Madras Pavilion

This South Indian vegetarian kosher restaurant offers an extensive menu of vegetable dishes and even Indian pizza. But novices can get a sampler with the lunch buffet, which is two-sided and so long it takes up the width of the spacious dining room. Favorites included the naan stuffed with vegetables and spices, curried vegetables, chickpeas with peppers, a coconut/vegetable mixture and vada (fried doughnuts made from lentils and herbs). Along with a buffet comes dosai, a platter-sized crepe filled with a generous scoop of potatoes and peas offered in spicy and non-spicy versions.