India House, River North
23 people recommend, 1 warns against itvia r/chicagofood, r/AskChicago, r/chicago24 comments cited below
What people say, in short
India House, a River North restaurant on Grand Avenue, is recommended by most who mention it, and many praise its buffet. A few single out the tandoori chicken and a few the fresh naan; one praises its Indo-Chinese dishes and one mentions the chicken tikka masala on the weekday buffet. One likes the sizzling tandoor chicken brought to each table, while another says the rogan josh meat was tough and the samosas only okay. One ranks the buffet well below a Gaylord in Schaumburg.
Address
India House Restaurant Chicago, 59 W Grand Ave, Chicago, IL 60654
At a glance
- Price
- Budget
- Signature dishes
- Tandoori chicken and naan served at the buffet, Creamy tikka masala, Tandoori mixed grill
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The evidence
Every point below is paraphrased from a real public comment, ordered by how much the community engaged with it. Caveats and negatives are kept in — follow any link to read the original for yourself.
- Recommendsu/Milton__Obote in r/chicagofood · Jun 2024taste
Prefers India House outright; the buffet's fresh bread and tandoor chicken settle it for them.
- Recommendsu/bass_bungalow in r/chicagofood · Sep 2026value
Recommends the India House lunch buffet.
- Recommendsu/xellos2099 in r/chicagofood · Jul 2026taste
Has visited before and likes the unlimited tandoori chicken and naan there.
- Recommendsu/katatvandy in r/chicagofood · Dec 2023
Named India House as a direct answer to the request for an Indian buffet.
- Caveatu/light-something-up in r/chicagofood · Jul 2026
Ranks India House's buffet well below a Schaumburg Gaylord, implying weaker buffet quality.
- Recommendsu/RuruSzu in r/AskChicago · Nov 2024
Enjoyed its buffet in River North and plans to return.
- Recommendsu/ggadget6 in r/chicagofood · Jun 2024
Judges India House clearly better than the other buffet option.
- Recommendsu/Boozas in r/chicagofood · Jun 2025ambience
Says the big windows let diners sit inside yet feel outdoorsy; offered as the closest patio-style option they can recall.
Show all 24 cited comments
- Recommendsu/Objective-Rub-8763 in r/chicagofood · Dec 2024
Regularly visits alone for its weekday buffet, valuing quiet solo time there.
- Recommendsu/Lakeview_Mama in r/chicagofood · Sep 2025
Says the buffet there is good.
- Recommendsu/Rolo_Tamasi in r/AskChicago · Jul 2025
Names this restaurant as a suggestion for Indian food.
- Recommendsu/Fast-Class6097 in r/AskChicago · Nov 2024
Prefers India House to India Garden, though one Garden dish kept drawing them back.
- Recommendsu/ShortGlassOfWater312 in r/AskChicago · Nov 2024service
Likes that every table gets a sizzling tandoor chicken of its own.
- Recommendsu/Several-Librarian-63 in r/chicagofood · Sep 2026value
Names India House as its Indian pick, pointing to the lunch buffet.
- Recommendsu/crispytheseawitch in r/chicagofood · Mar 2026taste
Praises its Indo-Chinese dishes as excellent.
- Recommendsu/Extension-Cress-3803 in r/AskChicago · Nov 2024
Agrees with the recommendation of India House in River North.
- Recommendsu/Platy-pewpew in r/chicagofood · Oct 2026
Had the buffet and calls it pretty great; praises table-served naan and free chicken tikka.
- Recommendsu/Hungry-Treacle8493 in r/chicagofood · Jul 2026
Says its weekday lunch buffet regularly serves a vividly orange-hued chicken tikka masala.
- Recommendsu/Theatre-Momentum in r/chicagofood · Mar 2026taste
Praises several dishes; says Rogan Josh meat is tough and samosas only okay.
- Recommendsu/aSiK00 in r/chicagofood · Feb 2026
Calls it good for everyday Indian food.
- Recommendsu/NukinDuke in r/chicagofood · Dec 2025
Names India House as a pick.
- Recommendsu/canton1009 in r/chicagofood · Apr 2024
Says they like India House.
- Recommendsu/FlyMeToTheZune in r/chicago · Jan 2024
Suggests this restaurant as a place to try for Indian food.
- Recommendsu/hlhammer1001 in r/chicagofood · Jan 2025
Praises the weekend brunch buffet and its chicken tikka.
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