The spicy masala chicken was amazing, so tender and with perfect flavor. The spice was excellent and the portion size was incredibly generous. Despite being delivery the food arrived without a drop spilled, it was all packed with care. I did not go to the restaurant but having tried the food I look forward to a future adventure there. read more

Indigo - Spicy Masala Chicken - Indian Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

As a self-proclaimed butter chicken connoisseur, I was suspect about the reviews saying this was some of the best Indian food in DC. I was happily surprised - this is perhaps the best butter chicken I've ever had! Ordered on Uber Eats, but the patio and outside seems cute and the service was quick! read more

Wow the food here is so so good. I ordered the spicy masala chicken and my mouth was on fire. It was like biting into a habanero pepper. I def couldn't handle it. I enjoyed the paneer pakoras it was so good and came with a sweet chili sauce on the side. The chicken tikka Marsala was my favorite. It was so rich in flavor and so good. The roti was delicious as well. Came with a side of chickpeas and rice. I ordered take out so not sure how the ambiance at the restaurant is since I actually never have been there physically. However the food is phenomenal. Highly recommend !!! read more

Indigo - Spicy Masala Chicken and Paneer Pakora - Indian Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

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Decided to have lunch here since it was a nice day. The resturant is set up with outside dining and you order on-line by scanning a QR code on your table. We ordered the plain roti bread, butter chicken with rice and chickpeas, and paalak paneer (cheese in spinach) which all were very good. The food was a little pricey for the portion sizes. Overall, we had a good experience. read more

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Indigo was literally a block in a half away AND recommended by our bnb host of places to enjoy good cuisine in the area. As a DC native, I like to explore different spots in the city and this is def a hidden gem. If you haven't been here and were skeptical, fear no more. Just GOOOOO! They have outdoor seating. It's very quant, but the food is def worth it. We came out on a late summer night. August 20th to be exact. The atmosphere was chill the breeze was just right. I ordered the Buttered chicken and a drink from the bar tequila based. Don't remember the name, but it was really amazing. And because I only had one, repetition usually helps with my memory. What I can say is that I was not disappointed in the flavor, the richness in the chickpeas did my body so well. I really enjoyed myself. Def stop in for the butter chicken. I almost ate my fingers. read more

If one values respect and purpose stay away from this restaurant. Had such weird discussion with Owner, I got 20 breads and they were cooked poorly, went back to owner and showed the breads, his response was yea looks bad quality but you can still eat it. I was wow, this is like I ordered medium rare steak and when waiter served me medium stake, owners acknowledges that the steak is not cooked per ask and quality but suggests I can still eat it. My friend indigo owner, I am eat a burned steak too, but here I have paid and expect quality. I will not go here ever again, if you feel you deserve what you asked for and not disrespected like - eat what is served, stay away from this establishment.i read more

Excellent chicken tikka masala, get some flavored naan bread vs plain. Fast service. Hit the spot!

Excellent! I ordered the Indigo special and boy was it special. A bit pricey for the quantity but the taste makes up for it. I will return to try other dishes. read more

super delicious! obviously a bit expensive (especially if you're ordering the meat dishes) but so far the best indian food i've had in the city. the vegetarian options are two for $19, and all come with a side of rice, chhole, and spinach. the chhole is absolutely delicious. i ordered the mutter paneer and the baingan bharta. both were great but the baingan bharta was out of this world. the smokiness of the eggplant was especially pronounced compared to other baingan bhartas i've had, and i really enjoyed every bite. the portion size was also enormous; the leftovers lasted me two extra meals! the ambiance is also nice; the heaters keep it very toasty in the outside eating area. this place is near my new job and i will have to exercise a lot of self-control not to come back every week! read more

Had a delicious meal here! We were the only ones in the restaurant for lunch on a weekday in the off season but I'm so glad we checked It out! I started off my meal with a delicious Marsala chai and it was delicious. Piping hot with a strong flavor and they gave me plenty of free refills. I got the chicken tikka masala and my friends split the spinach palak and channa masala. It was all delicious is a good flavor and a large serving size. The chicken tikka was a little bit of a lighter flavor than I used to. But I did ask for a mild spice level so you could ask for more spice. The samosas and garlic naan were also great. All in all, I would recommend coming here for a nice sit-down flavorful meal! read more

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I only order it because it's super close to my job. It satisfies the craving for this type of Asian cuisine. Depends on the day for the intensity of the seasoning. I like taking a gamble so there's that. read more

I'm really surprised that the average for Indigo isn't 5 stars. I've been going to this place consistently since I moved to DC about three years ago and have never had a single disappointment. Part of me wants to describe it as a no-frills type place because you get your own water, utensils, and sauces, but the other part of me loves the character of the heated patio, the eccentric posters and wall art, and some great drink options. There's a certain vibe that really cannot be replicated, and whether Indian or not, it feels familiar. The food is wonderful. I go back and get the same meal every time (spicy saag with chicken) and it is so delicious. The only time I was ever disappointed was when I tried to make this at home and it tasted nothing like it, so I literally had to go to Indigo to get my fix. I've also tried all of the appetizers and sides, and they're all great. Everything just makes sense together, so no need to try to "pair" and make it complicated. From what I've tried from my friends' dishes, the other entrees are just as flavorful (but I still love my saag meal). So warm, so flavorful, so filling. I have never recommended a restaurant more than this one. Every time I hear someone is new in town, I tell them about this place and offer to go with them. All my friends do the same thing (which is how I got hooked!) and it's a frequented spot of ours. read more

Good food, albeit slightly weird ambiance because it's only outdoor seating and you have to order off of a QR code. I am very basic and got the butter chicken and mango lassi, which I enjoyed! read more

This place is very close to our Airbnb and we had it on our list to visit. The night we planned to go a cold front came through DC and it was in the low 40's. I wasn't sure the outdoor seating was going to work for us Floridians. It ended up being perfectly fine. Plastic roll down curtains surround the seating area and they have numerous outdoor heaters. This is a locals place and was pretty busy when we arrived. You place your order at the counter and then are given a number. When your food is ready a server calls out your number and brings your selections. We ordered samosas, chicken tikka and goat curry. The Sami were great. Both meals came with basmati rice and chickpeas. My husband and I enjoyed the tikka more than the goat. The goat was not as flavorful. They have an outdoor bar and you can order beer and wine. We would definitely return and try more selections. read more

Indigo - Chicken Tikka and Goat Curry - Indian Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

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I come here for the chickpeas, known as Chana Masala, on the menu! I like to get the veggie plate, but I also love the butter chicken! I've tried the Curry shrimp, but the spice was way too much for me. Until this week, I've always ordered take out. It was a pleasant experience sitting outside on the covered patio. They have qr codes on all of the tables for you to order, and they bring your food out to you. They also have water stations, extra utensils, sauces, and to-go lids readily available inside. Oh, and starting at 5 pm, a bar! Until then, you can order order beer. I plan to start sitting down more here to enjoy my meal. read more

Indigo - Chana Masala - Indian Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

I live very close to Indigo but probably eat it once every six months; each time I go back I'm reminded why it had been so long since I'd eaten there. The dishes I've tried are average and the value for money is sorely lacking. I ordered the butter chicken entree for pickup and brought it home to eat. The butter chicken comes with chickpeas and rice that is inexplicably topped with raw spinach. The butter chicken lacks any complexity or depth of flavor and isn't even very buttery. While this dish is not supposed to be overcomplicated, there are very few discernible flavors in Indigo's version. Even the tomato flavor was so mild that I was left disappointed. I understand that this place is popular for people who don't eat Indian food often and that there aren't that many Indian places in this particular vicinity. Neither of those facts excuse this lackluster and boring dish, especially given the price. For $18, I don't believe this meal is worth it. The addition of chickpeas on the side doesn't really elicit any positive feelings either, as they are not very flavorful either. read more

Indigo - Butter Chicken; lacking in flavor - Indian Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

Lots of vegan and vegetarian options. Fast service during weekday lunch and delicious food. They have self-serve water stations. Heaters in the covered seating area. read more

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A local favorite in the Noma area. Food was good. Enough for two days! We sat outside on their patio and it was a nice spacious space. read more

Indigo - Chicken Tikka Masala - Indian Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

Excellent food and a cool environment. I loved the walk-up nature of the bar, and the food service was super quick. On top of it all: no tipping! I see other reviews mentioning parking. I guess parking could be tough, but it's right near the Metro. Just take transit if you're able. There's also a parking garage in the Uline Arena if absolutely needed. read more

Alright - I got this togo a while back, and I was unimpressed, but I went in person this time, and the taste was mind blowing! You order online by scanning a qr code at the tables. I'm finding this trend of removing the human interaction this way really sad. I understand COVID changed the landscape, but I find it weird to be asked to tip when there was no service involved. Also I found the prices to be high and the portions small for what they seem to advertise as a fast casual Indian establishment. It is a michelkn star restaurant so I suppose they are allowed to increase their prices. All that being said, the food was delicious! I ordered their Punjabi Tikka masala and it had a really nice depth of flavor and a perfect spice level for me where it burned, but it didn't hurt. I also ordered the potato spinach side, and that was yummy as well! There's lots of outdoor seating, and has really cool decor/vibes for hanging out in a pseudo cafeteria setting. Loved it! read more

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They have the most delicious chicken tikka masala I've ever had! There was so much flavor and depth to this dish. We also ordered the vegetarian platter - which is a nice way to sample multiple dishes. Their paneer was okay, I've had better elsewhere. Both of our orders came with rice with chick peas on top. I think portion wise -- it is a little bit smaller for what you're paying, but you are definitely paying for quality. I would highly recommend getting the chicken tikka masala, but you truly can't go wrong with anything on the menu. Looking forward to returning to try other dishes! read more

Indigo - Paradise Platter and Chicken Tikka Masala - Indian Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

I was craving Indian and my bf decided to pick up food from Indigo. I had it in the beginning of the pandemic but couldn't remember what I had I just knew it was good. This time we decided to try a couple dishes. -Butter chicken 4/5 I wouldn't describe as authentic but delicious! -Lamb curry 5/5 this was my fav -Tiki Masala 2/5 in my opinion lacked flavor -Aaloo Paalak 5/5 -Channa Masala 5/5 -Garlic Roti 0/5 no flavor in my opinion All in all I would recommend trying Indigo. Everyones taste buds and you may enjoy the items I didn't. I love how all of their meat is halal. We will definitely return to try more items. read more

Indigo - Indian Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

Great little restaurant serving good Indian fusion food.Love their outdoor seating arrangement and it's a self service restaurant. Visited them a couple of times and tried many items from their menu. I would say their dishes are freshly made and flavourful but are low on spice level,which you alter based on your liking while placing the order. Great place to grab a quick lunch or sit down for an family dinner. read more

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We had the Mango Masala and Chicken Tiki Masala meals, with a few pieces of the Plain Roti and Samosas. I thought it was pretty standard food, when I compare it to the Indian restaurants in Los Angeles. I especially enjoyed the roti, since it was warm and fresh. It's difficult for me to enjoy restaurants that aren't doing their part to take care of the environment. Everything is served in disposable containers, to include plastic cups, forks, spoons and knives. A big turn off for me. Street parking in the area. It's all outdoor seating in the patio area, but they have plenty of space heaters. read more

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this was an emotionally confusing meal I ate in the 400% humidity DC weather because my entire face was on fire yet I couldn't stop - picture this: absolutely gobbling this down whole profusely sweating and tears just streaming down my face - so much spicer than expected but oh my goodness this was irresistible, the best saag I've ever had. no shortage of chicken (hellooooo protein) and the spinach creamy saag was packed with so many different flavors - the chickpea side was a lil surprise and tbh I had no idea what it was but it tasted like warm soft chickpeas with tika masala like flavors? idk but I loved it - I saw indigo has great reviews across many platforms ("one of the only real authentic Indian restaurants" I am not one to judge that but I am IN) and I can't wait to try in restaurant and their indigo chicken special dish bc that looked GAS read more

Indigo - Chicken Saag Chicken - Indian Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

My order: *Panner Masala (Cheese in spices n onions) *Gobhi Aaloo (Cauliflower n Potato) *Mango Lassi *Taj Mahal Beer The aforementioned is what I rated a 4, the Goat Curry, again the GOAT CURRY is a 5, actually beyond a 5!! It's a spicy, granular, rich, tender piece of heaven!! I loved the fatty, gelatinous bits in-between the meat and bone. It's as if they've stewed this dish for many hours and the ingredients just fuse together perfectly. Do yourself a favor and try it, especially if you're into Goat Curry and compare it to a local favorite of yours! -ODL Follow on IG: @AOEAT read more

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Indigo is by far the best Indian spot in DC. It's filled with flavor and the vibes are amazing. What I also love about it is that it's consistent, you always know that you'll get. The service is friendly and fast! If you're looking for Indian food in DC, make sure to check out Indigo! read more

Can I give Indigo a 10/5?! I just looked back through my yelp reviews and realized that I never gave this place the light of day... and for that I should never be forgiven. This place is the best food in DC, hands down and there's zero competition. For a reasonable price a customer can get the most flavorful food money can buy and a HEAPING portion of it. I used to walk to Indigo with my fiancee and we would both get an entree and have leftovers for at least the next two days of lunch. The curb appeal isn't high, unless you walk by at night and appreciate the street-vendor aspect of this place but I promise the smell makes up for the lack in looks. If you live here or you're visiting.... stop looking at yelp for the right place because Indigo is it. read more

You can never go wrong with indigo. I have been going here for years, and the food never disappoints. It's family owned and you can usually see them around the location on most days, either at the register or in the kitchen cooking. They have a great covered outdoor seating area, with a bar, cool lighting, and it's a lovely patio to eat, drink and people watch. As for food, the butter chicken is awesome, the curry is amazing and the chicken saag is very flavorful and definitely spicy. They also have veggie samosas that are worth trying. There's water, juices, and beer available inside within their fridge and of course more options and cocktails at the bar outside. They also have many vegetarian options as well which is nice. Hands down my favorite Indian restaurant in DC and I love that it's family owned and the food has stayed consistently amazing over the year. read more

The food is tasty. it can get crowded and noisy in the dining area. the reason I'm writing the decide though is the service. ordering is by phone only which I find annoying. but putting that aside, they charge a 15% service fee and the only thing g they do is drop off your food at your table. they don't take away the rays they bring the food in, don't offer water, and tell you to get up and get your own plastic! utensils. what the hell am I paying 15% for? the prices are already in the high side. A $19 dish becomes $24 and change. they charge the 15% even to go. sadly I'm probably done with indigo -- tired of getting raked over the coals at restaurants like this one. read more

Awesome Indian food, but slightly too expensive. The butter chicken tasted great, the sauce was delicious and the chicken was tender. The chick peas also were prepared very well. The restaurant itself is not the fanciest by any means, so although the food was great, I think $20 for a plate of butter chicken was a bit steep. The food was great though, and if you are craving Indian and willing to pay, this is the place I'd recommend read more

Indigo - Butter Chicken - Indian Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

TLDR: nice patio, mediocre food. The outside seating is wonderful, it is spacious and has charming hanging snowflake lights. I found the food to be good not great. I had the spicy butter chicken and garlic roti, both of which I found to be lacking in flavor. I wished spicy butter chicken was spicer. I also had a vegetable samosa, which was delicious. The service felt disorganized and not super efficient. This could have been my fault-I accidentally scanned the menu when I first entered the patio, so my food was packaged to go instead of delivered to my table. If you scan the menu once you are seated you will likely have a better service experience. Overall I found the food to be disappointing, but would like to go back and try some different dishes to see if my opinion changes. read more

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My favorite Indian place in dc - great butter chicken and great rajma. They never miss!

I placed an order for 2 vegetarian entrees and 3 nonvegetarian entrees. I was not informed until after I received the order (1 hour later) that a second vegetarian entree was not "included" in my order. The management did not give a courtesy call to inform me. When I expect to feed my family and only have one entree to feed 6 people, it is ABSOLUTELY unacceptable! For future reference, notify your patron of any changes and discuss the charge accordingly! Also, do not give attitude to your customer, when it's not their fault and hang up, that is not acceptable customer service! Will never order from here again and you should not either! read more

I had a Chicken Tikka Meal, which was good, but the Nepalese cuisine at home was far better tastewise. The butter chicken was rich and creamy. Flavors at Himalayan Range are still preferable for it as well. Mostly self-serve, the service was decent. Everything was throwaway, hence I didn't rate it five stars. The mango lassi was nice, a bit too heavy for my liking. This just proves that at home with our genuine Nepalese food, I am pampered. read more

Indigo - Indian Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

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A little casual hole-in-the-wall kind of place that puts out some of the best Indian food in the city for excellent prices. The palak paneer, baingan bhartha, and dal makhani are go-tos for vegetarian curry but you can't go wrong with any of the options. I do prefer the regular roti to the garlic one, but if you order their platter, you'll get rice with it anyway. read more

I got the butter chicken delivered for lunch. Wish that there was a bit more rice but that's because the portions of the chicken were huge!!! Because of the sauce, this dish was a tad messy and upon opening the container some sauce splashed out, just to be warned! We also got different naans which tasted great and small cups of a chickpea curry/sauce, which is great for dipping the naan in or just a different flavor to eat with the rice. I hope to dine-in next time to eat fresh! read more

Wow!! I'd driven by this place before on my way to Laos in Town but never eaten there. I ordered delivery from here via Postmates just before they closed after much deliberation. I ordered the Dal Tadka, Roti, Rice and Ras Mali. By the time I finished cleaning up for dinner, my order had arrived. By the time I got downstairs, my driver was gone. Speedy service indeed! I noticed the bag felt a bit light, but I didn't think twice about it. When I brought my bag back upstairs and opened it, my heart dropped. No ras mali! I ordered from here because they had the dal tadka, ras mali and roti. I was sad. Postmates, of course, refunded me, but my disappointment lingered. Thankfully the tadka dal made up for it with its deliciousness. I am a tadka dal lover and usually have it homemade from friends' moms. This one was right up there with those authentic renditions. The roti could've used a bit of salt but was perfect when it used to sop up the dal. The rice also could've used more salt and cumin seed, but again, the dal tadka made it much better. For end-of-the-night food, it was pretty solid. At this point, my rating was at 4-stars. All in all, a solid meal, but I could not shake the desire for ras mali or surmount the disappointment of it not being in the bag. So I stopped by in person today after lunch for dessert. Oh my goodness. This is quite possibly the best ras mali I've ever had. Airy and perfectly sweet with the right amount of pistachio and rose. Worth the wait and worthy of 5-stars all by itself. I will most certainly be back. read more

Indigo - Menu - Indian Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

Great food. Service great. It felt so nice just to be there. I loved it so much. Definitely recommend it. read more

Indigo - Butter chicken - Indian Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

The ambiance here is very unique in the sense that it is patio only and you have to order via an online website. I liked this because I thought it was very different and also sped up the process of getting the food and leaving. I ordered the spicy butter chicken and it was ok. My friend ordered the spicy chicken tikka and I preferred it much better. The garlic naan is cool, but didn't have enough garlic for me. I also enjoyed the mango lassi, but it wasn't worth the price. The service was standard because the servers only bring out your food and never come check on you again. read more