I had to make the stop at Reading Terminal and I was starving and found myself craving Indian food. The boy working behind the counter seemed to be all by himself, but provided prompt service regardless. The tikka masala was fantastic! Flavorful and saucy with very generous portions. I also grabbed a samosa for the road and it was very flaky and made a nice snack on the go. However, their naan is not good at all and rather bland so I only ended up taking a bite or two. read more

I wanted to like this place. The service person behind the counter was professional, but the actual food needed that oomph that you expect from good Indian food. It wad late in the afternoon when I grabbed some food here. The chicken tikka masala was particularly lacking the creamy, rich & flavorful sauce that you get at other places. The amount of chicken was adequate. The spinach & chickpeas were just okay.They had some flavor. Ultimately, it was as though the main portion & the sides were poured from a thin soup into a styrofoam container. The naan was dried up on one end. All this for almost $16. So I gave Nanee's a chance. If you're in the Reading Terminal Market, & must have Indian food, be forewarned. There are other lunch options to choose from there, & higher quality Indian options to be found throughout Center City. read more

I ordered the chicken kabob plate, and I have to admit I was a bit surprised. The chicken was actually more like chicken pieces, not cube-shaped as you would find on a kabob. It wasn't too bad, as long as you have some red sauce poured over the chicken. Without the sauce, the chicken would be too dry. The sauce was mild (not spicy), and it was decent. I also had the spinach, and it was delicious. The food also didn't make my tummy upset, which is always a plus. I do not recommend the samosa, hence the three stars. Instead of being your typical triangular samosa, it is more like a pastried handkerchief with the filling in the middle, which is quite strange. In other words, the filling can be clearly seen, as opposed to having an enclosed samosa. I ordered some kind of ground meat filling (can't remember or discern), which looked like the color of vomit. The meat was tasteless and dry. The pastry itself was not crispy, but more on the soggy side. I threw away the majority of the samosa after eating the sides of the pastry. Lessons learned! read more

Nanee's Kitchen - Chicken kabob plate - Indian Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

I got the chicken tikka masala rice platter...it's absolute garbage. Who actually takes pride in selling this? Notice how watery the corner is. This monstrosity has the consistency of canned tuna while calling itself chicken. Wasted ten dollars on eating trash. Boy do I feel stupid. read more

Nanee's Kitchen - Indian Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Chicken was dry and bland...all the flavors were on the skin. Perogies was bland as well so get the sour cream with it. Mac and cheese tasted watery. Potatoes were season well, only good thing about my platter. Service was bad...they were talking and laughing while I was waiting to order and even after one of them approached me to take my order she was still laughing and talking to the other lady. I had to stand and wait until they stopped laughing to place my order. read more

The restaurant owner is arguably the most inconsiderate person I have interacted with at Reading Terminal since moving here 2.5 years ago and going dozens of times to the market. For starters, he charges way too much for his food ($16.71 for the plate in the picture) but that isn't what led me here. He lacks decency. He gave me a salad container that was practically quarter filled only (how it looks in the picture is how I got it), and didn't even explain if he ran out or what the reason was. He just covered the container and handed it to me. I then sat at the place's counter top that has a few high chairs to sit at. He decided he wants to clean the area so he does so while I'm eating and pretty much works around me while giving me "are you done with your food" looks. Instead of taking my plate and throwing it away in the trash right behind the counter he points me to a trash in the corner away from the restaurant to throw my plate away in. I would give 0 stars if I could. He just lost a customer :) read more

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The lines for my favorite Reading Terminal eateries were ridiculously long, so I decided to give Nanee's Kitchen a try. I got the chicken kabob platter and mango lassi for about $12 total. For the price, the kabob platter was not flavorful enough and the mango lassi too thin. I would not recommend Nanee's Kitchen as there are so many better options literally yards away. read more

Nanee's Kitchen - chicken kabob and saag over basmati rice - Indian Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

This is probably the worst Indian food I have ever had. Avoid if you are used to eating good Indian food. The Nanan tasted raw and you could taste the yeast. The samosa was made with phyllo dough and shaped like a turnover. The rice was undercooked. The chickpeas tasted like they were from a can and then some tomatoe soup on top. Would have given it 0 stars if possible. Food was so bad, that after spending $58 my wife had to buy different food to eat. read more

As the first Indian food I located in Philadelphia, Nanee's Kitchen was the natural choice for lunch. The long line showed it to be a popular eating place, and for the price, it was pretty decent. The menu was quite complicated, as each part of the meal was a separate cost. An easier way to organize the menu would be to set up various meal options of specific prices, instead of making the individual diner figure everything out. I know that I might have ordered more had I known what it would cost all at once, instead of having to add up every item individually. I ordered a small size of chickpea curry over rice and a potato samosa. The chickpeas and rice were hot and flavorful, and though small, the perfect amount of food. It was maybe not the most excellent chickpea curry on rice, but it was satisfactory, and not too spicy. The samosa had good flavor; however, I should have eaten it immediately instead of waiting for several hours, as it was slightly soggy and not warm. If I ever find myself in the area and craving Indian food, I will probably make my way back to Nanee's Kitchen. read more

Nothing about the food was good. Bland, not very hot. I got chicken tika over rice with spinach and garlic naan. Not worth the $15.50. The tika had almost no flavor and was watery. It lacked that comforting, thick, creamy consistency it should have. The naan was doughy, dense, and bland. But it was hot. The meal came with pita which was hard as a rock. The spinach was good and had some flavor. It was the best part of my meal. It was a disappointing meal. read more

Yo this place was trash. The chicken tikka masala was watery and mild, the rice was nothing and the naan. The naan! I couldn't believe it! It was literally a cracker. This place needs to go. I'm sorry, I'm sure people work hard on the food but it's not working. The recipe and the technique is awful. read more

I got chicken with tiki masala (9.99) , on yellow rice (+1) with plain nan (+2.50) and a chicken samosa (+3). I got charged $21 and some change. The receipt asked for tip too. After what looks like a 15% tip already added without my acknowledgment. Well then. Check their math before you pay. Smh. read more

Staff was nice but I was quite surprised when my bill for chicken korma, veggie curry, lasso, and samosa came to over $20. Was very disappointed in the taste of everything. Korma was not flavorful. Lassi wasn't well mixed. Samosa was too much like a pastry and side sauces were watery. read more

Very good options and service! There are many choices, and all of them quite affordable and tasty. The terminal is so busy for a long lunch that you often have to be creative when making seating choices. The counter area helps with those decisions. read more

As most reviews have stated, the food at this place lacks serious flavor (which I didn't even know was possible for an Indian restaurant). I got the butter chicken and some of the tandoori chicken and they were both extremely bland. I also got the collard greens and the server mentioned that they were spicy which sounded great but when I had a bite, there was nothing there. Like nothing. To top it all off, I'm pretty sure that they ripped me off because I somehow paid $32 for two platters. If this is your first time trying Indian food, please do not go there. read more

First, you have to deal with the Reading Terminal Market on a weekend. It was beyond capacity and impossible to move. This becomes a huge put off as you try to find a place to eat. Had I known what I was to experience in eating, I would have avoided the cattle crowd and eaten at the Panera nearby. I had what was supposed to be Coconut Chicken Curry and Garlic Naan. Apart from having to dissuade line jumpers, I had difficulty with gentleman serving me as he had difficulty hearing or understanding what I wanted. Now to the meal. Tasteless. Along with the surprise that I was eating a tasteless meal that was supposed to be a curry, I wanted to throw the meal away but was left with the fact that I struggled to walk inside this place and spent fifteen minutes in line with (4 people ahead of me) to order this meal. I soldiered on in eating this bland and very disappointing meal. My only salvation and that isn't much was the naan. It proved to be very tasty and actually surprisingly nice in texture. This meal is not enough to ever want me to try this place or even visit the Terminal again, but I will when I am in town. read more

Do not use this place as your first trial of Indian food. It's greatly underwhelming, There's nothing wrong with what I ordered per-say, but I've been to places where you experienced a dozen flavors in every bite of your dish, while this was sort of "oh, yum, I can eat this". Maybe if you hate spicy food this is a good compromise? Also, being located in Reading Terminal means everything is overpriced. Most Indian places will provide you with enough food for two or three meals at a lower price (my frien and I "stock-up" on Indian food when we're broke). Nanee's portion was enough to be full but not more. The remainder of the complaints are more about Reading Terminal but do effect your experience: it's crowded, noisy, loud. You'll get bumped into and will struggle finding a place to eat (I had to go out to the sculpture gardens outside actually). It works if your geting a pretzel but not if your eating Indian food which should be savored and can get messy. read more

I read that Nanee's Kitchen's lassis were highly praised and even featured in The Philadelphia Inquirer. After having lunch in RTM, I wanted something sweet but not too heavy, so I seeked out Nanee's Kitchen. When I found it, it looked practically deserted. One couple was lingering, but it looked as if they were just perusing. I went to the cashier, and the man behind the counter sternly told me I needed to get in line on the other side. What line?! There was none. The couple ended up getting food, and I proceeded to order a mango lassi after. It was pre-bottled, and they had three other flavors - one being rose. Many of them appeared to have separated with milk/yogurt byproducts floating on the top and liquid at the bottom. The man shook it up prior to handing it to me so that it was all homogenized, but I still had my hesitations. The lassi had a slightly sour aftertaste -- as if it had gone bad. Although I was using a regular straw to drink it, there were pieces that came through the straw that resembled curdled milk. I barely drink half of it before throwing it away. I've had mango lassis at a number of other places and is one of my favorite drinks, but this was by far the worst I've ever had. Needless to say, I won't be returning to try any other flavors. read more

Fuck you and your shitty prices. As others have noted, you overcharge the shit out of your food. I ordered your combo platter for $12.95, which comes with 2 meat items. You cheaped me out by telling me that getting biryani rice counts as a meat item because it had 2 tiny pieces of chicken in it? Fuck you. I gave you 2 stars because I was so hungry after eating your food that I had to go to Beiler's Donuts, and eat a donut. Which was delicious. read more

The Indian food here looks authentic to the eye but the taste was off and for the expensive prices that were charged, I could have gone without. Wish I didn't have to finish all that food that I got but glad at least I tried it so I can rule it out and never go there again. read more

Nanee's Kitchen - Chicken tikka masala and channa masala over biryani rice. Got naan on the side! - Indian Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

When I'm craving something a little different but my wallet is feeling light, I tend to find myself at Nanee's Kitchen. The prices here are fantastic for the amount of food you receive. I'm not going to say this is the best quality Indian/Pakistani food out there, but for about $5, it is certainly worth a try. The area is small, so choices are limited -- chicken korma and the samosas are my go-to's . They do have some counter space so you can possibly grab a coveted spot to eat your meal. read more

Chicken masala was bland with no taste and the garlic naan was under cooked and tasteless. I was disappointed on how much I spent on my food to have it taste the way it did. It was a waste of money on something I could make better at home. read more

This place soooo disappointed.....I love ethnic food...and this was the pits....1st off 12.95 for a lil skimpy a... platter a piece of overcooked salmon spoonful of rice and wilted lettuce they called a salad.....save you taste buds and $ $...and to think I passed over Thai kitchen and their good salmon to try something new.....Stick to what you know people read more

Nanee's Kitchen - The guy waiting on me had nerve get attitude when I asked for some gravy for my salmon - Indian Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Wish I would have read the reviews first. Expensive. Lacked flavor. Curry chicken was just watery unflavored bits. Greens we're decent and the okra was ok. I should have just got the damn cheese steak. Came here to give my heart a break but made the taste buds cry read more

I love Nanee's kitchen, I come here anytime I'm looking for a bite to eat in the reading terminal. The food is authentic and the staff is ready to let you sample anything you'd like. You can order a platter and sit in the reading terminal or have a seat at their counter. Some of my favorite dishes are the Challa Masala, chicken masala, tandoori chicken and I always get the delicious seasoned rice. It's a big meal and will definitely keep you full and energized for hours! read more

I come throw meal pal, it's show in the picture pretty distant meal, what I got was ridiculous small, when I told him it's small he just said I'm trying to quit from meal pal. It's not how you treat a costumer. read more

Nanee's is an interesting RTM vendor. There are many things in RTM that I love - including Flying Monkey, Downtown Cheese, Mezze, and 12th st Cantina. There's also an awesome juice place - Old City Coffee, etc. However, Nanee's doesn't quite make the cut. I found the woman working there to be VERY nice. The food was interesting. I've never had a samosa made out of filo dough - and such oily vegi's. Additionally, I don't think there was anything besides potato inside the samosa. Which is odd. There's usually a few other things! The alo saag I had was good - no cream, made with real fresh palak. And the rice wasn't so awful. I paid about $5 and I got a TON of food for that - so I can't complain about prices. However, the food didn't taste amazing. It's flavor was OKAY. Didn't quite fulfill the Indian food craving I had. read more

Worst. Indian. Food. Ever. This sums it up for me. I asked for a piece of Naan bread. What I got was a whole wheat pita (out of a package that was in the refrigerator) placed onto the open gas range. When it was slightly burned, it was put into a paper bag and given to me. That is not Naan. That is bad, bad, bad indian food. The Reading people should not be focusing on kicking Rick's out. There is a greater problem and that problem is Nanee's Kitchen. read more

This was my first time eating here and my last. I stopped my this place for lunch and ordered the basmati rice, chicken tikka masala, cabbage and naan. The dish was void of any flavor. The rice was dry and the naan was dried old pita bread pieces. The cabbage was decent, but that is the only nice thing I can say about the food. The gentleman serving the food was not friendly but also not rude. He just did what you told him. I'm sorry I spent money here. I should have gone to one of the more flavorful establishments at the Terminal. $14.67 for nothing. read more

Meh. Had the chicken korma platter. It was hastily thrown into a styrofoam container without so much as a word which was what first turned me off. Beyond that.. it wasn't terrible but it wasn't that much chicken and a sample sized amount of dal. We realize that you have a number of choices when eating lunch at Reading Terminal Market but we don't thank you for flying Air Nanee's Kitchen. :| read more

Unflavorful curry and rice, stale naan, and poor service. This was easily the worst vendor I've ever visited in Reading Terminal Market. The menu and ordering process was confusing and I didn't receive what I expected, based on the ordering board. When I asked them to rectify, they were not accommodating. In the end it didn't matter because the food was not prepared with flavor or freshness. read more

I came here while traveling for work and thought it aS delicious! I ordered the chicken tikka masala over yellow rice.

I don't enjoy posting reviews Mainly because I know how it feels to read reviews when you own a restaurant. However people need to avoid this place. I got the miniature chicken tiki masala and had the worst food poisoning of my life. I vomited out the entire meal. Not great read more

My son insisting on eating here. Had the chicken korma, rice, and Chana (garbanzo beans). Overall impression - mediocre. Bland - not enough salt or spice. Chicken was way over cooked. Rice was the same way. read more

Just had lunch from Nanee's for the first time. I got the Chicken Masala and cauliflower with their white rice. The cauliflower was really good. Cooked perfect and seasoned great. The chicken was average. Cooked good, but not enough flavor. The rice was great. My biggest complaint is the price. For the portion, it should be around $6 because it doesn't seem like a "platter". And worst of all I didn't receive my naan. That really irritated me. read more

I'm a grazer, so I take advantage of all that Reading Terminal has to offer and don;t buy a "meal" from just one place, but rather I take samplings of what looks like the highlights from each place. From Nanee's I bought samoas, which were delightful and a two lassis (had to buy a second because the baby stole my first one.) Can't comment on meals or portions, but there were a few other items that looked appealing. read more

You can pick two veggie dishes and rice for 7 bucks and portion size is good. I choose the okra and chickpeas both were delicious . The food was fresh and the service was great ( lady behind counter suggested the okra which was my favorite item I had ). My friend had lentils and a chicken dish he also cleaned his plate! There are so many options in the reading terminal it's hard to choose ... If you choose nanee's you won't be disappointed . read more

Nanee's Kitchen - Okra, chickpeas and rice - Indian Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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This was my first time in RTM. I am in Philly for a conference so I stopped by Nanee's since it had the shortest wait at lunch time. I was really disappointed in the food and in myself for choosing this as my first food experience at RTM. The food definitely looked better than it tasted. My review could basically Aruna's but with one less star. I ordered the Chicken Korma plate and the portion was really small. A little bit of rice, a little bit of chicken, a decent amount of potatoes, but a LOT of oily grease floating on top of meal. I agree with Kaitlin that the options are quite limited too. The service was friendly however so I will award them another star. read more

I really don't understand the bad reviews to this place. I guess I came on a good day, but the food was incredible! It was one of the best Indian cuisine I have had yet in Philly. Also, the lady behind the counter was super sweet so the customer service was great! I guess it's a hit or miss but so far it's been great here. I will be coming back soon! read more

Chicken tikka and chicken samosa were both savory. I would not recommend the salad or the lassi. Tasty choice in Reading Terminal.