South Indian Dosa Mahal in Etobicoke is a dosa shop doing the format with the care that the format requires when it's being done correctly — paper-thin dosas that hold their shape from the griddle to the table, chutneys made in-house with the freshness that distinguishes a kitchen that makes them daily from one that opens a container.
The price stays under $15 with a side, which puts Dosa Mahal in the category of Toronto cheap eats that provide genuine quality at the price rather than simply cheap food. The menu is focused rather than comprehensive, which means the kitchen is doing the things it does well rather than offering everything and executing nothing reliably.
Etobicoke's South Asian communities have produced some of the best value cooking in Toronto, and Dosa Mahal is one of the primary reasons to make the trip. The kind of immigrant-owned kitchen that belongs on every serious Toronto cheap-eats list and that rewards regular visits from anyone who understands the format.
