$4.45 for an Indian Vegetarian Lunch Buffet at Saravanaa Bhavan (An $8.99 Value)

Along with waiting in line at the DMV and watching a televised snail marathon, eating bland food is another one of life’s unfortunate banalities. No matter how famished you are, there’s no satisfaction to be gained from drinking weak coffee and munching on paper-flavoured crackers. Take a stand against meal mediocrity with today’s delicious WagJag: $4.45 for an Indian vegetarian lunch buffet at Saravanaa Bhavan, regularly valued at $8.99.

There’s no better cuisine than Indian when it comes to electrifying bored taste buds. At Saravanaa Bhavan, each bite you take of the savoury, lightly spiced South Indian fare will please your palate. The buffet is a smorgasbord of healthy, non-greasy vegetarian dishes. Fill your plate with South India’s signature crispy rice and lentil crepes, better known as dosa, each served with coconut, tomato and mint chutneys for dipping.  Tuck into creamy curries like vathal kuzhambu (a blend of tamarind and coconut flavours) and kootu (vegetables and coconut), or spiced vegetable concoctions including potato or masala poriyal. Sop up your mains with poori, a puffy wheat bread, or three selections of rice including bagalabath (yoghurt rice mixed with cashews, grapes and mustard seeds) bisibelabath (cooked with lentils and mixed vegetables) or the standard white variety. Don’t forget to wash it all down with a thick mango lassi ($3.75) or masala chai tea ($2.50).

Saravanaa Bhavan has been serving customers for 25 years at locations in North America, India and other countries. It uses only the highest caliber of spices and fresh ingredients to make sure your dining experience is nothing but extraordinarily yummy.

Reviews

"Saravana Bhavan cooks some of the best South India food I’ve ever had. This is vegetarian cuisine, richly varied. Dosas are a highlight. They are the easiest-to-like foods and HSB lends them a disarmingly home style flavour.” –Toronto Star

“Saravanaa Bhavan serves up myriad flavourful stews and curries in a variety of forms. There's so much going on here taste-wise, you can't imagine needing -- or wanting-- meat on your plate.” –The National Post

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