Madurai Kitchen

Madurai Kitchen is a good restaurant to grab quality South Indian food. They have a good variety on their menu, and the food is freshly prepared. On my recent first visit, I found the restaurant to be inviting and having a nice ambiance. It was clean and well lit. My party and I had a late dinner. We received good service. We were seated promptly upon arrival. We were served water right away. One of the staff members informed us to scan a QR code to get the menu of the restaurant and place our order from our mobile device directly. We ordered South Indian dishes such as dosas and uttapam. Dosas, for those who may not be familiar, are like savory crepes made from rice batter and uttapam are like savory pancakes made from rice and urad dal (an Indian grain) batter. The uttapams my party ordered were of the onion and chilies kind and came with dipping sides of sambar (lentil and veggie stew) and three chutneys (coconut, peanut, and one other kind that I can't remember). The dosas also came with the same sides. My order was different from the others. I ordered Madurai Kitchen's special dosa made with minced mutton (goat) in spices. I was expecting a traditional dosa with mutton stuffed inside, but no. This dish looked like thick uttapam but smelled like dosa, and it came with a side of curry dal as a dipping side instead of sambar and chutneys. I inquired about it, and one of the staff members said that that's how it served. Strange but cool, I guess. I found my dish to be okay in taste. It lacked a bit of salt, and the flavor wasn't quite what I had expected. I had thought that it would be spicy, but it wasn't. I used the chutneys from other members of my party's dishes for an enhanced tasting experience. The rest of the folks in my party liked their dishes a lot. Their dishes were good.Overall, we had a good experience. The menu pricing is on the expensive side (more than I expected), but the food quality and service were good. If you like South Indian food, then this restaurant is definitely worth checking out. I will be going back to try other menu items.

Tried this place recently again and was disappointed in both the service and quality of food here. The portions are smaller and pricey for what you get; probably won't be back soon.

South Indian Cuisine at its BEST ! If you are craving South Indian food then Madurai Kitchen located in Arlington Heights is the place to be. They serve authentic and delicious South Indian cuisine. Check it out today. First time here and really enjoyed it. The food and service was great, we had a big group as the server was patient with all our requests. They have side selection of menu items , we tried the Vegetable Pakora, Idli, Medu Vada , Masala Dosa, Chicken 555, Mutton Chukka, Karaikudi Curry, and Thalapakkati Goat Biryani. The Thalapakkati Goat Biryani , Medhu Vada, Cone Dosa & Chicken 555 were my favorites. Will definitely be back for their Thursday Dosa night.

Grand Thali at Madurai on the weekends is an experience you cannot miss! The service was warm and welcoming, everyone took the time to chat with us and explain each dish while asking about our preferences. I felt totally relaxed here. Each platter came with 15+ dishes/curries including rasam, sambar, goat, chicken, and fried anchovies. You can eat it with the provided rice, chappati, and pappadam. The rasam is some of the best I've tried-tangy and generously spiced with cumin. I also ordered some filter coffee which was another hilight. If you haven't tried this Tamil Nadu specialty drink you absolutely need to it was so flavorful. Thank you to all the staff for making our experience so enjoyable on top of all the delicious food. This is an establishment that cares very much about its customers and the quality of its food.

Thursday is dosa day! At lunch or dinner, you can choose the dosa buffet. Dinner costs more. Here, you can order unlimited dosai, choosing various kinds from their dosa menu. Buffet also has pre-made self-serve sides, rice, deserts and masala chai tea on a table.A dosa is a thin pancake in South Indian cuisine made from a fermented batter of ground lentils and rice. Like small savory crepes. We love the masala dosa. Sugar dosa just had sugar sprinkled inside; made a good desert. Not keen on chocolate (just syrup) and onion dosa.We also like the mango lassi [best made fresh] and biryani--it's basmati rice with other food mixed in. Kinda like a stir fry.All the wait staff is nice. Happy to answer food Qs. Small tables of ~4 chairs. It's wheelchair accessible inside and in the bathroom too. But it's tricky outside; no wheelchair accessible parking space and the parking has cement blocks in front. To get in, I need to squeeze between the cement blocks. My small power chair fits, but idk if my newer one can.

I really really wanted to love it but holy cow it's SPICEY!!! yes, I am a baby so take it with a grain of salt but I told them mild-no spice on all the dishes (I know I am weak) and even my husband who LOVES spice was sweating but he really enjoyed it!!! I just don't know if I can order again and trust it be something I can enjoy too. Picture for reference on my order

Lucky for us we discovered this place on Thursday night, when they have all you can eat Dosa night and buffet. I went with my wife and daughter who wanted to get the food from the menu instead of buffet but I picked the buffet. Best decision. Their buffet have only vegetarian options but they do have non-veg dishes on their menu. I enjoyed all the items on their buffet and ordered 4 Dosas as well. Everything tasted really good, fresh and authentic. Buffet also included desert and cardamom chai.Their serving staff was pleasant and very accommodating. It is a smaller place but has good ambiance and vibe, although parking is bit tight.We will definitely go there again and try other dishes on their menu.

This restaurant is consistent in their quality and flavors! Very yummy and is one of the top Indian restaurants in the suburbs I recommend to everyone who asks!

Lately there has been so many Indian restaurants that have opened up in Chicagoland and neighboring suburbs. I have been to mostly all of them and can with confidence say this is one of top ones out there when it comes to flavor and quality of food. Not only you get tasty and yummy food but also in terms of value it's priced right for the quantity they serve. The way they serve food in stainless steel brings back childhood memories when growing up in India. Please don't get discouraged by the interior in comparisons to the new ones as you would miss out on flavor that reminds you of home!

Madhavi Sumalatha nuthii visited Madurai kitchen it's nice environment to have delicious food good team members and nice service so go and have delicious food once u will visit you will definitely will go more times because the food is very taste and both grand thalli veg and non veg is very yummythanks