Preview build. Every restaurant here is fictional until the weekly pipeline runs.

Chicago · September 2026
Gabbar Eats
  1. 1
    Kerala Bhavan

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

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

    69Rising
  2. 2
    Biryani Darbar

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

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

    68Rising
  3. 3
    Chatpata Bhavan

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

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

    60Cooling
  4. 4
    Dhaba Corner

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

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

    59Rising
  5. 5
    Chai Palace

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

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

    53Rising
  6. 6
    Desi Mahal

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

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

    51Cooling
  7. 7
    Amma Palace

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

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

    43Cooling
  8. 8
    Dhaba Grill

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

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

    41Cooling
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    Karachi Junction

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

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

    33Rising