MADINA Indian Restaurant — Restaurant in Saint Clair Shores

These are my personal experiences with this food, your experiences may vary based on your tastes.

I've been going to Madina off and on coming up on 2 years now. I hadn't had much Indian food before trying this place, but it blew everything I had out of the water. To a degree, that it's now one of my comfort meals.

The craziest part is how consistently good the food is. I get the same meal every time: chicken korma, veggie samosas, extra rice (you'll need it), and a mango lassi.

It's always just as good as the first time I had it. Their chicken korma has this perfect blend of flavor and spiciness to it (though rarely you might find a piece of fennel seed, and then it's 1 bite of black licorice overload. lol)

The chicken itself is always the softest most succulent texture, and the rich dark meat is a great compliment to the sweet and spicy curry. You'll need extra rice, because the amount of curry they give you is definitely enough to split into 2 meals. I'm a big guy, and I always have to split it into 2 meals.

The veggie samosas, while a starter, can be a meal in and of themselves. I did order last night for the first time in a while, and these were a bit smaller than they normally are, yet they're still just as delicious. I don't know if that's a fluke or if they're changing portion sizes. I digress. My first time having these with the mint chutney, I didn't know what to do with myself. It was a truly new experience for me.

Lastly, the mango lassi. I think this is the MVP, because when you're eating, and it's spice, spice, spice, spice, this thick and sweet drink is a well-received oasis. You know when you pet your dog behind the ear and you get that perfect spot and they close their eyes and lean into your hand? That's what it's like for me. The mild acidity of the mango cuts through everything, while the cool and creamy yogurt blankets your mouth, giving respite to your taste buds.

Even if this post doesn't help the restaurant get people in, I at least want the staff to know how much I appreciate what they do. You guys are amazing.

PS. The reason I left 1 start off of atmosphere is that it's there's just a small seating area, it's not really meant to be a sit-down place, as they mainly do carry-out. They don't mind if you want to eat in, though they only have paper plates and plasticware. (which I don't...

Love it ! I've been there about 6 times.. I love order 66,,,, I had it for lunch and dinner ( enough for 2 meals ) extremely healthy -cooked in a clay oven. Balanced I ordered it mild. I also like order 35,,, Goat is very healthy better than most meats and chicken... Goat taste like pot roast and lamb,,,You can order wonderful meals . Its worth it. To me to eat healthy and tasty is worth 9 to 16$ a for a high quality meal.. In time it will be a local favorite,,, Better than Thai and Chinese... They have Indo-Chinese meals that are great.. Number 18 is Buttered Chicken... I love that meal!! I am picky I lived in 3 counties but born In Detroit ..It reminds of a great local restaurant in NYC like in Queens or somewhere cool!!!! A great place for the location.. Near the corner party store at 14 mile and Harper... The Southwest Corner... Try it.... Expand your horizons. I ate there 3 days in a row and feel great,,,, Natural medicine 66...35...18 .. They have large photographs of a few of their popular meals... You can call in 15 minutes ( ready ) unless rush times Friday to pm to 7 pm Im writing this review at 7 am... I cant wait till their open 11 am or 1130 am... they have 93 dishes ( meals ) most likely you will find a few you like.... I feel better after I eat there.... not stuffy like other types of food,,, Forget fast food,,,, spend 33 percent more and live longer... more enery and more focus a happy surprise,,,, (. on a scale of 1 to 10 they are 9,7 ) I am picky and a great cook I an cook better than most restaurants but they...

Great place!

I ordered Chicken 65, and my wife ordered Chicken Bona with Garlic Naan. Both dishes were flavorful, consistent and fresh. Spicy, but not to much.

So far the Indian places we've tried in the area will have two or three pieces of chicken that are tough and seemingly low quality. Niether of us had any bad bites of chicken here. The rice is good, nothing special, and the garlic Naan was fresh, warm and delicious, although for us it was lacking just a little bit of garlic flavor.

There was a little bit of a wait for the food, however it was 5:30 on a Monday and that was to be expected. They were working hard in the kitchen yet they stepped out a few times to very politely and kindly tell me and the other people waiting that they were working on it and that they were sorry about the wait.

This is a carry out only place that seemed to previously be a pizza place. The pictures of their food on the wall was certainly appetizing.

My wife and I know where to go to get indian food now for sure. For the...