Reviews for Chiya Chai Café in Chicago, IL
This is not what Indian food tastes like, I ordered a chicken rice bowl and one Paratha. Both were horrible, the chicken Tikka... rice bowl was too creamy and less authentic(Indian) in taste. And the Paratha(potato stuffed) was a joke, there was hardly anypotato and it was too oily and poor in taste. I don't know why this place has such good ratings, I am very surprised. And wasexpensive for what they serve. Only Chai (Indian tea) was of worth. Read more
I was looking for vegetarian options and this is one of the few places that came up. The fries were delicious and the veggie... dumplings were surprisingly good! Loved the Horchaitea as well. Food doesn't take too long but wish they'd run it out at thesame time. My boyfriend had his food well before I did (steaming dumplings takes longer). Read more
A great place for Indian food!! Chai tea too. Wow soooo good. Here’s what we had, in order starting with the most popular... items at our table. You’ll see the vegetarian items were the most popular. And the spice level for the food was mild/medium soeveryone at the table enjoyed the food. 5 stars - Drinks - Ginger cardamom chai (hot). Spicy masala chai (hot). Horchaitea(iced). All soooo good. They had a spiced flavor, a tad sweeter than we are used to, but that wasn’t a bad thing. Comfort in acup for sure!! They have non-dairy milk options too! 5 stars - Aloo Chaat - pan fried potatoes with lime juice, onion,tomatoes, cilantro, spices, yogurt, garbanzo beans and crunchy bhel. The best flavor in this. How everything combined into aflavor packed bite, yet refined. 5 stars - Pani Puri - crisp flour puffs (puri) filled with spiced potatoes and a sauce madewith tamarind, cumin, rock salt, mint, cilantro, cayenne and chaat masala. Many at that table never had this cold dish beforeand they all loved it. Another flavor packed bite with a refreshing taste. 5 stars - Savory pies - Curried kale and potato wasthe best. The spicy minced pork was also good. The best part of their pies is the buttery flaky crust. The curried kale andpotato filling (curried kale, potatoes, carrots and peas) was nice and creamy. Included two different chutneys. 4 stars - wehad two other dishes. Darjeeling pork momos. Creamy masala chicken curry bowl. The meat eaters at the table said they likedthese, although not as good as the food options above. 2 stars - Hot curry wings (curry, spices, hot pepper sauce, lime,honey). Unfortunately these were too salty to consume. They were very nice to make us a new batch and the saltiness was stillonly dialed down a bit. But their customer service in response to our comment was a 5 star response... 5 stars - Raul was oneof the most friendly employees we ever met. He was so patient and answered our questions. Our party of seven had a lot of dif Read more
- Coming here since 2017. Best Indian/Nepalese Food and Chai I’ve had in Logan Square. - The momo dumplings ???? are... DELICIOUS. My favorite ones are the beef. They come with a very flavorful green and red sauce. - If you have not tried theMasala fries with the sauce you are MISSING out. They are packed with spice and the dip pairs heavenly with the fries. - Speakno more: the chai’s are NEXT level. Very nuanced. Very customizable. My favorite is vanilla nutmeg iced with almond milk. Thestaff personally makes sure it’s always perfect. - Plenty of space for a meeting. There’s an elegant back room for a moreintimate occasion or date. They even light candles at night. ???? Patio is opened during the warmer months to include your furryfriends. ?????????? - Lots of parking on Milwaukee. Free on Sundays. - In a great location for night life too. Read more
A fun place that is trying to serve Indian styled flavorful “chai” and snacks. The taste was close but not similar to an... Indian chai - we found it a bit spicy for our taste and they also had a spicy masala chai option. The samosas were ok andsimilar to what you expect at any other Indian place in the States. They also had a few options for bigger plates, entrées anda wide choice of iced and hot coffees. Staff was very friendly and service was quick. Read more
The chai sampler was a great choice. If your hungry try the Buffalo wings a really good flavor and definitely worth it.
My review is based on 2 complete different experiences at Chiya Chai. Went there pre covid and the food was so good. The right... amount of spicy and tasty. We had ordered the hot curry wings, chiya chili potatoes and momo. The chili potatoes was thehighlight of the night, followed by wings. During covid, After such a good 1st experience, we decided to do a take of the sameorder and the food was not that great. The potatoes were not crisps and the sauce did not taste good. Wings were okiesh. Read more
Chiya Chai has been on my visit list for a while and finally got to try it. It was worth the wait. True to its name, this place... is a chai lovers paradise. With more than 150 combinations of chai brewed in house, this place will make you come back formore. Chiya chai offers Nepali - Indian cuisine. Love their menu choices, tons of meat and vegan options. They have gluten freeoptions as well. We walked in and ordered our food and then got seated. We tried the pani puri, samosa chaat, deep dish lamb,Kathmandu chicken momos, Chicken Balti pie , and the hot curry wings. We really enjoyed all the dishes. The Balti pie was a10/10. The chicken and peas curry filing inside was delicious. The momos were excellent and freshly prepared. The lamb dish wasamazing. Loved the pani puri and samosa chaat. The curry wings were spicy but really tasty. We got the chai growler to go inthe masala chai flavor. We refrigerated it and made chai with it. We used 1/2 cup milk and 1/2 of the masala chai growler .Boiled it and delicious flavor and aroma chai ready in minutes at home. Strongly recommend getting it Overall we had awonderful experience and will be back again to stock up on chai and enjoy other dishes from their menu. As per the restaurantthe lamb dish prepared is halal. Read more