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    Shan Restaurant

    3.9 (291 reviews)
    InexpensiveIndian, Pakistani
    Open 8:00 am - 9:30 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    Divey
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    44. Lamb Biryani, Chicken 34. Tandoori Chicken, 54. Paratha - A table features a plate of biryani, a dish of grilled meat with lemon wedges, naan bread, and beverages including a juice and a sauce.
    Madeleine A.

    Came here on a Monday night & wasn't busy. & The spot felt very local to the community. Great hole in the wall grocery store & restaurant spot! I appreciate that there is a big wall of the menu that had pictures of all the different foods to make ordering easy. The food was flavorful & had just a right amount of spice. I was a bit disappointed with the paratha, taste was there but texture fell flat with how hard it was. The restaurant up felt very homey with plenty of seating. The service was attentive & ambiance pretty quiet for a late dinner.

    52. Naan 42. Goat Paya 21.Beef Paya - A restaurant table in Chicago, IL, features a large naan bread, two bowls of curry garnished with herbs, and a small cup of sauce, indicating Pakistani or Indian cuisine.
    Aamir Z.

    Love their nahari paaya bheja kaleji gurde - perfect in the downtown, best for lazy Saturday afternoon. Excellent service.

    Main Dining Area - A casual dining area with tables and chairs, a large menu board on the wall, and a small retail section on the left side.
    Obie P.

    Good food. I would recommend them for Pakistani traditional breakfast of Halwa Puri. It's mostly a restaurant with an attached grocery store. Menu is extensive with multiple options. I also liked their Paya and Nehari. Although the ambiance setting is not the greatest but it's a clean environment with delicious food. They do have a limited parking. Over all I will recommend them.

    a bowl of soup and a bowl of stew - A bowl of beef curry garnished with cilantro and green onions, accompanied by a large piece of naan bread on a table.

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    We got the chicken curry and it was really oily, we are a little throw off when we saw the amount of oil there was and the chicken spine.

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    Great Chicken Biryani. The Beef rolls are also delicious. I love their raita. I can't wait to try other dishes

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    3 years ago

    A favorite for years. Try the nihari, the maash ki daal. On weekends/brunch the halwa Puri and parathas as delightful.

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    Not even we like to give one star. We had chicken Biryani which was fake Biryani. Owner no longer about food quality and taste.

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    Cafe Nova - Parotta bread, fried chicken & shrimp masala

    Cafe Nova

    (87 reviews)

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    After passing by this restaurant many times during my late evening runs, I was excited to finally…read morehave a chance to catch them before they closed for the evening. I ordered 3 dishes to try: a fish curry, lamb curry and the chicken biriyani and the curries came with 4 parottas. The dishes look similar to Indian cuisine, but the Sri Lankan take on curries and biriyani is different and very enjoyable as well. The spice blend is on sweeter and more floral flavor. The porottas texture is a cross between Chinese scallion pancake and Indian roti. Note the curries take about 20-25 min to make, so exercise patience ... it's worth it! Service was also kind! I was parked right outside with blinkers on and they provided curb side delivery service. I also like that their toast online ordering platform allows you to order food that's not marked up by $2-4 per dish (looking at you, GH).

    I've tried this spot for Sri Lankan food a couple of times now, so I figured it's time for a…read morereview. It's a mom-and-pop spot in Rogers Park with a lot of space. You order at the kiosk (or online)--the first time I went, I didn't see any people to take my order if I'd wanted to pay in cash (I'm not sure if they take cash because of that). Credit card charge of 3%, by the way. Service can be very slow. The eggplant stirfy ($14 in Dec. 2024 and $16 now) was tasty and a bit sweet, and the chicken mustard curry ($16 in Dec. 2024 and $18 now) was nicely spiced with very tender chicken. The kotthu roti was not spicy at all even though we ordered it spicy--it's fine but I've had better. I recently went for a lunch special of fish curry here--the spices were really good with the fish curry but the fish wasn't as fresh as it could be and there wasn't any heat. The portion size of the actual curry was a bit small with just two pieces of fish. It came with daal (yummy but mild), carrot salad, a fresh and crispy pappadum, a ton of rather dry rice, and some raita on the side. For $13, I thought it was a bit overpriced. I really want to love them but they don't quite live up to the really good Sri Lankan food I've had in New York and Sri Lanka, and the food is priced higher than it should be since the portions really aren't very large (even the main entrees).

    Ghareeb Nawaz - Chili Chicken Paratha

    Ghareeb Nawaz

    (1.2k reviews)

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    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!

    Thali Corner - Chicken thali

    Thali Corner

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    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.

    Kathmandu Cafe

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    We came here shortly after they opened and finally got back around to visiting again…read more It was delicious! I had the Shapta. Unfortunately they were out of the tingmo, so I got the garlic naan instead. My partner got the chow mein with chicken (fair warning, the chow mein noodles are spicy!) I also got the masala tea and it was prepared the traditional way, you can tell because as it cools it forms a skin on the top. Our order was slightly delayed, so they gave us a complimentary dessert. I won't wait as long to come back next time.

    I won't say too much about the business that was here before, but let's just say I'm not surprised…read morethey went under. Kathmandu, meanwhile, shows some promise. However, they are not without their kinks that need to be worked out - growing pains, if you will. I ordered the Butter Chicken with rice. Getting the food took somewhere between 10-15 minutes. I am going to assume it was made fresh, but considering it was just rice, chicken in sauce, and a couple veggie slices, I couldn't tell you for sure. With the veggie slices, I am left wondering "why?" It was a couple slices of carrot and cucumber. They lacked any kind of preparation or seasoning (not even salt), and took up half the tray. Again, why? The rice, meanwhile, was cooked perfectly. It wasn't at all sticky, and each grain could be seperated. The issue here is with portion size. Rice not only serves as a carb/starch element, but also works to absorb sauce. While I don't like it, I understand why a business would skimp on proteins... but skimping on rice seems, for lack of a better term, inappropriate. Then we come to the protein. There was an ample amount of chicken. The meat itself was tender, and the sauce had good flavor. While not mind-blowing, it had a mild heat, and light tomato, cream, and spice notes. While I would have liked the flavors to be bolder, I cannot in good conscious call the dish bland. Finally, there is the matter of price. After tax, the Butter Chicken came to just over $14. Even though I appreciate that nothing is cheap anymore, this felt a little excessive considering the quality and quantity of food I received. Final verdict: While Kathmandu Cafe had great potential, andn I am especially looking forward to trying their momo, as well as their Tibetan menu, where it comes to the Indian side of their menu, I do not feel a draw to return and order more.

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    It was my 56th birthday today and I very much wanted to break my diet and enjoy some Indian cuisine…read more(let's hope my kidneys will go easy on me). I tried to order through The Little India's website... for some reason it wasn't letting me complete the order. So, I walked over and ordered the good ol' fashioned way; waited about 15 minutes; walked home and started to feast! Raita, Katchcumber Salad, Malai Kofta, Veggie Korma, Plain Rice, Garlic Naan, Sweet Potato Custard and a plain Lassi were included in my grand haul. They were all delicious! I think I'll be eating leftovers for the next two days... a glorious notion.

    This was pretty phenomenal Indian food for such a low key place. I would absolutely recommend it to…read moreanyone! We came for restaurant week and left with enough food for two more whole meals. It seems unassuming from the outside, but please don't let that deter you because the service was friendly and the food was delicious. Between the two of us we spent 60 dollars (again keep in mind this is north side restaurant week pricing) and we had the chicken tikki masala, chicken vindaloo, chicken madras, basmati rice, garlic naan, chicken soup, rice pudding, and gulab jamun. I have zero complaints about anything! The chicken all ranged in spice level so make sure you're paying attention to that. I will say the soup was very very spicy but if you're not afraid of that it was delicious. They offer carryout as well and I will definitely be back!

    Bundoo Khan -Chicago - Garlic Naan

    Bundoo Khan -Chicago

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    +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.

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