Maharaj Indian Grill, Downtown
18 people recommend, 1 warns against itvia r/chicagofood, r/AskChicago21 comments cited below
What people say, in short
Maharaj Indian Grill is recommended by most commenters who mention it, and several name the downtown or Loop location, which is the one shown; one says it has three locations. Individual diners single out the dal makhani, paneer makhani, tikka masala, chicken curry and chicken biryani. Caveats: one finds quality inconsistent, sometimes excellent and sometimes bad, and another finds the downtown location too rich unless asking for less.
Address
Maharaj Indian Grill, 333 S State St, 8 E Van Buren St Unit C13, Chicago, IL 60604
At a glance
- Price
- Budget
- Signature dishes
- Dal makhani, Chicken tikka masala, Paneer makhani
- Best for
- Budget
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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/Mental_Address in r/chicagofood · Dec 2025value
Recommends it for students; says its weekend lunch deal is great.
- Recommendsu/Enough_Insect4823 in r/chicagofood · Jun 2024
An Indian DePaul student calls it a favorite Indian restaurant.
- Recommendsu/crispytheseawitch in r/chicagofood · Jan 2025
Recommends Maharaj in the South Loop as classic north Indian food.
- Recommendsu/Massive-Traffic-9970 in r/chicagofood · Jul 2025
Names this downtown restaurant as one of the Indian places they usually go instead of Devon.
- Mixedu/daBabadook05 in r/chicagofood · Jun 2024consistency
Quality is inconsistent; sometimes excellent, sometimes bad.
- Recommendsu/guy_following_you in r/chicagofood · Jul 2026
Lists Maharaj among a few suggested places for the tikka request.
- Recommendsu/elynias in r/chicagofood · Nov 2024value
Orders its specials when buying large amounts of Indian food; finds quality still solid and value excellent.
- Recommendsu/KappyBruh in r/chicagofood · Jun 2024taste
Praises this place's paneer makhani as excellent.
Show all 21 cited comments
- Recommendsu/IphisEtIanthe in r/chicagofood · Jan 2024taste
Calls Maharaj Grill absolutely delicious and offers no view on its authenticity.
- Recommendsu/HiddenSquish in r/chicagofood · Jul 2026taste
Calls their tikka masala outstanding and deeper in flavor than any Devon version they tried.
- Recommendsu/Rolo_Tamasi in r/AskChicago · Jul 2025
Names this restaurant as a suggestion for Indian food.
- Recommendsu/ofcourseIwantpickles in r/chicagofood · Sep 2024
Calls the downtown Maharaj excellent; says chicken curry is their regular order.
- Recommendsu/skitater in r/chicagofood · Jun 2024
Says any of the three locations is a safe bet, including the Loop one.
- Recommendsu/Reasonable_Jump_1318 in r/chicagofood · Jun 2024
Calls this Loop spot a surprise hit; the lunch deal and dal makhani are standouts.
- Mixedu/Sillyguri in r/AskChicago · Oct 2026taste
Says the downtown location is too rich, but asking for less makes it decent.
- Caveatu/longanandlychee in r/chicagofood · Jul 2026taste
Has eaten there but says their tikka does not resemble the dish in the post.
- Recommendsu/hrdass in r/AskChicago · Jul 2026
Says this is probably the top desi pick downtown, where options are limited.
- Recommendsu/Other-Channel-8561 in r/chicagofood · Jan 2025
Lists Maharaj Indian Grill among favorite Punjabi-category spots.
- Recommendsu/IWantAMiataPls in r/chicagofood · Mar 2026taste
Says Maharaj's chicken biryani is excellent.
- Recommendsu/Funny_Fanatic in r/AskChicago · Aug 2025
Lists Maharaja among Indian restaurants called great.
- Recommendsu/GlitteringAd8017 in r/chicagofood · Jan 2025
Offers Maharaj as a direct answer to the request.
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