Larkspur, California: Table Cafe for Gourmet Dosas and Chutneys
Posted by Citizen Taco, May 21, 2010 at 10:00 AM
It’s no secret that gourmet sandwiches have swept San Francisco of late. From Tartine Bakery and the Ferry Building’s Cane Rosso to the squatting kitchens of Pal’s Takeaway and Kitchenette SF—mooching space off a Mission deli and Dogpatch garage respectively—they may have even overtaken the burrito as this city’s lunch of choice. Across the Golden Gate Bridge, nestled into a small Marin County version of a strip mall, a little-known restaurant called Table Café is doing something even better: gourmet dosas.
Anyone familiar with South Indian cuisine, or New York City’s Hampton Chutney, knows how delicious these rice and lentil flour crepes can be. At Table Café, they make a softer, more moist dosa wrap and stuff it with any number of fillings, like smoked wild salmon with grilled frisee and aioli, or lamb meatballs with cabbage and tahini.
They also have a hefty board of daily specials, including salads, soups, and pre-made take-home dinners, all made from “the best of organic locally farmed produce and other sustainably produced ingredients.” (And with so many fertile farms in the surrounding region, that actually means something.) San Franciscans take note: one of the best undiscovered meals in the Bay Area is only a half hour north.
