Daata Darbar
2306 W Devon Ave, Chicago, IL, 60659
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Address :
2306 W Devon Ave
Chicago, IL, 60659 - Phone (773) 262-7330
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Opening Hours
- Mon :Open 24 hours
Specialities
- Takes Reservations : No
Delivery : No
Take-out : Yes
Accepts Credit Cards : Yes
Good For : Lunch, Dinner
Parking : Street
Bike Parking : Yes
Wheelchair Accessible : Yes
Good for Kids : Yes
Good for Groups : Yes
Attire : Casual
Ambience : Casual
Noise Level : Average
Alcohol : No
Outdoor Seating : No
Wi-Fi : No
Has TV : Yes
Waiter Service : Yes
Caters : Yes
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India is the birth place of Chicken Tikka Masala and Curries. Indian foods are prepared with a blend of finely mixed spices quite popular across the region. The spices develop the rich taste in Indian food enough to boggle your mind. The ever-increasing fan base of Indian food around the New York city is steadily increasing because of the large number of Indians who traveled to the land of dreams. The Indians also brought their very own vibrant, colorful, and aromatic authentic dishes for the people in the West. While most of the Indian population is Vegetarian, Indian food is great for people who are looking for vegan or vegetarian food option. If you are a Meat lover, don't get disappointed yet. Indian food also boasts of some popular non-vegetarian dishes too. Few examples are the famous Butter Chicken, Mutton Biryani and Tandoori Chicken are enough to satisfy your taste buds.
Indian food has gained reputation all over the world especially in the United States. You can find many places serving the appetizing Indian food across all major cities in the US. India is a diverse country with different food culture originated from different parts of the country. While the Northern region boasts tandoori dishes and korma offering royal taste, the Western Ghats offers sea foods that is made in naturally sweet tender coconut milk. The South Indian food servers a quality of different dishes made from rice accompanied with spicy chutneys, curries and famous sambhar. Also, the Indian sweets are a delight to relish. If you ever want to have a burst of sugar syrup in mouth, don't forget to try few Bengali Sweets. Be it spicy, tangy, or sweet flavor, you can find everything in the Indian cuisine. Be assured that the melody of spices will surely bring delight to you.
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Gaurav B.
My friend and I went to this place the other night - he lives in the neighborhood and we likes to try new restaurants This place is so weird, the food is not that great, and they overcharged us. First of all, there is a ton of seating in here, and it was pretty much empty when we went. Not a good sign. It's not clear whether you're supposed to order at the counter or if there's table service, so we just walked up to the counter and ordered. There was a guy staring at us the whole time, and when we tried to order with him another man told us to wait a moment. No prob, we waited, ordered... and then watched as everyone behind the counter was so confused and unorganized. There were several takeout orders being filled that were mixed up, and the naan that we ordered was part of another mixed up order... they just put it with ours instead! Got home, opened our food, and it was sooo greasy - I like spicy food, but this was crazy hot and not flavorful. Avoid this place - there are so many other better Indian/Pakistani restaurants in the area. but its one of the few late night restaurants...
(2)Jeet P.
AVOID THIS PLACE. I'm an Indian myself, so perhaps I do get a little picky when going to Indian restaurants, however, this place is just horrible! My experience was as follows Late Sunday night, 12:40 AM, I got hungry. Everything was closed, and I saw that this place still delivers and it's indian! I had never ordered indian food before, so this was a first. Anyway, I call them and I ask a few questions about the food, and I order the Chicken 65 and Chicken Biryani, along with 3 Chapatis. So that was $6 + $6 + $2.50, the food was $15 bucks and the guy said delivery is $7 for my area. I said, fine. An hour and 15 minutes later, the guy arrives. I was neither angry nor upset at the delivery timing, I had expected this, since the place was about 20 minutes from my home. The total was about $25.xx, I gave the guy $29 and let him have the change. I then open the bag and get all the food out. The food was cold. I don't mean that it was undercooked, or the food lost temperature while the guy was bringing it over here. The Chicken 65 was literally cold. It was as if the food was just taken out of the refrigerator and the guy brought it here. Chicken 65 and Chicken biryani were both this cold. Surprisingly the Chapatis were warm though. I then decided to warm them up in the microwave and have a go at it anyway. Food was DISGUSTING. The chicken didn't taste like meat at all, it was just disgusting. I tried the biryani, disgusting as well. The chicken in the biryani was so disgusting as if the meat had expired months ago. I was angry that I had spent about ~$30 for crap. I then called them and told them "What is this man, this is not even food, everything was cold, etc. etc" After some discussing he agreed to have the guy come pick the food up again and give me a refund. The guy shows up an hour later, gave me back $25. I was fine with it. The delivery guy was really nice. After the refund, he even stopped and asked me if this was my first time ordering from Daata Darbar and he'll check with the kitchen staff, etc. Props to him. CONCLUSION: Don't get this food. If you're feeling hungry and came across this on grubhub, IGNORE THIS PLACE. On top of that, the few bites that I had out of this food, gave me some food poisoning. Took a really painful dump the next day.
(1)Anj B.
This was the most disappointing meal ever. We have been searching everywhere for a restaurant that serves good egg biryani (ever since trying the dish in Hyderabad at Paradise Restaurant.. yummm). We were so happy to find that this place made egg biryani, and called in the order ahead of time. When we got there, the guy told us to wait 5 minutes (even though it had been more than enough time since we called it in) and finally brought out the food. It smelled good and looked promising, so we were excited. Normally good biryanis are not fully mixed up -- the white rice is still fairly separated from the curry/sauce which is embedded within, and you have to mix it all together when you eat it. That's what this looked like -- the white rice on top, with a few flecks of saffron here and there. But when we actually opened it up when we got home, there was no curry/sauce in the dish whatsoever! The guy literally served us a bowl of basmati rice with a few saffron-colored rice pieces sprinkled in and a couple of unseasoned boiled eggs thrown on top. It was also incredibly greasy, we literally did not even want to feed it to our dog because we thought he would get sick from all the grease (he normally loves rice and eggs as a treat). We took a picture of what the dish looked like after we dumped it into a bowl, to show that it literally is just a bunch of rice. Such a disappointment, we are never going back there again.
(1)Janet M.
They have the best dosa in town!!! Is just delicious i have try dosas from all devon but here is just out of this world. And best of all very affordable this place is mainly for food and flavor not for decor or service.
(5)Susan Y.
Ordered delivery for lunch yesterday...NEVER AGAIN! The first issue was the delivery charge. Why so much? Issue number two...the time. It took over two hours for the food to arrive. Issue three...half of my order, placed via Grub Hub, didn't arrive. (Sidebar - Grub Hub refunded the money! Go Grub Hub!) The half that did arrive, very disappointing. The samosas were small and over fried...black almost. The bread was a thick, greasy, oversized tortilla. The vegetable role was alright... Nothing special. Needless to say, I will never go back. With the number of Indian Restaurants on Devon, there is no need to waste your time here.
(1)Taufiq H.
Very authentic food for the price Excellent buffet. This is Hyderabadi food, so if you are new to Indian cuisine Id not recommend you try it. If you know you like indian and want to try some different flavors - go for it. Social atmosphere inside. Almost feels like everyone is part of a family. If you like to be served in a posh restaurant this place is not for you,
(4)Sajid A.
During Ramadan I drove 90mins to get the full pan haleem... It was the worst experience... Never go there again... In suburbs local grocery store sell better haleem.
(1)Sid B.
dishes are cheap , authentic & spicy - hyderabadi style.. Go only on weekends cause the quality seems to suffer on weekdays But there is a reason why it this place is empty any time of the week , with some folk watching TV or gossiping They need to revamp the place and ensure quality if they are interested in doing business
(2)david s.
I went here for take-out as an alternative to Ghareeb Nawaz: authentic, open 24 hrs., and less expensive than most other places, and having some dishes that GN doesn't have. The portions were much smaller than Ghareeb, and at a higher price. So, the 'value' equation does not really equal a great deal. The food was good, but not any better than dozens of other places.
(3)arpan s.
All I get is the chicken 65 roll w white sauce. Pure heavenly bliss.
(5)Michael C.
We visited Little India today and had a choice, on one block. of about 10 Indian restaurants. Outstanding. We chose Daata Darbar because it was highly rated on Yelp, and we weren't disappointed. All the food was fantastic and we felt we could genuinely say that we had an authentic Indian food. It's hard to pinpoint what exactly it was we got, as I can't find a menu online and they didn't have any to give out, but as it's a buffet, there will be things for the casual fan of Indian fare--chicken dishes is creamy tomato sauces--and some more exotic things for people tired of chicken tikka masala. Again: Everything was very tasty, especially the chicken bryiani (one thing I do remember the name of). Not the nicest place inside, but that seemed to add to the authenticity: This is not a place dressed up for tourists or the aforementioned tikka masala crowd, but a place that seems to be a neighborhood favorite--it was pretty crowded. The place was clean and everyone who worked there--there seemed to be a lot of people for a small place--was nice. It's also 24-hour, the first all-night Indian buffet we'd encountered. I could go there right now and start over....
(4)Nikki K.
I had a horrible experience with this place. I ordered delivery and after it had not an hour later, I called to see where my food was. The man said that it was pick up, went to look at the ticket, saw it was delivery and said "Oh sorry, we'll have it right out." Of course when I received my food, it was cold. Not only that, it was disgusting. I will never eat here again and I suggest you don't waste your time either.
(1)Raptor R.
Ever heard of "Hyderabadi Biriyani".. your search ends here for one of the best tastes of Biriyani. Just had it few moments ago. The texture,spice level, taste,deliciousness all were at their best. This review is coming from a guy who is born n brought up in da land of Biriyani. P.S: My first Review in Yelp.
(5)Vijay A.
Very poor Biryani(mutton), have lot more better choices on Devon avenue.
(1)Matt C.
Service is always good and hits the spot in the middle of the night!
(5)Jasmyn K.
Sorry but after going back looking for Lamb Bryiani and being told they have it and after sitting told told they don't? That just ruined it for me....just becasue I have sat down doesn't mean I am going to stay!!
(3)My N.
service/ delivery was HORRIBLE: 0 out of 5 grubhub said delivery would take an hour. we didn't get a confirmation email so called to confirm about 30 minutes in to make sure order was placed. they said they got the order and said it would take 5 minutes ... 60 minutes later, still no food. called again and said it would take 5 minutes... 15 minutes later, called back to cancel the order because we were starving... they said, "no wait, let me call the driver he already left. I will call you back." They called back and apologized for the wait which they said was due to the "traffic"... 20 minutes later, STILL no food. the navigation system says it should only take 15 minutes in current traffic... We were fed up by this point and tried to calling to cancel the order, but they did not pick up the phone. 2 hours and 10 minutes after placing the order. food finally gets here! Food: mediocre, 2 out of 5. plus everything was cold -we only got 2 (instead of 3) samosas. they were soggy/ oily and there wasn't a lot of filling - curry chicken and chicken briyani was flavorful but beware, there are BONES in it! and the pieces of chicken we actually got looked like chicken scraps -paratha was cold and weirdly dense TIPS to the restaurant: 1. change your delivery area. if it takes you over 2 hours for a 15 minute delivery, make delivery area smaller 2. be honest to your customers. don't tell them the food will get there in 5 minutes if it's really 60 or 120 minutes.
(1)Ryan C.
Interesting place. I've been here several times and always seem to get a kick out of this place. This isn't a fancy place, but it's not a dump either. Another reviewer said it was dirty? It is NOT dirty. It's just not fancy. Big difference. When you go, you'll find yourself a bit confused as if you should sit or wait for someone. Just go find a table and sit down. It seems the server will meet you at the table you selected and then you can order. Once you're finished, just walk to the counter. I have learned that you don't wait in this place; you just get up and do it. The one great thing about this place is that it is open 24/7. If you are trying to find something open at 3 AM other than McDonalds or IHOP, this would be a good choice to go to. There are a few odd things about this place. Are you familiar with the "He-man woman haters club" from the Little Rascals?" It kind of felt like that because I have never seen a woman in here. I don't get it. I'll definitely update my review once I do see a woman in there. They almost always have the TV playing some Indian singing song...I guess you could call the show "Indian Idol" or "India's Got Talent" to help understand the type of shows. The guys seem to enjoy these songs and I've seen quite a few singling along. They could bring their wives or daughters to watch, maybe? The Menu: * Buffet on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Buffet is actually pretty good. For $8.00, it's pretty good. * The full menu is one the wall with prices next to. Nothing is expensive. I had the Chicken Biryani for $6. I think what I had was Hyderabadi Biryani. * Food is good. I didn't say the best, but it's good. I kind of like my food a bit spicier. * I haven't seen any naan. I believe roti was served instead. * Every place has there own style. Some of the regulars told me it was pretty authentic. One thing that does bother me is that if you aren't Indian or Pakistani, there's a good chance NOBODY will talk to you. There was one server that was fine. Beyond him, nobody. I've learned not to take offense to the lack of communication. Nobody has been rude to me, but I'm not hearing any "thank you's" or "how is everything" or "come back again." I put several one dollar bills in the other day just to see if they would react...nada. My bill was $6.60. I thought that after I put in the 6th dollar bill they would have said thanks. I tipped more than I usually do just to see.
(3)Amml K.
NEVER ORDER FOR DELIVERY FROM THIS PLACE!! usually,we take carry out from this place.In terms of food it is good.We usually order for Haleem and Biriyani.But this review is about recently we ordered for delivery through grubhub.After two hours of online order,still we didn't get the food.My husband tried to call grubhub and it took 30 minutes wait time to speak with customer representative,and she told she will call back after speaking with delivery guy,that again took 15 min wait time.we tried to call restaurant guy and he told the some nice story for the delay as only one delivery guy is working on that day. After three hours of total time,again we called restaurant guy and he told delivery guy just left to your place.Its terrible to hear this.Thank god we are able to cancel the order.When I asked to cancel he felt so happy and didn't even care a damn about his customer. If you guys can't deliver in time don't do it. Dont keep your customers waiting( May be I am wrong you don't even know how to treat a customer)!!
(1)Asha B.
Die hard fan of Hyderabadi Biryaaaani - Me, highly recommends Daata Darbar. Been there once before on recommendation by few friends, sometime in November'11, but did not quite like the Biryaani or the place. Felt it was very oily and lacked the genuine Biryani taste. So I decided never to visit this place again, especially not when I am dying out of Biryani hunger. But with few friends insisting I visited Daata Darbar again, unwillingly. Glad my friends insisted, this time I fell in love with the Biryani, oh not the place. It you are looking for a fancy one, no not for you. But do stop and please yourself with some awesome Biryani. Not to forget, the spread for buffet was good too. Not sure if they usually have buffet for dinner, but the day we went they had buffet for dinner. This time Daata Darbar pleased my taste buds. Price - Quite cheap and worth the money. I would have given 5 if not for the ambiance. Ah! One more added to my fav eat out places.
(4)Meridith H.
Décor: This place was a lot fancier than I expected for a place that is open 24/7; there are no fluorescent lights, linoleum flooring, or tacky tables. Instead, we have an almost cozy space that is clean without having that stark sterile feel. Food: Each and every dish I had was delicious. I don't remember any of the dishes names except the curry chicken and the cabbage, but each companion filled their plate and each companion cleaned their plate. When I went back to the buffet for seconds, I filled my plate with rice and just the sauce from the curry chicken (it was that good). I do, however, want to warn spice lovers that this may not be the right place for you; I have a low tolerance for spicy food, and none of the dishes at Daata Darbar made me cry (normally, the point at which I cry is the point at which my spice loving friends say the food is just spicy enough). Service: Upon entering, there's no clear direction for guests; do we wait to be seated or seat ourselves? No sign, no direction from staff, nada. After a moment, we sat ourselves and a man came up to us and said "The buffet is ready." I took this to mean that the buffet was our only option; this was confirmed by all employees sitting idle in the dining room watching the enormous TV. While my companions and I were busy at the buffet line, someone placed glasses, a pitcher of water, and an assortment of canned sodas on our table, despite our not having asked for soda (I guess it comes with the buffet?). When I was ready to pay, I approached an employee behind the front counter, then discovered that he was actually preparing food. He directed me to a counter in the back which was unstaffed. I waited for a while, but finally sat down again, at a loss. As guests, we were completely forgotten about, apparently in favor of the news showing on the television. After a while, a man appeared at the back counter. When I approached and asked to pay he took my card and asked me to return to my table. Dumbfounded, I did so, and later a young man came by with my card & receipt for signature. Overall, this was about as close to a David Lynch experience as I care to get. In the end, I might come back if I'm in the area and forget that I've been here before. I really enjoyed the food, but the service was just beyond bizarre.
(2)F K.
Had food from here twice. Its okay. Not bad Indian food but not great either. Go for the lunch or dinner buffet (Don't know if they still offer it). The paan is good.
(3)Dk N.
Stop it! Just stop lying peeps!! I'm a foodie; I've eaten just about everywhere and tried just about everything, but comm' on now... Do not trust all the reviews on Yelp (unless it's from me).This restaurant proves my theory. I listened to the reviews on this restaurant and went. BIG. BIG. BIG MISTAKE!!! Tragic... It's a kinda dirty and not very friendly. And HOT!!! Uncomfortable hot, no air, just a fan to blow in your direction. Thanks for the accomodations!!! Now for my food review... Yikes. Dirty. Poor variety. And never again will I visit this place. Whoever said this place was good is nuts or related to this horrible place. Scarey...very scarey. Don't take your children.
(1)Vamshi N.
The Best Hyderabadi Indian food in the country..The Aloo Methi Gosh(Meat) is awesome.. Need not talk about the goat biryani..Its too good.. Try the sometime available Mutton masala!! Its awesome..
(5)Sean R.
Of the four late-night Indo-Pak places I've recently hit up along Devon, this was the least impressive and the place I'm least likely to return to. The food was "OK" and I realize Indo-Pak food doesn't have to be a spice bomb all the time, but the food here just left me a little flat compared to the others. There was a pretty good crowd at 1AM and that crowd certainly knows better than me what Indo-Pak food is supposed to taste like, so maybe my expectations are skewed. Even so, I'll be headed to other places to satisfy my late night savory-spicy cravings.
(3)Kate G.
This is an Indian/Pakistani restaurant that is open 24 hours. I went here last summer and have to say this food was amazing. I got the recommendation from a friend, and I am glad I went. The atmosphere is nothing special, but the food is great. I tried biryani and the tandoori chicken and both were very good. It is also very affordable. Go check it out!
(5)Nicole P.
I ordered on grubhub (side note: they messed up my order). I walk in and say I have a grubhub order for pickup, the employee does not acknowledge a word I say but walks in the back to get my food, shoves it towards me and says "bye." I fumble with my headphones for a second and he says "you can leave now," umm rude! the flavors are okay but I will absolutely not go back! The rice is four times the size of the entree, which itself was about 40% bone. Sure, I got a good amount of food for $13 but I will definitely never order from here again. Clearly they have no concern for their customers. I should have checked these other reviews before ordering from there!
(1)Gary M.
I've been to a lot of the places along Devon street and have eaten a ton of indian food in my life. This place is the worst I have ever had. The food is sloppy and lazy and the chicken I ordered looked horrifying. I just hope the bones were from a chicken as I'm not really sure if it actually was. You're better off getting a hot pocket from 7/11.
(1)Arpit C.
Food served here is not hygenic. The buffet will give you bad stomach. The serving is unhealthy. I used to have a great food nearly 6 months back over here. But now the food they serve is all frozen. If you like Dosa I recommend this restaurant. Eat fresh live fresh.
(1)Jacob J.
Late night "hotel". In English terms it's a dive or greasy spoon which maintains late night hours. During those late night hours the place is usually packed with dudes watching Indian or Paki television. If it was during normal operating times of a day that I was jonesing "Indian" this wouldn't come to mind. Late night however, is a much different story. Know that there is probably a shit load of microwaving going on late at night. Reheating of stuff made earlier that day. Occasionally a regular customer may be able to coerce the cook to make an entree fresh even during those late night hours. I no longer visit for rice or curries. I've had them and they are okay. As Arpan S. mentioned in his review, it's about the rolls. Specifically the Chicken 65 roll or a lamb (mutton) roll. Wrapped pretty nicely in chapatti. That's like a tortilla. Your choice of meat filling with some lettuce. Served with this gooey white chutney which looks shockingly like another white gooey substance my guy friends and I have shared laughs over. The cost won't break the bank. Now I've been a couple times for late night eats and on average you could blow 45 minutes plus, to an hour of time waiting on food and then dining. Ordering items one after the other can extend this time exponentially. Indo regulars say calling ahead is necessary. I was here just the other night and couldn't believe what was served on my plate next to my wrap. The guy served it to the table with this foreign item and didn't think to remove it. WHAT THE F&#% right? I'm posting the photo to my Yelp profile, just to be nice to them. I ordered a mutton roll, however I never said I wanted a hair. My buddy asked if we should send it back, he spoke Hindi and didn't mind calling the manager out. It was late and I wasn't willing to wait on another. With enough booze in my belly and a prayer to the Lord, I could only hope I'd be okay. WTF.
(3)Mohammed B.
We go here cause its a good not to go often resturant and they serv south indian breakfast till late but I always get a un coocked dosa even after telling them many times. Avoid if u can avoid
(1)Sameena S.
i love their khatti daal and talava ghasht
(4)iftekhar K.
》》》》》》》 AVOID THIS RESTAURANT AT ALL COST 》》》 I am an Indian myself the food used to be good, Not anymore ! I made a mistake thinking food is still good here therefore I recommended my Caucasian friend. They gave her bad dish and it was supposed to be Catering order.
(1)LA S.
Part of the confusion (alluded to in other reviews) for newcomers stems from the fact of there being two distinct service counters in the small space. Near the front door, paan chewing mixture is sold; the restaurant counter is in the back. There's a chalkboard at that back counter that serves as the current menu; as far as i know you can always order from it. At lunch and dinner hours, the buffet is available too (maybe even until 1 AM some nights? It was kind of a blur, sorry.) There are some spicier dishes and some milder ones; nothing really blew the doors off with scoville units though. I don't know why I like it so much, but I just do...
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