My friends and I were looking for a place to have dinner on a Monday evening -- not always the…read moreeasiest in Grand Rapids as many places are closed. Madras Indian Grill was suggested and everyone seemed excited as most of us hadn't been there before and we were craving Indian food. The restaurant is pretty large and we were one of a few parties dining in. The menu is huge, with lots of great options for vegetarians, but be careful if you have a nut allergy as many items have cashews and/or almonds. Our friend was directed to the chicken vindaloo which doesn't have cashews. I like that they also feature south Indian items as well as Indo-Chinese dishes. They also have non-alcoholic drinks and desserts. We started with two orders of the veggie samosas, which were excellent. I find that sometimes samosas can be dry, but not these! The mint and tamarind sauces were flavorful and tasty. I'd get these every time. For my entree, I got the palak paneer and also the chicken hakka noodles, as I've never had them before. We also got two orders of garlic naan and an order of paratha. Our food came out pretty quickly and everything was so good. I loved the flavors of the palak paneer (although it was not spicy at all -- I ordered it "American medium spicy") and the textures of the hakka noodles. I couldn't believe the portion sizes in relation to price -- the entrees were all around $12-$14 and were generous portions as we all had leftovers. Our server was kind of roasting us for our orders (telling us the butter chicken was bad and we should order something else, commenting on our spice level preferences, etc.). They have a lunch buffet Friday-Sunday that I really want to check out (they said the menu rotates for that and you can find the items on their social media), but otherwise I think this will be a good takeout spot for me. It took quite a bit of time for us to get our checks and to-go containers. But I'm so glad I got to try this food and I'll be eating my way through the menu!

3.4 out of 5. Above…read moreaverage Indian food for the Midwest. The ambiance is dark and somewhat unwelcoming. Ive probably been 5 times now and each time their has been a funky, chemical like smell in the restaurant. The employees are also not the friendliest. I usually get takeout and when I do ive had to wait up to 30 minutes past the time that I chose for pick up, if the food isnt going to be ready until 5:30 dont tell me I can pick it up at 5. But... with all that being said the food has been really good. I usually get butter chicken from them. The chicken is well seasoned, the gravy is thick and seasoned heavily. Its not the best Butter Chicken I've ever had but for Michigan its pretty darn good. They give you a healthy amount of rice, but its not the best rice I've tried. Their naan is better then most ive tried around the GR area, soft and pillowy. The food is about a 4 but the service and ambiance are closer to 2.

Had the most peaceful time at this business. The lady working was kind. Best customer service! And…read morethe food was sooooooooo good the naan was so fluffy! Definitely recommend!!

This is a family run business where cutting corners to save money is obvious. Thats ok, they had a…read moreback room closed off pictueew crooked on wall. Minor details. Now the food. Thefood was tasty and I enjoyed my food. I always stay safe and order veggie korma. Iordered my food mild which did not have much of a kick. Always hard to figure out different spice levels at different restaurants. Would I go back, probably not. I have an Indian Food spot I enjoy more. Try it out you may enjoy the place.

Just came to update photos. Still slaps, everytime…read more Reliably delicious, well cooked and seasoned/spiced.

Wonderful spice level on our curry. When you ask for spicy here you get spicy!! We also had the…read moregarlic naan. Our waiter was super friendly and made sure our waters stayed full. We're from Battle Creek and have found the place we will stop on the way back down after an afternoon in GR.

I honestly love this place so much. I come here most weekends for their lunch buffet (Sat & Sun)…read more There's always a huge variety of choices and they change every week. There's always a few new dishes for me to try and I love trying new things. Yesterday there was a fish curry I've never had before and it was terrific. I also love their dosa night on Wednesdays where there is a little buffet and all the little dosas you can eat (it turns out I can only eat two). I really truly recommend coming here. The staff are super, super nice. It is cute, and the food is so good.

I stopped here on a whim for a quick dinner, but had to switch to carry out. The staff was…read moreaccommodating in that shift, but I will say, the food was not good. I ordered the paneer tikka masala, but the sauce lacked flavor and spice (I ordered Medium). I also got naan and a mango lassi. The lassi was good.

The Indian food was delicious. Server was pleasant. Ambiance was a bar, music not my favorite,…read morebut the food made up for it!!

Wait what?? The DIVE is open?? Get it now!!! The place…read morewhere you can do the worm and it's a judgement free zone. Appreciate the free apps for the locals. Memories are flowing back baby

The food was absolutely incredible! This was easily the best Indian Food I've ever had! I had the…read morevegetable samosas, Rajma Aloo, and vegan garlic naan. The building and dining room look rough, but the food was so good and flavorful! It is a tad on the pricey side. Honestly, I'd rather have a little smaller portion, and knock the price down a little bit.

Great Indian food and staff is awesome. You definitely get…read moreyour moneys worth of food and the samosas are the best !!!!

Ever since I found this place, I've been obsessed! I got my usual butter chicken and my friend got…read morethe chicken biryani. I tried some of her food so I can confirm both our foods were delicious! Also, can we admire the presentation? Most Indian restaurants that I've been to will close in the middle of the day for a couple hours, so I love that this place stays open 11am-8:30pm. I also appreciate that you can dine in or take out! I've been here twice and I still don't understand why it's never busy when I go. Of course I love that I can get my food pretty fast, but I wonder if people just don't know about it. It's in a strip mall next to Horrocks so there's a lot to do in the area and plenty of parking. I'm hoping to try something new when I go back and will post again!

This place is a hidden gem! Their food and service were amazing. Highly recommend going to this…read moreplace.

We got there right as they opened. We were greeted kindly. We enjoyed the cauliflower app which…read morewas sweet and spicy. The food was good and can't wait to go back.

This is a hard one to review for me because it' has been my favorite restaurant in all of Grand…read moreRapids for the past 3-4 years and part of me wants to gatekeep it. The only thing I don't like about it is that I have to get on 28th street to dine there so I usually do uber eats but I love going in too when i'm in the area. The staff is super nice as it's a family owned Indian restaurant. It has a pretty huge menu and the most delicious comfort foods. I always get the chicken biryani with a spice level of 7-9/10 which is pretty spicy so if you can't handle your spices you should stay below 5 Highly recommend their chicken samosas as well. You just can't go wrong with Pal's. I love their consistency!!

Ordered take out so this is just a review for take out. Inside is small, dark, a bit musty…read moresmelling. - paneer tikka masala was amazing, great paneer, the sauce flavor was great. However their online ordering states veggies are in it and there were none in the take out container - beware that chicken tikka listed on the online menu is not the same as chicken tikka masala! We still ate it - good variety of veggies- but it has a strong numbing spicy sensation even when ordered as mild. - garlic naan that costs $4 for one piece(!!) was plain naan when we got it. Unfortunately it missed the mark for us overall.

Pros: Chicken Kadhai was good Cons: Ordered online & didn't…read moreget half of what we ordered (they were out), flavors were so-so, the dessert was most definitely not what I ordered & looked thrown together (tasted awful) I was so excited to find a restaurant that had pani puri, chicken manchurian, and kheer. I put in an online lunch order for these as well as ras malai, and chicken kadhai and chicken fried rice for my husband (the menu noted it's their specialty). The restaurant called as my husband was pulling in and they were out of my two appetizers and the kheer dessert (my whole meal). We didn't want to cancel on them so I figured I would share his. The kadhai was very good -the meat was tender and the sauce was delish. The portion, for the price, was a bit steep. Maybe a scant cup of meat, a cup of sauce, and a cup and a half of rice for $15 -no sides or bread. The chicken fried rice wasn't great. Salt helped, but it was maybe a 5/10. The ras malai was really, really off-putting. I worried at one point that the balls were actually styrofoam and not food. Further, they were not in a cardamom condensed milk -they were in plain sugar syrup and they were definitely not cottage cheese patties. I checked against the website to ensure they didn't prepare them a different way -I think, perhaps, they were out of that item as well and threw a few things together. It was, really, really bad. I would probably not try again -from being out of half our food to us only liking one item, too costly and too much of a risk.

Most products have no price stickers or shelf pricing…read more Expired items repeatedly kept on shelf. Both of above are against MI state law. 20 to 30% Overcharging on all items compared to other Indian stores - From packaged items like tea, spices, snacks to vegetables like Okra, chilli, curry leaf. This is Grand Rapids - not Big Rapids or Cheboygan!

Today was my first time visiting and I will definitely be back! There's a large variety of great…read morequality items, the store was very clean and well stocked, and the customer service was very attentive and friendly! I love exploring new stores and this one will be one I will for sure be visiting again soon!