamil, and claimed to be from Chennai. He was the one who was at Cash Counter as well, though we are not sure if he was the one who owns it. He recommended us to try their Thalis, and we tried their North Indian Thali, which had an option of a Puri vs Chappathi. Though there were 2 Chappathis, The Chappathi's were rubbery and appeared to be the ready made variety, heated and given to us. The accompaniments given were Channa Masala, Veg Kuruma, Dal, Paneer Gravy, Yogurt, Beet Root Fry, Masala Vadai etc., and Butter Milk dried Chilli and Pickles. First, for a North Indian Thali, there was no salad cucumber or onion, secondly, they provided Pinapple Kesari as the sweet. The Paneer Gravy was neither Kadai Paneer nor Paneer butter masala. The channa masala tasted smoked and over cooked, Dal was bland and tasteless. Only the Veg Kuruma was eatable. Have never had Pinapple Kesari provided as a Dessert with North Indian Thali as well before, and the Kesari was more on the sides of a sweetened Pongal made out of Suji. Coming to Dosas, The Potato Masala in Masala Dosai was bitter, though it had fresh butter. The peanut chutney, ginger chutney and cilantro chutney were below average and were not authentic. The Sambar tasted sour and tangy with the flavor of Tamarind standing out over everything else. The Pani Puri was average variety, the only good thing was it was less spicy. Then we finished with Mango Lassi, which was drinkable. Overall, for the 3 of us who went seeing an All Vegeterian Fare and a near 5 Star Reviews, This place was a big let down
