Madhu Idiyappa Kadai — Restaurant in Santa Clara

We had Madhu cater our sons’s graduation party, and it was an absolute hit! The live dosa counter offered a variety of choices that our guests loved. The pineapple kesari was light on raw sugar and naturally sweetened with pineapples and golden raisins. The masal vadai were large, perfectly crunchy, and extra flavorful with just a hint of somph. Fresh sambhar loaded with vegetables, creamy coconut chutney made with fresh coconut, tangy tomato chutney, lemon sevai, and authentic filter coffee were all served in generous portions.

Madhu arrived early, set up efficiently, and stayed for over three hours ensuring everything went smoothly. The pricing was very reasonable with no compromise to the quality and quantity. I highly recommend trying his food in advance so you can tune it to your preferences. We will definitely be using Madhu’s catering for...

It's a great find. We accidentally came across this food truck that's tucked in at the gas station on El Camino real where the Shan restaurant and lucky's is located. I've always had my pet peeves with truck food and have not had great experiences, but the food here was delicious, clean, and very authentic. We went there at around 330 PM or so, way past lunch and was not very hungry but decided to give it a try. We ordered the kuzhi paniyaram which was soft and fresh that was served with coconut chutney and idiyappam and kadala curry and ginger tea. He told us you can ask for more kadala curry if you run out. The idiyappam is made with red rice and kadala curry was mildly spiced. The tea can definitely be made better. But overall, a must try place for sure. You won't be...

We tried Madhu Idiyappa Kadai for a quaint gathering tonight.

They were great to help us plan the quantity with the number of guest we had for dinner. They were also prompt (actually 10 mins early) in having the order ready for pickup.

Food- Appetizer - Masala Vada and Gobi 65 were amazing - Fresh, crispy and we should have ordered more :)

Entree -

idiyappam was light and perfectly steamer and reminded me of my Amma's homemade ones.

Kadala curry was a perfect combination with Appam and Idiappam as was the Stew ( I wish they made it more like Sri Lankan Style Sothi)

Vegetable Briyani- was very well made as well and came with the perfect raita to round it off.

Next time we will try the Puttu and Pakodas, and hopefully they will add more Jaffna style curries and dishes...