Best Gluten-free Restaurant San Jose Near Me

4worldlovers: Taste your way through our delicious and handcrafted menu, carefully curated with your taste buds in mind. We know that you’ll find yourself on an exciting culinary journey at ONCE UPON A DOSA, and we invite you to come back for more.

Inspired by the spices and flavors of India, we have an interesting menu of culinary delights, utilizing the freshest ingredients to bring homemade dishes straight to your table. Enjoy lunch and dinner in the safety of your home... we appreciate your support!


Once upon a time, in a land far far away, a granny soaked some rice and lentils, ground them into a fine batter by hand and left it overnight. The night faeries worked their magic and in the morning, the batter had fermented and doubled up into a soft and fluffy cloud. The granny turned this batter into delicious pancakes for the whole village and everyone lived happily ever after...


We are thankful and proud to use Shastha Foods batter - local, stone-ground, and just like how granny used to make!

We want to offer you a meal that we would eat ourselves - without questionable ingredients and unnecessary fluff. We want food to be fun and healthy. We've given the simple dosa a makeover!

We've taken the South Indian dosa, added a twist, combined it with curries & dips to make it a wholesome meal, and, paired textures & flavors that will hopefully have you coming back for more.

If you have any suggestions or comments, please reach out - we would love to hear from you!

At ONCE UPON A DOSA, we have a passion for sharing our love of food with everyone we meet. We believe that food can be healthy and tasty at the same time. We believe in the traditional wisdom of food preparations and want to combine it with our global sensibilities to fuse the old and the new. We’re devoted to offering the highest-quality nutrient-dense food to our customers.

We only use healthy fats such as butter, ghee, avocado, coconut, and extra virgin olive oil.

We work with local vendors and make our food from scratch without the unwanted fillers and preservatives.

We want to make you look forward to eating plant-based food. We want to make it fun!

A 'Dosa' or 'Dosai' is a thin pancake/crepe, originating from South India, dating back to the 1st century AD. The batter for the dosa, is typically made from rice, white lentils and fenugreek, stone ground and fermented overnight. It is naturally gluten-free and a staple breakfast/dinner in most South Indian households. It is served plain or stuffed, with a wide range of savory dips/lentil soups as accompaniments. This simple and adaptable dish has taken many avatars around the world. This is our humble attempt to turn the versatile dosa into a waffle!

We've packed our dosa waffle with flavor - from the batter itself to the various topping options. We use the best ingredients (sourced locally as much as possible) with ghee, butter, coconut or avocado oil for cooking. Cold pressed sesame oil and extra virgin olive oil are used for salads/raw applications.

We do not use any industrial seed or refined oils such as canola, soybean, peanut, rapeseed, etc.