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    Imperial Kitchen

    4.5 (80 reviews)
    ModerateIndian, Desserts, Bars

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    Randy P.

    Nice Indian option on the north side of Plainfield. Enjoyed the weekday buffet, plentiful of options to choose from. Our favorite was the Murch Mali Kabab and Chicken Biryani. You also can't go wrong with the mango desert. Nan was served fresh and service was good. Restaurant was clean and beautifully decorated. Thank you

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    Pearl M.

    I'm am thrilled to finally have a decent Indian buffet open semi close to me. I had to drive thirty minutes to get there, but totally worth it! The restaurant is clean and well designed. The buffet dishes are beautiful. I love that they are covered and the lid holder right over them is such a great idea! The food stays warm and doesn't dry out or stay exposed. Great idea and so beautiful! The food was wonderful as well, great tasting and a large assortment of dishes to choose from. We went on a weekday and there were several vegetarian and chicken options. Naan and chicken tandoori were brought to the table by the very attentive waitstaff. They were super friendly and very accommodating. My niece loves naan and basically inhaled basket after basket, and they just kept bring her fresh naan. Such nice people! Everything tasted fresh and delicious. Not salty or over spiced. The chef knows what they are doing! The lunch buffet during the week is only $14, and on the weekends $18! Totally worth it! I have a few Indian buffets closer to me (Downers Grove), but this is by far the best I've had since Covid, and it's worth the drive for the variety, value, and experience!

    Audrey H.

    Excellent lunch buffet at a great price. Food was fresh, well spiced but not spicy. Tandoori chicken (cilantro spiced) and Nan brought to table. The tandoori was excellent and will be a great take out with a side of potato and peas. Give this place a chance and help them succeed!

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    I've been here twice for their lunch buffet. Food was good, just the right spice. Friendly staff.

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    Fantastic!!! Great food and wonderful service.. we will definitely be back and soon!

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    3 years ago

    Excellent service and fabulous food! We had onion appetizer and a couple a couple of mains and it was all fantastic.

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    Had South Indian food and it was delicious. They even customized some of it for us. Will return.

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    Absolutely delicious Indian food!!!! Owners are so accommodating and sweet! Buffett is wonderful and so many choices.

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    I had Good vegetarian food today. The place is nice atmosphere. The service was friendly

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    3 years ago

    Great staff awesome food well worth trying.even my 15 yo picky eater was happy. Nice casual spot

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    Very good food, naan brought to the table, reasonable prices for the buffet lunch. I would recommend to others.

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    The best Indian food in the area. The naan is amazing, and bang bang cauliflower is incredible!!!

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    Awesome to have Indian buffet and the food and service are excellent! I've only been more impressed with every visit

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    The Food was wonderful! The service was amazing. Best Indian food in town! Thank you!

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    Ask the Community - Imperial Kitchen

    What is the cost for weekday lunch buffet?

    $15.99 per peron

    Is the buffet available on weekends? What are the times for the buffet? Pricing for adults and kids?

    Yes, we do have buffet on weekends as well, 11am to 2:30pm, it’s $19.99 adults $14.99 for kids

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    I decided to give this place another try. We had lunch with some friends who lived in the area and…read morethey recommended it to us. Luckily, this visit was much better We arrived right after they opened on Saturday afternoon. The location was easy to find and there was a decent amount of parking. For lunch, we shared the 1.5lb pretzel which was more than enough for our group of 5 1/2 people. As for my burger, I got their Blue Cheeseburger. Overall, it was a decent burger. Good flavor, cooked a nice medium rare which I wanted. Our waitress was nice and friendly and the price was reasonable for 2 adults and 1 kid

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    Went there on a Saturday evening and I don't understand why this place is not more popular. The…read morebeer and service was great.

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