Mumbai Indian Grill — Restaurant in Evanston Township

My wife and I have been looking for a great Indian restaurant that we could enjoy at a reasonable price.

Mumbai Indian Grill, recently reopened for dinner, after being take-out only during the period following the pandemic. A grand reopening for lunch has been announced, so watch for the lunch specials.

The food was exceptional. You can immediately recognize that the dishes are homemade. We ordered the chicken curry, which was very flavorful, and the vegetable rice biryani, which was more than ample in size and equally flavorful. It's great to eat homemade food in a restaurant again.

The overall value of a meal is terrific. We paid $36 which includes tax and tip for our meal, and essentially had an extra meal since the serving sizes are quite large. The service by our waiter Bimal was better than excellent, attentive, and extremely friendly. You can order dishes from mild to spicy using a scale of 1–5. Some dishes come with your choice of naan or rice, while others come only with rice.

The restaurant is located in the heart of downtown Evanston, which is convenient with plenty of downtown parking. The restaurant is tastefully decorated in a casual and comfortable ambiance which is appropriate for a relaxed meal with friends or colleagues.

We are making  Mumbai Indian a regular go-to restaurant for lunches, dinners, and takeout because of its great tastes, superb value, and event service.

Update: On our second visit we began with very generous sized samosas which were delicious. We then had our Saag Paneer and Tandoori Chicken. Both were excellent. The Tandoori was very juicy, made fresh, with great taste. We kept picking at it. The portion was huge. It's all dark meat. I prefer white meat, but really enjoyed it because of the way it is prepared. The spinach with cheese was equally good. We ordered naan with our chicken and rice with the saag paneer, and it worked out great. The naan was very fresh and we loved it.

For dessert order the absolutely delicious Mango Kulfi...

2024-This restaurant is a blessing for me because they have multiple levels of spice adjustment options. This restaurant offers Spice level Zero which tastes good and is perfect for me. Thank you for offering these, please always keep this in all your vegetarian items. I wish that all restaurants were this smart and offered this option. Please also add simple chapati on your menu for the ultimate homestyle food pairing! Thank you!

2025- This restaurant continues to be the best! They went above and beyond for me, especially with my post-op food restrictions. They even made fresh dal just for me, ensuring I had good, filling food while I recover. I wish all restaurants followed their professionalism in accommodating spice levels to zero and making necessary adjustments as needed. The staff was incredibly friendly—the guy who took my order discussed my dietary needs, provided alternatives, confirmed with the chef, and helped finalize the best option. Truly exceptional service and care! Thank...

I’m so disappointed with this restaurant. My latest order was a horrible experience. It took 1 hour and 45 minutes for my meal to be delivered. After an hour of waiting, I called because I had to leave my home in 30 minutes. They told me it would be another 35 minutes, so I told them I needed to cancel because I would no longer be home at the time they could deliver. They then said it was almost pulled together and that they would have it to me in 20 minutes. However, the reality was that it took 45 more minutes before it was delivered and had to sit on my cold front porch till I got home. Clearly, they lied about the status of my food. If they had just told the truth and allowed me to cancel, they would have kept a regular customer. Instead, they chose to lie to keep the order, so they’ve lost my future business. To add to the bad experience, they didn’t make good on the free delivery and fee desert they had promoted...