- 1Chai Palace
Tasting Menu · $$$$ · Naperville · Pan-Indian · open now
Too early to rule. The tasting menu is the tell, and the tell is good.
77Rising - 2Kohinoor Sweets
Tasting Menu · $$$$ · Devon Ave · Pan-Indian · open now
The tasting menu is the whole argument. Everything else on the menu is negotiable.
74Cooling - 3Madras Street
Tasting Menu · $$$$ · Schaumburg · Awadhi · open now
A tasting menu that tastes like it was made angry. That is a compliment.
70Rising - 4Chatpata Corner
Tasting Menu · $$$$ · Naperville · Pan-Indian · open now
tasting menu carried this place all year. Service has not, since the summer.
69Rising - 5Masala Chowpatty
Hyderabadi Dum Biryani · $$ · Schaumburg · Hyderabadi · open now · halal
The hyderabadi dum biryani slipped this month. Someone in that kitchen changed and it shows.
68Cooling - 6Biryani Corner
Thali · $$ · West Loop · Udupi · open now · pure veg
thali carried this place all year. Service has not, since the summer.
67Cooling - 7Masala Adda
Tasting Menu · $$$$ · Naperville · Pan-Indian · open now
The tasting menu slipped this month. Someone in that kitchen changed and it shows.
64Cooling - 8Lucknow Bistro
Tasting Menu · $$$$ · Schaumburg · Awadhi · open now
Order the tasting menu and nothing else. The rest is a rumor.
55Cooling - 9Sholay Adda
Masala Dosa · $ · Devon Ave · Udupi · open now
A masala dosa that tastes like it was made angry. That is a compliment.
49Cooling - 10Biryani Bistro
Hyderabadi Dum Biryani · $$ · West Loop · Mughlai · open now · halal
Still the hyderabadi dum biryani people drive across town for. Weekends are a wait, Tuesdays are a secret.
47Steady - 11Dhaba Darbar
Tasting Menu · $$$$ · Naperville · Awadhi · open now
The tasting menu is the whole argument. Everything else on the menu is negotiable.
44Cooling - 12Curry Kitchen
Unlimited Gujarati Thali · $ · Devon Ave · Gujarati · open now · pure veg
Still the unlimited gujarati thali people drive across town for. Weekends are a wait, Tuesdays are a secret.
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