This place has average quality food/sweets and is extremely overpriced for the quantity/quality.
If you choose to eat here, beware, it is often crowded and dirty, so it may be wiser to just get the snacks and sweets to-go. The food is usually cold, and often times the orders get mixed up. It is a chaotic mess to get your food.
Another thing that's really annoying is the fact you have to pay $10 minimum in order to use a credit card. That's outrageous, $5 I can understand but $10 is just being greedy.
The one thing that is good is that this is centrally located on Devon, so it's easy to get in and out.
Main advice: if you have to, just park on the street to the right of it, and get your sweets and snacks to-go, and don't order the actual food to dine in.
Terrible terrible customer service. We used their online service and it sucks. They delivered something we did not order for Diwali in 2011 and we made the mistake of ordering again in 2012.
We called to confirm delivery date and they confirmed Diwali, then they called 2 days before Diwali saying that item was not available.
Someone called Rajubhai on the helpline was rude, unhelpful and told me to cancel my order if I wanted to.
What a completely unprofessional organization. Please dont ever order online from them -
Chats and sweet lovers, stop by right here!. Starting with the best. The jalebis were yumm!!... They have quite  a lot of variety. The samosa chole chat was v good but the portion size was tiny ;( . Pani Puri was good too ( the pani was tangy and cold as it shd be)
I visit the place if I dont wanna have something heavy but just snack up. Its a must for chat lovers though! Makes you feel at home!
After a satisfying meal down the street, our group thought to end it at sweet store. It was fun coming in to see the displays of options in the glass compartment and in the shelves across. There were so many colorful items and so we sampled a few things - the Mango Lassi, Gulab Jamoon, Ras Malai, and some sweet cutlet. I was disappointed because one of my favorite things is kheer, and I really would have like to have mango kulfi instead. It was good and the options seem wide other than what I wanted, but what a fun place to try new things.
Review Source:Highly recommended to try if you are in the area. I came with my friend who's originally from Southern India. She said they had really good sweet snacks, as well as street food. I walked in there and saw their sweets display window, I instantly felt like I was in India (not like I've been there, I'm just sayin...). Anyways, they probably have 100 different types of small sized sweet snacks. It's sooooo overwhelming! So do not come here if you have no clue what Indian sweets you like. I got several sweets with coconut crust on it, and my favorite was some yellowing thingie that they put on top of the counter...Sorry, don't remember the name, so ask me if you want to go there. :)
My only complaint is that it was really hot outside, and they don't have a/c. I guess that's ok, we just grabbed snacks, and headed to Hyderabad House on the same street for some yummy biryani!
A place to try when you're feeling adventurous!!
Like most places in this area on Devon, Sukhadia's is an eatery that makes us Indians feel at home. Walking in, actually even in the neighborhood is the closest thing that feels like home (Read - traffic violations, jay walking and general messiness). Sukhadia's offers various sweet treats which I like to sample before I get. My all-time favorites are the cashew burfi and son papdi. But the best part of their menu for me are the chat items (Indian street food) and chole batura. Me and the hubby prefer going there for brunch as we feel that's when everything is made fresh and tastes delicious. I savor samosa masala, bhel puri, sev puri and pay bhaji every time I'm here. Take the risk and just do it!!
I've gotten sukhadia sweets before as a gift when guests visit, so when I visited the actual store today, I was surprised at how dirty the store was. But I overlooked that and waited by the deserts display waiting for someone to serve me...a few minutes went by and no one helped. so I finally asked the cashier for help who doesnt understand anything I'm saying..i decide to wait a few more minutes, in which he decides to scratch himself inappropriately before heading my way. needless to say, I fled the store and will never go back. disgusting. terrible service.
Review Source:Nishan hit the nail on the head with his review, so I'll add a few things that can be helpful:
Don't expect someone to explain what things are and how they taste, I honestly stood behind someone who took 10 minutes to order something. Â It's a snack shop. Â Google.
Probably best not to use their restroom. Â Questionable, at best... usually dirty.
They are all mostly deep fried snacks... and mostly good. Â The dosa is much too greasy (but good), the jalebi is usually fresh. Â Always have enjoyed their kajju katri. Â Sometimes buy their masala boondi. Â Yum!
Are you getting a bottled drink from the fridge? Â They have a self serve bottle opener at the cash register. Â Also... please use a straw or wipe the heck out of the rim of that bottle. Â I have seen some dirty Thums Up/Limca/Pakola bottles over the years.
Service was slow. A grumpy old man runs the cash register and takes the orders.
Initially, one of the three items we ordered was incorrect. Many of the items on the snack menu sound similar, but are not all the same...so it is not like one can just substitute one thing for another and no one will notice.
I was very disappointed so we ordered something else. Again, we were charged for and served something that sounded similar, but was not at all what we wanted. We left dissatisfied and do not plan to return.
Good stuff but a little pricey. Â I think I got ripped off though.. We were there on a crowded Saturday night and I was asking the clerk a million questions and had him a little confused with exactly what I wanted. Â I basically wanted 2 of each item to try, and didn't really think anything of it when the total was $28 because I thought I had alot of stuff. Â I grabbed the bag and went home. Â Then I realized that I was totally overcharged for everything I bought! Â I was charged $8.00 a pound for sweets when I only had 2 of each and that was nowhere near a pound. Â And $10 for a small cup of mango ice cream? Â Oh well, that was my own fault and I should have questioned it at the time. Â Regardless, the sweets were EXCELLENT and I enjoyed every sugary bite. Â I'll definitely go back but will be much more aware of how much I'm ordering and what they are charging.
Review Source:We came in here after dinner last night to grab some sweets. Of course, not being Indian, I had no idea what anything was except gulab jamun. The guy behind the counter gave us some samples of things to try, which were really good. We basically just chose a few random things out of the case. The guy behind the counter was super helpful and recommended some of his favorite sweets (which were all amazing). I looooooved the fig roll (not sure of the name), but it tasted like a fresh fig newton. It was amazing and only $4.50 for half a pound of assorted sweets :D I'll definitely be back.
Review Source:Quite the mixed bag there. While they have good indian chaats, its entirely far too chaotic. We werent sure where to order for a bit there and it seemed pretty crazy. Once the food was ordered, there wasnt a good way of handing ALL of our order to us. some one else walked off with half my order because they ordered similar things right after us.
perhaps take out is really the way to go.
Its truly the lack of something better that I am forced to go here for the occasional fill of an Indian snack. Else, I would rather spend my money elsewhere... on some other cuisine. Like a nice spicy Thai salad perhaps (at least, the veggies are fresh).
It is pricey - for what it is. The base ingredients are a mix of potatoes and dough - surely, those are really inexpensive ingredients. A minuscule quantity of Pav Bhaji for $5? And a half glass of lassi (I could have sworn I ordered a full glass) for $3!!
Freshness is extremely questionable. On my last visit I had the Pav Bhaji and Lassi - and soon experienced a churning in my stomach, that lasted a whole day (boy, was I thankful then that it was only a half glass of lassi?). Someone should have the health department check them out...
There is a secret ingredient that seems to be in each of their baked goods. I'm not sure if it is crack or love, as I'm not very familiar with either. All I know is that these sweet treats are addictive as anything I've ever come across. I bought a little assorted pound for a little over $9 and have already gone through half of them. I wasn't so big on the first few I tried simply because whatever spice they are using in there is not something I'm used to. Now I'm dreaming about them during work hours and find them to be the perfect end of the day snack.
In my mixed box was a couple Bengali Sandwich Chum Chum, Pink Chum Chum, Indian Mango Burfee, 3-in-1 Burfee (so far my favorite), a gingery Halwa (a treat I always adored in Bosnia, spelled Halva), something similar to Baklava and Badam Poori (which I added to my list of SerboCroatian words that come from the Indian language, spelled Badem). Some are sweeter than others, some are also more spicy. I imagine these would be perfect treats to go along with small sandwiches and a strong tea.
The store itself is quite chaotic. I wasn't sure who was next or which line I needed to be in. Heck, I wasn't even sure how the ordering process itself worked, but I got my box of desserts and couldn't blame them for being a little slow when our group of 10+ stormed the fort. The customer service seemed just fine to me, though. I was juggling leftovers from dinner, my wallet, camera, phone, wine and the newly purchased confections. The man at the counter gave me another little plastic bag for all my stuff. I wanted to hug him.
Amazing chaats (Indian street food) and always an adventure. Food is cheap and tasty!
The bhel poori, dahi batata poori, mango lassi and chai are recommended.
Not the greatest in terms of customer service or friendliness, but hey this is as close as you can get to Indian street food without leaving the continent!
If you have a craving for spicy-sweet, crunchy, munchy Indian deliciousness, please look no further. We were here on a weekend afternoon, because of a chat craving that hit as we were passing by Devon. We had the samosa chat, vada pav, mango lassi and the thandai. All of those dishes were AWESOME!!! The staff were courteous and professional. It was very nice for a fast food place.
I cannot wait to go back! Maybe this time we will try the one in Hoffman Estates.
I really don't know why this place is getting so many low reviews. Â I've always found the the staff welcoming and the menu easy enough to navigate. Â The food is cheap and comes out pretty quick. Â I loves all types of chats (Indian snakcs) and Sukhadia puts out good versions of many different types. Â Samosa chat is my favorite with little hunks of samosa covered in chick pea crunchies and topped with yogurt. Â The sweet and sour elements cool the spiciness of the green sauce. Â Also the dessert counter has tons of options you can mix and match into a nice-looking box to take home or give as a gift.
These aren't mind blowing snacks or desserts, but they're a lot better than the stuff you get anywhere other than Devon.
This review is based solely on one thing: Samosas! And they are delish here! They were super fresh, meaning they were too hot for my the tender mouth of my friend. I just ate around the edges and gobbled it. Next time I am going to try more and get some coriander chutney to go with the samosas, this time they gave us that sweet tamarind like sauce which was just ok.
It was a perfect stop on a freakin cold afternoon!
Panipuri! Panipuri! Panipuri!
It's not a sweet, I don't really like Indian sweets, but a delicious savory snack available at Sukhadia's. I don't know where else in Chicago one can find it.
The staff is kinda cold or there is a language barrier or something, but it's worth it for panipuri!
Are you planning on committing suicide by sugar overload but wants to do it Bollywood style with dancers and music on cue?
Come to Sukhadia on any given day/night of the week, order one of each item on display, sit down, forget your manners and the utensils and DIG IN. If you are lucky enough death will show herself merciful and will take you straight to heaven after just a few minutes of intensive mastication.
Seriously - this place is sweeter than any chick flick, Indian or otherwise, which I guess makes up for the rather sour welcome of the employees. I am sure they never indulge in their own treats.
What a pitiful world.
Anyway I hear (and read) that they also do savory items. I don't know, I didn't look - too full with Pakistani food. And frankly you should just stick with the sweets 'cause it's enough work already.
Leave your pet bees at home though (I would know, I have some on my deck). It might become too messy.
The trick to truly appreciating Sukhadias is to accept it for what it is: an Indian sweets shop that caters primarily to Indians. Â Forget you're in America. Â Don't expect organized lines or friendly customer service. Â Don't expect to hear English spoken around you. Â Think of your visit as an adventure to a foreign land.
Sukhadia's stocks a wide array of Indian sweets in a colorful display that is both inviting and intimidating. Â If you act confused, the man behind the counter will provide you recommendations and samples. Â I have tried several types of halva, pista rolls, ladoo and burfee. Â Though not usually the biggest fan of Indian sweets, I have liked almost everything I've tasted at Sukhadia's. Â On my last visit, we also got an order of gulab jamun. Â Theirs is not the best around but convenient if you want to avoid the fancier restaurants.
Sukhadia's has been in business since 1880 so they must surely know what they are doing. Â Still, holding them to American standards would probably result in disappointment. Â So when they start stacking chairs on the tables around you well before the place is scheduled to close, resist the temptation to scream, "HEY YOU STUPID MOTHERF*#@ER, CAN'T YOU SEE WE ARE STILL EATING?" Â Instead think to yourself, "Wow, this must be how they tell customers it's almost time to leave in India."
This is a review of their sweets only. Â There was one particular sweet I tried that I completely fell in love with. Â Its called Son Paperti (also known as Patista). Â Its so delicious! It tastes like a flaky cookie, except is made out of chickpeas! Sounds totally weird but its so sweet and flaky and delicious you really woudlnt know it was made out of chickpeas! I got three small pieces which cost me $2.50. Â Not extremely expensive, but not cheap either. This wasnt on their sweet menu so you will need to ask for it, but I've attached a picture of it for reference. I would definitely come back to get this!
Review Source:I love coming here for a quick, cheap, delicious meal.  The chutney is delicious.  If you want good Indian food fast and not have to go to a sit down restaurant and pay fancy prices, Sukhadia's is a great experience.  The mango lassi is a great treat and save room for dessert (something I did not do this time).  I know this is a "snack" place, but I think the small plates are filling enough for a  meal!
Warning though, if you are not familiar with Indian foods, you may not know what to order just from looking at the menu (there aren't descriptions, and we found ourselves looking at pictures to choose our dishes). Â But, the staff here are very nice and will help you choose what to order. Â And I promise, you will love what you get!
Good for a snack, Sukhadia's has good value for small portions. But again you have to remember it's a "snack" not a meal. You may look down at what you've ordered thinking "It's so tiny!" But its what you've payed for!
The small portions are packed with plenty of flavor, but for someone who has had this type of cuisine they're entire lives, they will know the flavor have been somewhat dulled for the common caucasion foodie.
The decor and table setting is typical for a restaurant on devon and the clientele can be loud but you'll still be able to enjoy your sweet and savory snacks over the din!
The fluorescent lighting is tacky bright, you'll bus your own table and eat off of disposable dishes - so no, it's by no means a "nice" dining establishment. But you know what, you'll be licking the last bits of chutney off these disposable dishes before long.
Sukhadia's fills the gap for the snack-y/ bakery style Indian joints that are v. scarce in these parts. This is where you go when you just want to stock up on Indian style baked goods and snack mixes (think chex mix meets puffed rice and garam masala), or when you want to buy half a kilo of jalebis for your dinner party (but then eat them all yourself and feel slightly ill). Uuoouhh.
In terms of in-house snacking, can we please talk about a couple fresh samosas with tea? Also another hard to find delicacy -- chaat: this is essentially the Indian equivalent of street-food/ grabbing a pretzel/ hot-dog for a quick snack. Tangy, spicy, crunchy, chewy, unhealthy and oh-so-satisfying. You don't see these dishes on menus at too many sit down places, and even if you do, they're never going to be as good as at a place like this that does just this.
I like this place. Â Good for snack treats and good for spicy lunch, quick, cheap, yum-sters. Â Not just a "sweets" or "bakery"
I don't know Indian food at all, so I asked about the salty looking dried snack treats in the cabinet:  dried nuts, mixed things (think beer nuts or Chex mix or shoestring potatoes - Indian spice  style) and without even my asking the girl behind the counter gave me samples of probably 5 of them, I wound up buying 3 small bags, all salty spicy Mmmmmmm-Mm!  'Scuse me, that was drool.  The snacks are not what I'd call "hardcore" Indian, rather, just spicy (like cayenne, that kind of spice) and good.
We also got "fast food" lunch plates. Â Whatever, it might have been reheated but they were delicious. Â I got a veggie plate: Â deep fried banana pepper, some dumpling stuffed with potato thingy, another one that had a spicy (allspice? cardamom? Dunno) spinach inside. Â Gf got a chick pea in sauce thing (smelled like taxi but in a GOOOOOD way) that was OTW (outta this world). Â Big eater like me might get two next time on account of the smallish portions. Â We'll see what mood I'm in.
Service was friendly, prices were way cheap ($4.50 for mine, $4 for the gf's).
Indian fast food.
Six flags. Â More flags, more fun.
This is a ritual stop for me whenever I'm in the Devon area. I'm absolutely obsessed with their Papdi Chat and Bhel Puri. So obsessed that each trip requires me to stock up indefinitely.
Stock up? Why yes, they will wrap up the food and place the yogurt and sauces in their own separate mini containers so you can remix the goodness later. Such a brilliant idea.
Minus two stars for service. The old man behind the cash register always seems annoyed and exhausted. The girls who prepare the food WHINE when they hear my order of 4 Bhel Puris to-go. Seriously, WHINE. Didn't realize scooping goodness into containers was that much work. LOL.
Overall, if you want great Indian appetizer-like snacks, my Indian friends say this is the place to go. If you want sweets, they all recommend King Sweets just eastward on Devon.
They've got a good samosa chaat that you can get on-the-go (better than Annapurna but maybe not as good as Uru Swati) which makes it worth putting up with the grumpy old man behind the register.
Yet another place that I can eat alone in without feeling judged or like some sort of science experiment (ahem Furama ahem ahem).
Jalebi is one of the best sweets ever created by man and they make it very well here. Â This is in fact this is one of my favorite places in Chicago, but I'll sadly probably never eat here again, at least not for a long, long time. Â But you should.
First - Jalebi.  Aah jalebi.  It is basically like a cross between a pastry and a candy, usually at Indian shops just called a "sweet"  It is basically a deep fried and crystallized thin straw filled with liquid honey-like syrup that oozes out when you bite into it.  And it's fried in squiggly and pretzel-ish shapes in, I think, straight up clarified butter.  There is a "regular" one that's kind of yellowish and here at Sukhadia there is also a coral colored one that has a slightly different taste (mango?) that is at least as delicious as the regular one, sometimes even more so. And it is so sweet, but also wonderful here, that every single time I have come in I've been haunted by this article from several years ago from the New York Times about rising diabetes rates in India. <a href="/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2006%2F09%2F13%2Fworld%2Fasia%2F13diabetes.html%3Fn%3DTop%2FReference%2FTimes%2520Topics%2FPeople%2FK%2FKleinfield%2C%2520N.%2520R&s=4c9cc6bc3d1429bf347b97fa9d7ee240f38967f5581839b5152bb7533ac170b6" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.nytimes.com/2…</a>.
They also have a giant case of other sweets, many of them made with lots of nuts, like cashews and pistachios, and lots of creamy fudgy nougaty things. Â
The sweets are on one side and then there are savory things like dosas and samosas, pretty much just snack foods, mostly fried, on the other. Â The snacks are average/good, but I think their dosas are usually unnecessarily too spicy. Â The sweet side is really the best side. Â I've been here maybe 20 times in the past couple of years. Â When it's really busy, with a crazy long line, I usually haven't bothered. Â And although I have had a few incidences of spotty service, for the most part I have found the service to be extremely kind and helpful, offering samples and patiently detailed explanations of their wares. Â And I always spend more than $10 here - even though it is mostly very inexpensive - so I can't tell you about credit card minimums.
I don't think I can come in here anymore though, because it is the site of a major heartbreak of mine.  This is where my sweet little baby son had a horribly frightening allergic reaction to nuts <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/swedish-covenant-hospital-chicago-2#hrid:_gMLheq0XMQ_vALfEQeoNA">http://www.yelp.com/biz/…</a> - through absolutely no fault of Sukhadia's - we just didn't know he was so seriously allergic to nuts at all and found out in a terrible way.  Although he is thankfully just fine now, I would probably still burst into tears walking in here now.
But I still want some jalebi....If anyone has any other suggestions for what should be my new spot, please let me know. Â Even though I do understand they do mail order on their website. Perhaps technology can save me from bad memories and instead just deliver me some sweet ones instead. Â Especially since Diwali is upon us and I am ALL about celebrating cultures other than my own through things that are fried.
I'm not sure what was going on behind the counter when we walked in, but speedy service doesn't seem to be a priority here. We were about to place our order with one lady when she disappeared, and the gentleman who shifted behind the register seemed oblivious to our presence (and the growing line of customers behind us) as he chatted at length with a few people lingering near the counter. When we sat down to eat, we noticed all the tables could have used a good de-crumbing and wipe-down. As for the food, our samosas were decent. First time trying batata vada, so can make no comparison. They were fine. Our mango lassi was just OK--have definitely had better. Am looking forward to trying a different snack shop next time.
Review Source:A lovely place to introduce naive white people to the variegated palate of India's culinary regions. Â My favorite place to take people who think nasty Saag Paneer and flavorless butter Naan are typical Indian food. Â A great place to try South Indian and Gujarat flavors. Â Not the best for either, but the only place I know in Chicago of its kind. Â Kamdar plaza has some good chaat as well, but I can't go back ever since their Patra gave me a severe case of gastric distress... Â TO sum it up, the only place in town to get good chaat unless you want to sh*t yourself in public.
Review Source:Unlike some of the other reviewers here, I don't have experience with food from India for comparison. So, perhaps the four stars is unduly generous. All I know is I love their golden ladoos and bruffees. Â The staff has always seemed friendly to me and given me samples even when I haven't asked (just stood there confused).
It's a ten minute bus ride from Loyola, which makes it especially convenient as a snack stop (and it's across from Patel's where I can get some grocery shopping done). Â The samosas and pakoora were okay last time I was there, but didn't seem as fresh or flavorful as I would have expected.
The sweets, though? Impossible to just get one.
One note--$10 minimum on credit card purchases here, so bring cash or buy a lot of ladoos!
I started going by here in high school for the jalebi. The texture and taste are incredible. If you haven't had the opportunity, try some. The service here usually leaves a little to be desired, but if you're nice enough and ask the right question they'll usually offer little samples of various treats and candies so you can figure out what you're in the mood for. Bad place to stop if you're on a diet.
Review Source:I'm surprised at the Sukhadia's bashing!! I'm going to separate out the good from the bad, because yes not all is good, but then not all is bad!!
P.S. My best-friend in Gujarati whose mom cooks all the Gujju snacks at home. So this review comes in part from his inputs on Sukhadia's.
The Good: The sweets and the take-home packets of snacks (like Bajri Vada, Thepla, Mathri), pav bhaji, mango lassi...I think that's all.
Sukhadia's is not much of a restaurant, it's more of a sweet/dry snacks store where you buy stuff to store in your cupboard and eat a little bit with tea in the evenings. They're decent at what they're supposed to be doing and bad at attempting to cross the line into other spheres.
The Bad: The mess while ordering and the wait-time!! And the chaats!
News Flash: With Indian food, you really need to go to the right place for the right type of Indian food. Not all "INDIAN FOOD" can be good at all "INDIAN RESTAURANTS" - because Indian food has many diverse flavors.
A South Indian place won't make very good Paneer and Naan (that's North Indian food), and a Gujju place won't make very good Chaats or Chhole (because that's Punjabi food!).
My recommendations:
Chaats - Kamdar Plaza
South Indian - Mysore Woodlands
Pav Bhaji - Uru-Swati, Sukhadia's
First of all, I honestly don't even know why I gave this place even two stars.  Being from India and have seen how the same items sold here are made on the spot very quickly.  That's what Indian snacks are supposed to be - fast!  Carrying this within myself, I expect a general wait time of around 5 to 10 minutes, which is still generous.  However, even with a very few amount of people, their service is extremely slow.  Also, it just looks like the staff that prepares the food is lazy.  That really bothers me.  I mean to go to any food service place and see people just standing there running their  mouths when there are about 10 people waiting.  It doesn't seem to bother most of the customers that go there.  I saw almost no sense of urgency.
As far as the cash register, it is also an extremely slow process.
The food quality is okay, not good or great. Â You will notice though that it "was" one of the only snack food places in the area. Â There are other better quality places with better decor and more efficient staff - Tahoora's, and my new favorite Uru-Swati. Â I will be doing reviews on those places shortly.
I went there to get some Jilebi (an Indian sweet). The lady behind the counter said "minimum order half pound". WTF?? Why would I want half pound of Jilebi? I just want a few pieces. I do not have 6 children at home to buy half pound of jilebi.
The jilebi was good though. My partner got a variety of Almond halva which was good too. I have not tried the snacks here only because the line is always long.
I think there is a minimum on credit card charges...they keep changing their policies often.
Good sweets and bad service.
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