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!

Cumin is a gorgeous restaurant! My husband and I fortunately found it while visiting Lakeview…read moreduring our trip to Chicago. The food was delicious. Here is what we ordered and shared family style: -- Mosaic Pakora -- Aalu Tama Bodi -- Matar Paneer -- Basmati Rice -- Garlic Naan -- Peshwari Naan The waiter was friendly and took care of us. The host stopped by all the tables and chatted with people, which was nice. We had a great dinner at Cumin.

This is a great looking upscale restaurant with a Buddha waterfall statue in the entrance…read more Unfortunately the food doesn't match the elegant ambience of the restaurant. But first the positive; the lamb saag was excellent; savory with tender chunks of lamb. This was a takeout for me so I have to consider that element. However, the chicken tikki masala had chicken chunks that were so hard that the dish was almost inedible. I'm guessing that the chicken had been sitting all day and morphed into the rock hard nuggets. This one should never have left the kitchen. We also had the shrimp masala. The masala sauce was quite good but if you planned on this dish for your dinner welcome to the hunger games! Almost no shrimp were evident in this container of sauce. Inexcusable to send something like this out. I'm puzzled. The restaurant itself is charming and welcoming but the kitchen is in need of a makeover.

Y'all want the best, most authentic butter chicken in the entire chicago area? Take it from me, a…read morePakistani-American, this place is it. Trust me... oh and their daal and lassi hits the spot. This is where I go when I want solid Indian food.

I like the spice room. But overtime I've watched them skim on things like their chicken portions to…read moresave money and charge the customer the same amount. It's truly unfortunate because their food is great. I don't think I'll be going to them any longer.

The chicken biryani and butter chicken is to die for! I've only had takeout but I would love to…read morecome to the restaurant!

Sometimes you just get a craving for Indian food and have to act on it. This place definitely hit…read morethe spot. The butter chicken was really good, and I appreciated that it wasn't one of those dishes where you get way more sauce than actual chicken; the ratio was right. The vegetable samosas were also great, crispy and flaky on the outside, soft and well-seasoned inside, and served with both cilantro and tamarind chutney (I preferred the tamarind). I also tried the onion bhaji since it was on sale and I'm glad I did. no regrets at all.

We went here for Mother's Day with my daughter, son in law, 3yo granddaughter and 6 mo grandson…read more 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!

Solid Indian restaurant in the Irving park area. The food does take a while to come out though, so…read moreif 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!

We ordered: 1. Rangoli Platter - samosas, pakoras, tandoori…read morechicken, lamb boti 2. Curries: Lamb Rogan Josh, Chicken Tikka Masala, Dal Makhani 3. Breads: Garlic Naan, Aloo Paratha, Paneer Kulcha, Onion Kulcha 4. Lamb Biryani; raita 5. Sweets: Gulab Jamun donuts, Mango Lassi, Chai 6. Pav Bhani - spicy blend of mashed vegetables topped with onions, cilantro, lemon 7. Chicken 65 - deep fried boneless chicken marinated in special spices Honestly, this is the first Indian restaurant I've been to where the meats aren't dry. The curries are so creamy and flavorful. None of the curries were bad. You have to come with a group bc portions are generous! Chai was soothing. Chicken 65 is fried but could be crispier. Staff were very friendly and helpful. Interior is traditional and lovely. Music is great and not too loud.

I love Indian food, and this place def hit the spot! Not familiar with many dishes, but palak…read morepaneer and Manchurian are my go-tos, and this place delivered. Ordered takeout and food came in good serving sizes for 2 people.

So pleasantly surprised! I was craving Indian food and saw that Indian Clay Pot was nearby, so I…read moredecided to give it a try. It arrived quickly and was packaged up SO nicely! Everything was still hot by the time it arrived. I went with chicken ticka masala. The chicken is slow cooked in the most delicious and flavorful sauce. The portions were really big and they did not skimp on the chicken. I got the garlic naan to dip in the leftover sauce which was so yummy. Cannot wait to order from here again and explore more of the menu!

Samosa with no fillings inside. I ordered via DoorDash…read more First time ordered, wont be placing orders anymore.

I was SO pleasantly surprised and impressed by Thattu. I've actually never heard of them but I'm…read moreglad I stopped by since I was in the area. Service was very thorough and pleasant. You order your food through a QR code and they just bring it out to you. I tried the coriander chicken curry, potato poriyal, and the chili paneer puff. I loved everything. Nothing fell short, the flavors were amazing! The *only* thing I'd love is if they offered different spice levels but the bartender was kind enough to get me a side of Thai chilis which I mixed into the curry & rice. Delicious. I didn't have any drinks, but I did sit at the bar and the bartender put a lot of love into each detail of the cocktails. I can't wait to return. I'd recommend a reservation if you're coming with a group. It's definitely a cute semi-casual cozy place.

Thattu does things right. Their Keralan food was fantastic, on par with what you'd actually be…read moreserved in a Keralan home. My favorite dish was the mushroom appetizer, and the branzino special was hands down the best branzino I've ever had. The bonda and paneer puff were delicious takes on more traditional dishes. The Poriyal was authentic and perfect. There were more than enough options for vegetarians and meat eaters. Everything worked. The only thing that wasn't spectacular was the appam, but those are really hard to make well, especially with a small kitchen in a busy restaurant. We really enjoyed the atmosphere, it was casual but really cute. Not like the other cookie-cutter Indian restaurants in the city. We loved Thattu, and will be back again!