Yum! This spot is in the food court at CrossRoads and is one of my fave spots to hit at the mall. On my last visit, I went on a Friday evening and the line wasn't too long. I ordered paneer butter masala and grabbed a mango lassi from the fridge. I returned about 5 min later and it was ready for me! They do not ask for spice preference, and the things I have ordered all have mild heat (equivalent to 1-2 stars). This works great for me. The meals all come with rice, which is great. The food is definitely better for takeout, as the curry and rice were in different containers and it was a little awkward to try to eat it there. That said, it held up great and was a perfect meal on the couch! The ambiance in the food court is so so. Really depends on the time of day. Lots of crying babies there when we went, so we took it to go. read more

Came here for a lunch break between site visits for work. I'm often in the mood for Indian food and had seen Chakra in previous visits to the mall so I figured I'd give them a shot. This was a Friday, so I was told the lunch specials were no longer valid. There attendant explained that it's only valid Monday-Thursday. I find that kind of lame, like it's the middle of the day on Friday c'mon. I got the Butter Chicken meal which was ok. The chicken was a bit dry, but the sauce was nice and creamy. About 2 servings. The meal also comes with Naan, it was 3 nice sized pieces. They were hot and tasted fresh. The presentation was nice as my expectations for food court food a slightly lower. Getting it "for here" over "to go" probably helped with that. I'd consider going again but definitely would try for a lunch special to save a few bucks. read more

Chakra - Butter Chicken w/ Butter Naan and Rice - Indian Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

This food joint in the Bellevue mall is pretty decent in it's food, taste and service. It's primarily run by South Indians .The appam was on point. The biryani was ok-ish read more

Chakra - Appam - Indian Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

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A fast-food restaurant in an old mall serves up excellent south Indian delicacies made hot and fresh, like in a home kitchen. The flow of the establishment leaves a lot to be desired. Ordering and pickup are at the same spot --with partially completed orders sitting out and the lady behind the counter encouraging you to take whatever is prepared and return for the rest-- this causes crowds, confusion, and errors. Health issues? Multiple people talking over your prepared food as it sits waiting for a pickup. Backed up orders create chaos. Such a shame. I can see the cooks are hustling so hard making food. But without a well-organized flow their valient culinary efforts can go awry with missed items in orders and cross contamination. I have gone back multiple times to eat appam (unusual rice flour pancake from Kerala) with their black channa curry. However, if I could I would like to find a more capably managed restaurant. The Goan fish curry, appam and kaddala curry, the dosas are all noteworthy. The satisfaction marred only by the lack of organization, and their complex board of menu items reflects this. Kudos to the customers who are unfamiliar with Indian food -- and courageously order items! I rounded up to 4 STAR because I don't have the heart to ding the hardworking cooks at this establishment...churning out authentic tasting south Indian delicacies :) read more

Chakra - freshly made appams on portable stoves atop their serving line...complex cooking in a fast-food setting - Indian Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

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This is located in the Crossroads food court. There are a lot of Indian options here but since I was craving some Dosa, this one stood out. Masala Dosa (4): Dosa was good. Crispy and thin. The sauces and curry were pretty good as well. Decent size too. Overall, decent spot since they have a large offering of flavors and seem to execute well. I'd come back to try more of their menu. read more

Chakra - Masala dosa - Indian Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

Chakra is located in a food court in Crossroads. They serve South indian food and are usually pretty busy. Their Biryanis and dosas are supposed to be quite famous. However, I tried the appam and Veg kurma. Firstly, the price is very reasonable and they have a good selection. The food was good but not the best appams I've had. If you're craving appam then give this place a try! read more

Chakra - Appam and Veg Kurma - Indian Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

Food is mediocre. Service is very slow. They are making money off their location in the food court. Nothing to write home about. Meh read more

This is a restaurant in the food court in a mall. So parking is not a concern. We were the first ones there on a weekday and can see some of the dishes being prepared. We clearly communicated that it would take 20 minutes. While we were there, we could see orders pouring in some non Indians but Asians ordered dosa straightway, looks they are familiar. We ordered Set Dosa It was 3 big dosa with chutney and sambar. Chutney was refrigerated, but sambar was fresh and hot. Sambar Vada It came with 2 vada in sambar with fresh onion and cilantro as garnish. Some of the other reviews had conveyed that the vada was dense. We were there when they fried them and figured out the reason. They are not refrying the vada. The problem was that they were using refrigerated batter. When you refrigerate vada batter, all the air in the batter is lost. Hence, it becomes dense. I hope they fix it. Pongal, it was mushy but tasted good, though. Veg Combo with parotta, veg kuruma, and paneer tikka masala and rice. Parotta was freshly made, and the sides were good. Coffee was good, too. There is not much to talk about ambiance as it is in food court. Overall, a few fixes have great potential to shine. Sorry, I forgot to take food pictures. read more

Chakra - Restaurant in food court - Indian Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

Their masala dosa was really tasty!! It was large, crispy, flavorful. Even my 13 mo old liked it!! It was so good!! I also got a combo plate with naan, tikka masala, and chicken vindaloo. The tikka masala tasted like tomato soup? Could've used more spices for sure. The vindaloo tasted strongly of cardamom. Overpowering. The naan was soft and buttery! Located inside crossroads mall. Lots of seating and a family friendly ambience. read more

Best place for authentic south Indian food & coffee!!! Especially the Kerala prawn curry is delicious!!! We ate Aapam, Idyappam, Chappatti& Tomato Dal read more

Not really a great fan of this place. Their Filter Coffee is great though - I always come here just to have filter coffee. My reservation about this place comes after trying out their Chettinad Chicken. I was really hopeful about getting good Chettinad flavor from Chakra but was bitterly disappointed. The gravy was thin, chicken was not good - the balance of coconut seemed off. One of my friends cooks a better Chettinad Chicken than this restaurant. read more

Chakra - Filter Coffee - Indian Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

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Ordered onion masala dosa and vada. Both came piping hot, with tomato chutney, coconut chutney and sambar. Dosa was very big. Extremely fresh and well made. The vadas were nice and crispy. The only thing was the tomato chutney felt a little stale. But overall good food and satisfied taste buds. read more

Chakra - Onion masala dosa and vada - Indian Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

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Hands down the best dosa we have had in the state. :) the masala dosa (with potatoes) were amazing. Big portion, light, tasty and filling. Service was very fast. We would be back! read more

Chakra - Masala dosa - Indian Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

The food is always good and exactly what I'm craving. Very friendly customer service and overall a family vibe.

Food is good. Workers are not wearing gloves when they're cooking food so not sure about sanitation

I had idiappam and kadala curry combo . My husband had prawn masala and parota. The flavors were authentic and good came fast . I liked that this time they didn't use any disposable cutlery. Will eat again here . read more

Came here for a quick dinner and was amazed with the quality and taste of food here . Being inside a mall, I thought it would be "yet another " Indian restaurant, but I was wrong ! This is a typical Madurai style restaurant. South Indian foood was ultimate . We started off with a chicken pepper fry . It was good . Could have been more spicy , but tasted good . For our main course we ordered seeraga sambaa rice mutton biryani ... it was ultimateeeeeeeeeee.. superbbbb food . One of the best biryanis I have ever had . We also ordered parotta with mutton curry . Out of the world too .. very spicy and authentic taste . Had veg biryani . It was ok . And Vada was good . Overall - non veg was ultimate . Veg was ok . I thought of giving 5/5 , but had to give 4/5 because of the slightly below taste of veggie dishes ! I'll surely recommend it to others .. read more

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It's is a crowded food court and we tried, masala dosa, dingal biriyani, chilli chicken, porotta , goat curry Dingal biriyani was nice, filter coffee wasgreat Chili chicken is kind of adding sauce to fried chicken nothing special, Goat curry is also a kinda ok, didn't feel flavorful, Wait time was horrible and it took more than 50 mins read more

The nearest restaurant for our "mallu" Kerala. What we love are the Kerala Parotta. The first time I ordered, was happy to see that they did not reheat Parotta from a frozen one but prepared on a hot tava. We ordered the Parotta combo with Madurai Mutton and another one with Pallipalayam Chicken curry. Both of these tasted good but they were very oily. Strangely, both of them had the same flavor and tasted similar. We also ordered Chilly chicken and Apollo Fish. Apollo Fish was good, the chilly chicken was little dry. read more

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Loved the sauce and tenderness. I do find it a little expensive, almost $18, for a food court serving. read more

Chakra - Nadan Mutton Curry - Indian Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

We went to this restaurant with friends and tried a bunch of dishes like dosa combo, appam with egg curry, Kerala Paratha, palak paneer, and chicken dosa. Everything tasted amazing! I'd definitely recommend giving this place a try, and I'll be coming back for sure. Totally worth it!!! read more

Location: This is a food stall in the middle of the Crossroads Mall food Court. Took some time to get the directions right... Menu: Mostly South Indian Vegetarian and Non-Vegetarian items Order: Came to this place to try a 'combination' as shown on Yelp menu but the menu didn't have those combos listed. Ordered Goat Vindaloo and Roti. Asked for Poha to-go which they didn't have, asked for Chaas which they didn't have either. Asked them if they had any yogurt item and they said No.. later on I went and asked if they had raita and they guy said 'yes'... errrr.... You said you had no yogurt items ... then what is raita... he gave me a small portion and didn't charge me for it, which was kind of him... Taste: - The roti was made right in front of me in a tandoor and the taste was Lovely, you could tell that the atta they used was fresh - I was expecting the Vindaloo to hit me with a punch but no such luck. It lacked spice, salt and a kick - The raita was in a small 'chutney' portion but tasty nevertheless Service and Experience: For ONCE I would like to go to the opening of a NEW Indian Restaurant (being of that ethnicity myself) and see them do something ENTIRELY DIFFERENT... but no such luck... would like some new establishment to pride itself in having the best service or live music sometimes or a core menu of limited items but REALLY REALLY TASTY... a little disappointing to see that this is just another indian food place that is indistinguishable from other similar establishments... Will come here again to try south indian menu items like Poha or Dosa among others and re-review... read more

Chakra - Goat Vindaloo and Roti with Raita and Plain Rice - Indian Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

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Have eaten here a number of times and the food is always good. For a mall food court place, they have an amazingly large and varied menu. They even have goat and mutton!Some of the stuff is in hot steamers and some are made to order. The lunch combos are a good deal. The food here is as good or better than a sit down restaurant. And I always have to get the lassi ( mango or strawberry). They also have rose milk. I suggest you order ahead during peak meal times because it can be a wait. read more

Chakra - Garlic Naan, vegetable samosa - Indian Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

Among the Top 3 Biriyanis in Seattle area for sure. Chicken Biriyani is the closest Ambur style Biriyani I have had here. Although Service has to be improved. read more

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I have eaten several times at Chakra and keep coming back for their very flavorsome and tangly chicken dishes ranging from their chicken chettinad to their Madaras chicken curry. Their South Indian dishes are absolutely delicious! Worth a try! Check it out next time you're at Crossroads! read more

Chakra - Madras Chicken Curry, Egg Curry - Indian Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

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HORRIBLE! Took them to 45 mins to deliver a dosa that took them 2 mins to make at non peak hour 2:30pm. We asked about our order twice and the cashier didn't even ask them to speed up. The Cook was chatting nonstop and taking a long time to prepare the order. Just head over to the vegetarian Indian food stall.. They are way better. Never ever going to return! read more

3.5 star kinda place. Decent indian fastfood stop in the Crossroads Food court. They serve mostly south indian type of Indian curries, but they do have Chicken tikka masala on the menu as well. Their chicken chettinad is tasty and it does come with a lunch combo. Service was quick(10min wait) on a busy crowded weekend. They have kerela parathas which is a bit different than your standard indian restaurant menu. I do recommend trying this place, you wont be disappointed. read more

Tasted their catered food - egg biriyani and chicken gravy was great! Malai Kofta was another dish that I'd recommend

Ordered via DoorDash! Thank you for what is genuine real Indian food. I'm grateful - this is grandmother quality. Garlic naan holds no punches, curry saucing is complex and deep in flavor, spiced with skill and genuine ingredients. I'm enjoying the eggplant, and am surprised by the okra my wife wanted - it's a very nice preparation. Again, my gratitude. read more

Chakra - Indian Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

This place caught me off guard. We followed the gps to find it, and We were a little taken back by the fact that is is in a food court. I tried tika masala, saag paneer, garlic naan with mint chutney, and some other chicken dish that the gent recommended. Everything was amazing! We were so surprised to find such an amazing place residing in a food court.... Food was delicious. You won't be disappointed if you take a chance on this place i promise..., read more

Amazing food- chettinad chicken, daal, parotta And what wonderful madras kaapi. Hard to find good south indian food around. This one nailed it! We will be back read more

This was my second trip to Chakra. The first time I ordered Kori Gassi which is basically chicken curry with a runny consistency but still flavorful. Second time I ordered Ambur Chicken Biryani and Kadai Chicken. Both were good not extraordinary. Prince point is a bit high for food court food but with Passport discount of 20%, it was a good deal. Both biryani and the curry were a bit spicy. Biryani could definitely use more chicken. Curry also had more onions than chicken pieces. read more

I was craving Indian from a quick service place and this hit the spot. I got the chicken tikka masala which comes with rice for around $14. It was delicious and only took 5 minutes. I was in a rush and asked for naan; the counter guy kindly informed me that would take longer (10-15 min). I appreciated he told me instead of trying to make another sale. Would definitely come back here. read more

The goat biryani reminded me of my childhood. I had a Natraj Rubber which was so hard that it would tear the page apart. The goat in the biryani was equally hard. Rice was decent though. read more

Chakra - Goat died for no reasons! - Indian Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

My husband ordered the butter chicken. There were about three cubes of chicken in it. Poor value for the money, and the staff are poorly trained. read more

Just not sanitary at all. They're not wearing gloves and they're touching food with their bare hands. Also not wearing masks. Samosa is also dry. read more

Tired the a Idiyappam, Ambur Chicken Biryani, Chettinad Mutton, and fish polichadhu. All were very good and authentic south Indian dishes. read more

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The staff is incredibly friendly, the food is fresh and hot. I orders the Chicken Tikka Combo with a Mango Lassi and I am not disappointed. The chicken is tender and the sauce is great. The mango lassi is also good and I will always recommend it when eating Indian cuisine. Will definitely be coming here again. read more

Excellent food! Being in the mall, I thought this would be a run of the mill Indian place. But I was wrong. We ordered South Indian dishes from the menu - Ambur Biryani, Spinach Basil Dosa and Kerala Fish Fry. All dishes tasted really good. The Kerala Fish Fry was so good, it reminded me of my childhood. Can't say this about most restaurant food. The food was seasoned and spiced just right. Great flavors. They don't go overboard with spices. It wasn't greasy either. Hope they keep up the quality. read more

Got Chakra catered for a work meeting. Got the butter chicken and a veggie curry cauliflower dish as the mains...everything hit the spot really nicely. Food was hot when it arrived and it was delicious. Even the white rice was a good standalone. Will definitely be trying it again... read more