Best chai in the city and great food. Friendly staff. Amazing service by Anu. Highly recommend this place.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kriti Seth
The chai was horrible— they should not call it chai when they use a syrup. It was not authentic at all. We ordered the ginger cardamom chai and it tasted nothing like it — it was syrupy, worse than the chai tea lattes that the American coffee stores sell .Please don’t go here if you are looking for authentic Indian chai, you will be disappointed.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 3
Russel Reppen
Stopped for a cardamon chai. Excellent service and was very good.Only credit cards - no cash
sri lekha reddy Bathini
Good food and good service with lovely Indian musicNice place to hangout in
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Pratik Shetty
I took samosa plate and mumbai chai. Samosa was stale and it smelled. It was just microwaved at given. Being a Mumbaikar, I did not find the chai like a mumbai chai. Let alone Mumbai, it was not a chai at all. It had a very powdery taste of the masala. Guys, please focus on improving food quality.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Samosa Chaat, Mumbai Cutting
Janna Gabrielle M
This is like my favorite cafe in all of Chicago, not only can you get a cup of coffee and chai that would put Starbucks to shame the food here is amazing a CITIZEN's go-to place for portioned meal a great atmosphere, and the best Masala chi you will ever have honestly I come here so often I basically live here.Vegetarian options: SENT BY GOD WITH A VEGETARIAN MENU THAT IS FULL FLAVOR ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bhel Puri, Pie, Samosa Chaat, Chana Masala
Swapnil Gyani
Great spot for Indian chai and snacks, tucked away in a little corner of Chicago downtown.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Bhel Puri, Mumbai Cutting
Mitva Patel
best chai and food u can get in chicago downtown especially the bhel puri it was too
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bhel Puri, Sev Puri
Aeris EA
Have to say extremely disappointed in the food. Masala was overcooked and tasted like it had been sitting in warmers for hours. The naan and samosas were hard like they were made a couple of days before and then microwaved. This is not the previous experience had with food from their other location. If you are bringing food made in the main restaurant and just warming it, it may be time to rethink this satellite location. The food quality is suffering. The bright spot is the food preparer/cashier (only visible employee) was very kind and sweet. Consider making this a beverage location only until the food is figured out.
Food: 1
Service: 5
Swittypi
Great! The service was wonderful! I tried the masala chai, caramel sea salt latte, samosa, and sev puri and all were great!
They don't accept cash - NOT EVEN EXACT CHANGE!!! One of the young girls behind counter was very rude!
Yancy Roberts
Tasty Lassi. Really good Chai, makes their own season blend in house.Counter and table seating options available.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
adhistac
The place was quite busy during the holiday season. As it is centrally located you can expect people to stop by for a quick Nepalese snack. Samosa and esp the sour chutney is a must try. It reminded me of Samosa that I ate back in Nepal. Masala tea and Mumbai cutting tea were decent. Aloo chat could have been better.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Aloo Chaat, Mumbai Cutting
Jess Ciufia
The smells alone is worth a stop in! The chai is amazing (we got masala with oat milk) and the barista was so sweet she gave us a coconut crème to try - which I kind of wish I got instead because it was so tasty! We also got veggie samosas which were some of the best I’ve ever had.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Royce Calavera
I am a sucker for real house-made chai packed with spice, so this place is a winner with me. It's not like any mild, cloyingly sweet holiday chai from a certain coffee chain with a mermaid on their logo. It's extremely hot when they hand it to you, it's got bite, it's a real treat, great quality, fair price. I'm attempting to try all the flavors; would recommend this place on a cold day (and any other day)!
Best chai in the city and great food. Friendly staff. Amazing service by Anu. Highly recommend this place.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The chai was horrible— they should not call it chai when they use a syrup. It was not authentic at all. We ordered the ginger cardamom chai and it tasted nothing like it — it was syrupy, worse than the chai tea lattes that the American coffee stores sell .Please don’t go here if you are looking for authentic Indian chai, you will be disappointed.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 3
Stopped for a cardamon chai. Excellent service and was very good.Only credit cards - no cash
Good food and good service with lovely Indian musicNice place to hangout in
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I took samosa plate and mumbai chai. Samosa was stale and it smelled. It was just microwaved at given. Being a Mumbaikar, I did not find the chai like a mumbai chai. Let alone Mumbai, it was not a chai at all. It had a very powdery taste of the masala. Guys, please focus on improving food quality.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Samosa Chaat, Mumbai Cutting
This is like my favorite cafe in all of Chicago, not only can you get a cup of coffee and chai that would put Starbucks to shame the food here is amazing a CITIZEN's go-to place for portioned meal a great atmosphere, and the best Masala chi you will ever have honestly I come here so often I basically live here.Vegetarian options: SENT BY GOD WITH A VEGETARIAN MENU THAT IS FULL FLAVOR ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bhel Puri, Pie, Samosa Chaat, Chana Masala
Great spot for Indian chai and snacks, tucked away in a little corner of Chicago downtown.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Bhel Puri, Mumbai Cutting
best chai and food u can get in chicago downtown especially the bhel puri it was too
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bhel Puri, Sev Puri
Have to say extremely disappointed in the food. Masala was overcooked and tasted like it had been sitting in warmers for hours. The naan and samosas were hard like they were made a couple of days before and then microwaved. This is not the previous experience had with food from their other location. If you are bringing food made in the main restaurant and just warming it, it may be time to rethink this satellite location. The food quality is suffering. The bright spot is the food preparer/cashier (only visible employee) was very kind and sweet. Consider making this a beverage location only until the food is figured out.
Food: 1
Service: 5
Great! The service was wonderful! I tried the masala chai, caramel sea salt latte, samosa, and sev puri and all were great!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
They don't accept cash - NOT EVEN EXACT CHANGE!!! One of the young girls behind counter was very rude!
Tasty Lassi. Really good Chai, makes their own season blend in house.Counter and table seating options available.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
The place was quite busy during the holiday season. As it is centrally located you can expect people to stop by for a quick Nepalese snack. Samosa and esp the sour chutney is a must try. It reminded me of Samosa that I ate back in Nepal. Masala tea and Mumbai cutting tea were decent. Aloo chat could have been better.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Aloo Chaat, Mumbai Cutting
The smells alone is worth a stop in! The chai is amazing (we got masala with oat milk) and the barista was so sweet she gave us a coconut crème to try - which I kind of wish I got instead because it was so tasty! We also got veggie samosas which were some of the best I’ve ever had.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I am a sucker for real house-made chai packed with spice, so this place is a winner with me. It's not like any mild, cloyingly sweet holiday chai from a certain coffee chain with a mermaid on their logo. It's extremely hot when they hand it to you, it's got bite, it's a real treat, great quality, fair price. I'm attempting to try all the flavors; would recommend this place on a cold day (and any other day)!
Food: 5
Service: 5