The best samosa I’ve ever had in my life, and it’s not particularly close.
Food: 5
Charlie Cucco
How do you charge $65 for two entrees and skunk On rice? $32.50 and you have to split a medium deli container.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 2
Zoe
Ordered delivery from this place a few nights ago. Wasn’t paying attention to my phone to see a message that said they had run out of an item. Vajra sent a similar dish with a handwritten note explaining the situation. Food was excellent and we were thrilled with our replacement. Will definitely be ordering again! Very thoughtful service, much appreciated.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Aleena Lakhanpal
Supremely disappointed. We had ordered food from Vajra for the past 5 years, and had even catered a couple of small events from here. We never got the chance to eat at the restaurant, but it was our go-to for Indian take out. So imagine my surprise, at 30w pregnant, with a craving for vegetable biryani, to find an actual cockroach cooked into the food. If that wasn’t disgusting enough, wait until you hear how they handled the complaint. I call them, and am told multiple times thay they are “too busy with an event” to talk to me and that someone would call me back. I even left a message with the guy who answered the phone that the reason I was calling was because of the cockroach we found in our food, but “someone will call back.” Well, no one called me back, and a few days later we got a random partial refund on our food.
Needless to say, we will never be ordering from them again, and as much as I hate writing a bad review for a place of business, it is absolutely inexcusable to 1) not examine your food before sending it out and 2) not bother to communicate, especially with loyal customers.
Food: 1
Service: 1
Amir
We had Vajra cater our Christmas Eve dinner this year, and the experience was outstanding. The food was delicious and the service was exceptional. There was a small hiccup during the catering delivery, but the team was incredibly responsive, professional, and proactive in resolving it. They addressed the issue quickly, ensured all food was ready before our guests arrived, and were exceptionally generous and thoughtful in how they handled the situation.
We were genuinely impressed by both the quality of the food and the level of care shown by the team. We would absolutely order from Vajra again and are very grateful for their support in making our Christmas Eve dinner such a success.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Samuel Daylor
The food is great but the service is abysmal. Server barely checked in on me and my friend. Asked for drinks and they never came. Ended up spending 3 hours here because the waiter took so long to take our order and bring us the check. I had to ask 3 separate people to get my check. I also told the front that it was my friend’s birthday and they did not acknowledge it at all. Good food but the service is abysmal. Don’t come here thinking you’ll be in and out.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 1
Tad Norseman
The food was quite delicious, although some portions, like the samosas, were tepid at best. The lamb vindaloo was satisfyingly spicy, with tender lamb. Cashew Shai Korma was likewise tasty and tender with all the right spices. The service was acceptable, when you go it. Often long periods between visits, and often forgetful of what you asked for. Hard to hear anyone, to include the staff. Probably best to do takeaway……
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 2
Imran Khan
Always friendly service and fantastic biryani
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Caitlin Sisken
Incredible food & cocktails
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kapil K
Chicago is generally a pretty mediocre place for Indian food, but this place really really surprised me. Really great quality and totally worth the price
Despite the website saying they’re open, they’re apparently closed for dine-in traffic Monday-Thursday. They need to update their website/Google/etc.
Service: 3
Nikki Kothari
I can't believe I haven't yet left a review, Vajra has been my favorite Indian food in the city for years. I've tried everything from lunch buffet to tasting menu special dinners to takeout, and everything is always incredibly delicious. The team is the best and weve only had great service. Highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nick Pennebaker
Vajra is truly fantastic. It has a mix of traditional dishes alongside some Asian fusion ones. Highly recommend it - the vindalu and Szechuan chicken chili stood out to me. Only knock on it is that it’s freezing - bring a jacket for dinner!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Leah Headd
Entrées come with rice 👍
Aishwarya Murali
The assorted mushroom biriyani was the best. Followed by Malai Kofta, Dahi kebab and sweet potato chat. Naan was pretty soft. Was very disappointed with the drinks. Most whiskey cocktails were unavailable and the ones I ordered were very mediocre. We ordered paan kulfi for dessert and it was just ok.
The best samosa I’ve ever had in my life, and it’s not particularly close.
Food: 5
How do you charge $65 for two entrees and skunk
On rice? $32.50 and you have to split a medium deli container.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 2
Ordered delivery from this place a few nights ago. Wasn’t paying attention to my phone to see a message that said they had run out of an item. Vajra sent a similar dish with a handwritten note explaining the situation. Food was excellent and we were thrilled with our replacement. Will definitely be ordering again! Very thoughtful service, much appreciated.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Supremely disappointed. We had ordered food from Vajra for the past 5 years, and had even catered a couple of small events from here. We never got the chance to eat at the restaurant, but it was our go-to for Indian take out. So imagine my surprise, at 30w pregnant, with a craving for vegetable biryani, to find an actual cockroach cooked into the food. If that wasn’t disgusting enough, wait until you hear how they handled the complaint. I call them, and am told multiple times thay they are “too busy with an event” to talk to me and that someone would call me back. I even left a message with the guy who answered the phone that the reason I was calling was because of the cockroach we found in our food, but “someone will call back.” Well, no one called me back, and a few days later we got a random partial refund on our food.
Needless to say, we will never be ordering from them again, and as much as I hate writing a bad review for a place of business, it is absolutely inexcusable to 1) not examine your food before sending it out and 2) not bother to communicate, especially with loyal customers.
Food: 1
Service: 1
We had Vajra cater our Christmas Eve dinner this year, and the experience was outstanding. The food was delicious and the service was exceptional. There was a small hiccup during the catering delivery, but the team was incredibly responsive, professional, and proactive in resolving it. They addressed the issue quickly, ensured all food was ready before our guests arrived, and were exceptionally generous and thoughtful in how they handled the situation.
We were genuinely impressed by both the quality of the food and the level of care shown by the team. We would absolutely order from Vajra again and are very grateful for their support in making our Christmas Eve dinner such a success.
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food is great but the service is abysmal. Server barely checked in on me and my friend. Asked for drinks and they never came. Ended up spending 3 hours here because the waiter took so long to take our order and bring us the check. I had to ask 3 separate people to get my check. I also told the front that it was my friend’s birthday and they did not acknowledge it at all. Good food but the service is abysmal. Don’t come here thinking you’ll be in and out.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 1
The food was quite delicious, although some portions, like the samosas, were tepid at best. The lamb vindaloo was satisfyingly spicy, with tender lamb. Cashew Shai Korma was likewise tasty and tender with all the right spices. The service was acceptable, when you go it. Often long periods between visits, and often forgetful of what you asked for. Hard to hear anyone, to include the staff. Probably best to do takeaway……
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 2
Always friendly service and fantastic biryani
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Incredible food & cocktails
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Chicago is generally a pretty mediocre place for Indian food, but this place really really surprised me. Really great quality and totally worth the price
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Despite the website saying they’re open, they’re apparently closed for dine-in traffic Monday-Thursday. They need to update their website/Google/etc.
Service: 3
I can't believe I haven't yet left a review, Vajra has been my favorite Indian food in the city for years. I've tried everything from lunch buffet to tasting menu special dinners to takeout, and everything is always incredibly delicious. The team is the best and weve only had great service. Highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Vajra is truly fantastic. It has a mix of traditional dishes alongside some Asian fusion ones. Highly recommend it - the vindalu and Szechuan chicken chili stood out to me. Only knock on it is that it’s freezing - bring a jacket for dinner!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Entrées come with rice 👍
The assorted mushroom biriyani was the best. Followed by Malai Kofta, Dahi kebab and sweet potato chat. Naan was pretty soft. Was very disappointed with the drinks. Most whiskey cocktails were unavailable and the ones I ordered were very mediocre. We ordered paan kulfi for dessert and it was just ok.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
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