NAATU Indian Restaurant and Bar

Great food and ambiance. Good spice levels . Fast service . Overall great experience. Will definitely go back for more . Chicken dum biriyani was pretty good .

This is fairly new place. We saw it on TikTok and decided to try it because we haven’t found a really good Indian restaurant in a while now. It’s far for us but we drove. And it was worth it! The chef is South Indian so the recipes all have a South Indian twist than what you may know or expect of certain dishes. That is they are heavier on the black pepper heat and less on the chili powder, which makes it spicy but also heats up all the way your throat. But that gives it a perfect spice level and makes the dishes very delicious. The food is super fresh you can tell by the quality and it takes a bit to bring it out because they make it fresh on the spot so we don’t mind waiting knowing that we will get quality food! The mint chutney was extremely fresh and well spiced. The chicken lollipop was amazing!! Haven’t had a better one in Chicago! Tender juicy on the inside and crispy on the outside. Well marinated and flavored. The chicken 65 with gravy was also so well prepared and spiced just the perfect amount of heat and spices and very tender but with a more prominent black pepper flavor. The naatu chicken was amazing! So well spiced, lots of black pepper but really well made fresh and tender and very delicious. The goat rogan josh was also super flavorful, little sweeter than the naatu chicken, super tender and fresh and well made. Their garlic naan is freshly made with lots of butter and fresh garlic and freshly baked in the tandoor and you can take the tandoor on its blisters. Very chewy and soft as it should be. The basmati rice that comes with the curries is fluffy and neutral taking away the heat from the curries and blending in so well. The goat dum biryani was excellent as well! Again the prominent spice is black pepper but in perfect amounts making it aromatic and flavorful along with anise seed. The goat was fresh tender and well marinated. They didn’t have Indian sodas. And I recommend they sever salty/masala lassi as well :) the server was amazing! Super sweet girl and helped us with all the requests. Service was amazing. And the atmosphere was very pleasant with Bollywood songs in the background and seating was very comfortable. It was very busy as well. We will be coming back to try more.

Finally found a restaurant in Chicago thats serves scrumptious Indian food!! My search for biryani is finally over and I wouldn’t want to eat anywhere else anymore!! The pepper chicken was heavenly and cheese naan too! Cant wait to go again!

Had lunch, Good Food, Decent Service, Clean space
At last a decent restaurant with a good dining.
Spice level was set to perfect Indian palate . The Goat curry was simple and Tasty.
Dosa was perfectly made, right fermentation and not drenched in oil , healthy & tasty.
Special request was honored and served well to my liking.