ROOP Chicago Innovative Indian Restaurant & Cocktail Bar

Food was good or may be average. Nothing exciting or special. In fact, any decent Indian restaurant will have equivalent food. We were expecting little better from a Michelin Star restaurant.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 4

Our server Nitish was the best - sweetest - most knowledgeable server I’ve had in years 15/10

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Took for my family for post thanksgiving lunch with high hopes, but it turned out to be a complete flop show. Except for the mocktails, everything else was disappointing.
1. Ambience: - Average
2. Cleanliness: - Pathetic, the couches at the entrance were filthy (please refer to the attached pictures and video). We wanted to sit up front to enjoy the street view and sun but were forced to sit inside instead. Although we requested that the seats be cleaned, nothing was done.
3. Food: - Below average experience, We wanted to order appetizers—specifically the Malai Kebab and Roop Non-Veg Platter—but were told these wouldn’t be available for another 30–40 minutes (until around 1:30 PM). As a result, our family was forced to order a main course for the non-vegetarians—Butter Chicken—instead. I hope the staff is trained to recognize that Butter Chicken is a main course, not an appetizer.
a. Mock tails: - Ordered two, guava and coconut ones both were pretty good
b. Veg Appetizer: - The Dahi Kebab was disappointing. The portion size was extremely small, and the filling was overly soft and lacked flavor.
c. Main Course: -
i. Saag Paneer Kofta: - The portion was very small—not even enough for two people. The spinach gravy was extremely bland and tasted as though no whole spices were added during preparation
ii. Butter Chicken: - It was ok, very ordinary

Overall, very disappointing. Not worth the hype.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 3

Good food. Great service. Ask for Adam, he will take excellent care of you.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Adam was a great server and truly went above and beyond for my family and I. Really made this night memorable for our trip to Chicago

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

This is the definition of an “Instagram restaurant” where the food is made for Instagram first and your mouth second. Not terrible, but very mediocre. Nice atmosphere though

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 4

Visiting ROOP for the second time, and it’s still giving elegant vibes—from the ambiance to the staff to the thoughtfully curated menu items. I’ll definitely be returning to explore their upgraded menu.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Went here for lunch on a weekend.
Food here tastes closer to home than other Indian restaurants that make sweet/americanized version of Indian food.
The portion sizes are small so make sure you’re ordering for yourself. One curry portion is sufficient for one person and naan is cut into two small pieces.
The food tasted great except for the dahi puri. There’s many ways to make a puri (the shell) outside but it didn’t seem authentic/fresh. It had a rubbery texture to it which is quite uncommon.

All in all it was a good experience.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Great food , great environment. Adam was great.. 10/10 spot

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Honestly I was bit disappointed with tasting menu and their cocktails tasting. May be I went with too much expectations. Food was ok not so great certainly not worth the price the presentation were beautiful but not all the bites were extraordinary… for paying almost $500 for food + cocktail tasting I was expecting more that ordinary experience but it was not really The One… may be next time we might try their ala-carte … although the servers were really very kind and attentive.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 4

I visited this restaurant on a recent trip to Chicago. I really wanted to like the food but I did not enjoy it as much as I was hoped to and read about it. The ambiance is amazing but the food just misses the edge. I know they can do better. The desserts were delicious.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 5

This is such a worst restaurant in Chicago downtown. Bad hospitality and bad taste

Such a lousy place. I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Good vegetarian options, nice service, and quality food

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Food, service, atmosphere all 5 stars. Will be back again!!!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5