Try the miraculous chestnut soup with white Alba mushrooms and truffle essence and the impeccable Angus beef with goosefoot greens, cumin, shallot jus, and ingenious variations on heirloom carrots.
This place is amazing! I'm a picky eater, but was nearly licking my plate with each course. Well worth the wait! Also, the service was fantastic. Well-timed courses and very friendly wait staff.
The chef brings precision to every dish on the eight-course tasting menu, highlights of which include a luxurious chestnut-mushroom soup and a Cinderella pumpkin semifreddo coated in nougatine powder. Read more.
The Cumin Lamb is delicious, as was every spicy thing we ordered. Get a dish per person and share!
Well we came with a group. Called about 10 dishes and shared. Try all variety of food since we missed home. Seriously, you won't regret. Nasi lemak rendang beef was awesome
Get a group together and order as many dishes as possible to share
Cumin lamb on bone
Authentic and great value. The cumin lamb and pork with eggplant were both very good.
Extra good: bok choy with mushrooms, eggplant with garlic sauce, beef stew with noodles, soup dumplings.
Famous for the dosai—a cumin-, potato- and onion-filled rice and lentil crêpe. Other good bets include vegetable pullav (a cardamom, clove and cinnamon rice dish) and the “Madras-style” okra curry.
Famous for the dosai—a cumin-, potato- and onion-filled rice and lentil crêpe. Other good bets include vegetable pullav (a cardamom, clove and cinnamon rice dish) and the “Madras-style” okra curry. Read more.
This 100 percent vegetarian South Indian spot puts carnivores to shame with its famous dosai—a gigantic cumin-, potato-, and onion-filled rice and lentil crêpe that comes in a dozen varieties. Read more.
If there’s one dish that can transcend the neighborhood clientele and appeal to a broader non-Chinese base, I nominate the lamb with cumin in flatbread ($3). Read more.
Lamb, all of it, and really affordable! Cumin lamb flatbread is a must-try
They have some amazing noodle dishes!
Love the funky monkey fries and the gumbo.
Kimshi fries were excellent & friendly service was great
Kimshi fries & friendly service
For something deliciously different, try the cumin lamb tacos. They have the perfect amount of spice and you really don't need to add salsa to them! SO good!
Pork and fish tempora tacos are hands down the best in the city
...or as I like to call it, Etsy Taco.
Excellent beef with tomato and green pepper.
Best Chinese food on the northwest side of Chicago mangolian beef is the best!
Fresh food savory taste! the owner is great always making sure his customers are satisfied
Mediterranean spinach cheese and pesto pizza w/ homemade harissa hot sauce
Love the Baklava!
The folks who work here are the nicest people on the planet. Really. The food is great, with a selection of fresh foods, grains, spices, and fruits. The people are better.
Great bolognese. Also spiced eggplant terrific
Get the Sticky Toffee Pudding!
I loved their food, the meatballs are a must! Try a seat on the patio - is romantic! 😎
Huge selection of loose leaf teas and coffee beans. Good latte too.
Don't forget the tea! I keep our collection of full leaf teas stocked. A sampling: Sencha, Czarina Samovar, Black Vanilla, Leung Ching, Gen Mai Cha, various breakfast teas. Also equipment.
If you want a good cup of coffee or tea and can't stick around to drink it, head here above all others. If you want to sit down, head to Kickstand, Argo or Intelligentsia.
Best known as a place to take cooking classes, this Bucktown shop also has some to-go options.
Wholesome experience like a iron chefs
Try the lunch special. Appetizer, soup and salad, and entree for 9 bucks
They have the best green curry!
Golden cups for appetizer. The ctab rangoon is full of flavor. The prawns are so good. The amarind noodles alsi rock. Fantastic flavors and fresh ingredients. Good service.
Lamb with pure cumin powder is amazing, as is the dry chili chicken. House special hot and sour soup tastes amazing but will likely clear your sinuses. Read more.
spicy dried chili beef is frikkin amazing
Thought you’d want to know: Tony Hu has been nominated for Restaurateur of the Year in Time Out Chicago’s 2011 Eat Out Awards. Vote now! Read more.
A little hidden gem. Great food and great service. Will definitely come back.
Lamb was amazing, don't forget to order the mint tea!!
Mint tea and chicken fes are both out of this world. Michelin recommended with good reason!
Lovingly made in NYC, CHI, SEA & LA