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EXPLORE CHICAGO | | | | | | | 100 E Walton St
Chicago,
IL
60610
312-664-1700 | | | | | Description: RIVER NORTH. This elegant restaurant specializes in Northern Indian cuisine and is known for its tandoori cooking. Clay ovens powered by mesquite wood cook not only breads but fish, chicken, and lamb to perfection. The unobtrusive, attentive staff and tasteful interior create an upscale dining experience. A lunch buffet adds value, and curries are also an earthy, delicious treat.
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| 59 W Grand Ave
Chicago,
IL
60610
312-645-9500 | | | | | Description: RIVER NORTH. Locals love that this neighborhood Indian establishment delivers oversized portions and hosts a tasty lunch buffet. An elegant dining room, accented by subdued lighting and a dramatic color scheme, adds a touch of class to the proceedings. Try mainstays like tandoori chicken, fish curry, and freshly baked naan. If you're feeling adventurous, choose something unusual from the menu's 145 items. Several traditional desserts, as well as a decent selection of beers and wines, are additional enticements.
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| 247 E Ontario St
Chicago,
IL
60611
312-280-4910 | | | | | Description: STREETERVILLE. A wise and inexpensive lunch option, Streeterville's India Garden features a spicy repertoire of chicken, lamb, fish, and seafood dishes. House specialties include reshmi kebab (prepared in the tandoor oven) and fish goa curry served with basmati rice. Popular with the business crowd is the lunch buffet, which offers a diverse sampling of North Indian favorites. Vegetarian options are also available.
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| 2258 N Clark Ave
Chicago,
IL
60614
773-477-8000 | | | | | Description: LINCOLN PARK. Dishes from the tandoor marinated in spicy yogurt, then quickly grilled and roasted are the main attraction at Indian Grill. The Lincoln Park mainstay not only delights with tandoori feasts but offers other traditional plates as well: chickpeas and potatoes, chicken korma with cashews and cream, and fiery lamb vindaloo. The weekend brings a reasonably priced lunch buffet with a host of favorites. For dessert, mango ice cream is highly recommended. Go on a Friday or Saturday to catch live sitar music.
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| 414 N Orleans St
Chicago,
IL
60610
312-527-3999 | | | | | Description: RIVER NORTH. This upscale Indian restaurant features tandoori (clay oven) and Karahi (Indian wok) items prepared with only the freshest ingredients. Tandoori murg, a half-chicken marinated in yogurt and spices, is the house specialty. In addition to meat and poultry, numerous vegetarian options are available. Curry, of course, is omnipresent. The subdued interior gauze drapery partitions, Indian art, light woods, and fine linens offers a wonderful setting in which to dine.
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| 2548 W Devon Ave
Chicago,
IL
60659
773-338-8160 | | | | | Description: WARREN PARK. Calling all vegetarians! This restaurant serves up heaping portions of vegetarian eats that send even the dour of meat lovers away full and satisfied. The menu features Southern Indian cuisine with specialties like samosas, dosai (pancakes stuffed with fillings of all types), and steamed rice cakes. The Mysore Coffee is perfect for after dinner since this establishment has no liquor license. Feel free to bring your own alcoholic beverages though.
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| 917 W Belmont Ave
Chicago,
IL
60657
773-929-1123 | | | | | Description: LAKEVIEW. This restaurant sets the standard for neighborhood Indian cuisine. They offer a large and well-presented buffet as well as tasty menu selections. Start off with a bowl of the lentil & vegetable soup or a vegetable pakora (mixed vegetable fritters with a dipping sauce). Seafood, lamb, chicken, stuffed breads, kebabs, and specialty clay oven tandoori items round out the menu. Need a suggestion? Try the Boti Kebabs, marinated and grilled lamb served atop mint chutney.
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| 2536 W Devon Ave
Chicago,
IL
60659
773-338-2143 | | | | | Description: WARREN PARK. Tiffin boasts an upscale interior and very qualified servers. Ceilings painted with blue clouds and walls with wood wainscoting define the interior. The authentic menu features specialties such as tandoori king prawns, chicken tikka masala (chicken in a tomato-cream sauce), lamb kabobs, and vegetable samosas. The menu includes a large selection of vegetarian items as well as scrumptious desserts. Try the gulab jamun fried cheese balls doused in a honey syrup.
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| 2543 W Devon Ave
Chicago,
IL
60659
773-338-2152 | | | | | Description: WARREN PARK. A sister restaurant to Tiffin, this Indian establishment is more scaled down and not quite as elegant interior-wise. However, the food is just as tasty. Try the South Indian vegetarian cuisine that includes a range of options. Start off with the Sambar Vada, fried lentil donuts dipped in Sambar, or the Aloo Bonda, lentil dumplings topped with onion and potato. House specialty items include Malabar Adai, pancakes made with mixed lentils and vegetables, or the Pesarattu, moong dhal and rice crepe topped with onion and chilies.
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| 2520 W Devon Ave
Chicago,
IL
60659
773-743-4100 | | | | | Description: WARREN PARK. This relaxed restaurant serves truly authentic Indian food. The lunch buffet is a big draw thanks to a variety of options at reasonable prices. Order lamb, chicken, rice, vegetarian, or tandoori selections. Representative fare includes chicken vindaloo (cooked in a zesty tomato sauce and served with potatoes) and lamb curry (cooked in an onion and tomato sauce). Northern and southern dishes both make appearances, as do a range of flavorful breads and mild sweets.
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