Amazing food! Ordered mild because I’m not good with spice, and it was just right. The lamb was extremely tender and flavorful! Service was quick and attentive, though we did have to wait for a couple minutes to be seated, even though it was empty. Overall great experience though!
John Cliffe
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November 16, 2024
Upon arrival I was greeted by a friendly hostess. Seating was limited and the atmosphere was takeaway focused. You could tell the restaurant was family ran, as there was a home altar with memorial photos at the entry way and the smell of incense was present, and the food storage area was visible where you could see bottles of water and bags of jasmine rice that were on the ground, so instead of dining in, I respected the space and asked for a menu for takeaway. I ordered a dal tadka, while I normally prefer dal makhani, the garam masala forward flavor won me over, I also ordered chicken 65, chicken vindaloo, lamb tika masala, and a variety of naan. The 65 was fried nicely and the seasoning and flavor was about average. The vindaloo was underwhelming in spice and seasoning, very thin, and tasted more like tomato soup. The tika was average, a bit creamy and light, with a coriander and turmeric forward flavor. The naan was very lightly toasted. They also provided jasmine rice for each entree, which was lightly seasoned. I had requested dishes as spicy as possible, and I was unable to detect any heat, just the flavor of heat, however to note I am a chili-head and understand this is relative for some folks, if you're looking for something spicy like I usually am, you won't be blown away with the spice game presented. Overall the experience was average for an Indian inspired cuisine takeaway experience. The Dal was the best of their offerings tasted, however I did have to ask if they had it, as it wasn't on the menu, which was surprising to see for such a staple dish.
Eleisha March
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August 25, 2024
Dinner tonight at one of my favorite Indian restaurants, we enjoyed family style after we all chose our own meal and the food was brought to the table.
We arrived shortly after they opened for the dinner hour. The options picked at our table were tikka masala chicken, butter chicken, chicken madras, and goat curry. With garlic naan of course.
The spice level options are: mild, medium, spicy, Indian spicy. Two dishes were mild, one was medium, and one was spicy. One individual stated, “if this was spicy they did not want to know what Indian spicy was like”.
The flavors make a party in your mouth. Our food came out steaming from the stove, fresh, and portions large enough to share with four people and still have leftovers.
Family owned business. Stop in to eat or order take out, you will not be disappointed.
dipika garg
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June 30, 2024
We seated ourselves after walk in but table available was dirty. When requested to clean - it was cleaned but server showed us attitude.The food was very spicy even though we ordered medium spice level. The spoon and plates given were not clean properly and had dirt on them. It looked shabby restaurant ambience and nothing like in pictures online. Experience was pathetic and overall over priced for what we got. We got stomach issues the next day and we threw our leftovers probably I would question the hygiene of the place.
Shane Blackledge
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September 18, 2024
Awesome Indian food! The flavors are amazing 🤩. I love the garlic naan too. Large portions are served and it’s easily the best in St Charles. Highly recommend this place.
Amazing food! Ordered mild because I’m not good with spice, and it was just right. The lamb was extremely tender and flavorful! Service was quick and attentive, though we did have to wait for a couple minutes to be seated, even though it was empty. Overall great experience though!
Upon arrival I was greeted by a friendly hostess. Seating was limited and the atmosphere was takeaway focused. You could tell the restaurant was family ran, as there was a home altar with memorial photos at the entry way and the smell of incense was present, and the food storage area was visible where you could see bottles of water and bags of jasmine rice that were on the ground, so instead of dining in, I respected the space and asked for a menu for takeaway. I ordered a dal tadka, while I normally prefer dal makhani, the garam masala forward flavor won me over, I also ordered chicken 65, chicken vindaloo, lamb tika masala, and a variety of naan. The 65 was fried nicely and the seasoning and flavor was about average. The vindaloo was underwhelming in spice and seasoning, very thin, and tasted more like tomato soup. The tika was average, a bit creamy and light, with a coriander and turmeric forward flavor. The naan was very lightly toasted. They also provided jasmine rice for each entree, which was lightly seasoned. I had requested dishes as spicy as possible, and I was unable to detect any heat, just the flavor of heat, however to note I am a chili-head and understand this is relative for some folks, if you're looking for something spicy like I usually am, you won't be blown away with the spice game presented. Overall the experience was average for an Indian inspired cuisine takeaway experience. The Dal was the best of their offerings tasted, however I did have to ask if they had it, as it wasn't on the menu, which was surprising to see for such a staple dish.
Dinner tonight at one of my favorite Indian restaurants, we enjoyed family style after we all chose our own meal and the food was brought to the table. We arrived shortly after they opened for the dinner hour. The options picked at our table were tikka masala chicken, butter chicken, chicken madras, and goat curry. With garlic naan of course. The spice level options are: mild, medium, spicy, Indian spicy. Two dishes were mild, one was medium, and one was spicy. One individual stated, “if this was spicy they did not want to know what Indian spicy was like”. The flavors make a party in your mouth. Our food came out steaming from the stove, fresh, and portions large enough to share with four people and still have leftovers. Family owned business. Stop in to eat or order take out, you will not be disappointed.
We seated ourselves after walk in but table available was dirty. When requested to clean - it was cleaned but server showed us attitude.The food was very spicy even though we ordered medium spice level. The spoon and plates given were not clean properly and had dirt on them. It looked shabby restaurant ambience and nothing like in pictures online. Experience was pathetic and overall over priced for what we got. We got stomach issues the next day and we threw our leftovers probably I would question the hygiene of the place.
Awesome Indian food! The flavors are amazing 🤩. I love the garlic naan too. Large portions are served and it’s easily the best in St Charles. Highly recommend this place.