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    The Little India

    3.4 (307 reviews)
    ModerateIndian, Pakistani, Vegan
    Closed 11:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    Quiet
    Casual
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Veggie Combo
    Anirudh P.

    The restaurant's ambience and the service were not too bad. The portion sizes were also not an issue but the quality of the food items served were bad, VERY bad. Only the naan bread tasted like it was freshly made. Everything else in the veggie combo tasted like they were stir fried straight out of a frozen bag of ingredients. I wouldn't recommend this restaurant for a vegetarian seeking Indian food. The appearance of spinach in the palak paneer was bad with too many undercooked "stems". I've never thought someone could fail in cooking Palak Paneer but the chef at "The Little India" proved me wrong today!

    Her favorite lunch
    Patrick J.

    My wife is very fussy food wise. She lives in Des Plaines and drives here twice a month to eat here. It is her favorite Indian restaurant in the whole city (as far as she knows) and we live close to a street full of Indian restaurants (Devon.) I also greatly enjoy their food. Her favorite is the lunch special and she always picks the mutter paneer as the vegi.

    Basmati rice. Chana masala. Chicken makhani. Raita.
    Gino W.

    Any time I have wanted some really good Indian food, it was always understood that Devon Avenue was the location to go. While riding the Red Line towards Rogers Park, I noticed Little India and made a note to myself to see what they had on their menu that would lure me there instead of me going to Devon Avenue. Mango lassi. Samosas. Chana masala. Bhatura. The samosas were worthy of an extra purchase, as I often eat them for breakfast. The chana masala came in a hearty gravy, not like the thick gravy you get in South Indian chana masala. The bhatura was perfect with the chana masala. And I got the food spicy the way that I like it. I am more conscious of price when the quality of the food lacks. At The Little India, the prices are comparable to what you get at any of the eateries along the Devon Avenue stretch. I have been the the restaurant three times to date, and I see in my crystal ball that I will return several more times.

    Raita and Chicken Vindaloo
    Dan P.

    I reviewed this restaurant more than a year ago and gave it a bad review because I felt that the quality of food had slipped significantly. I never ate at the restaurant because service there was always outrageously slow. The wife and I ordered delivery often and the quality gradually declined to the point where we stopped ordering it; hence the bad review. Naan was burnt, etc. We recently gave this restaurant another try for delivery and it was good. The wife had chana masala and I had chicken vindaloo. Both were good. The vegetable samosas were also good. The first time we ordered from here, it was probably 4-5 stars. Now it's back to three after a decline. I hope it continues to improve.

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    Love the food. One of my favorite on the northside. Flavorful and delicious. Get the chicken combo...

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    Shan Restaurant

    Shan Restaurant

    3.9
    (291 reviews)
    0.6 mi
    $

    Tl;dr come here for the food, but maybe go elsewhere for more grocery options. Nice variety of food…read morethat is made fresh and is reasonably priced. ===== I first heard of this place from Reddit and it was described as a good grocery with a food court. The food court part definitely rang true, but I was surprised at how small the grocery store was. I think Metro Spice Mart by Presidential Towers is 20 times bigger than the store here, though it was nice to see that they had fresh injera. You can probably find the basics here, but the grocery part definitely takes a backseat to the food court part, which I'm not exactly complaining about. The food court has a really nice menu with pictures all across one of the walls. Everything looked and smelled really great, and I definitely want to try more of the menu next time! We got some paratha, samosas, kheer, halwa, chai, and a beef roll recently. The paratha took a while since it was made fresh, but the buttery flavor was superb and I'd definitely order it again. Would definitely get the kheer again, too. The samosas came with a yogurt and a tamarind sauce, which I appreciated. The beef roll was a little dry, though a decent size. I don't generally like halwa and this one had a perfumey flavor my family didn't like. The chai was fine. I like how it's near a bunch of other large Asian grocery stores. Next time I'm in the area and have a hankering for Indian/Pakistani food, will definitely be back!

    Butter chicken and samosas were 10/10 amazing. Mango lassi too. The samosa was perfectly crunchy…read more The chutney had a subtle heat. Very very memorable dishes. The chicken biryani had bones it which I was really hoping it wouldn't. The website said boneless :( All in all, I will definitely order again and adjust my order. Strong 4/5 this time with a 5/5 possible in the next visit.

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    44. Lamb Biryani, Chicken 34. Tandoori Chicken, 54. Paratha
    44. Lamb Biryani, Chicken 34. Tandoori Chicken, 54. Paratha
    30. Butter Chicken (Chicken Makhani), 43. Chicken Biryani

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    30. Butter Chicken (Chicken Makhani), 43. Chicken Biryani
    Kathmandu Cafe

    Kathmandu Cafe

    4.6
    (10 reviews)
    0.7 mi

    We came here shortly after they opened and finally got back around to visiting again…read more It was delicious! I had the Shapta. Unfortunately they were out of the tingmo, so I got the garlic naan instead. My partner got the chow mein with chicken (fair warning, the chow mein noodles are spicy!) I also got the masala tea and it was prepared the traditional way, you can tell because as it cools it forms a skin on the top. Our order was slightly delayed, so they gave us a complimentary dessert. I won't wait as long to come back next time.

    I won't say too much about the business that was here before, but let's just say I'm not surprised…read morethey went under. Kathmandu, meanwhile, shows some promise. However, they are not without their kinks that need to be worked out - growing pains, if you will. I ordered the Butter Chicken with rice. Getting the food took somewhere between 10-15 minutes. I am going to assume it was made fresh, but considering it was just rice, chicken in sauce, and a couple veggie slices, I couldn't tell you for sure. With the veggie slices, I am left wondering "why?" It was a couple slices of carrot and cucumber. They lacked any kind of preparation or seasoning (not even salt), and took up half the tray. Again, why? The rice, meanwhile, was cooked perfectly. It wasn't at all sticky, and each grain could be seperated. The issue here is with portion size. Rice not only serves as a carb/starch element, but also works to absorb sauce. While I don't like it, I understand why a business would skimp on proteins... but skimping on rice seems, for lack of a better term, inappropriate. Then we come to the protein. There was an ample amount of chicken. The meat itself was tender, and the sauce had good flavor. While not mind-blowing, it had a mild heat, and light tomato, cream, and spice notes. While I would have liked the flavors to be bolder, I cannot in good conscious call the dish bland. Finally, there is the matter of price. After tax, the Butter Chicken came to just over $14. Even though I appreciate that nothing is cheap anymore, this felt a little excessive considering the quality and quantity of food I received. Final verdict: While Kathmandu Cafe had great potential, andn I am especially looking forward to trying their momo, as well as their Tibetan menu, where it comes to the Indian side of their menu, I do not feel a draw to return and order more.

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    Vegetarian momo
    Vegetarian momo
    Butter Chicken

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    Bundoo Khan -Chicago

    Bundoo Khan -Chicago

    3.9
    (447 reviews)
    2.1 mi
    $$

    Takes credit card. Busy in weekends. Lots of indoor seating…read more Probably the best food I had on Devon Street. Famous for Pakistani grill meat. Lamb chop $46- 4 pieces. Super super good. Well seasoned, grilled, meat soft, juicy, the fat is nicely rendered. I would get this again but it's so expensive. Probably only for special occasions Chicken kebab bihari $26- super super super good. I would come just just for this. The meat is super soft, tender, moist. I've never had kebabs this moist and tasty. High way chicken kahari with bone $22- white meat, lots of spicy, some heat..complex flavors. Good with rice or naan. Lots of ginger Garlic naan $4- average

    We came to Bundoo Khan in Chicago with high expectations and hungry stomachs. This restaurant name…read morehas quite the reputation in my wife"s native Pakistan and in other parts of the world. The restaurant was quite packed and full of patrons. Overall the restaurant was very loud and it was hard to hear in there. We ordered the Chicken Biryani, The Highway Chicken Karahi, the lamb kebabs, the chicken Bihari kebabs, chicken Tikka and the beef Seekh kebabs. Although the food looked good, it wasn't quite up to the mark. The chicken biryani was dry and had too much essence in it, the chicken Tikka was dry. The chicken Karahi and the lamb kebabs by far were their best dishes. Honestly though for $228, we felt the food was overpriced and the quality of the food, fell well short of our expectations. Overall, we give Bandoo Khan a 3 out of 5 stars. It is a one time for us. There are better options out there with better prices.

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    Bundoo Khan -Chicago
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