We went here for Mother's Day with my daughter, son in law, 3yo granddaughter and 6 mo grandson. Free parking available behind the restaurant. We had reservations but it was not crowded as we arrived at 5pm due to the small children with us. They were very welcoming and patient with the kids. Food was great! Had the mixed veg appetizer which was enough for all of us to share- samosas especially were really good. Malai kofta was wonderful, butter chicken very good and a paneer dish was good as well. Papadum and garlic naan also were good. Prices were reasonable . Will return! read more

Solid Indian restaurant in the Irving park area. The food does take a while to come out though, so if you're on a time crunch, I would not eat here. We started lunch at 12:30 pm and finished around 3 pm. The curries were flavorful and delicious, but the biryani was a bit disappointing. There was no flavor or spice to the rice. I would skip on that. The goat curry, butter chicken, bread bowl, chicken tikka masala and okra curry were all solid. For 6 dishes, it was about $140 with tax and tip. Restaurant has plenty of seating options, from booths to tables and they also have high chairs for kids. We went on a Sunday for lunch and there was only one other party there. One piece of feedback for the restaurant would be use different takeout containers. The ones provided did not prevent the curry from spilling out when there's movement. They were fine for rice dishes, but not for anything with liquid. I recommend coming here for lunch or dinner if you're craving Indian! read more

Apna Indian Grill & Bar - Indian Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

There are still trappings of the previous restaurants that were here, Manny's was Mexican and a Thai place before that. They seem to be using Manny's cocktail glasses in fact. This restaurant serves both the usual Westernized IndoPak dishes but also some harder to find (impossible to find in Wisconsin) South Indian choices. I really enjoy the cuisine of the Chettinad region and they have a few entrees from there on the menu. I asked our waiter where the chef was from and he knew what I was getting at he said "he's from Northern India but he's been doing this for 35 years he know what he's doing!" And indeed he does, the Chettinad dishes are authentic and superb. Asking for medium hot is not quite hot enough so I ask for a bit hotter than medium and that's my happy place. Worth a visit to this neighborhood. read more

Apna Indian Grill & Bar - Indian Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Food and service was great. The Gobi Manchurian is brilliant. Our server Siri is friendly and kind. Super knowledgeable about the food. Check this place out. You will not be disappointed! read more

I ordered goat biryani and I might as well have ordered "bone" biryani because it was full of bones and there was barely any meat on the bones. The dinner came right away, but it was cool and not hot and I asked for spicy. Their version of spicy is to throw a spicy sauce on top, which didn't cook in with the original meal. I've had good biryani before, but this was not good and I will not come back for biryani. That said, I ordered. raita also, because I didn't think it came with that only to find out it did. But that was tasty. I will not be back for the biryani. read more

Apna Indian Grill & Bar - Bones - Indian Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

This is a wonderful restaurant for Indian foods. The atmosphere is pleasant - quiet and soothing. The service is excellent. The portions are massive, at least for the biryani. The wait staff is attentive and accommodating, and they're friendly. Definitely would recommend to anyone who enjoys authentic Indian cuisine. read more

Great food, horrible horrible service. Don't visit when they're within an hour of closing because you will see them never, they are just trying to clean up the tables. best advice: get carry out and do it earlier in their shift. read more

Apna Indian Grill recently opened in a location with two entrances, along Elston as well as Montrose. I've wanted to give it a try, as Indian food is not a prominent find in this immediate area. I walked in to place my takeout order, and the pleasant young lady patiently answered my questions about my potential order. I went with lamb shahi korma, a dish that to my knowledge I have never ever tried before. She said that I could order my dish as "mild" so that is what I did. My order came out in only a few minutes. Fortunately I arrived before a party of 16 or so was about to dine in, possibly saving me a significant wait for my food. Lamb shahi korma comes with chunks of lamb, and a smattering of cashews and raisins in a creamy onion sauce, along with a side of rice. I did enjoy the flavor of the dish, and the food had just a bit of zing to it, although for $17.95 I was hoping for a bit more quantity of food. read more

Everything I've had here is delicious, generously portioned, and an excellent value. The service is efficient and friendly; the restaurant is pleasant to dine in with friends and never too loud or busy to enjoy an extended meal. The large free parking lot makes this place effortless to visit. A gem that deserves far more customers than I normally see when I've dined here. Great lunch specials too. I've only ordered takeout once, but it was as good as anything I've had inside the restaurant and was ready exactly when expected. read more

I have been bragging about this place since it opened. Today I took my sister and her family with me, and it did not disappoint. The Tandoori Chicken was incredible!!! Hot and steamy served on a cast iron pan, very moist and delicious. Also had the Butter Chicken, and Chicken Vindaloo. Wonderful! Lots of sauce, perfectly spiced, generous portions. The mango lassi here is not to be missed. Fast efficient friendly service. read more

Apna Indian Grill & Bar - Tandoori Chicken - Indian Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

The food was absolute scrumptious. The service was great, the servers showed pride in what they were providing to us. I love that something special took over Manny's. read more

Cant go wrong with tikka masala rice and naan. The lamb was so good. Medium spice level was perfect. Will be back! read more

Apna Indian Grill & Bar - LAMB TIKKA MASALA - Indian Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

We ate here last night. It was an amazing experience. The food, the ambience, the presentation were so authentic. The place is family owned and operated. My new favorite Indian restaurant! read more

Ok. Elston is an odd diagonal street with many personalities. If you find yourself at the Irving Park Road intersection and are hungry, try out Apna. This little jewel is in an offbeat space with vintage chandeliers, a bubble tank and vinyl booths. Don't let that get in the way of a solid veg/non veg menu. We shared samosas with chickpea topping, a lamb byriani and a TAJ beer. The portions were enough for two people and tasted great. The service was a little slow but friendly. For two people it was $50. read more

The masala dosa here was good. The two stars are for that dish only. The service was extremely slow. We were a table of 6 people and ordered 5 items off the menu and got there for breakfast. There was only one other table of 2 people who were also waiting for their food. Our food came out extremely late. They forgot our drinks ( chai) which we ordered with our food. After we were done when we asked for our drinks our server said he'll bring it and then disappeared. We never saw him again. We finally asked someone else to help us after waiting a long time and told them we just want to pay and will leave. In the mean time while we waited, another table got occupied and their food was out faster than ours but still no sign of our drinks or no apology or acknowledgement for the delay for our food or forgetting our drinks. It's not like the servers were rude but they were just indifferent and ignoring the fact that there was a huge delay with our order and didn't try to fix it. Again the masala dosa was good, as was the tomato chutney that came with the dosa but the sambhar was not authentic ( it had corn and peas) and the idli and vada were also not authentic. Vada was not crispy and was dry. We also ordered poori sabzi, and it was a complete miss. The pooris were thick and chewy and the sabzi only tasted of turmeric. The bathroom was very dirty and hadn't been cleaned and they were out of toilet paper. read more

Apna Indian Grill & Bar - Masala Dosa - Indian Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Great new little spot near us! Very cute inside. The owner is so incredibly nice! We have loved everything we have tried there which is a rare find at an Indian restaurant in the US when your spouse is from India. Would absolutely recommend this to everyone looking for authentic and tasty Indian food! read more

Apna Indian Grill recently opened just down the block from us so we had to check it out, and we were not disappointed! We dined in, and found everyone who works here to be lovely and friendly. Great service. There's lots of seating in the back (or front if you come in via Montrose). They were getting lots of takeout orders while we were here so they must be doing something right! We had the veggie samosas to start, then the butter chicken and shrimp vindaloo, everything was super tasty! We had medium spice and I would say it was perfect, not too hot. The breads were so delish I forgot to take a picture, but we had garlic naan and paneer kulcha. Everything looked great on the menu so it was hard to decide, but I have my eye on the street food for next time and lunch specials for a cheeky work from home day No need to drive up to Devon to get your fix of Indian food, Apna is a most welcome addition to the neighborhood! read more

Apna Indian Grill & Bar - Butter Chicken and Shrimp Vindaloo - Indian Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Got the lamb bowl lunch special with Lamb Vindaloo and Garlic Naan and asked for it extra spicy. Did not disappoint! Was very flavorful and spicy, and a nice sized portion. The vindaloo is more tomato heavy than some and had great flavor along with the tender lamb. Will be going again to try more dishes. read more

Apna Indian Grill & Bar - LAMB BOWL (VINDALOO) & GARLIC NAAN - Indian Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Stopped here on a rainy Saturday night a couple weeks ago. I was skeptical at first. I asked the waitress for some recommendations, but for the life of me I cannot remember it. But it was so tasty and was a healthy portion. I am looking forward to go again this week! read more

Friendly service, beautiful indoor dining room, vibrant flavors. I had the non-vegetarian lunch special with 2 currys, tandoori chicken, rice, naan, and raita. The chicken curry was my favorite with the perfect amount of spice. If you're looking for authentic Indian food, this is the spot! read more

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As soon as I walked into this place, I was hit with the wall of spice smells in the best possible way. This place is a proper curry house like the ones that I used to go to when I lived in Australia. They know how to make a really really good curry. Just be aware only order what you can handle just because you think that you can handle Buffalo wild wings, habanero mango wings doesn't mean that you can handle spicy chicken vindaloo! That being said, I got the Lamb Korma and it was ridiculously good, my wife got the Chicken Biryani and my son had the basic Chicken Curry. All were AMAZING!!! 5/5 read more

We ordered to-go and The food was delicious and the portion sizes were large so there was more than enough for two meals! Service was fast and friendly and it was a very welcoming ambiance! Would definitely go back to dine in! read more

LOVE this little spot! The paneer tikka masala was delicious and so was the naan. Mango lassi was also delightful, and the people working here were so courteous. I highly recommend! read more

Apna Indian Grill & Bar - MANGO LASSI PALAK PANEER - Indian Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Ordered catering for about 20 for a birthday party. Butter chicken, biryani, samosas, naan, and parata. Everything we had was excellent. Everyone raved about the food but the most praise was about the biryani. Service was excellent, very good communication, and it seemed like everyone at the restaurant brought out all the food to the car. Professional and proper gentlemen they all were. I hope the new location serves them well. read more

Delicious! Adorable, warm, friendly, effecient staff. Just go there. We over ordered, so to have leftovers for home. read more

I'm a bit surprised at the high ratings for Apna Indian Grill. To me, the food quality is on par with what you may find at a typical Indian restaurant on Devon, which aren't that great. Solid authentic flavors and spices appear to have diminished more and more over the last 12+ years. Better authentic flavors appear to be in the Chicago suburbs. We ordered a variety of dishes for take-out: Dal Tadka, Channa Masala, Baingan Bharta, Butter Chicken, Kadai Paneer, and samosas. The samosas were a perfect size for one person, but the potato masala wasn't flavored enough to stand on its own unless you added chutney to them. The channa masala and butter chicken were enjoyed by us. The dal tadka missed the mark with little or no seasoning or lime juice. I'm often surprised by restaurants overlooking acid in their food. The baingan bharta was quite smoky, which isn't how I was brought up, but perhaps others enjoy it. Last, the kadai paneer was flavorful, but had a far darker (intense) curry color than I have ever experienced here or in India. Requests for the restaurant: (1) Please consider flavoring the food more thoroughly, including acid, so they stand on their own. Do not expect a chutney or achaar to carry it. (2) Please indicate how many pieces of your appetizers are included per order. Neither the menu nor Cuboh indicate how many samosas are included for $6 per order. (3) Indicate that rice is apparently included with some dishes. We were not expecting so much rice, since your menu also has rice as a side order. (4) Indicate that Cuboh charges a 5% service fee for using their tool. It is unfair to customers to only become aware of that after an order has been submitted. read more

Food: Ordered takeout. Main dishes are like soup with an abundance off sauce compared to the meat. Although this has sadly become a theme of many Indian restaurants near and far, I expected more. Not so much as the volume of food but that a curry is not supposed to be a soup. In terms of taste, the meats were cooked fine and not overcooked as a positive; however felt sauce was bland Service: staff seemed nice enough but the order was about 25 minutes behind schedule and there were no offers of accommodation (such as giving me a seat to wait at, a water to sip on, etc...) which has been offered at other establishments and usually makes you feel more appreciated as a paying customer. Overall, I eat Indian food frequently and wouldn't say anything went atrocious but that the experience was forgetful and I wouldn't go out of my way to go again read more

It is a pleasure to get good Indian food in the neighborhood! My family loves the samosa chaat and butter chicken. Great options for Indian street food and lunch specials. read more

There isn't much Indian food in my area on the NW side, and Apna is easily the best place for miles in my opinion. We got the butter chicken, samosa chaat, and three different kinds of naan. The samosa chaat was so flavorful and vibrant. I could taste the many spices in it, the citrusy notes, and the heat. A really delicious, balanced dish. The butter chicken my partner got was a very good version too. More tomato-forward than cream-forward, which was a reminder of how very fresh everything tasted. I'd say the portions were generous too. We ordered for delivery, but I really want to go for lunch amd try the thalis. FINALLY there is great Indian food near my home!! read more

Apna Indian Grill & Bar - Samosa chaat, garlic naan - Indian Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

This is the closest Indian place to my house at 2 miles away and it does not disappoint! The spices are terrific. My friend and I got goat kadai, lamb curry and garlic naan and split everything. The server was really nice. They were out of sweet lassi but he made one special for me. I like the way it's set up with booths on the sides and tables in the middle. My friends and I will definitely be coming here regularly. There is only street parking, so carpool if you're coming with a crowd, or bike if you are able. All in all, a great neighborhood spot! read more

Excellent excellent Indian food. Everything we had was so flavor and delicious.The tandoori chicken was tender and juicy. Service was great! Definitely will be back and recommend this place to all my friends! read more

This place just opened on Friday- had to give it a shot since I love Indian food but we've never had any nearby options. Ordered the golgappe, dal tadka, garlic naan, chai, and mango lassi- all were fantastic. Super fresh and flavorful. The server was kind and attentive. We will absolutely be regulars- can't wait to try more. read more

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This is so so so good...ordered the tandoori chicken tikka. It's perfectly seasoned and so tender! read more

Apna Indian Grill & Bar - TANDOORI CHICKEN TIKKA-- generous portion, Seasoned perfectly....chicken so tender! Yasssssss!!!!! - Indian Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

The new location for Apna is even better. Ate there last night with my nephew and everything was fresh, hot, and delicious. The servings are larger than other Indian restaurants. If you love true Indian food, or even if you haven't tried Indian food you will love this place. read more

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We have dined at this restaurant many times and have found the food and service to be very good. However, their prices have gone up. Last night my wife and I had a few entries, a beer and a glass of wine. The bill was a hundred dollars. This is too much to charge and so we will explore some other options for eateries in our neighborhood. We may be back, but it will certainly not be for a while. read more

Absolutely tasty food and a hidden gem on Irving park. Delicious garlic naan. Everything was what you want it to be.

Really sweet and attentive server, and super incredibly food. I tried new things and fell in love, and tried things I've always loved and adored how perfect it was. I loved the ambiance, and heard people speaking in a mix of Hindi and English talking about how authentic and delicious the food was. I was just passing through Chicago, but if I lived anywhere near here I would be coming regularly! The only thing I will mention is that I ordered mild food, and still found things a bit spicy, but my tolerance is a little low so use your own discretion. read more

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We tried this place last night due to the good reviews and we were not disappointed! We ordered the butter chicken, veg biryani, the Tandoori Chicken and garlic naan, and then we took a risk on the Chicken/veg Hakka. We were extremely happy with all of our choices. The butter chicken was perfectly spiced (we asked for medium) and the Hakka was a pleasant surprise. The tandoori chicken was really great, moist and flavorful without being rubbery like it can sometimes be and it came with perfectly done veggies that were spiced up and slightly crispy. Yummy! I am not sure who the owners are but there was a very adorable and sweet couple working there and they were very attentive and accommodating. We are from Lincoln Square/North Center neighborhood and our normal go-to place for Indian food (I won't name it) started putting way too much sugar in all of their dishes (gross) so we were forced to find a new place! Apna is our new go-to!!! read more

Amazing food, amazing service!! I need this place to stick around, please come and bring your friends. Really great Indian food and I've lived in India read more

Professional service, clean and pleasant dining room and kitchen, and the food was piping hot, fresh and delicious! Great place to visit if you've never tried Indian food or want a new place to try! read more

Apna Indian Grill & Bar - Delicious CHICKEN 65 appetizer - Indian Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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