Exactly what the name is "Indian Delight." This place is a hidden gem! From the outside it doesn't look like much but it's very clean and modern inside. If you're looking for authentic Indian food stop looking now! This is where you need to go. The service was great and food even greater. Nothing from here disappoints. We also took home a couple orders of the Kheer and it was delicious most definitely won't be my last time coming here read more

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So much fun! The tandoori chicken was really good, and some of the best naan I've ever had. I did the buffet and the service was warm and attentive and food was great. I can't really to go back! read more

My first time trying Indian Delight but won't be my last! I had a grub hub credit so I ordered a lot! The Lamb korma, vegetable malai kofta , chicken tikka masala, naan, roti and samosas. Everything was so good! The malai kofta is usually not my favorite, but I loved it! And my husband could not get enough of the sauce served with the samosas, he was putting it on everything. Even the rice was perfect. We may have found out new Indian food go-to. read more

I haven't had Indian food in about 4 years, and I couldn't be happier I picked this restaurant for our dinner last night! My husband is not into spicy hot food so I ordered a butter chicken curry for him, and he loved it! And I ordered a vindaloo for myself, it was so tasty!! However I wasn't sure if the Currys came with rice already so I ordered biryani rice which I preferred to go with my food, it was just delicious and full of flavor! Wasn't a fan of samosa chaat, next time will be ordering full samosas! Overall everything was great! No real complaints! We will definitely be ordering again! read more

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I've seen this place a bunch of times have never gone in. Today was the day I loved the buffet it was delicious and hot and plentiful. The buffet for lunch was 10.00 well worth it. Would certainly try dinner here. For sure will go back for lunch buffet. read more

I recently dined at Indian Delight Restaurant, The food at Indian Delight was good. I had the pleasure of savoring chicken biryani, chicken 65, rogan josh, and naan and we ordered many other dishes. Each dish was bursting with flavor, The spices were perfectly balanced, and the ingredients were fresh. this dining experience was even more memorable because of the exceptional service provided by Kusum, She suggested the dishes I ordered, and I am grateful for her recommendations Thanks to Kusum. Kusum's politeness and attentiveness stood out, From taking my order to ensuring I had everything I needed, she was there with a smile. Her friendly demeanor added a personal touch to my meal. I can confidently say that Kusum is the best employee I've ever encountered in any restaurant. I can't wait to return and explore more of the menu based on Kusum's expert advice. read more

The food here was...okay. It wasn't as great as I thought it would be. The chicken biryani was great! It was cooked well and it wasn't dry. The naan was great! It was soft and went great with butter chicken. The butter chicken however was pretty good but it could have had bit more buttery-ness. The chicken itself in the other hand wasn't so great. It barely had any flavor of a butter chicken. Though it was cooked well. I had also ordered a mango lassi-vegetable pakora- pani puri. The lassi was like a regular lassi. The pakoras were pretty good nice and crunchy and packed with flavor. The sauces however could have been a bit thicker rather watery. The pani puri was terrible. It was edible but it wasn't as special as I thought it would be. There was barely any stuffing in it and any flavor besides the pani. And the shell/puri wasn't so great either. It was ready made. Last but not least, the seevice wasn't so great. Idk if its cuz of lack of employee or whay but the service was terrible. There was no one to check on is for anything and had wait a few minutes or so just to get one thing. read more

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The serving size is atrocious. You get one container of entree which comes with a portion of rice (even smaller than entree) big scam read more

Indian Delight - $12 for bs - Indian Near Me - Cleveland, Ohio

I figured with my new-found promotion and my proximity to the magic number 100 on yelp, I ought to stop studying for my exams long enough to put up a couple new reviews for the places I've been relying upon to keep my weight up! Now, being in the medical field, I have my fair share of friends from all over India and from Pakistan as well...and they all love to cook their spicy food for the little white girl thinking that "she can't handle it". The looks of shock and despair when I wolf down their hottest family concoctions and proclaim them only mild or medium are quite amusing to my sadistic sense of humour (and shush, I'm Canadian, that's how we spell it!). Indian cuisine is one of my favorites and I haven't had it since moving to Cleveland in July...I was in definite withdrawal and dying for it and managed to grab some take-out from Indian Delight last night to share with a friend. Phone order went a little something like this... Me: Could I get a Chicken Madras and Rogan Josh along with a Neelgiri Korma? Owner: Sure, how spicy would you like them? Me: Indian spicy for the first two and medium for the Korma (traditionally Kormas are mild or medium and for my dining partner's sensitivity b/c I neglected to ask them if uber-spicy stuff was ok, lol) Owner: ....*Pause*..... Me: Hello? Owner: You say "Indian spicy"?? Me: yes, the hottest you can make it.... Owner: ok....uh, any lassi to go with that? So, after I got in the order and brought it home we got to tuck in to some really excellent food. Their Papri Chat is top notch....for the love of god people, don't order samosas every time you go to an Indian restaurant...try some of the more authentic stuff to start off with! Requisite garlic naan and basmati rice to go along with the main dishes. Madras and Rogan Josh were both excellent but I found the Korma a little lacking, seemed like it might have been a local variant that wasn't exactly my favorite. Indian spicy? Glad I ordered it that way because it was only about a medium in my books, but definitely excellent enough to be back for more! Can't really comment on the restaurant since I just got take-out, but the owner met me at the door and was really nice and my food was just ready when I got there (they were pulling the naan out of the oven as I was walking in the door). Another customer was there also waiting to pick up his order and said that the Biryani was the best thing on the menu (noted for the next occasion, although I make a pretty good biryani of my own!). So, all in all, an amazing experience and due to it's close proximity to my apartment, I will be coming back for take-out quite a bit! read more

Indian Delight - New Paint! - Indian Near Me - Cleveland, Ohio

I love Indian food and trying the various Indian spots around Cleveland. We had an A-OK experience here. We ordered several different dishes to get a feel for the food. The chicken tikka masala had HUGE pieces of tender white chicken, which was shocking, because at other spots you often get tons of the sauce with very little protein. The vegetable jalpharezi felt like the vegetables weren't super fresh (canned maybe?) and didn't quite hit the spot. We enjoyed the samosas, and overall, they have a pretty extensive menu. Of everything we ordered, I don't have anything too memorable to say. None of the dishes seriously stood out to me. Perhaps we just didn't order the right things, but most of the flavors blended together. I would love to try new things off their menu in search of finding their perfect dishes. read more

Love this place! Great portion sizes, especially for the price. Their lunch menu is my go-to! Great vegetarian options too. Will order many more times! read more

This is the best Indian food in the CLE. The butter chicken and the aloo paratha are two of our favorites, but honestly, everything we've tried has been amazing. In their takeout business, they are very organized and fastidious when it comes to cleanliness and safety, which of we of course appreciate. Oh, and did I mention they make the best Indian food in Cleveland? read more

Food was amazing. Coming from New York City I was worried there wouldn't be any good options in Cleveland as far as Indian food was concerned. Happy to say those fears have been alleviated. This place serves incredibly flavorful food. We got the palak paneer and chicken tiki masala and both were just on point. The garlic naan and samosa's were great too. My new favorite Indian restaurant, surpassing my old favorite from Hoboken. Will be back for sure! read more

I love this place!! Great lunch buffet before covid and now the carry out is fantastic!! Butter chicken is on another level!!

I freaking love Indian food. I dream of curry. I'm usually more than satisfied and have only had one poor experience in my life. Here, I had an average experience. After reading rave reviews, I had to see what all the delight was about. Started out awkward when my friend suggested we parked in the rear after noticing a 'Parking in Rear' sign (see photo). I'm always up for new things. We drove through a very narrow alleyway to come to what I would not advertise as 'parking' as it was clearly where the two employee cars go and where they empty grease (see photo). After noticing that, I chose to back up, but the young gentleman emptying a pickle bucket of grease insisted I park in the 'parking lot'. Okay, that's fine. We walk in and it smells curry-licious. We arrived around 2pm so I wasn't sure if the buffet was gonna be slim pickins. Took a look at it and decided to go with that and sample everything. [I usually don't take the buffet route with any other food but Indian.] There was plenty of all of the food which was a plus. They made fresh naan and brought it out to us. Plus plus. But it was really buttery, almost soggy. Minus. The rice was more room temperature than fresh, but the rest of the food was decent. The chicken in the tikka masala was actually very good. Sometimes chicken can be shady but this was nice white tender grainy chicken. I ate the rest of my samplings not complaining but not raving. It was okay. I didn't love anything. Only one lamb dish (which I don't remember the name) was spicy; the rest was very mild. The ambiance is amusing. Thank god I wasn't there on a first or second date. There was absolutely no music and we were the only ones talking in the whole place. The decor consists of a few traditional Indian textile pieces on the very bare walls. I think my favorite aspect, though, were the table settings. Now, I don't need linens and candles floral centerpieces, but our table was covering in something resembling seran wrap. With a disposable paper placemat underneath. and yellow rings on the seran wrap from a previous dish. Now that I could have done without. I think I'll try around a few different places before returning, or else return to order off the menu and opt out of the buffet choice. read more

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We have been eating at/ordering from Indian Delight for years. Our favorites are the malai kofta and the lunch box specials. They are also the only Indian restaurant in the area with samosa chaat on the menu! read more

Been here twice and loved it both times . I am a vegetarian and had the buffet the first time . The food was super tasty and the gulab jamun tasted as if made of Khoa . The only drawback was that there were no paneer dishes in the buffet . I went there again today and ordered the paneer pakora , malai kofta , garlic naan and onion kulcha and everything was flavourful. I asked our server to make malai kofta spicy and it was on point . The naan and kulcha were crunchy as the same time so light , the best I have had in a while . Our server was very helpful and I ended up thanking the cook for the food . This is by far one of the more authentic Indian restaurants in Cleveland. read more

I've been wanting to go here for years and finally made it! Indian Delight did not disappoint. The interior decor was surprisingly more sparse than I'd assumed it would be, but what they lack in presentation they make up for in flavor! The style of cuisine was different than other Indian food I've had but it was wonderful and different enough to be fresh and new. The sonic red chicken tikka masala was the standout hit, full of bright and complex soothing flavor, the sauce was one of the best I've tasted. The Vindaloo and Karihi(sp?) were also on point, with the later being a hearty, savory and zesty option that was perfect for fall. We went medium spicey all the way around and it was a perfect flavorful kick without burning too much. The mulligatawny soup was one of my favorites, a wild blend of curry and spices that was tasty and fun to eat! And the naan was about the most proper serving of naan I've had, big crispy, flakey, and perfectly soft and chewy halves that rounded out the meal perfectly. We also enjoyed the veggie samosas and chutneys as an appetizer. My lone complaint. I wasn't terribly impressed with the quality of the chicken, I couldn't tell if it was a bit overdone or just not a great grade. But I ate it and enjoyed it nonetheless. The service was warm, friendly and welcoming, and sauces were the standout hit. I'll definitely hit up Indian Delight again on my next trip to CLE. read more

Indian Delight - All red! Tikka masala - Indian Near Me - Cleveland, Ohio

So in love with the Chili and Butter chicken. The garlic naan is also incredible. This place is delicious, has awesome service. I look forward to ordering every week read more

Food is fantastic! If you ever are looking for authentic Indian cuisine in Cleveland, this is the place to go. On my last visit I ordered the Salmon Curry and Rogan Josh, both spicy and Garlic Naan (always). Absolutely perfect! The hospitality of the staff was awesome! My kid is also now hooked on the food! There definitely will be many more visits to come! read more

Ordered the butter chicken and the garlic naan, because of all the reviews saying everything was too hot I didn't go with the extreme which I should have, and I got the hot. To me it tasted like mild spice but I like very spicy food so I get it,but the flavor of the butter chicken and garlic naan was fantastic. Huge chicken pieces and very well spiced. Can't remove a star for my own mistake. Extreme heat happening next week. read more

Taste just like homemade like my aji made it , Good place to eat at I totally recommend

I ordered on line and my food took a full 40 minutes after the time I was told it would be ready. When I showed up, 4 other customers were also waiting for their long overdue orders. I will not be ordering from them again. read more

Always always always tasty and hot! The garlic naan is lovely and I love getting the paneer with any type of red sauce. This business has been through a lot in the last couple years with road construction, and now Covid. I'm glad to see that they are still in business and are remodeling! So happy with this local Indian spot! read more

Ordered take out last night and I already can't wait to go back. They went above and beyond on COVID precautions and the owner (I presume) was so welcoming. They recently renovated the whole space so he showed me around. It's some of the best Indian food I've had in years. The food was packaged extremely secure and everything tasted so flavorful and authentic. I recommend the Paneer Palak and Butter Chicken! read more

I visited this restaurant after a 3 year hiatus and found it to be under new owners. The menu is the same but the food is so much better than before!!!! The garlic naan is crispy, buttery and air light. I had the samosa chat which was very spicy and flavorful. I ordered the chicken jalfrezi as my main course. The dish was so flavorful with large chunks of tender chicken and vegetables. The service was fast and friendly. I am happily surprised by the change in quality of the food. Prices are a little higher (by $2 a dish) compared to the old prices, but I think it is worth it in general. I will be coming back for the lunch buffet-just not on a Tuesday when the lunch buffet is closed. read more

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This is the best Indian food I've had in my entire life. I asked if there was any sauce they could give me, and they took 30 min to make this amazing sauce it was so worth it. Seriously best meal of my life, wanna try the buffet soon! SOOOO GOOD read more

Indian Delight - Indian Near Me - Cleveland, Ohio

Amazing Indian food! I got the chicken biryani and paneer korma. The chicken biryani was flavorful and the chicken was tender. The paneer in the korma was also really soft (rare for Indian restaurants in Cleveland). I also got a free samosa appetizer because of a promo on door dash and no exaggeration but these were the best samosas I've eaten in 14 years of living in Cleveland. If you're from India, the food seems to be quite authentic and up to the mark. The only area of improvement I can suggest is that the raita was runny and there was no salad/onions provided with the biryani (which should be a standard accompaniment with biryani). Hope the owners take note! read more

Top notch food and the take out service was super easy. I wish it was closer to my location but the tikka is worth the drive

Super delicious food! My mom and I were completely stuffed after. I would definitely recommend and come back again soon!

I hate writing bad reviews. In Fact, I've never written one. I couldn't even get to taste the food, so I won't comment on that. Smell the plates before you eat, smell the glass before you drink. The rag on which they put their bread stinks like it's been used as a cleaning rag but was never washed. I brought my concerns to the server's attention and she promptly changed the plates. They smelled worse. Same thing with glasses. I should have left when I walked in. Friday night and 8 pm with zero customers should have rang a bell, but the 4.5 star rating on Yelp made me stay. I work in health care. I see very bad wound infections on a daily basis and they don't phase me. This smell wasn't anything like I have smelled before. Be careful. I hope the manager will do something and change the way this business is being run. Happy eating! read more

I hate writing bad reviews. But this place does not deserve a good one. First off, ambiance is nil. How hard is it to slap a few colors of paint on the walls and play some background music? It's not hard. I could do it in my sleep. The food was good. Better than average even. It might have even been the best Indian I've tried in Cleveland thus far. And I think I've been to every Indian restaurant in the area. But when your overall dining experience just sucks then you're not likely to remember the tasty food. You'll just remember the negatives. I'm sorry to say Indian Delight, but our experience was much more negative than positive. The service was absolutely terrible. We're talking bad to an embarrassing level. SO bad that I was actually worried about other tables and the people that were standing around for more than 45 minutes for take-out orders. There was a guy from Food Fetchers who was waiting about an hour for a take-out order. AN HOUR. And sure, that wasn't me but it was very irritating to hear the employees say "one more minute!" to him every 10 minutes. Whoever he was fetching food for was most likely NOT happy and neither was he. The server was apologetic to everyone in the place except for my sister and I. She told one table that they had only one cook this evening. So sure, that was probably the hold up. However -- it was sort of insulting that because we were polite and understanding that we didn't get special ass kissing treatment like everyone else did. The table next to us got credited for items and the Food Fetchers guy did as well. My sister and I didn't get credited for anything. Just because we didn't complain. But then again, we didn't really have a chance to complain since the service was so short and the girl was flying around the place like a chicken with her head cut off. She would ask how things were and then literally RUN away before we could answer her. The restaurant wasn't packed either. At all. There were only a few other tables. Also, like Carl A. mentioned -- the tables were just really creepy. Why were they covered in Saran wrap? Next time, I'll get take-out. And if I wait for more than 15 minutes I will lay on the floor and kick and scream and throw a tantrum and rip tapestries off the walls. Maybe they'll pay attention to me then. read more

Son of a biz...freaking Yelp kept thinking backspace meant "leave this page"...it erased about five paragraphs...and they were witty too...hopefully I can come up with some new stuff. Went here with the magnificent Magic, as she wanted to try it out. Indian food is quickly becoming my second favorite cuisine...so I was happy to accompany her. There's a nice big sign out front, so it's easy to spot...there's also parking in the back...off street...if you're daring enough to navigate the narrow alley to the back of the building in your car. If you have a Hummer, I wouldn't try it (I'd also suggest re-evaluating your life, if that's the case). The inside is spacious and bright, but kind of strange...kind of sparse...and there's carpet, which attracts more bacteria and germs than a hobo's ass. But, I have faith that they'll keep it clean. The server was pleasant, as was the owner, who came out a couple times to check on us. He seems like he really wants to make this place work! Which is good. The food was a good start. I had one of my favorite dishes, Chicken Madras. It was missing the normal stewed tomatoes, but not missing any flavor. The chicken was perfect. I think Magic had the Chicken Vindaloo...also awesome. The rice was good, the nan was great too. Didn't check out the bathrooms, as I didn't have the need...which, in an Indian place is a good sign. It's a bit east of Gordon Square, about a block from the Happy Dog...so, after dark, it's not the best location (know a guy who was beat within an inch of his life about a month ago on that very block, around 10:30pm)...but perhaps if more places like this open, that will change. I keep wishing that Cleveland would start doing the right thing and build out from center, rather than these outposts of civilization, but...what can you do? Or at least, what can I do until I'm elected mayor in 2024? That said, I'll ABSOLUTELY be back. The food was definitely enough to warrant a return visit, and the pleasantness of the owner added to it. Not a five star rating, not even close, but a solid place that fills a gigantic need on the Near West Side. read more

When I think of Indian cuisine, I think of the grande tapestry of spices, herbs and blends used to create the dishes. It's a cuisine that is sophisticated in preparation yet subtle in flavor. The culinary tradition of Indian food seems to compliment their culture. Bright colors, an ambitious film industry, ornate art and age-old traditions all share similar traits to the uniquely flavored and aromatic cuisine. Woven into the dishes are chili pepper, black mustard seed, cumin, turmeric, ginger, coriander, garlic, garam masala, clove, cinnamon, mint leaf, curry leaves curry roots, cardamom, saffron, nutmeg, and rose petal essences. Despite the many flavorings, the dishes are all very well balanced. With that said, Indian is my favorite variety of all Asian cuisines and Indian Delight seems to be the best place to get it. A recent take-out order consisted of Papri Chaat, Lamb Biryani, Chicken Madras, Naan, Kheer and a drink of Mango Lassi. The Papri Chaat was a cold chick pea and potato salad with seasoned yogurt, mint and sweet chutney. The Lamb Biryani consisted of lamb pieces cooked with basmati rice and spices. The Chicken Madras boasted chunks of chicken cooked with tomatoes, onion, coconut and smothered in a fiery hot sauce. Naan, a white bread cooked traditionally in a stone oven was used to soak up all the leftover sauce and rice left on the plate. Kheer, a sweet rice pudding with almonds was a refreshing dessert. The Mango Lassi was similar to an Orange Julius in consistency, only much better. If you like food, if you are adventurous and if you haven't yet broadened your horizons to Indian food, I suggest you do so immediately. It's a cuisine unlike any other. Kudos to Indian Delight for being as good of an ambassador to this wonderful cuisine as any other in Cleveland. read more

Very nice addition to the Gordon Square food lineup. We started with samosas, which were piping hot and flavorful. They came with two dipping sauces- a tamarind and a cilantro. I chose the paneer tikka masala for my entree, and my husband had the lamb Madras. My paneer was plentiful, the sauce was heavenly, and the veggies were perfectly cooked. The lamb was tasty and well-spiced per my husband's request. Of course we had to get the garlic naan, and were not sorry we did. No liquor license? No problem. Go right next door and fetch some beer. BYOB welcome. The lone server on the evening we were there was running her tail off, and she did an admirable job. The only reason I can't give 5 stars was the total lack of ambiance. It's just a little rough around the edges in there. That will, however, not stop me from coming back for more delicious food at great prices. read more

This is some good shit!!! This is the first Indian food I've tried in Cleveland. My husband went bananas over the papri chat - totally agree with Pam C on that one!!!! We had the buttery, soft naan as well. I guess naan can't really be bad, but this was gooooood. I had the lamb saag, which was different for me, as I usually order chicken korma or chana masala. It was great, but I actually liked the sauce more than the lamb itself. The rice was moist and delicately spiced. Haven't been to the restaurant, as ordered from food fetchers, but I would definitely go in a heartbeat. And I would order takeout again! There are a LOT of items to choose from. read more

Indian Delight is probably the third best Indian food I've had in Cleveland. That's pretty good, because there is a lot of really mediocre Indian around here. There have been several complaints about the decor, but I've pretty much resigned myself to bad decor for Indian restaurants in Cleveland. And really? I didn't come here to eat the curtains. The garlic naan was the best naan I've had in the states, and the rogan josh was delicious. Josh is always a real test of quality, because goat can be tough and, uh, goaty. This was tender and flavorful without tasting overly gamey. Overall, a good, solid dining experience, and I will be back. read more

The staff is SO accommodating! We came in very late for the buffet. I asked when it closed, but the gentleman working (owner?) told me not to worry about it--just make myself comfortable and let him know if there was any specific food I was wanting on the buffet. He brought me my own basket of fresh naan since the buffet was almost out, and he offered to bring me my own plate of fresh rice (which I declined because I didn't need more). Everything was delicious. I've dined here once before, and that was an equally positive experience. I definitely recommend! read more

Food was ok. Staff were creepers. Just stood there and kinda watched us eat, didn't have any music playing in the restaurant at all, and the food was just ok. Not friendly just a meh attitude. If you ar ehard up for some indian food, go here but don't expect to feel like anyone cares you are there. read more

This is our go to Indian place for takeout. I don't think it's the best I have ever had, but it is good and it's the closest. My favorite and most ordered dish is the Chicken Tikka Masala (medium spice). When you order they ask what level of spice you want, the first time I ordered I didn't know what to expect so went with the medium. That was a good decision because it was the perfect amount of spice, not so hot that you felt like you could no longer taste the food, but not so mild you had to ask where's the heat? The creamy tomato sauce has a perfect blend of spices. Definitely up there with some of the best Indian restaurants I have been to. My least favorite dish was the Neelgiri Korma. It's a creamy sauce with almonds and cashews. While the flavors were good, it was just too greasy for my liking. The Samosas are good. You get two big samosas with each order. Garlic Naan also good...Although I don't think there is anything that makes these stand out from any other good Indian restaurant. We have always ordered for pick up, never eaten in the restaurant. The food is always hot and fresh and the service is always friendly. Also great for reheating the next day, because the portions are pretty large, especially when you order apps and naan. read more