Kottu House
“Get an extra side of the Minchi Sambol too (one comes with the Lentil Cakes) because it's great on everything!”
“The lentil patties came with a coconut cream sauce- the perfect mix. My chicken kottu was unexpectedly yummy.”
“My favorite part of the meal was the coconut/mint dip that came with my side of lentil patties.”
Kottu House
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Accepts Apple Pay: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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Had the chicken and the beef kottu, both of which were very good. The kottu was interesting and the curries had great flavor. The lunch special was a good deal, too–small kottu and a side for $10. My favorite part of the meal was the coconut/mint dip that came with my side of lentil patties. It was great, and I wish I knew the recipe to replicate it myself.
One note is that I wish my kottu was a bit spicier–we were warned to be careful with the spice, but after heeding the advice I actually could've used a bit more.
Summary– cool spot with good and unique food
Really enjoyable treasure of a find in the area. Small but packed menu with something for every palate new tried the chicken, lamb and appetizers of fried prawn and fries. Even had the dessert. All good. The server was knowledgeable and super helpful. Such a cute space and good flavors too!
Enjoy
Came back from Sri Lanka last week and felt that I should give Kothu another try as it was a bit underwhelming from the roadside shop I got it from. (I'm not an expert in the cuisine by any means)!
Ate it here: The dish was redeemed for me and I'm glad there's a place dedicated to it!
Ordered the lunch special, which is one of the best lunch deals this city has. $10 for a small box of Kothu with a side and drink.
Food was packaged in boxes with mock newspaper wax – very amusing presentation, especially for takeout!
Side of fries with (a lot of) paprika tasted like Herr's Red Hot Chips in french fry form – that's a good thing.
Classic Chicken Kothu was very dense and flavorful! It was rotiserrie chicken savory and spicy with a kick but can be tolerated (Level 3). They don't short you on the meat. Could've used a crunchy texture but you have the option to add a lentil crunch to it (I messed up on that part).
Very friendly and patient staff. Ambiance is cozy; has drinks. A bit more casual and less sit-downy than Sigiri (but more inexpensive and accepts card) but would definitely come here again! Not sure if I know what's authentic or not but I can tell you that I liked the Kothu here much better than that place in Lanka!
Shrimp Kottu was A-OK. Price was right for amount of food. Great packaging: sustainable, compostable, and attractive. Good spice level (spicy gave off enough heat without being oppressively fiery). The shrimp was seasoned nicely. The stir-fried mushy starch mixture wasn't all that compelling for me. A bit one note, but maybe that's what the dish is supposed to be like. I'm probably just not a kottu person, even though I adore street food, and especially southeast Asian street food.
Sorry it's me, not you.
But we probably won't be seeing each other anytime soon.
After doing happy hour at Verlaine lounge, I did a quick search for places to eat nearby. I was excited to discover that there was a Sri Lankan place, so we decided to take a look.
It's a tight space with only a few small tables and some stools along a bar, so it's probably best to order out. Although I guess since it's technically street food, it's meant to be quickly eaten on your way out?
I split the deviled beef and the spicy fries. Perfect combo. We ordered the beef spicy , which is the 2nd spiciest level with the first being Sri Lankan spicy. It definitely accumulates but it's nothing most can't handle in my opinion.
I will definitely keep returning to try the other options on the menu.
Ordered a crispy prawn, spicy, and a classic chicken. the menu, which uses really american labels, is ironically confusing to my american-indian ass.
i wasn't sure what i was getting frankly, is it a curry, is it a what? Idk, but the reviews are high so I ordered it on UberEats (which shits all over Seamless btw). And lol, I open it and I'm like, oh, this is pulao. It's fucking hipster pulao.
It was delicious. It was spicy. It was meaty. It was veggie. It was everything my tastebuds were craving. But I'm probably not going to order it again.
Why?
I could be totally washed but, how exactly is this Sri Lankan food again? All those delicious ingredients I described above are mixed together so intensely that you can't appreciate them on their own. In other words, I think in an attempt to make this sort of food accessible to a wider population, they compromised on the authenticity of the cuisine.
Then again, I could be totally fucking wrong. How the fuck do I know, right? Yes, I'm tamil, but I'm indian. And only a fraction of Sri Lankan's are tamil. So I don't really fucking know. But that's the feeling I got out of this food. That they Americanized it into oblivion.
And maybe the owner/manager will comment under this all like "Thank you blahblahblah but you're fucking wrong." Haha. Let's find out.
Post review note: Yeah, I was right. They were really upset by this review. And the food upset my stomach anyways, so that knocks it down. They'll probably try and get this review pulled from the site. They'll probably call my mom and tell her she didn't raise me right. Haha.
Post post note: Follow these guys on IG y'all. They went with the public shaming route 🙂 Thanks for the shout out Kottu House. #AllPressIsGoodPress.
Went here with my Sri Lankan friend this weekend. He was very pleasantly surprised by their authenticity. The chicken kottu was really well prepared. Their server was really nice and the food came out quick. What stood out was their effort to make the utensils sustainable, very cool. They're serious about the spicy levels, which usually a grade hotter than other scales. That, however, allows for an authentic experience! Try the chicken kottu with some fish cutlets and Lunu Sambol.
First time trying SL food, def coming back!
Ok this place is the BOMB! So Sri-lankan may not be mainstream, but it totally should be! The food here is so fresh and authentic. They serve kottu here which is basically a form of fried rice but instead of rice they use roti which is a thin bread. Plus you get an egg on top. I always say- "an egg on top makes everything taste better". The lunch specials here are actually a really good deal. You get a small app, kottu and a drink for around $10. They even have passion fruit cider, which is super tough to find in the US. If you love Asian inspired street food with a nice kick, this is the place to go!