The Great Indian Kitchen

I decided to try this place after hearing great reviews and it truly is amazing. I got the chicken Mandi. It came on the largest plate I’ve ever had. It must have been about 20” around. Full of rice and sauces and an amazing piece of chicken. I also got the garlic naan which came out hot and perfectly toasted. What a gem. Can’t wait to come back.

I’ll start with the food, it’s good, not great, but good. The employees were accommodating and nice. I ordered to go, but the inside seemed okay. The main issue here is the value of what you’re paying for, I ordered a chicken curry combo with chapati. There is no explanation of what that combo entails, so I’ll tell you. It includes about 6 ounces of chicken curry, and 2 pieces of chapati, that’s it…no rice, no drink. I was definitely under the assumption that rice was included, but I asked and was told no, not with a combo. I then asked to place an order, and the gentleman at the register said no worry, and gave me a side of rice. Like I said the employee that I met was great, but for $20, the value sure seemed off. Maybe a combo was just a bad decision, and just ordering curry on its own includes rice? I’ve never ordered an Indian dish that did not include a side of rice, I thought it was a staple. Oh well, the food was good in the long run, just buyer beware and order rice with your combo. Also, the chicken is at least 50% bones in the curry, I know that the chicken is cooked on the bone in the curry, but you’re only getting about 6oz of chicken curry to work with, and 3 oz is bones!

So I'm looking for the best spicy food in Cleveland. I found this nice little Indian restaurant downtown and asked for the spiciest chicken dish they had. They suggested the Andhra Chicken Curry and I asked for it to be really spicy. Even with the shock on the lady's face, who asked "Are you sure?", I was able to get it extra spicy. First off, the Basmati rice is the perfect flavor compliment to the curry. The spices and chicken were delicious and fresh, I was definitely happy with flavor and spice. If I had a suggestion it would be to use boneless chicken, but everything about the meal felt authentic.