Chandani Tandoori — Restaurant in Mariscal Sucre

I went to Chandani Tandoori for dinner after reading that they had good spicy food options. After confirming that they were open until 10pm I walked over to the restaurant. I was pleased to see that there were several tables occupied, despite it being 9:20pm on a Tuesday night, since that indicated it was probably good. I entered and immediately one of the staff members came over and told me they were closed and practically pushed me back out the door. He then changed the "open" sign to "closed". I check the hours posted on the door which again confirmed that they were open until 10pm. If a restaurant claims to be open, then they should not be turning away customers 40 minutes before closing time. I will not be attempting to return to this...

This restaurant is my daily driver. Food here is very tasty overall and well balanced with the price. Those sauces come with rice or nan. Chicken is 5$ aprox and vegetarian is 4$. I already tried most other Hindi restaurants in Quito, and by far this is my favorite.

*I have eaten many dishes and liked Tandoori chicken with and without bone Butter Chicken Do piaza Kalai Chili

Balti was unluckily too salty, but I believe it would be good in another time. Masala was good but slightly oriented like a sweet chili sauce compared to usual masala. Shai korma here was very sweet maybe by sugar. I guess the korma of this restaurant is also very sweet, so I do not...

Chandani reminds me of some of the Indian restaurants I visited while traveling across Northern India (Dehli, Agra, Jaipur, and Amristar). The overall experience was quite enthralling. We tried many dishes, including Naan, Palak Paneer, Pollo Tandori, Yogurt Lasi, Lentils, and a few other dishes I cannot recall.

The one downside was the spices being cooked in the kitchen, which permeated the entire restaurant, causing slight eye irritation and coughing. Indeed an authentic experience, but worth noting and keeping the door entrance open to air the place out. Other than that, the food was decent and I had a good time...