Diwali Restaurant, Mission
13 people recommendvia r/AskSF, r/sanfrancisco14 comments cited below
The comments cited below are a sample of the full tally across 6 threads.
What people say, in short
Most commenters recommend Diwali, a Mission restaurant that some describe as South Indian or Andhra-style, and several call the food tasty or good. Three mention dosa, including one who loves a pepper-style chicken dosa and gongura biryani and thinks it may be the best South Indian food in the city. Two had mixed views: one found the food excellent but the service poor, and one found a delivered vindaloo fairly average.
Address
Diwali Indian Cuisine, 1499 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA 94110
At a glance
- Signature dishes
- Dosa
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The evidence
Every point below is paraphrased from a real public comment, ordered by how much the community engaged with it. Caveats and negatives are kept in — follow any link to read the original for yourself.
- Recommendsu/Jimmy_E_16 in r/AskSF · Dec 2025taste
Recommends Diwali in the Mission and says the food is tasty.
- Recommendsu/sumwaah in r/AskSF · May 2026
Listed in the approachable tier as a South Indian and Andhra-style pick.
- Recommendsu/Technical-Escape-419 in r/AskSF · Oct 2025
Has visited twice and rates it around four to four and a half, finding it quite good.
- Recommendsu/PassengerStreet8791 in r/AskSF · Jun 2026
Lists this Mission spot among Andhra-focused places to try for spicy food.
- Recommendsu/aaron_in_sf in r/AskSF · Dec 2025service
Says Diwali let them order an off-menu paneer dosa their kid loved.
- Recommendsu/namaskara_world in r/AskSF · Apr 2026taste
Loves their pepper-style chicken dosa and gongura biryani; considers it likely the best South Indian in SF.
- Recommendsu/dubwalla in r/AskSF · Mar 2026taste
Visited with a group and enjoyed it most for the goat plates and dosa, plus good service.
- Mixedu/nummij in r/AskSF · Nov 2025service
Visited recently; food was excellent but service was poor enough to outweigh it.
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- Recommendsu/MarvelousThings in r/AskSF · Oct 2025
Hasn't eaten there but friends like it; says it was packed on the holiday.
- Recommendsu/turnleftnoright in r/AskSF · Oct 2025
Briefly calls the place good.
- Recommendsu/Top-Tax-2401 in r/sanfrancisco · Oct 2025
Names Diwali as a pick.
- Mixedu/growlybeard in r/AskSF · Oct 2025taste
Got vindaloo delivered; found it fairly average, scoring it about a four out of five.
- Recommendsu/AppleShmapple in r/sanfrancisco · Oct 2025
Names Diwali as a pick.
- Recommendsu/Salty-Scientist92 in r/sanfrancisco · Aug 2025
Names Diwali Indian Cuisine as a suggestion.
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Details last checked 13 Nov 2026. Recommendations reflect what people said at the time; confirm current details before you go.