I eyed this place when emerging from Burrard Station some time ago and have intended to try their food. I thought I had it worked out but on a Sunday and they don't work Sunday. No problem, we showed up on a Saturday when we were staying in town and so actually had a warm place to eat, a short walk away.
We genuinely love dosa. It is one of the great underrated foods on the planet and is usually plant-based (at least the pancake if not the filling). At Downtown Dosa, they specify which dishes are plant-based so we ordered one of almost every item.
We started with a couple of Samosas. Please excuse the hotel room lighting. It is not very photo friendly and I am not an expert photographer. I hope you can at least imagine how tasty they were with the tamarind dipping sauce and just a bit of heat.
I hadn't seen tofu in a dosa until now but this Tofu Keema Dosa featured a mildly spiced mixture of crumbled tofu which...why not? Admittedly dosa needs to be served in one big roll to appreciate all its glory but it still tastes amazing even when folded up in a take out container. 
Next we tried the Pesarattu Dosa (green lentil) which again, we had never seen on a menu of all the dosa menus we have tried. Simple filling with this one but both came withe coconut and tomato chutneys and sambar. Very good!
Finally, on today's menu they had Sambar Vada. This was excellent and made us sweat just a bit. The rice donut was perfect to soak in the rich soup and we loved it.
If the weather was a little less forbidding, this would have been a wonderful place to sit down and eat but today we brought our eats back to our hotel. Its nice to have some vegan choices so close to Burrard Street Station.
Food 4 out of 5
Vegan Options 4 out of 5
Comfort 4 out of 5
Service 4 out of 5
Value 4 out of 5
NB. I have opted out of having Ad Sense on my blog but it seems to be taking awhile to disappear. Aside from providing annoying clutter and virtually no income, they started running Dr Gundry's olive oil ads and I would rather not be associated with nutty ideas. I realize that a blogger can opt out of specific ads but lets just call it a last straw. I don't do this to make money anyway. These days, I feel like promoting vegan eats is a form of activism. Thanks
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