Pani Puri · $ · Naperville · Mumbai street · open now

pani puri carried this place all year. Service has not, since the summer.

Pani Puri · $ · West Loop · Gujarati · open now

Loud, crowded, worth it. Get the pani puri before eight or get nothing.

Tasting Menu · $$$$ · Naperville · Pan-Indian · open now

Too early to rule. The tasting menu is the tell, and the tell is good.

Thali · $ · Naperville · Gujarati · open now · pure veg

A thali that tastes like it was made angry. That is a compliment.

Pani Puri · $ · Devon Ave · Mumbai street · open now

pani puri carried this place all year. Service has not, since the summer.

Pav Bhaji · $$ · Devon Ave · Punjabi · open now

Too early to rule. The pav bhaji is the tell, and the tell is good.

Thali · $$ · Devon Ave · Gujarati · open now · pure veg

The thali is the whole argument. Everything else on the menu is negotiable.

Seekh Kebab · $$ · Schaumburg · Mughlai · open now

The seekh kebab slipped this month. Someone in that kitchen changed and it shows.

Pani Puri · $ · West Loop · Mumbai street · open now

A pani puri that tastes like it was made angry. That is a compliment.