Indian Restaurant - SF Bay Area

Someone wrote:

>I have had the pleasure of eating at a truly excellent Indian restaurant
>and I want to share it with others who enjoy fine Indian food.  I’ve eaten
>in Indian restaurants from Delhi to London to San Francisco and this one
>is the equal of any.  It is called Swarna and is located in Walnut Creek,
>not too far east of San Francisco.  They specialize in Madras food and
>make quite exceptional dosas and sambar (my wife says its is the best she
>has had).   They also have good tandoori and quite a nice selection of
>curries, both vegetarian and with meat.  The family that runs it cares a
>lot about the food they make and the way their guests are treated.  We
>stopped by for their excellent lunch buffet and when I said that my wife
>would like a dosa, they whipped up a marsala dosa and included it in the
>fixed price for lunch.

>If you’d like to try them out they are located at 1690 Locust St. in
>Walnut Creek (not far from the Regional Arts Theater) and their phone is
>510/933-1110.

Concur with rave on Swarna. Took a friend there for lunch on Wednesday. Usually I have trouble getting Indian restaurants to leave out the ghee but my Utthapam had no trace of oil (I did request it oil-free). Sambar was also excellent. Would have been $3.50 but I remembered my Veggie Trek discount card (thanks Das) so it was less. Glad to have this new South Indian so close.