Best Awadhi Restaurant Ann Arbor Near Me

Gokul Krish: Authentic south Indian place and serves very tasty food.Food: 5/5|Service: 5/5|Atmosphere: 5/5 …More

Md Basir: Good atmosphere and peaceful ambience.. Large variety of options in lunch.. They serve lunch combos which is filling and tasty..Food: 5/5|Service: 5/5|Atmosphere: 5/5 …More

Dhanush chandra Kalathur: Heavenly food and good ambience. Their specialty is Southern Indian food. Everything we ordered was on point, flavorful and fresh. Excellent food and the team running the place seem to be doing all the right things to be successful. Definitely recommend and will surely come backFood: 5/5|Service: 5/5|Atmosphere: 5/5Recommended dishes Garlic Naan, Mango Lassi, Dahi Vada, Rava Masala Dosa, Tandoori Chicken …More

Avik Biswas: Food: 5/5|Service: 4/5|Atmosphere: 4/5More

Vishnu Santosh Kusam: Probably the place with worst service in all of Ann Arbor. Average food, utterly disgusting service.

Maxwell Berkowitz: Food: 5/5|Service: 3/5|Atmosphere: 4/5More

Candace Winslow: Styrofoam is generally unhealthy for storing or reheating food, and persistent pollutant during production and as waste. Alas, I forgot to bring my own container.Food: 5/5|Service: 4/5|Atmosphere: 5/5 …More

Laura: The chicken is surprisingly good since it is not as dry as most Indian restaurants. Try Lassi as well! But the shrimp is just soso, the amount is little.

J K: This place used to be my family’s go-to for Indian food in a2. They’ve really fallen off since Covid. Very disappointed in our most recent visit (3/30/23).Pros:Great authentic flavorsClean facilityCons:They took away the buffet indefinitely. That was the best part!The portions stayed the same size, but now there is literally 2 small pieces of meat/protein per dish. It’s all sauce.Was really disappointed to come in, spend $90 on 3 dishes + apps & notice that all we really got was rice & sauce. Couple that with no more buffet, and I’ll skip next time.

Khurram Rehman: The place is pretty good overall and is better than most Indian food restaurants in Ann Arbor area.

Marwan Nchiwani: Food: 5/5|Service: 5/5|Atmosphere: 5/5More

Ananya Shukla: Tasty but somehow mild even after ordering spicy and medium spicy, wonder if its due to being ordered under my partners american name. Also given pilaf instead of plain rice for all of our entrees which was disappointing and has not happened before. 4 stars cuz this is only one experience and I've had many other good ones from here.

Rebecca Denenberg: Large portions. Great!

gayatri aiyer: Suvai will forever be my favorite Indian restaurant. My always go-to place in Ann arbor. Highly recommended authentic and good south indian traditional food...Food: 5/5|Service: 5/5|Atmosphere: 5/5 …More

k r: food is great!!!

VOID: The food is delicious but play music a new restaurant I don't want to hear the exact conversation of the person on the other side of the restaurant. At least put in some white noiseFood: 5/5|Service: 3/5|Atmosphere: 1/5 …More

Camila Burky: Deliciosos platos! Pedí la opción de almuerzo que traía varios mini platos con pollo y estaba buenísimo. Totalmente recomendado!

Elena G.: Amazing and authentic Indian food!Vegetarian options: Lots of great vegetarian options.Food: 5/5|Service: 5/5|Atmosphere: 5/5 …More

Dhroov Patel: Taste of India is not bad, the food is about what you'd expect out of an Indian restaurant in the United States. The chicken tikka masala tasted a bit strange, it tastes relatively artificial in some sense and I would say its a bit overpriced. The staff is nice enough and the atmosphere inside makes up for some complaints I would have about their food.

Melissa Lobo: Amazing place to dine in the food is yummm will definitely go there again some place where you get good stuff Elton the server is an amazing person very friendly and gives the best options when asked .kudos to him

Lakshmi R Arul: Food: 1/5|Service: 3/5|Atmosphere: 2/5More

Melinda Bern: Food was delicious!! Elton, our wait staff, is a super star. He personally makes the best authentic Masala Chai , is super attentive, energetic. Gave great suggestions. Will definitely go back.

Pavel Banerjee: Biriyani is great… will recommend dum biriyani.. dine in option limited… menus are limited too… but staff behavior is goodRecommended dishes Mango Lassi, Lamb Biryani …More

Zikun Wang: Elton served, slay all day. Awesome music too and the food was delicious!Recommended dishes Mango Lassi …More

Liv G: Super delicious! My girlfriend and I ordered takeout here after a bad day at work and it made my week. The garlic naan was to die for! Definitely coming back.

Bhanu Rayapalli: Good ambience and friendly staff. I love the food…Food: 5/5|Service: 5/5|Atmosphere: 5/5Recommended dishes Shahi Paneer, Lamb Biryani, Vankaya Biryani …More

The Man Garage: Not the best, not the worst. I ordered appetizer, lamb pasanda and mango lassi that came in the tiniest kids cup. Portions are small. I ordered 2 orders of naan and it came wrapped in foil and steamy. I could tell the top pieces were very tender and fresh and I think they snuck in some old stale naan on the bottom to get rid of it. It was so hard and stale that it was difficult to tear in half.

Rachit Kaushik: Food: 1/5|Service: 4/5|Atmosphere: 1/5More

Salisha Baranwal: I just had a meal here and after Madras Masala THIS IS THE PLACE TO EAT FOR INDIAN FOOD. There food was impeccable and better than the food was their host, who not only made amazing recommendations but also let me try some of the Gongura masala. Seriously an amazing place to eat and really nice atmosphere. I will be coming here again…and again :)

Maxim Em: Great place. Great food.

Harish Shankaran: Nice tasteVegetarian options: Behind the hotelFood: 5/5|Service: 5/5|Atmosphere: 5/5Recommended dishes Samosa, Paratha Dietary restrictions accommodated Vegetarian Recommendation for vegetarians Highly recommend Vegetarian offerings Clearly labeled vegetarian dishes Parking space Somewhat difficult to find parking Parking options Free parking lot, Paid parking lot …More

Darshit patel: Fantastic food..very very flavorful food..Best food …

Royal Family: Great food🥘.Great service..Good delicious taste with great ambiance.. Best veg Manchurian and choley bhatura and garlic naan with Malai kofta...Good job..I’m regular customer of this place 👍🏻👍🏻

Nikita Smeshko: Soggy naan probably microwaved, sauces were not freshly made and very watery

Sankeerth Mudiraj: Great food, Good hospitality and its a must Dine in place at Ann Arbor.Chichen Tikka Masala and Lamb Biryani are must try dishes.

S. Avila: I can't believe this place has this many stars! I think the problem is that the people of Ann Arbor don't know any better. This place is awful. I ordered the spicy chicken tikka masala and it wasn't spicy. I also ordered Chapatis---but they didn't have them. Instead, I was offered and accepted garlic naan. The naan was soggy. The sauce in the chicken masala reminded me of Campbell's Tomato Soup when I was a kid. I suspect that it was simply that--a canned soup for the sauce. Aroma is not an appropriate name for this place. It implies the food smells good and is therefore tasty. I have to admit the samosas were good. Who can mess up samosas, right? Of course they may not have even been made on site! Also, why the pitiful Valentine's Day signs nearly 6 weeks after the holiday has come and gone? The ambiance...no, not good. I'm just hoping to save others from making the same mistake I did by choosing this place.

Jared T: Ironically enough, we were walking towards another place when an Aroma caught our attention. Glancing around, the aptly name Aroma Indian Cuisine called out to us and we were not disappointed. They were very friendly, had great recommendations and made sure our little's food would meet her very discriminate standards. My only complaint would be that the "medium" spicy wasn't what I would consider medium. I should've ordered my curry at a spicier level. Otherwise everything was great!

Lillian Hazel Pearce: Yum! I’ll have to add another review as I try more things from their menu, but tonight I had egg noodles (Indo-Chinese menu) and paratha and they did not disappoint! (I needed comfort food ok let me live.) you definitely have to get the paratha !! so yummy

Jimin Lee: Im so sad this place is gone…😢 please come back one day.

Sean Franklin: It had the best Butter Chicken in Ann Arbor, i hope it will come back.

beng beng: When will you reopen it, I am so sad and really miss you a lot cause that the food is so yum

Finnbarr Conroy-Martin: Rip

Rohit Ray: Best Indian restaurant in Ann Arbor by far! I'm really going to miss it and wishing all the best for the owners in the future.

Abdul Ansari: This was our favorite spot: I would bring colleagues and family and friends and my wife here, all the time. I’m so sad it was destroyed in the fire, and I wish the very kind owners best of luck in the future. Very authentic and good South Indian food—and I’m from South India!

xueqing wu: RIP😢Food: 5/5|Service: 5/5 …More

Harold Kaplowitz: This place is fire 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Emma Burgan: The best Indian food in Ann Arbor. Everything tastes fresh and consistently amazing! Love it here!!Recommended dishes Garlic Naan, Paneer Tikka Masala, Mango Lassi, Butter Chicken, Naan …More

Conrad: MM is and will forever be my favorite indian restaurant. It's the only place I've found in Ann Arbor that serves the onion chili uttapam and boy do they do it justice. Highly recommend getting it at the restaurant as it's best fresh and you'll likely need to crisp it up again if you get delivery. That plus a plethora of delicious curries makes this my top choice every time. I've tried so many of their dishes and never been disappointed!

pratik nawale: Best BiryaniFood: 5/5|Atmosphere: 5/5 …More

Forestbrooke Bakery: My family loves this place! We have been going since before my oldest child was born. Delicious food. I highly recommend the naan, dosa, and palak paneer. Palak paneer is just spinach curry with lumps of cheese in it, my kids enjoy it. Also the mango lasse is a good drink, and kids enjoy it. I also recommend for dessert, the kulfi ice cream for kids, it has a good orange flavor. For a more matured palate, some dessert ideas are rice kheer, payasam, and gulam jamun. Vegetarian friendly, and definitely family friendly. They put up with ALL my kids shenanigans.Vegetarian options: Personally, I am a vegetarian. A lot of restaurants are hard to eat at as a vegetarian with kids. But it is delicious and there are many vegetarian options. In fact, I’ve never had a problem and I have been many times.Kid-friendliness: I am a mother of three and a lot of restaurants are hard to eat at with picky young kids. My children each have at least one thing they will eat. (Or even just rice can be a meal.) Another way to get your kids to eat something is to entice them with a mango lassie or Kulfie (ice cream).

Savannah H: So delicious! Good amount of food for the price. Really great customer service too. The Aloo Matar is really good.

Jack Pilutti: Our go-to Indian place

Miral Patel: Food: 4/5|Service: 3/5|Atmosphere: 4/5More

Raju Cunkari: Recommended dishes Andhra Spicy Masala DosaMore

Eric: Food is amazing a bit understated on the outside but the people are friendly and everything else is goodFood: 5/5|Service: 4/5|Atmosphere: 4/5 …More

Beha awwad: Never been a fan of Indian food, but really liked this restaurant, food was delicious, came quick, and prices were good. The building does seem little rundown and could use a renovation, but it’s not like I went there to look at a buildingRecommended dishes Chicken Tikka …More

Ashu Grewal: Food not goodService soo bad

D Gilmer: Great vegan options (the majority of the dishes), but I did not find the food to be that good. It could be that I got to the buffet too late in the afternoon, so it wasn't as fresh. I would return earlier in the day.

Jennifer Miller: Food was very good, but not worth the price. I feel like the weight system made me hyper conscious about how much I was scooping and the options are so heavy that I felt as if I was scammed. I would rather pay a higher standard price per plate and get to scoop as much as I would enjoy. I spent $12 and left the restaurant still feeling hungry. My friend I was with ended up spending $25 for a plate that did fill her, but definitely not worth it!

Sydney Gable: I recently planned an event for my department for ~120 people and Earthen Jar provided the food. They were incredibly helpful and responsive to all of my questions. They made sure that all of our dietary restrictions and allergies were taken care of with no problem. The food arrived hot and very tasty!Vegetarian options: All of the food is entirely vegetarian and most dishes are vegan as well.Dietary restrictions: They were very helpful and accommodating with all of our allergy and dietary requirements.

Scott TenBrink: Food: 5/5|Service: 5/5|Atmosphere: 4/5More

Tristan Burnham: Food: 5/5More

John Hood Jr: Delicious and fresh vegan Indian food. Simply the best!Recommended dishes Mango Lassi, Masala Tofu, Channa Masala, Nan, Mattar Paneer …More

Dhroov Patel: A rather odd system with the price per pound when you dine in, but this is the closest to homemade Indian food I've gotten in Ann Arbor. Highly recommend if you're a vegetarian/vegan or if you want a taste of homemade Indian food.

Chloe F: I’ve been coming here my entire life and I can’t say enough good things about Earthen Jar. They are always warm and welcoming here! Obviously the food is amazing. Pictured below is my delicious plate and a soy mango lassi on the right. They have my favorite Channa Masala of any restaurant and their Matter Paneer is also amazing - two of my favorite items but you can’t go wrong with anything else. Love it :)

john martin rogers: This review concerns the use of canola oil in all its products. All processed oils are harmful and canola leads the list. It is genetically modified and chemicals are used in refining process. Look it up! The restaurant is doing a disservice to its customers by using canola. Extra Virgin Olive oil, even processed, is a much better alternative because it retains its antioxidants and vitamins. Canola has no nutritional value and is junk food.

Marianna O.: I’ve been coming here for 18 years. I’m not vegetarian. I simply love the food. My favorite is the dal saag and mango lassi. Highly recommend both if you come by. Absolutely excellent. More so, it’s run by the same family, so please support your local business!

Noel French: A decade+ ago I loved this place as a vegetarian undergrad. Today I found that they are at the University Hospital cafeteria two days a week. I've been here most days for about a month as my wife went into premature labor and my twin daughters have been in the NICU. I was overjoyed to see them with a space in the cafeteria, and wish I'd known sooner. Such a delightful respite from the Cottage Inn pizza, prepack sushi, and grab and go sandwiches and salads that I've otherwise been eating. Here's hoping this place continues to offer great tasting, healthy Indian food to hungry students, residents, and visitors for years to come!

Matt Semelbauer: Delicious Indian food with plenty of vegan options, as well as non vegan. A must try!

Joanna Causey: So effin good.Vegetarian options: Vegan and vegetarian 😋

Monica Vogel: Great food, wonderful staff. Smaller place, fresh food. This was one of my favorites when I was at school. Now, whenever I am back in Ann Arbor, I always try to eat here. Delicious!Vegetarian options: Everything is vegetarian

A A: The food was wonderful and so was the staff. All but two of the dishes were vegan and they were amazing.I wish I lived closer to Ann Arbor, I'd easily become a regular.Will definitely be eating here again before the end of our vacation.Vegetarian options: Vegan options are clearly labeled and all dishes are vegetarian.

Laurie & Amjad Aman: Great vegan and gluten free options! Soy mango lasso, ladoos, and more

Gabby Ashenafi: The food here is so flavorful!! 5/5 it’s one of the best places I’ve eaten in Ann Arbor. Their hours are a little difficult but that’s because they’ve started a lot of other partnerships since the pandemic. Come for the food and stay for the kind & warm service

E.J. Westlake: Really great Indian vegetarian food and really affordable.

J: Never a bad experience here in 20 years. The people are great and the food is good. I’m not even vegetarian but I’m not missing meat when I eat here.

Calvin Roberts: I would give six stars if I could.

Mania Aghaei Meibodi: I would never eat here.

Aruntej Kothapalli: Food taste isn’t that good. Very limited options (not even Biryani) in buffet for the price point. Very Small place and ambience is fine. Service is good. Limited parking.

Makarand Gore: Food: 3/5|Service: 4/5|Atmosphere: 3/5More

Tavi Kipnis: Our server Ashu was great! Really loved the rice pudding and the buffet was tasty and had amazing value

PNUT: If I could give negative stars, I would… Great location.. literally the worst service on the planet. Buffet was less than subpar, with many items needing to be refilled and staff was less than enthusiastic in doing it… buffet during buffet hours needs to maintained… especially on Mother’s Day !! This was a terrible variety for even a regular mid weekday buffet… but the fact no one was inclined to refill items as they were emptying seems like a simple concept, yet is lost on the owners running this restaurant. If you don’t want to work, don’t run a restaurant… easy peasy right ? I don’t know if the owner was present today or not, but looking at the reviews after writing mine I noticed that the theme to all the unsatisfactory reviews was SERVICE. Staff rudely told us they were closed even though we were finished and waiting for a family member to use the restroom. Another family member needed to use the restroom and was rudely told no, she wasn’t allowed to use the restroom because they were closing in 10 minutes !!! Who says that ???? Who refuses a patron to use the bathroom ??? Since we had already paid our bill, we weren’t planning on staying longer than needed, but to be told like we were children is absolutely unacceptable. My BIL took the time to make them aware that rudeness wasn’t necessary, but the arrogance of staff was literally mind boggling. Honestly the food was as not even remotely palatable, so don’t understand the arrogance of the staff, as if we were somehow beneath them. Also what restaurant only has 3 mango lassi during a peak buffet time that too on Mother’s Day ? Save your time and money and visit Aroma Indian Cuisine… much better food, much better service. Shalimar doesn’t deserve your patronage…. Don’t be in the customer service industry if you don’t know what “service” entails. Before the owners of the establishment reply with some remark, my family and I come from a long line of service, not in the food industry, but service nonetheless, where caring and ensuring our clients happiness is of the utmost priority. I will happily give a 10 star review when I am treated with respect, and even when things don’t always work out as planned, it’s okay… because everyone is entitled to an off day !! When I would go to a restaurant with average food but excellent service, I will remember that and will go again, and again !! Unfortunately, Shalimar doesn’t realize this fact. In an age where people are having to close their doors due to the economy, people don’t need to spend hard earned money to be treated less than human. To the owners and staff of Shalimar… Please keep this in mind the next time someone next enters your restaurant. Treat them with the kindness and respect they deserve, because your customer is your livelihood.🙏Edit : 5/16/2023I’m adding an addendum to my review, answering to the owners reply… We paid for 8 people, no one in our party shared the buffet… also we never expected mango lassi to be included in the buffet. !! We asked for Mango lassi knowing it was not part of the buffet… your waiter came back and said there was only 3 mango lassi, so we said okay we’ll take the 3 mango lassi and ordered diet cokes for the other members of the party. Your waiter never said it was extra, but we never assumed it was… but I must ask, how do you explain the rudeness of the staff during our entire meal, when we only paid AFTER we ate ? Is it believable that an establishment would allow people to pay for only half the total amount ? You gave us a hand written bill and we paid at the front with a credit card… so if there was any error, it would have been brought up at that time. Thank you for your time 🙏

Frankie Fields: I've been eating here for 13 years and sadly I am not likely to return. I was sent home with the wrong food (carry out in addition to dining in) and was refused a refund. I travel 45 minutes to dine here and was not accommodated when i complained.

Tommy Engle: I was refused service because I was accompanied by my young children. On Mothers Day.

EJ Kiser: We ordered Butter chicken / chicken makhani , Chicken Lababdar and Lamb Korma and we received no rice with our order. Completely ridiculous. Our orders have always been accompanied by basmati rice in the past. Sorry. Not impressed.

Danielle Ward: Always amazingFood: 5/5|Service: 5/5|Atmosphere: 5/5 …More

Raj Ven: SHALIMAR INDIAN RESTAURANT ANN ARBOR👍👍 👍 👍 👎🏿.Good Indian restaurant dining option in Ann Arbor near University of Michigan .AMBIENCE & CLEANLINESS 👍 Sitting area maintaining good and decent ambienceLOCATION 👍 near University of MichiganQUALITY OF THE FOOD- 👍 quantity is good but nothing special about food. Also no signature dish famous for .VALUE for MONEY 👎🏿 Not pricey and priced it good but items for buffet is lessSERVICE 👍 good staff and decent customer service

Sreehari Mohankumar: We reached there for buffet at 2:10 and restaurant closes at 2:45 as per the timing and they didn’t lets us in . My two kids were walking a mile to get his restaurant due to construction . Isn’t it rude to say it’s closed when it open . Never coming back

Savanna White: Always get the chicken makhani mild and this time it was way too spicy, I called up to the store and they made me a new one right before closing and it was perfect thank you!

Prashant Gavhane: Shalimar restaurant is value for money. Food is good and ambience is decent.Food test :- (4.5/5) ****Price:-(4.5/5) ****(per person around $20)Ambience:-(4/5)****Note:- Must try lunch Buffet. Timming is 11.00 am to 2.30 pm.

Ashok: Best Buffet & very good service & staffRecommended dishes Palak Paneer, Garlic Naan Bread, Lamb Curry, Tandoori Chicken Recommendation for vegetarians Highly recommend Vegetarian offerings Menu is all vegetarian, Large vegetarian selection …More

Kelsey M: I absolutely love the Indian food here. The yogurt drinks they have are delightful too. The atmosphere is nice whether you're sitting inside or out.Food: 5/5|Service: 5/5|Atmosphere: 5/5 …More

Morse Angel: We ordered a chicken masala and also lamb biryani both the taste was really nice. We had a great time at this restaurant. Great service at best price. I highly recommend.

Bauer Duane: We had a tandoori chicken with garlic naan its taste was amazing .Great Ambiance, awesome tasting food, caring service and very friendly team at this restaurant.. Thanks for serving some memorable authentic Indian tasting delicious food.

Small Alejandro: This is one of the best Indian restaurant. The menu had a lots of varieties with very reasonable price. The owner samir was very professional and kind. We really enjoyed the meal here. We would like to visit again.

jose zero: good food and nice service. go for the beer rather than wine.

Larry Shaquana: We loved the Chicken korma here. And this restaurant also had a huge varieties of items with best price and also with best service.