I met up with some friends at this original location of Ghareeb Nawaz and was more than pleasantly surprised with this find. Approach the counter and you are overwhelmed with the selection of items! Luckily, there are the semi idiot-proof photos of each dish on the wall.
It was hard for me to grasp that there were hardly anything on their menu over $5. So much so that the first time here, I figured the portions must be small, so I ordered a lamb khorma, daal, okra, a side of rice, and a naan ... all for $9. When they brought out my food, it was on TWO lunch trays. And, as I started to walk away in embarrassment, the guy told me to hold on ... I still had the naan coming! Needless to say, I had to consolidate and threw my naan on top of my trough of food.
Not only is this place a budget eats place, the food is consistently good. I've been back a few times since and have yet to be disappointed. I'm glad that they now have an Express version of Ghareeb Nawaz nearby me now ... but their menu is severely limited when compared to this location, which means that I may still have to make a trip back again soon.
I was introduced to this place by a co-worker and I have to say- best food find so far!! The food is super cheap and delicious. They don't skimp on the portions or the flavor so you definitely get your money's worth.
I've been there to eat-in and have take-out also. The butter chicken is delicious as is the chilli chicken. I took the boneless Nihari Chicken as take-out on a separate occasion. The food was very good eaten-in and taken-out!
The crowd is very mixed- from Indian families to college kids and various experimenters keen to try out the local flavor. This place is definitely not a let-down. Swing by- it's on the way to Devon Ave's Little India from the East end so you don't have to make the trip all the way down to find fantastic Indian food
Great spot for a quick, super cheap lunch. Tons of delicious, quick Pakistani items for dirt cheap prices. My favorite is the Hunter Beef (sort of the Pakistani equivalent of shredded corned beef), which comes with thinly sliced onions, yogurt sauce, and a big piece of naan for $2.99. I would suggest coming here during the day or early evening. They are open SUPER late, but it seems like the B-team is in the kitchen for the late night crowd. The food, while decent, is just not as good as you can get during the day.
Review Source:4 stars for a mountain of tasty food for cheap late at night. Â -1 star for not having the first two menu items I asked for. Â After asking "Well, what DO you have then?" I ended up with the chilli chicken biriyani, which was quite spicy and very good. Â Again, I received a mountainous pile of food which the plate could scarcely contain for $5.50. But the ambiance was shabby, and the raita was a bizarre consistency. I'd love this place if I were drunk and famished at 2am; otherwise, I think I'd go somewhere else like Bismillah's on Ridge nearby.
Review Source:The past few months, I've been exploring a number of restaurants on Devon hoping to find my go-to Indian restaurant(since I don't cook as much as I like to). Â I found a few prospects, however consistency has always been an issue. Â So far, this restaurant sits at the top of my list in terms of quality as well as value(which is always a bonus). Â
Last night's carryout consisted of 2 Samosas, an order of Chicken Khorma and Naan. Â Everything came out to be about $6, which is amazing. Â I'm typically not a fan of Samosas, but these were delicious. Â It was the perfect crispiness without being overly oily. Â The chicken was tasty and the Naan was puffy and soft. Â I thought it was funny that the Naan came in a plastic bag and reminded me of eating noodles in a plastic bag in Thailand - which was delicious by the way! Â
The reason I gave this restaurant 4 starts only, was due to its cleanliness. Â While the food is great, I would absolutely opt for carryout only. Â That said, I'm excited to come back and try the Tandoor Chicken and the Lamb Biryani!
We got enough food for a small army... all for $20. But really, the plastic bag could hardly handle the weight from the massive amounts of delicious take out.
Everything was good. My boyfriend loved the chili chicken and I enjoyed the veggie byrani and chickpeas. Nothing we got was bad or even mediocre, it was exactly what we wanted.
Food is yummy, very tasty, super authentic and dirt cheap.. It reminded me of the traditional dhabas in India. Parathas are the best. But again you get what you pay for... Service isnt that great and probably because they are so busy.. Always crowded with a mob... They take cash only which is weird... Take out is better than dine-in. If you care less about ambiance than food itself, then I guess you can eat there.
Review Source:I knew this was going to be good when I saw how many cabbies were dining there.
You get huuuuuge portions here for very cheap prices.
They serve the food native style, meaning if it's a dish usually served spicy, it will be SPICY. We get the mango lassi & it cools your palate right down.
My favorite dish here is called Frontier Gosht. The best way I can describe it is Indian pot roast. It's so tender, I could cut it with a plastic spoon. The single portion was enough for 2 meals.
The naan here is good. Be prepared, this place can get very very busy.
I won't to Ghareeb Nawaz after a trip to India a couple of years ago and wanted to get authentic food. Â This place hit the spot. Â The food made me feel like I was back in Pondicherry.
I recommend the chili chicken bryani  and the gyro paratha.  These have been the staple of many of my trips.  The butter chicken is also a favorite.
They have really fast service, low prices and will never disappoint.
Yes the food is dirt cheap, but then just remember the saying "you get what you pay for!".
We ordered: butter chicken (good flavor, little chicken), beef kebabs (old, broken into tiny pieces as if someone scraped up leftovers from various plates, and they looked old and hard...lets not even go to how they tasted!), gyro salan (meh), paratha and nan (which were good, but at this point I didn't really care if the paratha was good).
Yes yelpers gave this place 4-5 stars, hmmm, to each is their own. Heard a lot about it, read a lot of good things, so I gave it a shot. It's just not my kinda place.
My husband and I have been on a quest for good biryani and nihari ever since we've come to the U.S. and I think we've found it. This place is not for the faint-hearted. It's not in the least bit fine dining, but oh! the food was outstanding. We ordered the goat biryani, the beef nihari and the chicken haleem. The others in our party ordered the green chili chicken biryani and a regular chicken biryani. We also ordered the beef samosas. Waaaay too much food for the four of us, but it was all delicious, and we took the leftovers home and ate it.
Now I'm not Pakistani, and have no clue what a good Pakistani biryani is supposed to taste like. But I do know what a good biryani (Hyderabad, India) is like and both the biryani and the haleem were terrific. We are going to have to make very many more trips to Chicago so that we can get this fabulous food.
Ps. They do not take credit cards. It's cash only.
Wow is this place cheap!
So I have a confession to make. Â I got Indian food from 2 different restaurants on Friday. Â I know that's insane, but I don't get up to Devon often so I figured I would get a lot of food.
I had a nice dinner with Cassie D a few blocks away, but the reviews for here were good and the prices were so cheap, I thought I would get a few things from here to eat over the weekend.
For $18 I order 4 samosas, 2 naan, 1 veggie biryani, 1 spicy aloo masala, 1 daal lentil, 1 chicken nihari, and 1 haleem. Â That is an amazing deal!
The samosas did not do so well the next day, but that was my own fault for thinking they would keep. Â The naan was huge and good. Â It was still soft and chewy the next day! Â I wasn't crazy about the veggie biryani, next time I will just get basmati rice. Â The aloo masala and daal lentil were really good. Â Everyone liked both of them! Â The chicken nihari was fine, but I did not like the haleem. Â (In fairness, I have never had either of the chicken dishes anywhere else, so I cannot say that I would like them better anywhere else. Â I just learned not to order haleem in the future).
The food was quick enough. Â (As other people have said, slow enough so they are clearly making it fresh, fast enough so I wasn't wondering what happened to it).
There was an odd assortment of people eating here on a Friday night. Â Broke college kids, people scrapping to get by, business men, groups of friends, families coming for a good deal, etc. Â I like it when places have different types of customers! Â It shows that everyone likes the food!
This is some place that reminds me of the Dhaba i used to visit during college days. Awesome food at such cheap price, I wonder how they manage it? All the dishes are served hot and very quickly.
The best part it its open 24 hours!...U can never go hungry and 2 ppl can have a decent meal of 2 sabzi and naan at $10. u cant beat that!
The ambience is totally dhabaish!...plastic chairs, no interiors..only the mud walls are missing!. However I can totally ignore these for the food which takes the trophy!... The best to have are Shiekh kabab and Chilly chicken!... Totally mindblowing!
A must for every kabab lovers!
Super cheap food - you can easily spend $20 here for food that would last you couple of days. If you eat in, prepare to spend about $5 to $10 per person for plenty of food. I especially love their naan, roti, and samosa, which runs at 50 cent to $1 a piece. There is also no waiter services, so don't worry about tips. You just order at the counter, wait for your food, and eat at one of the tables. The food comes out pretty fast too, so if you're still hungry, just come up and order more.
During my two trips here, I didn't eat in but instead just take the food to go, so I can't comment on the atmosphere, but expect a mix of people. The first time I visited, which was in Jan/Feb, there were tons of regular Indians/Pakistanis grabbing a quick bite. But I saw tons of white and other ethnic couples on my last trip there. Who wouldn't like it here though? It's cheap and delicious!
That being said, my experience the first time here was only ok. Like I said, I ordered lots of food to go for dinner, and while the food was really good, my dinning partner, who wasn't used to spicy food, couldn't eat a lot. Also, and I apologize for being straight forward, the spices led to an uncomfortable experience in the bathroom. So after the first time here, I decided to hold off writing a review for this place. It might have been a one time unfortunate event. Perhaps I should have gone with something milder, but I am somewhat of a snob about my tolerant for spicy food.
HOWEVER, now that you are forced into reading TMI, I would say that my second trip here was A LOT more pleasant. One night, a friend and I were walking toward the busier part of Devon for dinner. Thanks to the 155 that never showed up, we were both about to faint from the long walk and hunger. So I told him about this spot, and we walked in to get some small bites for the road, i.e. the next 15 mins walk to our dinner spot. He, being somewhat of an expert in Indian/Pakistani food, loved the food and the atmosphere, and insisted that we would come back here again. And after that second visit - I will definitely come back despite the almost one hour commute via train and bus. I'd recommend it to everyone too - places like this don't exist everywhere in Chicago. Also, the meat is Halal, if you are looking for that!
Ok, this place is really good and cheap (like the hundreds of people previous to me have said). I'm a huge sucker for their goat biryani, kheema roll and shish kabob roll (which is surprisingly nicely spiced and very tender). Â My only qualm with this place is that they run out of food quite frequently. I've been there two weekends in a row and both times they've ran out of goat for the biryani and I've had to settle for chicken biryani the first time (also really good) and beef biryani the second time (not so good, wouldn't recommend).
Overall this place is wonderful for a quick and cheap bite to eat (just make sure you have a backup dish in mind if they don't have what you originally wanted).
I highly recommend!
Hello everyone my name is Mohammed Bozai owner of Ghareeb Nawaz restaurant. Â I wanted to thank everyone for the great reviews. I understand that there are some things that need to be taken care of, the main one being cleanliness. Â I am currently planning on renovating the entire restaurant. Hopefully this will resolve a lot of the concerns. I have been getting a lot of requests for deliveries so I am happy to announce that Ghareb Nawaz will start delivery very soon. Once again I want to thank everyone for the reviews and would like everyone to keep updating me on how we are doing. Thank You All
Review Source:Yeah, the food is good, but I'm starting to realize that this place is probably the dirtiest restaurant and the service is way beyond terrible.
The last few times I've been it has been packed and there is absolutely no organization on order control. Â When it gets busy, they have no idea how to handle a full house. Â Absolutely terrible service and they really don't care. Â This also leads me to another problem...cleaning. Â Half of the tables are occupied and the other half is full of dirty dishes because there is no place to put the dirty stuff. Â A few visits ago, I asked for a towel to clean the table. Â He asked why I needed it? Â I told him because the tables are dirty and nobody is cleaning them. Â I was told someone would be out, but they never did and I really wasn't interested in waiting for my food to go cold during this time. Â Yeah, I just stood there with my food for almost 10 minutes and asked him again for a towel. Â He laughed and gave me the cleaning towel to clean. Â It's busy, whatever...I'll clean my own table. Â
I went back the other day and it was even worse than before. It took 15 minutes before I could even order.  During this wait time, I checked the tables...75% were full of dirty dishes.  When I finally go to order, he asked me if it was for here or to go.  I politely told asked him, "If I said it was for here, where would I sit?  You'll have to make it to go."  He asked why I said that.  "Because what tables are left are dirty as can be and I'm not cleaning them up this time...make it to go."  After I paid, he asked me again if this was for here or to go. "I said, 'Buddy, I don't mean to be rude, but I'm not eating at a dirty table and there's nowhere to sit."  I waited for 20 minutes for my order to come up ONLY for them to tell me they ran out of what I wanted?!?!  WTF!?!  PISSED OFF.  At any point did it not make sense to notice there wasn't much left and maybe checking against the tickets so people aren't waiting standing for nothing?  NOOOOO.  I would have happily ordered something else, but to have to wait another 20 minutes...hell no. When I asked him this, he gave me the hand notion of shew away.  I asked him, "If you sat on this side for 30-35 minutes only to be told this, how would you feel?"  It was a simple question and he walked away.  I asked for my money back.  I had to ask 5 times to get my money  back.  He told me it he had to get some of the customers first?  WTF, again?!?!  I had to stop him in the middle of an order and yell for him to realize how pissed I was.  At no point, did I ever get an apology.  I cannot believe it.  I'm seriously waiting for Candid Camera to come out to tell me it was a joke."  I would have been fine if they made an effort to apologize.  Not once, did I see any effort to make one. Is this really how you treat customers?
Outside of that: Â
* Â Floors are dirty and sticky. Â
* Â The bathrooms are gross and they never have paper towels to dry your hands.
* Â The glass is door is covered with greasy hand prints. Â I won't even tough the doors because it's THAT gross.
* Â They tried to short change me by $10 dollars on one visit. Â They gave me $3 instead of $13 from a $20 I paid with. Â I had to show them an ATM slip that said I pulled $20 from 10 minutes prior to prove I paid with a $20. Â
I used to love going here, now I'm royally disgusted by them. Â That sucks, because I love their Chili Chicken Biryani. Â It's near impossible find Chicken Biryani on Devon that doesn't include bone. Â I know this is a dump and wasn't expecting it to sparkle, but at least make an effort so it is not so dirty and PLEASE make a slight effort to actually care about your customers. Â I'm sure I'll crack and go back at some point, but I'll probably have to wear a disguise so they won't know it's me. Â
If you do go, save yourself the trouble and make it to go.
An Indian restaurant NOT in Little India? Weird.
Well, Ghareeb Nawaz is on Devon but just outside of Little India. The place is open late, and if you drive by it on any given night, you'll see a ton of taxi drivers lined up for some cheap grub. And that's not me being stereotypical or anything. It's true. This is the spot for daytime drivers and overnighters looking for a quick and cheap bite.
Northsiders alike also head over to Ghareeb Nawaz for some authentic and cheap Indian food. The menu is huge...stupidly huge. AND everything is under $7. One would think that for $7 you're going to get a small plate of crap*. But not here. You'll get a lot of food for your money.
There are a number of very spicy dishes. Ask them how spicy some of the things are, because you will get a nice, spicy surprise in your mouth. It's pretty far north for most, but it's definitely worth it.
*Rumor as it that you might get a small plate of crap...the next day.
I've always loved Indian food (and basically anything with lots of spices), so when I found out there was an Indian place open 24 hours a day, I was hooked!
Main things about Ghareeb Nawaz:
* Open 24/7.
* You will be lucky to get a seat before 10pm almost everyday. It gets packed here!
* Biryanis are bomb. The boneless chicken one is my go-to.
* Two pieces of bread (it's not na'an) for $1 with each meal is a great deal. ALWAYS get this.
* Cash only.
* Free parking in the back if you find a vacant spot.
* CHEAP CHEAP CHEAP CHEAP CHEAP prices! It seems like nothing costs more than $5--even when it's over a plate of food! Insane.
* With that said, it's good (and amazing for its price), but there are plenty of other places on Devon that you'd go to for better Indian food.
TL;DR - Cheap. Good. 24/7.
If you are willing to look past the mind-numbing interior, the lackluster ambiance, the dingy restroom, the disinterested (and sometimes missing) wait staff, the idiosyncratic cash only feature, and sometimes (though not often) unclean tables, Ghareeb Nawaz offers a true Pakistani/North-Western Indian culinary experience unlike any other restaurant on Devon Ave.  The food here is remarkably and surprisingly  good.
Oh! And I have to mention that all items on the menu are available at dirt cheap prices.
Wow!
When people say cheap food, they mean it!
We ordered:
Chana Masala
Chicken Korma
Chili Chicken
Naan x2
Samosa x2
Bottled Water x2
Raita
Rice
and our total was $18.
It took me a second to realize she was serious.
We had enough food for 2 starving people to eat and take home half for later.
We ate there. Not the cleanest, not the dirtiest. Ordered at the counter and the staff wasn't gushingly friendly, but not rude. We waited about 10 minutes or so for our food.
The food was pretty good! For the price I was expecting a disaster...
Chana masala was more than acceptable, chili chicken was delicious (a few bites  into it it tasted like delicious fire...), Korma gravy tasted like cleaning supplies and was oily  (the only bummer),  rice was good, the raita was plain and a bit runny-tasted fine, naan were amazing and samosas were average.
So the korma sucked. I am truly ok with hit or miss food what I can order multiple entrees for the price of one elsewhere... I will gladly try the whole menu. Â If this place were not so cheap it would be in the 2-3 star range (3.5 for sure if the korma hadn't been pinesol), but at $2.99 for an entree...
No complaints here! 24 hours is a sweet deal too!
Cheap, cheap, cheap Indian food!
My boyfriend took me here for a quick dinner. We ordered a chicken biryani rice plate with a side of boneless chili chicken to share. The chili in the chili chicken will kick in after a few bites. The meal was pretty filling and pretty delicious for what it's worth.
The place is cash-only, and they do have an ATM machine inside.
This is one of my most favorite Indian food establishments, mainly because it's open 24 hours. Indian food is usually not available 24 hours/day, and I'm pretty sure that this is one of the very few places that is (that I know of)
I laugh at all the other reviews commenting on poor service, because that can be solved with a simple phone call and by placing the order by phone. That way you have a good 15-20 minutes to get there, pay, and leave. However, if you don't plan ahead, expect a wait time of roughly 15 minutes (regardless of what you ordered, for the most part).
A safe bet that pretty much EVERYONE loves, no matter if you're American OR Indian, is the butter chicken (or 'chicken makhani') and a few pieces of naan, porottha or chapathi (in order of most favorite bread to less favorite). Samosas are also a good go-to appetizer. If you're REALLY craving some food, their menu is pretty big, and you could look at the biryani plates that have a lot of rice and meat.
I like this place so much, I plan on bringing my parents here eventually (which they'll love since they're south Indian). They do have plenty of seating area, but expect a pretty middle eastern/late night crowd depending on what time you go. Overall though, the price that they charge for such decent Indian food is what earns them their 5th star. I've been to A LOT of Indian food places and none of them are as convenient, affordable and good quality as Ghareeb Nawaz.
I've been trying Ghareeb Nawaz for many years now. Over the years I've tried different items off their menu. At this point I will not try ANYTHING other than Chicken Biryani, Gyros Paratha, and Chilli Chicken Paratha. I think Ghareeb Nawaz has the best Chicken Biryani, the regular chicken biryani, not any other kind.
On a side note, bathrooms are not well taken care of, smells really weird in there.
In a nutshell I would describe my dish as fresh, healthy, delicious, filling and a bargain! This no doubt applies to everything on the menu.
I certainly vouch for the palak daal. The lentils were slow cooked, smashed and turned really creamy, the spinach was plentiful and the spices were just about perfect on the taste and heat scale. The 50cent naan deal helped too - 2 pieces that were bigger than my head!
Two meals (1 full, the rest as leftovers) for $3.49! I couldn't believe my luck over the portion size.
Polite and efficient owners.
I was so busy eating that I didn't look around at the overall ambiance of the place, but with food this great, could you blame me?!
I look forward to returning.
Everyone has commented on the fact that Ghareeb Nawaz is a bargain. Â So, suffice it to say that yes, this place is in fact a bargain. Â You cannot find Indian food at better prices anywhere with the exception of perhaps Mumbai. Â
Ok, that is out of the way.
I love this restaurant.  I love the fact that often, my friends and I are the only western women in the place.  Sometimes, the only women or only westerners in the place.  I love the fact that it is casual and clean and the owner and his son are so nice.  That the portions are big enough to share, served hot and FRESH, FRESH, FRESH.  The boneless chicken biryani will serve four people entrée portions and eight people side dishes.  The butter chicken is to die for.  A tiny bit of heat (really tiny) but so rich and delicious.  Oh, goodness, I want some now!  The aloo palak, spinach and potatoes are spicy and tasty.  Spicier than most and the leftovers get even spicier!  Love the channa masala and the sheekh kabab plate are a delicious bargain.  The veg biryani is also spicy and tasty! Â
I don't love their naan as I find it a bit dry, but... the paratha is fabulous. Â Moist, fresh, supple and the perfect accompaniment to the sauces. Â Also not my favorite samosa as they tend to be a bit dry and cold. Â Maybe if they were hotter they'd be better. Â Not on the regular menu but offered on separate signs is a half of a marinated and fried chicken. Â I can't remember what it is called at this moment, but there are dozens of them in the case in the front of the restaurant and this chicken is fabulous. Â The best fried chicken ever. Â
There is frequently a wacky selection of soft drinks, sometimes things I've never heard of. Â You will also find rose and mango lassi and I think there is a coconut water (not sure). Â You MAY NOT BRING LIQUOR. Â The owner and family are practicing Muslims and do not drink, so no booze at all. Â Hey, we can stay dry for an evening! Â They even have a little prayer room behind the dining room. Â Really quite impressive.
When I go, I bring my own silverware. Â The food is served on paper plates or styrofoam clamshells and the only utensils offered are little plastic teaspoons. Â So, I bring my own and just remember to bring them home with me. Â Also, they have small styro cups and NO ice. Â
Really, just a terrific place where the owner obviously cares about his customers and the product his kitchen turns out. Â And, how can you go wrong with a 24 hour restaurant where the phrase "would you like fries with that" is never heard? Â
Cash only baby!
Get to this place now, it is totally worth it.
It's all been said already. Get your poor ass to Ghareeb Nawaz and eat like a king.
My favorites: Aloo Palak (spicy spinach and potatoes), Chili Chicken (it's bright magenta!), and my staple: Butter Chicken. JUST ORDER IT.
You can bring your own metal fork if you're not into eating with a tiny plastic spoon or naan-hands.
Check out the fancy new paper take-out menu if you're unfamiliar with the cuisine-- it has helpful descriptions to go along with the often-vague picture menu on the wall.
One star for the huge amount of basmati rice, one star for the huge amount of butter chicken, one star for the cheap cheap price for all that food.
However, I have to take away a star for the flavor (or lack thereof) in my butter chicken. There wasn't much of a tomato flavor present and everything else seemed to be missing as well. This was the first time that I have had this dish and it actually tasted like butter (yuck).
I was a little upset that they didn't have much for chutney, and when I asked the guy behind the counter for some mint chutney, he said it comes with my plate. Well, something came with it, but it wasn't mint, didn't go well with my dish, and I didn't like it very much.
I do have to say the samosas are amazing.
With all of the other places on Devon, I don't think I'll be coming back here. I would rather try some other places first. Too bad, I really like their prices!!
I am impressed. I went with yelp recommendations: chili chicken boti paratha and chicken biryani. Â I thoroughly enjoyed the biryani as the rice reminded me of my favorite rice at a mediterranean placed called Reza's. Â It was light, fluffy and flavorful. Â The chicken was so tender. It was mainly ordered for my two year old boy because it is probably the mildest dish there. Â We asked for it to be not spicy too and it wasn't. Â It was a big amount for just a couple bucks. Â Awesome! Â Then the chili chicken boti paratha was what I ate. Â I liked the wrap part a lot. Â It was better than the regular naan. Â We left the place bellies stuffed and a box for the leftover biryani. Â It was too much amount for my son hehe. Â But it was delicious the next day for lunch!
I love the divided trays that they used. Â It reminds me of being a kid.
Paid street parking. Â Ample seating. Clean too. Â Doesn't reek of Indian food in the restaurant, score! No offense!
My family is from Hyderabad, India aka the city that invented Hyderabadi Biryani. So, like millions of other Hyderabadi Indians, we are very snobby about our Biryani, but we have found our native fix in Ghareeb Nawaz.
Ghareeb Nawaz has been in my life since I was born, but don't let its sketchy appearance, and creepy old men scare you away. They have some ridiculously good Indian food. I highly, highly recommend any type of Biryani (Beef, Chicken, or Lamb). They are delicious, cheap, and they give you a tonnn of food.They also have some delicious Thalli and Curry dishes, so check those out if you're not in the Biryani mood. I also loved their Haleem Dish (<a href="/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FHaleem&s=c2a0b5e43a50e1b5df7fc0302d5cc23f0b5dffae801f11d3afdbc5d4e3934b63" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/…</a>), but sadly I think they may have stopped serving it. BOO.
Anyway, I can't say enough good things about their food and quick service, but you should definitely check it out for yourself. All I ask is to turn a blind eye to its crudity, and enjoy some spicy and exotic deliciousness!
It's hard for me to eat Indian food anywhere else these days. Not only is the food authentic, flavorful and delicious, it's CHEAP. Crazy cheap. For $15 you can get 2 entrees, 4 pieces of naan, 2 samosas and 2 drinks. Wowza.
I've tried a handful of items on the menu, but usually settle on the lamb biryani. I'd also recommend the chili chicken - be warned, it's v. spicy.
yum yum yum, I love this place so much I am ignoring the outrageous berating I saw some chick lay on her dbag boyfriend and the 15 year old indian kids dropping n-bombs on each other like they are from Compton!!!
If your food is good enough to make me forget all of that and ride on 2 buses to get to, then I don't think words can express any better how I feel about this place.
I cannot believe you people didn't tell me about this place sooner. Â Cheap, delicious Indian food relatively close to my house available late night without the crazy parking situation farther west on Devon? Â Yelp, you've been holding out on me.
Indian food is probably my favorite cuisine, but I typically avoid the Devon restaurants because in general I find the driving/parking situation down there too stressful to deal with.  A friend clued me in to this amazing little spot slightly outside the main Devon corridor.  Four of us visited for lunch on  a Sunday.  First off - I was able to easily get parking right down the street.  Already, this trip was off to a better start than my Devon adventures tend to be.  When I walked in and saw the menu board I could not believe the prices - entrees top out at $4.99 which is about one fifth the prices at the other Devon Indian restaurants.
I opted for the palak daal lentils and spinach ($2.99), rice ($1) and naan ($0.50). Â So lunch was right about $5. Â You can't go to Burger King for that! Â With prices this low, I was expecting tiny portions or iffy quality but I was shocked - portions are huge, I could easily have gotten two meals out of my order and my food was delicious. Â I snagged a bit of the lamb biryani and it was also incredible.
Okay, so the atmosphere leaves a little something to be desired - it's pretty much a cafeteria. Â But the food is so amazing (and amazingly inexpensive) that you won't care.