Indian Grill

"What do you think about Indian?" A question that I would have never thought would come out of my mouth if you asked me 15 years ago. My parents took me to Indian food once when I was a kid and I can recall being less than excited. However, fast forward about 10 years when I was in Kansas City for a photo shoot...the studio ordered in Indian food and I was like "wow, what have I been missing?!" I can't say that Indian has become a staple for me, but every once and a while I get a real craving for it.

Back to the question, I asked this of my Dad for our monthly dinner this past week, and I got a solid "Yes." A year or so ago we tried out Marigold for one of our monthly dinners which was fantastic. This time, we wanted to find a place that was a little closer to Lincoln Park. After some Yelp research and cross-referencing with Metromix, I was confident that Indian Grill was the best choice. This small no muss no fuss restaurant is located on Clark in between Webster and Fullerton.

The place was pretty empty but it was only 6pm on a weekday. We had 3 very friendly gentleman serving us throughout our meal. My Dad and I both loved our dishes. I had the Chicken Tikka Masala with rice that was just to die for. So good, that I couldn't wait to have leftovers the next night. My Dad had the Lamb Vindaloo which from what I could tell was delicious once I got past the heat. He also indulged in the Naan (indian bread)...as I looked on in envy as he dipped and sopped up the sauces.


We balanced out our dishes with an excellent White Burgundy that my Dad purchased at his new favorite wine store Cabernet & Company located in Glen Ellyn.

I would absolutely recommend Indian Grill to anyone. Although they don't have the ambiance of Marigold, with food this good, who needs it?