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Where to eat Medu Vada in Chicagoland

Savory lentil doughnuts, crisp outside and fluffy inside. We found Medu Vada on 34 Chicago menus, and 1 more places usually serve it.

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Medu vada: crisp lentil doughnuts on a banana leaf with sambar
A typical Medu Vada. Each restaurant makes its own version.

About Medu Vada

Medu vada is a savory doughnut made from ground urad dal, flavored with black pepper, cumin, curry leaves and green chili. It is crisp outside and soft and fluffy inside.

Regional versions

Sambar vada is a medu vada soaked in sambar, and dahi vada is soaked in spiced yogurt. In Tamil Nadu it is often called ulundu vadai.

What to order with it

It is usually ordered with idli or pongal, with sambar and coconut chutney on the side.

On the menu: 34 places

Cook County, IL

Dish photo: Vada Pav♡ SaveBar Goa116 West Hubbard Street, Chicago, ILRestaurantListed on their menu as medu vadaFull menuDish photo: Vada Pav♡ SaveAnnapurna Simply Vegetarian2600 West Devon Avenue, Chicago, ILRestaurantSouth IndianVegetarianOn their menu: Batata Vada Plate (2 Pc), Dal Vada Plate (2 Pc), Vada Pav and 3 moreFull menuDish photo: Idli♡ SaveSukhadia's Sweets and Snacks2559 West Devon Avenue, Chicago, ILSweets and bakerySouth IndianOn their menu: Vada Pav Sandwich, Dahi Vada Plate, Dahi Vada Chaat and 4 moreFull menuDish photo: Chole Bhature♡ SaveUru-Swati2629 West Devon Avenue, Chicago, ILRestaurantSouth IndianOn their menu: Dahi Vada, Batata Vada, Dal Vada and 3 moreFull menuDish photo: Aloo Gobi♡ SaveMirra1954 West Armitage Avenue, Chicago, ILRestaurantSouth IndianOn their menu: Vada Pav Breakfast SandwichFull menuDish photo: Butter Chicken♡ SaveMagic Pepper8502 West Golf Road, Niles, ILRestaurantSouth IndianOn their menu: Medu Vada (3pcs), Idli Vada Combo (2 each), Sambar VadaFull menuDish photo: Samosa♡ SaveMetro Spice Mart125 South Jefferson Street, Chicago, ILRestaurantOn their menu: Fresh Vada PavFull menuDish photo: Saag Paneer♡ SaveIMLI Indian Restaurant1725 East Algonquin Road, Schaumburg, ILRestaurantOn their menu: Medu Vada, COMBO-idli/medu vadaFull menuDish photo: Veg Biryani♡ SaveThattu2601 West Fletcher Street, Chicago, ILRestaurantSouth IndianListed on their menu as medu vadaFull menuDish photo: Butter Chicken♡ SaveGaylord555 Mall Drive, Schaumburg, ILRestaurantIndo-ChineseOn their menu: Dahi VadaFull menuDish photo: Saag Paneer♡ SaveArya Bhavan2508 West Devon Avenue, Chicago, ILRestaurantSouth IndianVegetarianOn their menu: Potato Vada, Medu VadaFull menuDish photo: Masala Dosa♡ SaveUdupi Palace2543 West Devon Avenue, Chicago, ILRestaurantSouth IndianVegetarianOn their menu: Medhu Vada, Dahi Vada, Sambar Vada and 1 moreFull menuDish photo: Chicken Tikka Masala♡ SaveGaylord Fine Indian Cuisine100 E Walton St, Chicago, ILRestaurantOn their menu: Medhu VadaFull menuDish photo: Paneer Tikka♡ SaveTiffin2536 W Devon Ave, Chicago, ILRestaurantSouth IndianOn their menu: Dhai Vada, Medhu VadaFull menuDish photo: Goat Biryani♡ SaveJaipur Authentic Indian Cuisine847 W Randolph St, Chicago, ILRestaurantOn their menu: Dahi VadaFull menuDish photo: Paneer Butter Masala♡ SaveSizzle India2509 W Devon Ave, Chicago, ILRestaurantSouth IndianOn their menu: Rasa Vada, Medu VadaFull menuDish photo: Chicken Biryani♡ SaveGandhi India Restaurant2601 W Devon Ave, Chicago, ILRestaurantOn their menu: Dahi VadaFull menuDish photo: Pav Bhaji♡ SaveHomage Street Food4009 N. Albany, Chicago, ILChaat and street foodMumbai and street foodOn their menu: Vada PavFull menuDish photo: Butter Chicken♡ SaveAbhiruchi2437 W Devon Ave, Chicago, ILRestaurantSouth IndianOn their menu: Medhu Vada, Dahi Vada, Sambar VadaFull menuDish photo: Dosa♡ SaveMawa Paradise6406 N Oakley Ave, Chicago, ILRestaurantSouth IndianBiryani and HyderabadiOn their menu: VadaFull menuDish photo: Pav Bhaji♡ SaveTurboTuffin1414 W Lexington St, Chicago, ILRestaurantOn their menu: Vada PavFull menuDish photo: Idli♡ SaveDakshin Indian Restaurant1135 N Salem Drsuite# 1135, Schaumburg, ILRestaurantSouth IndianOn their menu: Medhu Vada, Rasa Vada, Sambar Vada and 1 moreFull menuDish photo: Chicken Biryani♡ SaveSankalp: The Taste of India167 W Golf Rd, Schaumburg, ILRestaurantSouth IndianOn their menu: Idli Vada Combo, Medu Vada, Rasam Vada and 1 moreFull menuDish photo: Goat Biryani♡ SavePriya Restaurant Indian Cuisine939 W Wise Rd, Schaumburg, ILRestaurantSouth IndianIndo-ChineseOn their menu: Idli Vada, Medu VadaFull menuDish photo: Chicken Biryani♡ SaveTamarind Court9190 W Golf Rd, Niles, ILRestaurantIndo-ChineseOn their menu: Idli Vada Combination, Rasa Vada, Sambar VadaFull menu

DuPage County, IL

Lake County, IL

Will County, IL

Usually served: 1 more

We have not seen these menus yet, but places like these normally make Medu Vada. Call to check.

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How this list is made

We started from public records, OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps, searched town by town for places those records miss, and read each restaurant's menu from its website or online ordering page. Places whose opening hours we could not confirm recently say so, and we check them again every month. Dishes marked "on the menu" come from the restaurant's own website or ordering page. "Usually served" is our best guess from the style of the place, so call ahead if you have your heart set on it.

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