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    Curry on Fire

    3.7 (137 reviews)
    ModerateIndian
    Closed 11:00 am - 2:30 pm, 4:30 PM - 10:00 PM
    Updated 3 months ago

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    Good for kids
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    Vegetable biryani
    Johnfavour N.

    This is my favorite spot for Indian takeout in West Loop. I have fond memories as it was one of the first spots we had takeout when we first moved to Chicago two years ago. The staff is friendly and the food is always ready really quickly (15-20 mins) even if you're ordering 8 dishes like I did. The food is always hot and fresh, their garlic naan is amazing, and it feels like a fair price for the amount of food you get. Tonight we had vegetable biryani, two garlic naans, chicken Tikka masala, chettinad chicken, Manchurian cauliflower, dal palak (lentils with spinach), and Hyderabadi Bagaraa Baingan (baby eggplant curry). The chicken tikka masala was delicious and creamy. The chettinad chicken is one of my favorite dishes when I'm in the mood for something spicy. I have a medium heat tolerance and this dish will make me take a breather in the middle of eating. The Manchurian cauliflower is great -- it's breaded cauliflower in a sweet and spicy sauce. Much better than those popular buffalo cauliflower anomalies. The dal palak container was so full it was about to burst. It's creamy and it's a great serving of vegetables and lentils. The Hyderabadi Bagaraa Baingan was really good too - it has a lemony sauce. However it only comes with 2 eggplants. The packaging does a great job retaining heat. The food was piping hot even after walking 15 minutes back to our condo. The garlic naan is wrapped in foil so that's perfectly hot and crisp too. There's street parking on Taylor street and you can leave your blinkers on to pick your food up real quick. Yelp has an option for reservations, but when I went it doesn't look like they have any dine-in options. Would love to dine in here one day.

    Scallop

    My wife and I tried Indienne for the first time. We had the six course meal and the food was well presented and very delicious. The spice combination worked beautifully. Our server Matt was impeccable. He was very knowledgeable and helpful. Our only disappointment was the Manager. He seemed to acknowledge everyone else except for us. The ambiance has a nice cozy vibe. Our window seat was perfect.

    Andy N.

    Hot hot! Both on this incredibly sunny summer day in Chicago and also because this Indian curry restaurant is firing up the UIC Little Italy area. I've passed by this restaurant multiple times on my walks down Little Italy. I decided to finally try this place with a colleague and was pleasantly surprised. Don't let the outside fool you. While it looks small, the restaurant actually opens up with great atmosphere and decor to really compliment your dining experience. We each ordered the Tikka Masala ($15) one with chicken and one with lamb. It comes with a generous helping of curry and steamed basmati rice, while you can choose to add some naan-sense into your life. I went for their garlic naan but was sad to not see any kind of cheese or paneer option available. Oh well! The curry was definitely flavorful and spicy if you ask for that intensity. The spices were prevalent and every sniff of the curry brought satisfaction. Both the curry and the naan tasted great together and should definitely be a combination you explore. Out of the few curry joints in the area, I'd say Curry on Fire beats the competition. Sadly, they don't offer any sort of lunch deals so you'll be spending a similar price regardless of the time you frequent. Hopefully with enough recommenders asking for one they'll be able to change that.

    Burnt Chettinad, takeout!, maybe thats why. Shame on the cook.
    Mifimi C.

    Burnt curry!! Beware when u do a Takeout!! We r huge fans of this restaurant. Today was a huge disappointment. We ordered the Madras n Chettinad. The Chettinad was burnt, check out the pix! Theres the mustard seeds n then there were the burnt pieces- probably fr the bottom of the pot. How unprofessional for them to serve burnt curry BC its a takeout. Shame on them!

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    Food was good and service was kind. Love the wife variety of options. Will be back soon

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    The food is delicious and spicy. I would recommend calling ahead of time because the wait is long. no dine in.

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    Good service and great food. Order ahead there is no dine in. Had the butter, garlic nan, & veg samosa. So good.

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    Ask the Community - Curry on Fire

    Do they have parking? Not the street parking though

    No. There is only street parking available in the area.

    Is it BYOB?

    Yes it is! They provide you with glasses and corkscrew if you need them too.

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    We were in downtown and stumbled upon this gem of a restaurant! We saw the reviews were high, so we…read morehad to give it a chance. The second you want in, you're immediately greeted and given the option to sit at a traditional Indian seat, booth, or table. I love how authentic the ambiance looked right off the bat, and you can tell it was well kept. We got the Maharaj Mix Grill for 2, and it was a ton of food for two people. The butter chicken and naan paired so well together, and it tasted even better with the rice. Additionally, the grilled meats were cooked to perfection and seasoned so well! I loved how flavorful the chicken and lamb were that I couldn't stop eating it. There was so much food that we had to take the rest to-go. The service was not bad. They made sure to fill our waters when they got empty and brought out the food very quick. The only con was that the waitress seemed very monotone and didn't really seem interested in serving us. Not a big deal though! Definitely try out this gem in downtown Chicago. You won't leave hungry!

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    4.3(576 reviews)
    4.4 miLakeview
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    Got delivery from here a few times. Food was well packaged and delicious. There are a lot of vegan…read moreand vegetarian options, with the option to customize dishes. I tried the karam kick dosa, masala dosa, veg biryani, bhindi masala, kadai paneer, naan and roti. The vegetables and paneer came with sides of rice, and the biryani came with a side of raita. I liked both the dosas, but would not recommend getting them delivered because they became quite soggy. This isn't the restaurant's fault, because that does tend to happen to dosa when it's no longer piping hot. I considered putting the dosas on the stove for a few minutes or reheating them in the air fryer, but didn't end up doing it - if you do get the dosa delivered, perhaps you can try doing that to recreate the crispiness/freshness. Overall, highly recommend this place for delivery! Will definitely order again.

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    4.6(230 reviews)
    5.9 miNorth Center

    We fell in love with Basant last night during Chicago Restaurant Week 2026. First of all the…read moreinterior is very well decorated, earthy, and cute. Seats and tables are comfortable and service is quick with attentive servers. All of their cocktails were unique, beautiful, and flavorful. -Gulabo (left): was a light and refreshing vodka cocktail super cute and pink -Pink Palace (right): mezcal that will make your heart melt, especially after trying the raspberry salt coated rim -Hari Pari: Reaallly good, I don't like gin so I subbed for vodka and I was very pleased -Let's Get Tammered: My husband was obsessed with the heat from this one -Punjab da sher: Husband loved this as well The dinner menu was a great sampler of what the restaurant has to offer and honestly we loved everything that we tried. Star of the show would have to be the fish basant, super crispy and with a little bit of heat. The vindaloo pork belly tonkatsu was so well cooked and crispy on the outside but light on the inside. Make sure to order garlic naan on the side, we wish we ordered a second portion to take home that's how good it was. Definitely check them out, it's being added to the rotation for us.

    Had a chance to visit this place for dinner and had absolute fun! It is an upscale Indian bistro so…read moremake sure to have reservations before hand. The service was decent even though the place was crowded at the peak hour. Absolutely amazing ambience with light music and sufficient lighting. We ordered lot of drinks and couple appetizers with two mania. All the four dishes were delicious including the drinks !! I will definitely visit again!

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    4.0(8 reviews)
    2.3 miNear North Side

    Wow. This is a hidden gem. The food is GOOD. It is really authentically deliciously good. I saw a…read morelovely woman cooking in the heat in the back, working so hard. She reminded me of my how my late grandmother would cook seemingly nonstop in her kitchen. The food is as good as my grandmother's was though she didn't cook Indian food. This food has that delicious natural ingredient perfectly spiced taste that reminds me of soul food. It's like you went to your Indian friend's house for dinner and got infused with delicious authentic culture. Three adults for two meals that made us full for under $80. My husband ate it up and texted me, "That food was good." We have eaten a lot of different kinds of food all over the place, and though the atmosphere of this one isn't what we're used to, the food surpassed the quality and taste of what we've eaten in restaurants on Devon Street over the years. You should try it! We had the Dal, Goat Biryani, Butter Chicken (a must try), curry beef, and we had some samosas. I would pass on the samosas, but the rest of it was spectacular. I'm tempted to go back there and try the delicious tandoori chicken and get more Dal and multiple Biryani dishes.

    The portions were generous, but the food was mediocre. Not sure the chicken was cooked through. The…read moreambience in the restaurant itself was sketchy at best. Mostly DoorDash drivers waiting for a pickup.

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