I love this place! I make the trip from river north to get my Indian food food fix! Everything is fresh and made to order! Some of the best outside food away from home. Be careful where you park in the lot!! read more

The Best Pakistani food in my opinion. Read all the reviews. Just loved it. Must come back.

I had originally tried the food here and wrote it off as simply too spicy for me. However, I did occasionally go back for their Samosas, which are the best I've had in the city. Today though, I was drawn to try their lunch buffet, and I must say, that I am sold on this place. Things are still spicy, but that is to be expected given the cuisine. Some of the buffet dishes are a bit heavy, which is okay, but the bread was fantastic and the variety of options gave me plenty of things to try. The food was well spiced and I can't complain about it. read more

Shan used be an execllent restaurant with a heavenly biriyani. But recently their food quality has declined. Consider picking up your food because they mark up the prices for home delivery for each dish rather than adding a single delivery charge. Try the grilled chicken - it's better than the tandoori. read more

Great taste , very friendly service , reasonably priced , and the have small market to sell halal meat too ..and their delivery is very cheap . U gotta love em . read more

The BEST biryani I ever had in entire US... Coming from Hyderabad which is known for biryani and been living in US for past 20yrs and had biryani at various most popular desi locations from California to Texas to Chicago to New Jersey but this one beats all... Very flavorful, authentic & tasty. You can taste all the individual spices, well cooked and tender meat, very generous portions and super cheap compared to most other competitive places and it's open past midnight.. What can you ask more? This is definitely my go-to place for both chicken & lamb biryani and I'm sure any other place I ever go to, I'll start comparing with the taste of Shan biryani... To top it all, this place is less than 0.5 miles to me from home and they deliver as well even though I haven't used it so far.. This is definitely a great find... read more

If you are a biryani lover like my wife and I are, you GOT TO try their biryani. Their chicken and lamb biryani is second to none that we have ever tasted and we have traveled quite a bit. We always rated this place in Houston (Himalaya) as having the best biryani ever in the US but Shan is equally good or better in some ways. We discovered the place a week ago and we've ordered biryani 4 times already. They are even open late till 11pm and deliver for a small charge around the Mid-town area.. Of course now we regret discovering the place in the first place because we cannot afford to eat biryani so often :-))...Enjoy! read more

Wow the best Indian food I have eaten in Chicago is served in a dirty location with a convenience store attached. If you can get over the atmosphere and the unsanitary floors, the food here is excellent and the prices nice. Their Bhindi Masala is the best I have ever eaten, bar none, and it is a dish I always order the first time at any Indian joint. Cooked to death and unctuous like it should be. We also had frontier chicken which was excellent and the lamb curry. The latter was a bit bony for my tastes. I mean the b ones probably made the sauce even better, but made it unsatisfying to eat. I am looking forward to coming back despite its lack of physical charm. read more

The best samosa's I've ever had in my life. In fact my co-worker just gave me money to buy a dozen for her family since being introduced to them last week. I gave them a 4 out of 5 score because I've eaten 2 of their main entrees and they were good, but Not amazing like the somoas.... Just "good". They were a little bland. However I will definitely go back & try other dishes. The place is definitely a hole in the wall, but everyone is nice & food is reasonable. If u want good food, with large portions, with reasonable prices I highly recommend this place. & yes there is a small parking lot. read more

First I have to admit, I did not realize this was Northern Indian food. It differs greatly from what the average American is familiar with. So make sure you read some of the reviews before ordering. It was not awful by any means, but I really do not enjoy bones in my curry. Northern indian naan is very different than the naan we get at most indian places. I also felt that it was a little bit on the greasy side (but this could be because the meat is cooked on the bone in the dishes). Thats my two cents. read more

Dissapointed. Prices are same as surrounding restaurants. I'm indian. The quality of the food jusy wasn't up to par for the price. Ordered butter chicken and plain naan because garlic naan was WAY OVERPRICED. The naan was burnt and the chicken just did not taste good at all. It was like oil soup with a few chunks of chicken. Won't eat here again. Much better places in the area. read more

I first stumbled across Shan's foods when I was looking at an apartment in uptown. I was tired, hungry and the rain started to pour real hard so I ran into the closest restaurant looking place near me. What I saw was a hole in a wall joint with a grocery store attached to it. All the customers were Indians so I decided to give this place a try. I ordered chicken makhani, basmati rice, naan, samosa, meatball, okra curry and some lamb dish to go for my friends and I. When I opened up the packaging I saw a huge puddle of oil so I scooped all the greasyness out and threw it away regretting my restaurant choice. However the portions were huge and the aroma was so fragrant I decided to give it a try. When I took my first bite, I realized how flavorful the dish was. Yeah, there were bones in the dish but I didn't mind it at all. The chicken was moist, soft, and bursting with flavor It was everything I was looking for in a good solid Indian dish. The samosas and the meatballs were SO GOOD. Especially the meatball. It didn't have the nasty ground meat taste. It was very spicy, warm, and filling. The samosas were huge, well seasoned, perfect ratio of skin to filling and both of the items were only $1.99 a piece!! I'm very used to downtown Indian restaurants where they charge buttload of money for a measly portion and mediocre seasoning. This place, you definitely get your money's worth. What really got me excited was finding out that this place delivers to my house! (I live 20 blocks away) Despite the $5 delivery charge, I will definitely order from here again. It only loses a star because the dishes are so damn oily. Just make sure to scoop out the oil prior to consumption. read more

thing that I find good here is the Karahi ghosht! Seik kabobs are good too! It's not a sit in and eat type place, I always pick up to go. Good for cabbies to sit in..pretty obvious! read more

Overall alright. Naans are too big in size and one naan is too much for me. Samosa was okay and Karahi lamb was good. Staff is very nice. read more

Naaaaaan! These guys really get Pakistani food right an the service is great. I've been going here for years and I especially love their beef rolls. read more

The food was great one of the best dishes and reasonable price. On the other hand their service needs to improve better sometimes the waiter is rude needs to open up and talk to customers. read more

Love love love love love love love this place. I'm from the east coast and you simply cannot find good pakistani food like this. Great service, reasonable prices and superb selection of food. read more

Very friendly people working the counter. The samosas are fresh, because they run out frequently - just give them a few minutes and another batch will be ready. Better to wait than to get a samosa that's been sitting under a heat lamp for a while. Pakistani music videos and novelas on the tv. Big sweets counter. Pretty much every item you could possibly need if you spend the day in the driver's seat of a cab. Great food, not Americanized, for cheap. Yeah, the poori with the breakfast special is greasy, but it's deep-fried bread, what do you expect? It tastes good, and goes well with the chana aloo. They just added a menu of Ethiopian food, but I haven't tried any of it. read more

Cheap prices, huge portions, okay food. Love: the samosas and naan, the lamb and chana masala not so much. The food is kind of hit-or-miss, Some of the dishes can be oily. if you figure out what you like and stick to that, it's probably a good deal. Carry-out is better than eat-in, not the greatest place for a sit-down meal, though the service is good, the eat-in area is just not that appealing. read more

Yesterday had lunch it was quite nice but shocked to see fungus on the sweets when I was about to eat......jesus saved me ...thank God. ..... read more

Been stopping in for years--mostly for sodas, Indian grocery items and samosas to go. Food (when fresh) generally ranges from okay to very good. The samosas (though greasy) are great and the naan and basmati rice (again, when fresh) is delicious. The thin and tangy tamarind sauce is fantastic...but they don't include any with delivery orders even when you specifically request it. The restaurant, as other reviewers have noted, has the grim, fluorescent ambiance of a gas station. For that reason alone I was glad to recently discovery that Shan offers delivery service. Unfortunately I won't be ordering Shan for delivery again as our $40 order today (our first delivery order with Shan) arrived (quickly, I'll grant them) with three different errors despite Shan's seemingly foolproof click-the-box online ordering system. Lesson learned--If I eat here again I'll stick with in-person take out so I know my order is accurate. read more

I ordered food from Shan and ended up getting Chinese food. I called GrubHub and they asked me throw away the food. According to them, Shan's driver gave my food to someone else and gave me someone else's food. Shan's driver arrived couple of minutes later asking for food that GrubHub told me to dispose. I told him that the food was in the trash and that it was not safe to deliver it to other people to eat. He was adamant on delivering the food from my trash. I hung up on him. He continued calling me after I hung up on him. I called Shan to inform them. The person who answered my call was extremely rude and told me that I should not have disposed the food. I told him that I was acting under the directions of GrubHub. He did not seem to be worried about food safety at all. I received a call at 11:10PM on a weekday from Shan and was immediately placed on hold. They called me back at 11:30 PM and asked me why I did not accept their food despite it being warm at the time it was delivered. I explained the situation again and informed him that it was not right to call people in the middle of the night on a weekday. The gentleman hung up without an apology. On the next day, the delivery guy called me stating that he brought my food from Shan! I told him that I ordered from them the day before, and did not order anything that day. This was followed by another call from Shan inquiring about my address. When I pointed out their error, he ended the conversation with few "S***t(s)." Shan needs to work on customer service. I ordered food from them previously, the food itself was good and spicy. I ill give their food 4 stars. I love their yogurt. It is very creamy. I wish their customer service matched their food. I do not think I will be getting their food again. read more

Not good. Maybe if you are used to eating from a food pantry in uptown, this will seem like good Indian food to you. Chicken biryani I almost broke a tooth on the bones in the chicken. The palak was tasteless and the naan was not naan - like a boiled pita. I threw $20 of food out after three bites. Never ordering again. Now I need to figure out what to eat tonight!! read more

Great place for Indian and Pakastani food. You can order at the counter or sit at a table with a waiter. The atmosphere is very casual as it is attached to a quick mart, but service was great and food was fast and delicious. We had the chicken makhani and the cauliflower and potato dishes. Both were excellent! read more

Well, my first review was a good one, as I'm always eager to help good restaurants out, but I'm changing my rating of this place and here is why. We have been ordering from this place on a fairly regular basis, always for delivery. We always get two samosas with our meal, but lately on numerous occasions they have forgotten to give us our second one. Each time they apologize and offer to give us a free one next time, which we have always accepted. Well, tonight they pulled this again except we weren't willing to wait until next time to get our food. We explained the whole situation to the man on the phone and asked them to send the guy back with our samosa, as we only live three blocks away. The man on the phone flat out told me no. I asked him if the cost of one samosa was worth all of our business and by repeating that he would not give us our samosa tonight, basically said yes. So, if our business is worth so little to them, we will never be calling them again. We have never been anything but appreciative and kind. I don't think it's too much to ask in return. read more

Pretty good taste to the frontier chicken but very surprised and disappointed that rice was not included. Only realized this after delivery came! Seems like a fail and bad policy. Also, they have no garlic naan! Wut!? Prolly won't order here again. Sorry. read more

Shan's has one of the best samosas for it's value ($1). They are huge, with loads of flavor. Their dishes are really nice as well, especially frontier chicken and aloo paneer, and their carrot halwa is second to none. I read some reviews on this site hating on their samosas and calling their dishes greasy (btw, desi food is supposed to be a bit greasy. It's like hating on deep dish pizza because it's too cheesy). Shan's is not a high-end desi culinary experience and it doesn't boast to be one. It is more like your go-to neighborhood spot that will satisfy your carvings if you were living in any major Indian/Pakistani city. And for this, Shan's gets a 5 star review from a fellow Indian from Mumbai. read more

Most Indian restaurants are closed on Mondays, which means of course why i would crave it on those days! This one of three that I found that was actually opened. I normally stick with Royal Indian (all time fav). I saw very mixed reviews on here but ignored too many bad ones because I needed my Indian food that day. I normally get Chicken tikka masala but read that the chicken Makhini (might be misspelled) was similar to butter chicken. I thought it was weird that garlic or butter naan wasn't available but the plain naan was only a $1 i believe. I got two orders of the chicken dish and a couple orders of naan. The delivery time was fine, but i opened the chicken and the sauce was 1/3 oil... i had to skim off some before i could eat it. The "curry" sauce was separated and unfortunately not tasty :(! Naan is so important to me and this wasnt the fluffy warm bubbly naan ive enjoyed in the past. Overall very disappointing... just going to wait till Tuesday from now on. read more

Amazing Pakistani take-out place! You wouldn't want to dine in here unless you like eating in a 7-11, but this place has pretty amazing food for the cost. The frontier chicken was delicious and only cost a few dollars! My Pakistani friend declared it all "very authentic". read more

Worst delivery ever. Called at 11:05am to put in a small order. The guy said 30 mins delivery. its 1 and half hr and noo food still. Don't say 30 mins and take more than 90 mins. Worst first experience ever. Never again getting food from here. And the place is less than 2 miles from my placd. read more

Great chapatis. It's a real Indian restaurant, so yes, the meat has bones--it tastes better that way, btw! I love the ambience of the eating section of the area up front near the register: chow down while watching the news or videos in English, Urdu, or Hindi. The more upscale dining room is nice, too, but I prefer to eat up front. This is also a great place for take-out. Friendly people. Nice, laid back atmosphere. Inexpensive and tasty. Gotta love it! read more

i'm giving this place five stars even though most of the food is too spicy for me. it's spicy but it's *good*. those with milder palates like mine could probably tolerate the samosas - they are big pillowy triangles of potato and veggie goodness for 75c a piece. 2 or 3 can make a meal. the chicken pastry is also very good. a milder menu item is the butter chicken - it's kind of like chicken tikka masala, and fantastic with naan. the chicken basmati rice is colorful and delicious. if i'm in the mood for the spicier stuff i really like the aloo palak - spinach and potatoes. the grocery store is great. they sell small tubs of fantastic rice pudding (kheer) and frozen indian goods like aloo paratha. i eat their food (at least the samosas) every week or so because i live half a block away but i'd recommend this place to people coming from anywhere in the city, particularly now that the nice dining room is open. read more

We ordered delivery at 6:30 on a Saturday night. Granted, it is snowing a bit, but I started to wonder where our food was at about 7:30. I called, was offered a non-explanation, and the food showed up just shy of 8:00. I ordered thru yelp, maybe that was part of it, but I doubt it. I was frustrated that no one I dealt with gave any meaningful apology, or tried to make amends. I don't want anyone to have an accident because I ordered take-out, but an hour and a half is a little crazy for a place that's down the street. Also, I realized the food is priced higher than if you ordered it there. I ordered a spinach and potato dish that had very little potato in it. The spinach was ok. The reason I'm giving 2 stars is because the samosas really are great, and bigger than I'm used to. For indian I usually choose Ghareeb Nawaaz on Devon. The food there is amazing and very cheap. I'll never stray again! read more

I braved the lamb brains and survived. Pleasantly surprised at how good it was. After awhile I forgot I was eating brains. It looks a bit like crumnled soft tofu in spices. I would eat it again. No stomach trouble either. read more

This food is amazing! When I lived in Uptown, it was my go to place to get my Pakistani/Indian food fill without going all the way to Devon. Now that i'm in Roscoe Village, I still make the trek over to Uptown to for the Chicken Puff Pastry, biryani, and pakoras. read more

i really enjoyed the food here, the somosas was good, the naan was ok. The butter chicken was oilly but good.

The greasiest Chicken Makhani ever. Gross, not worth the calories.

Definitely has the best rasmalai in town (yes, better than devon) but you also pay the price for it at a whopping $2 PER rasmalai. The chicken makhani is good but has ENORMOUS amount of oil- tasty butter chicken shouldn't have to be this soaked in oil. Fried chicken is less fatty. read more

This place is awesome. If you can't eat spicy food then this is not a place for you. Naan bread is excellent. Chicken Makhani is exceptional. Curry beef is also great. Nice place to order out on a weekend. read more

Great service and the food is super tasty! Only gripe is the cost of an order of rice, which should come with all dishes by default, instead costs more than $6.00. Otherwise I love this place! read more