The food here is incredibly spicy, even when the employee told us the food was mild, it was not! We were able to tolerate the heat thanks to water, but I want to warn anyone who may be more sensitive to spices. So other than being spicy, the chicken was cooked well, very tender and the ingredients used were fresh and flavorful. I chose the potato and spinach as a side as well as the chickpeas. The food was served with rice and I also purchased a naan. There is a lot of seating upstairs (have to take the steps. The lone bathroom is all the way down in the basement) and there is also seating outside (but too many mosquitoes). read more

Butter Chicken Company 3 - Lots of seating upstairs (but no ac) - Indian Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

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Has the ownership changed? The food was extremely disappointing. It honestly seemed like the owner or chef has very little understanding of authentic Indian cooking. The palak paneer was watery and completely lacked flavor. The chickpeas tasted like they had simply been boiled with turmeric and perhaps a little red coloring--there were no real spices, onions, or tomatoes to create the rich flavor that chana should have. The samosa was poorly made and looked misshapen, with an unappealing texture. Unfortunately, this was one of the most disappointing Indian meals I've had. If you're looking for authentic Indian cuisine, I would not recommend this restaurant. read more

Butter Chicken Company is a nice fast casual resturant in NoMa with Delhi style cuisine. The spot is small and has only upstairs seating, but its layout has a nice charm to it. My friend and I split the butter chicken with sides of channa masala and potato curry. Quite frankly, this was not very tasty. The food had little flavor and did not feel worth the nearly $25 we paid. However, if you prefer mild Indian food, this may be the spot for you. The service was speedy! It is also close to Union Station if in need of a quick bite before your travels. Absolutely love the decor (especially the Anthony Bourdain tribute!). Hope the food can be a bit more flavorful in the future! read more

Butter Chicken Company 3 - Indian Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

Return visit after six months was disappointing. Both the butter chicken and the spinach side dish were watery and tasteless. And COLD like leftovers that had been sitting out on the counter. The portions I remembered from my prior visit were much reduced in the classic shrinkflation move. And they no longer include naan with the meal. With a bottle of water, my tab came to $18.70. Considering the substandard food, not good value for money. read more

This was once a staple for my lunch routine. Now I wouldn't even bring an ex here. Though the service is still good the food is just bad. Shame to see this DC staple go downhill. read more

Pros: you get your food super quickly (they just scoop it into a container); good portion sizes; reasonable price for the amount of food; nice alternative to going into Union Station Cons: the food is "meh." It's just okay. Not terrible but not delicious, either. I don't regret going but I'm also not sure whether I'd return. read more

Butter Chicken Company 3 - Butter Chicken - Indian Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

Love this spot, it's definitely a staple every time we come up to DC from Virginia Beach. The tika masala is the best!

This butter chicken was definitely something to rave about! Hear a lot about it before and makes it at home often but never actually had it from a restaurant. It was very aromatic and tasted heat with the perfect amount of spice and the chick peas were great with the rice! read more

Butter Chicken Company 3 - Butter chicken with rice and chick peas - Indian Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

The food was absolutely terrible. I got the chicken tikka masala with a side of chickpeas and saag. Everything was watery and had no flavor. The naan tasted like the frozen reheated ones. The Mango Lassi was the only reason I am leaving a 1 star. It was a crime to charge me $25 for this. Needless to say, I will NOT be returning to this place. read more

That shit sucked. Go elsewhere. Tasted like cafeteria food. Unkind employee working there too. For the same price, you can get so much better elsewhere. read more

What a gem! For less than $12 you could get up to four different dishes. They're all in giant woks or giant cooking apparatus and you can see the sauce still simmering as the food is scooped up into your container. I got a split butter chicken and chicken tikka masala with vegetable biryani and Chana masala on the side. It comes with one garlic naan. And you can get (complimentary) sauces on the opposite end table -- they have cilantro chutney and vindaloo sauce. The chicken dishes were not too spicy and they were very flavorful. Gonna say it again, as a picky eater who has a pretty Asian palate, this is definitely a gem in flavors, portions, and pricing. $12 ANYWHERE in the States is good, but in DC is almost mind blowing. The VALUE is so there. One serving is easily two meals for me or a very hungry guy I think. I am definitely coming back again and maybe will even make this a regular spot!! Street parking is what I found.... Unless others know some secrets to share? read more

Butter Chicken Company 3 - The take out - Indian Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

Not Indian street food food, it was a true disappointment. Indian cuisine is extremely good and rich, and this place does no honor to Indian street food. The prices are relatively high for the mediocre food quality, so there is a better bang for your. Service was kind, very nice ladies but unfortunately you come to this places for food more than 5-star service. Ambiance was ok, enough sitting, no need for reservation. I unfortunately can't recommend this place. read more

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I'm on a staycation at a hotel that doesn't have a restaurant so I' ordered this place for lunch yesterday. This food was great! I ordered the butter chicken. It arrived piping hot and was packaged securely. They included 3 different sauces, naan, flatware and plenty of napkins. The portion size was pretty large and could definitely be shared between 2 people. I had enough food to eat and get full twice. I also got a mango lassi and it was ah-mazing. I was so sad when I finished the last drop. I'd gladly eat here again! My only gripe is that there are only 3 options for sides. The entree already comes with rice, and I don't like chickpeas (chana masala) so my only other options for the two sides were saag paneer and vegetable biryani (more rice!) hahah. read more

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First I have to say that me and my partner are big fans of Indian food and this place was a big disappointment. I ordered tikka masala chicken with chickpeas and rice and my favorite part of the meal was the rice The chicken tasted really bad, the texture was not good at all, the chickpeas was in a "sauce" very watery, spicy but in an uncomfortable way, didn't taste Indian at all. I know that this place is a low key Indian restaurant and my favorites places are low key, I was not looking for something fancy, just good food, but this was definitely not the place to have real Indian food. Not recommended at all read more

Butter Chicken Company 3 - Indian Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

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This place looks super cute from the road and is in a nice location close to Union station. The amount of food you get for the price is great! Each entree comes with naan, a main dish, and two sides. I got the butter chicken and I will say it was super spicy. Edible, but above my comfort level. If you like spicy butter chicken then this is the place for you! read more

Butter Chicken Company 3 - SPICY butter chicken - Indian Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

I heard good things about this place on social media. I came in one evening around 9pm. And before i go further, maybe i would have a different review had i come earlier in the day. I ordered the paneer spinach, Chana masala and vegetable biryani. All the food tasted very stale, as if it had been sitting out for days. The Chana masala had a weird sour taste. I don't usually do this, but after a few bites i threw the whole plate away. read more

Butter Chicken Company 3 - Vegetable biryani, paneer spinach and Chana masala - Indian Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

With Indigo right up the street, Butter Chicken Company faces some tough competition but they specialize in a select few dishes (butter chicken, chicken tikka masala, saag paneer, Chana masala, vegetable biryani, etc.) so they make them incredibly well. Their butter chicken is actually a little spicy and more tomato-flavored than it is heavy cream and sweet, which is the case at many places I've dined at around DC and elsewhere. I think that's what makes their butter chicken really unique and delicious! The saag paneer is also good, as it's not overly buttery and the biryani was tasty as well. For the price you pay here, the food is excellent and the portions are great! I'd highly recommend. read more

Butter Chicken Company 3 - Saag Paneer, Butter Chicken, Vegetable Biryani, Channa Masala - Indian Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

The food is delicious!!! I love their bread! The portions are small for the cost. The customer service is good.

This used to be a great place for a quick and decent lunch or dinner. The food was good and you got a decent portion for the price. However lately the service has fallen - they often don't have condiments available or seem to care you cane in. Today, I picked up butter chicken for lunch and the portion size is almost 1/2 of last time I came in. In addition one dish was cold and my butter chicken mostly rice. Sorry to say that this last visit was highly disappointing. read more

I was planning to go to a nearby coffee shop when I walked by this restaurant - the smells wafting out were insanely enticing, so I decided to grab lunch here. (I don't know if I've ever stopped for lunch somewhere based on the smell alone, so this really says something.) Food (3.5/5): I ordered the butter chicken with sides of paneer and chickpeas, with a complimentary naan. I tried all 3 complimentary sauces, which you will find at the side table. Not the biggest chickpea or paneer guy, but these were among the best I've ever had. The butter chicken and naan were only *alright*. Very limited menu with only 3 main dish options. As others have noted, definitely enough food for 2 meals and very affordable. The food was too hot to eat when it was served, so I had to wait for it to cool down - not sure the last time I experienced that at a restaurant, and that's a minus. I also disliked that they didn't have free water. The side sauces were all good. Ambience (4.25/5): Despite the food being kind of a mixed bag, I realllly liked the ambience. It reminded me of some restaurants I visited in Mumbai. Very cool artwork, plus ample seating inside and out. Put on some light Indian music and you have yourself a 4.5+/5. Overall, it was fair. Tackle the things I mention above and it would be stellar. Not sure I will be back, but others seem to really like it, so give it a try yourself! read more

Butter Chicken Company 3 - Empty plate next to my fist (large male) for size comparison - Indian Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

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Had to come here because the name is A1. Sadly, the butter chicken did not live up to the name. I felt very watery- there was so much liquid that the texture wasn't the normal creamy goodness one would expect. Mango lassi was pretty good and prices were good for the portion size. However, don't expect to be blown away. read more

Butter Chicken Company 3 - Butter Chicken - Indian Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

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Some of the best Indian food around. simple, classic, and very tasty every time. This is my reliable spot, love this place. Service is fast and friendly and there's plenty of seating. Have tried lots of Indian food spots in the area and this ones always come out on top for food taste. read more

Convenient location for those who leaves in Capitol Hill and those who have some train waiting time and want to eat outside of Union Station. Very clean. Simple menu: choice of chicken or a vegetarian platter that comes with two side dishes and noun. One can call to order ( to either pick up or have it delivered). I followed reviews of the other locations and ordered butter chicken ( as a take out). Large portion, tender tasty chicken ( quite a lot) over the rice. To my taste, there was way too much souse and a bit on sweet side but I think it is a matter of personal preference ( and I am not a big fan of Indian food to start with). One of the side dishes ( spinach with cheese) was super hot. I wish I was forewarned when I ordered over the phone. Everything else had the right balance of spices and was not hot but this spinach! Again, a matter of personal preference. If you don't like very hot food, just stay away fro spinach. Everything else is very good. I will go back to try chicken tikki. There is also plenty of sitting places outside, tables are safely spaced, if the weather is nice , eating outside can be an option. There is also a large sitting area indoors on the second floor but I didn't go ( prefer to limit my being inside). Overall, good service, good food, safe, clean, convenient. What else one can wish? :) read more

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Generally good food and a good value. I'd normally say 4 stars, but a couple of recent orders have been inconsistent. Today our order had far less chicken than usual, and this was true across 4 different meals (both butter chicken and chicken tikka). We'll keep trying and see if things turn around. read more

Butter Chicken Company 3 - Small portion of chicken - much smaller than usual lately. - Indian Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

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This place if okay if you're passing by and don't want to wait. The butter chicken is very sweet. But it's not bad, just not the best.

Wow. This is an entirely different restaurant than 2 years ago. Our meal was inedible. We ordered take out butter chicken last night with Saag Paneer and Chana Masala. The chicken tasted like it was cooked in ketchup. The Saag seemed like it was from a can with mystery cold cheese in it. The beans were flavorless and also inedible. Save your money and go elsewhere. During the pandemic we ate here once a week and the food was spicy delicious and plentiful.....gone are the days. read more

Great place for Indian food! There are multiple locations and this one is near Union Station located in a quiet neighborhood. Typical DC street parking. The portions are huge for $11. We split two dishes between 3 of us and had some leftovers. You get a generous helping of chicken, sauce, and rice, but that is not all- then you get two sides with naan bread! You can either choose from saag paneer (spinach/cheese), vegetable biryani (a type of veggie rice), and chana masala (chickpeas) - I've tried them all and they are all good. We got the tikka masala and butter chicken and were not disappointed. Before you leave, don't forget to grab the complimentary sauces on the counter - cilantro chutney, spicy yogurt, and vindaloo sauce. Be aware of their motto: "300 and we are done"-- that means when they sell out, they are done for the day! I went on a weeknight around 7 pm and their vats of butter chicken and tikka masala were almost out! Come here early if you want to grab some before they're out! Overall- a solid place to get your Indian food fix. The food is super spicy! Make sure you can handle the heat before coming here. ;) read more

My experiences at both the #2 and #3 locations have been great! I always get butter chicken- The sauce is thick, flavorful, a bit spicy, and rich. I also get double saag paneer (FYI- it's pretty spicy) instead of chickpeas because it's just so delicious and I'm not a big fan of chickpeas in general. Rice is always well cooked. Occasionally the naan can be kinda dry/hard but usually it's good. Definitely get a couple sides of raita to balance the spice and dip the naan into! I even add some to the saag to make it almost like an Indian creamed spinach. A few months ago I did experience a watery saag paneer- but clearly they fixed that because I frequent either of these locations 2-5 times a month, and it's always been consistent since then. Mango Lassi hits the spot too! The B1G1 discount on Uber eats is also an insanely great deal- considering the dishes for full price are already such an awesome deal! Oh and staff is always so kind! Keep it up BCC! Side note- I take some tums in preparation and would recommend the same if you suffer from heart fire as I do. read more

Butter Chicken Company 3 - Butter chicken, double side sag Saag Paneer (you can see it's thick and not watery in consistency!) - Indian Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

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If my order was right I would have been much happier. I ordered 3 dishes for take away. 2 butter and one tikka, when i got home I realized I had 3 tikka. Not just that, I had the wrongs sides for the dishes. ..the final thing that went wrong was in had no chutney. Overall the quality of services was poor tonight. 12.22.2021 read more

I was really excited to try Butter Chicken Co as it I've been meaning to try it for a while. Heavily disappointed. Yes you get a lot of food. But the food isn't that good. The butter chicken doesn't taste like butter chicken. It lacked the creamy buttery taste. Instead it tasted more like chicken tikka masala. (Not sure what their tikka masala tastes like). Also the chicken pieces were massive. The paneer saag looked like it was cooked in a hurry. The spinach should be chopped finely. Every bite I took I got huge chunks of whole spinach leaves. And the naan wasn't slightly crisp and charred like a naan should be. It was lot more doughy, like a pita bread. Glad I got to try it but I don't think I would ever go back again. read more

Good food fast service, the only problem is no red meat on the menu, and dont have hot sauce

We got Butter Chicken for lunch once while we were visiting DC over the holidays, as it was very close to where we were staying. Having had some encounter with fast casual Indian food in NYC and coming away with a favorable impression, I was interested to see how this would turn out. In short - it was below expectations, mostly because of the relatively limited scope of offerings. Any of the platters had a very small number (3 or 4) sides that could be selected, and the spice profile was a bit inconsistent. The curries themselves (I tried both the butter chicken and chicken tikka masala) were fairly generic but still decently-flavored, served over a healthy amount of rice. That begs a small question of why bother getting the biryani as a side (don't - it's very mild, and there's no reason to get more rice in addition). The chana masala, on the other hand, was good but substantially spicier than anything else on the plate. The paneer was pretty good, though. For the price, you are going to get enough food to completely stuff you or bridge multiple meals - my butter chicken platter was good for a lunch and a dinner over the course of one day. That said, I found the overall flavor profile to be very average, and the options for add-ons to also be more limited than I would have hoped. We only made one visit during our time here, and that was more than enough exposure during our trip. read more

Can't beat the cost for portion. The chicken was creamy and flavorful. Um not the biggest fan of butter chicken bc it's too much tomatoes for me. I prefer the curry. The sides and saag are highlight and meals in of themselves. Recommend for fast quick Indian food on H. read more

Good flavorful spicy indian food. Near to Union station very nice atmosphere. Lovely decorations upstairs sitting.

First takeout I had during my move to DC. This place was further for me than their other location over on H street which must have been closed due to COVID, but I'm glad this place was opened. The menu was very limited, only five options to select both the main and side dishes from. I think it would be better if the side dishes were different from the main. Additionally the food was already all prepared, so it felt more like fast food than restaurant quality food. I ordered the Chicken Tikka Masala as my main and chose the Channa Masala and the Vegetable biryani as my sides. This meal also came with a side of naan. Opposite of the register and the food, there is a selection of sauces one can take for free. The options were: Raita (a spice yogurt side), Vindaloo sauce (spicy red sauce), and a cilantro chutney. I picked up two containers of Vindaloo sauce. The total cost of my meal after taxes was $11.67, which is incredible especially given how much they give you (definitely at least 2 servings worth, I'd say 3 servings for me) and since it's DC! But in all honesty, as a South Asian who has consumed a lot of Indian and other south Asian foods over my lifetime so far, the food was kind of mediocre. I am sure those who did not grow up eating this food would find it more than wonderful, but I found it to be just okay. I would come again if I was craving Indian and was wanting something cheap and **fast**, but otherwise I'd go elsewhere. I felt that the chickpeas and the chicken were missing the acid component wholly and not enough salt and heat. The pulao rice was beautifully seasoned (I could tell there was a lot of ghee in there). The biryani was dry. The naan was just like regular naan. The vindaloo sauce was disappointing--it was not able to to hit the acid and heat aspect as one might anticipate. It tasted very much like red pepper flakes drenched in tomato juice. But overall the meal was decent, not great but not terrible. Most definitely filling which sometimes all you know. This was just fast Indian food, like Halal Guys. I would give the place a 3.5/5 if I could. I will try again sometime soon. read more

Butter Chicken Company 3 - Channa Masala (side) , Chicken Tikka Masala over a bed of pulao, Vegetable Biryani (side), Naan, and Vindaloo sauce on the side. - Indian Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

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The butter chicken was awesome! Plenty of food served glad I found this gem walking DC. read more

Butter Chicken Company 3 - Butter Chicken Saag Paneer Vegetable Biryani - Indian Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

This place was my Jam!! But they've been dropping the ball. I hope it goes back to how it was. There is like no gravy no and it lacks the flavor it use to have. read more

Pros: A large serving for $12, the mango lassi is great, quick service. Cons: the butter chicken was very tomatoey and not creamy. The saag paneer had no flavor and was really watery. I wouldn't eat there again but it's cheap and a big meal. read more

I love coming here when I want something yummy that gives me lots of leftovers. I like the limited menu and convenient location. As others have noted, the butter chicken can be a little watery and I wish there was more actual paneer in their saag paneer, but the food is good and comforting. read more

Thought that we would try something new. Large portions but it was just ok. Only gave it 3 stars because the staff made us feel like we were bothering them by asking questions. Not friendly or helpful. I will probably not return. read more