Podi Dosa

You're truly spoiled for choice whenever you visit Artesia's Little India, but we also love this full-service South Indian restaurant whenever we're craving a huge, crispy dosa and chutneys that don't skimp on spice. Open daily for lunch and dinner (plus breakfast on the weekends), the restaurant also executes the other half of its name equally well—you'll find over a dozen different kinds of podis, a powdered condiment made of lentils, seeds and spices to accompany your dosas or idli (streamed rice cakes). Other dishes, like the chicken biryani and gobi manchurian (an Indo-Chinese cauliflower dish) are equally delicious, though first-timers should know that the wait for food here can be quite long. Also note that Podi Dosa becomes quite busy on the weekends, though you'll likely have the place to yourself during weekday lunch.