It was a cold weeknight. 15 degrees F. I phoned in my order and then asked how long it could take…read moreto which the young lady responded twenty minutes. I arrive within twenty-one minutes buying only a quarter's worth of time at the parking meter thinking surely that would be enough time to grab my carryout order? Guys, why was I waiting an additional twenty minutes for food when nobody was in this restaurant? I hate when a restaurant draaaaaaags without giving any reasons. Thali shops have literal fast food. Not in the American sense but the foods are as simple as crepes (dosa) served with chutney. The other items would need more time. Curries, biriyani, etc Ordered an onion dosa and a masala dosa. Texture was different from what I'm accustomed to eating. But I'm wanting something similar to South Indian style. The onion dosa contained what looked like a full, medium sized onion. In Southie style it should be pan fried till brown, sometimes incorporated into the dosa or stuffed inside, this was barely translucent. Didn't slap. The masala dosa was mid. Didn't touch much. Hate throwing away food but.. Not wasting the stomach on barely good. Something about the texture of the dosa wasn't... It just wasn't good. One and done. If a restaurant offers dosa, it's gotta be great. Maybe their other foods are better?

This is a no thrills joint serving Indian cuisine. If you're looking for a casual and authentic…read morebite, this is the spot for you. I heard they made great Chicken Biryani, but unfortunately they were out when I went. Something I don't think is talked enough about though is their chai - the best I've had in Chicago. Again, this isn't a classic sit down restaurant so don't expect to be waited on as attentively as you would somewhere less chill, but the staff was super nice nonetheless.

Found this place after we attempted to go to a Thali restaurant that was undergoing repairs. We had…read morelow expectations but were very pleasantly surprised. Place was clean and we were quickly greeted at the door and seated. Menu is not huge but there were enough choices for us. Picked garlic naan, butter chicken and beef kabobs. Naan was delicious and order contained 4 large pieces. Butter chicken was outstanding and a little spicy but very tasty. Kabobs were 2 gigantic logs of spicy beef which were covered with raw onion slices. Butter chicken didn't come with rice but we ordered white rice which also was a very large portion. Service was good. Took home enough food for 2 days!

Food was amazing, Ambience was great, clean. Service top notch with a great smile and super friendlyread more

We make sure to eat from Nepal House whenever we are in Devon. This time we ordered the chicken…read morechowmein and chilli chicken, the all time favourite Indo-Chinese food combo. The food was very spice (just how we like it). Portion was satisfactory. Not the healthiest food choice, but very soul satisfying. Service was prompt. All in all a good experience.

Decided to stop at the Nepal House today as me, my wife and sister were at Devon for shopping -…read more The restaurant is not very big but can seat a decent amount of people - restaurant has Nepal monument images as paintings with Nepal music. The customer service was friendly and attentive. We ordered Momos ( steamed and pan fried ), Papdi chaat, and Cheese Pakore. The taste was decent and tasted fresh - worth checking out if in the Devon area.

cheap yummy, huge dosa, unlimited chai. what's not to love?…read more person that works there was really sweet, also

From the owner: The Best South Indian breakfast in town is here. Try the unique flavors from the streets of India…read more We serve Authentic Indian food which is 100 percent Zabiha Halal.

You literally cannot beat the prices for the portion size. Everything had great flavor, and even me…read more(who can't tolerate spice well) found myself going for more. I really enjoyed their roti. I didn't see it on the menu but they accommodated when I asked!

It is difficult to find the exact words to tell you how much I love Ghareeb Nawaz…read more We live in a world where a burger and fries at a fast food joint costs somewhere around $10. Some focus on Instagram-ability instead of quality, and others dump a man versus food size portion in front of you in an effort to show "Hey! Look! vAlUe!!" while the quality is AWOL. Ghareeb Nawaz delivers across the board. The portions are massive, enough for three-ish lunches, even if you're perpetually as voracious as I am. The quality is excellent - meats are consistently tender, rice is cooked perfectly, and the spices bloom into the nose, the palate, and the heart. As for value, the $13 realistically comes out to less than $5 per, $3.25 if you aren't as gluttonous as myself. Not only that, cans of soda are $1.50, and the bank machine is also $1.50 (something I haven't seen even 10 years ago). When it comes to the service, it is imperfect, but efficient. There are no unnecessary pleasantries; it is a "hello, what do you want" sort of deal. If you didn't realize it was cash only? The order is placed, here is the receipt, the cash machine is over there. The small change I would offer is to have order numbers (which, I appreciate might be challenging with a cash-only establishment). When items leave the kitchen, the runner yelling out the order can bring up the question 'is this me?' Order numbers would be better. Service like this has to be earned, and I assure you Ghareeb Nawaz has earned it. Final verdict: For an establishment to have a rough-around-the-edges, surly nature and be successful, it has to earn it. I can think of no example more perfect than Ghareeb Nawaz. The quality is top-notch, the value is unmatched, and the nonsense is chucked out the window. Order - pay - devour with glee. What are you doing still reading, set your GPS already!

+4/5 Food was delicious we had the mixed grilled meats and…read morechicken karhai (bone in) and spicy chicken tenders . The mixed grill was good - felt the red chili on the chicken tikka was too strong. It was also overpriced for the offering. Highway chicken karhai was delicious well balanced, very tasty. Ambiance was okay. Service was okay. Felt the price was a bit high for what we had . $120 for the aforementioned three dishes, naan plus tip/tax.

Heard good about this place so we decided to go here. So we wanted to give it a try but we are…read moreutterly disappointed. Place is packed and it was extremely loud.... We ordered a lot of food including goat biryani, chicken Kashmiri and highway goat Karahi. To our surprise goat Karahi was really skimpy quantity and when we started eating it almost90% of the goat pieces were all bones with very little flesh remain it. Together with the skimpy quantity and all boney pieces we were very disappointed. Chicken Kashmiri was of pretty good taste. We ordered a card different naans and some were left uncooked. Goat biryani was simply terrible and very very mediocre to bad taste. We also ordered a chicken kabob and they were so undercooked that we had to call them and we asked about it. They said they would replace it but we were not interested because we were so disappointed. Overall we are very disappointed Go try other options of similar food all around Devon Ave. Bundoo Khan is way overrated and we will not be going there again.

The mango lassi was possibly the best lassi I've ever had. The dosa was great, the idli were…read moreboring, but I think that's just how idli are (my first idly experience), the uttapam was very good, puri was good. Service was good, no loud music. The normal tamarind chutney which was fine but also a coconut chutney that was very simply coconut. I'm a white guy so maybe this is a typical chutney, but I've never seen it before. It was fine but kind of boring. Price was good, I will definitely go back!

Made us wait for over half an hour for our food only to be told they are busy with a catering…read moreorder. The server said she could not tell us when the food will come out. We had to leave without eating with no apology for the wait whatsoever. Such a waste of time! While their food has been good in the past, their customer service is terrible. If you have a catering order, pls do not open a full service restaurant. We were literally the only table occupied!

Storefront is nothing fancy, but delicious food!!! Especially recommend the Goat Haleem special.read more

parking up in Devon is very hard but it was easy because I rode my motorcycle today so I could…read moresqueeze in certain parts of a parking space on Devon. Also beware this is not a buffet and I was craving more for a buffet than an individual sit down this eating at an Indian restaurant that way I feel that was lied at. Anyways I ended up eating the mutton biryani rice which was decently good it was semi-formal and service was actually pretty quick and responsive the mutton biryani dish is very spicy especially with the complimentary sauces when I ordered some buttered naan. overall it was your average passed semi-formal Indian restaurant on Devon originally like I said I wanted a buffet but it wasn't what it was so I felt lied to on an Yelp. I didn't feel like driving around Devon trying to find Indian buffets as I was already hungry for lunch

Went here for a late-night dinner around 11pm, and it was surprisingly busy for that time of the…read moreday. We ordered the Chicken 65 and Hyderabadi Chicken Dum Biryani. The biryani was definitely on the greasier side, but taste-wise, it was absolutely mind-blowing. Honestly reminded me of the ones I've had back home in Hyderabad, so major points for that. They had fried chicken pieces on top, which I felt were a bit extra, but still good. The Chicken 65 had great flavor too (again a little greasy) and was slightly low on salt for my liking, but overall, it was decent and enjoyable. For dessert, I personally wanted the Kaddu ki Kheer. It was not bad, but not amazing too. I've had better ones before. But then the server strongly recommended we try their Fruit Trifle. Even though we were already stuffed, we just ordered it and wow, I'm glad we did. It was creamy, rich, and just packed with all the fruity, custardy goodness. I legit couldn't stop at just one bite. Definitely one of the best things. Service was quick. Nothing fancy in terms of ambience; it's more of a casual place, but you can totally check it out for the food. Would recommend it if you're craving Hyderabadi flavors in Chicago.

Food was similar to hyderabadi food , good staff, good taste , affordable pricing…read more Owner is amazing " fauzan "

Hole-in-the-wall dosa shop. Fast casual and absolute basics. For a quick meal or the semblance of…read moredosa, it is that but not much more. Chai is made with a healthy pour of whole milk, dairy beware.

Went here with some friends. Such friendly service from the staff, very quick with the food. Tasty…read moreand chai was great. Very chill atmosphere not so loud. Will go again.