A meal that brought me back to my homeland! Great taste, delicious chutneys, and huge portions! You can’t go wrong with the South Indian food (or the Punjabi food) here!

📍 Thalaiva’s Indian Kitchen | Main St (old location) This one’s been sitting in the drafts, but had to post it now that they’ve opened a new location just down the block! Both spots serve similar food and are still open 🙌 We tried a little bit of everything: • The Gobi 65 was delicious crispy and full of flavor 🔥 • The dosa was super flavorful, and the sambhar was honestly so good • Garlic naan was great, but the paneer tikka was just okay Desserts: Rasmalai and chai were both solid! The S

Omg! This is legit! #indianfood #masala #dosa

Cheese masala dosa is so crispy and tender. I also like the chicken kurma!

📍Thalaiva’s Indian Kitchen South Indian food was amazing 🔥🔥 The mushroom pepper fry was a 10/10, and the cut mirchi was perfectly crispy Mini idli sambhar, medu vada, dosa, and uttapam: all hit 🤤 Paneer tikka and garlic naan were okay… I’d definitely stick with the South Indian food. Ended with chai and gulab jamun 😋 #Thalaivas #ParkRidgeEats #SouthIndianFood #VegetarianEats #DineWithPooj #ChicagoFoodie

Lots of Dosas, curries, and naans. I love the papppadaum here too. Best: #BYOB!