Monk’s

Amazing Indo-Chinese restaurant in DFW, one of the best with authentic flavors! Being from Mumbai, I crave spicy indo-chinese food often and this place definitely delivered. They have a pretty big menu and need to go back to try some more items. Paneer Tandoori Momo 9/10 (Tandoori flavor was on-point and comes with a delicious chutney)Monk's Special Fries 10/10 (similar to crispy honey chili fries)Veg Manchuria 8.5/10Triple Schezwan Fried Rice 9/10

Restaurant service, the way to serve to customer is really worst ever have seen in united states. 1. I have ordered multiple dishes, and no serving spoons or forks. When I asked couple of times and they provided one. after that when I asked third time, they brought plastic spoon to which you can see in bowl. 2. When I asked to front desk, she said I am not aware and when I said you were here when person brought then she changed the statement and saying most of the spoons are in wash so. Is it really worth answer? 3. I ordered paneer momos, at no angle it was looks like momos, and taste was really worst. 4. About this how do I contact to manager, she said owner you can contact, and I took his number, called him 4 times, but he didn't responded yet. I would highly recommend not to go this restaurant. Thanks

I have been curious about Monk's after it opened. A co-worker was celebrating her birthday and chose this restaurant.We were the first customers in the restaurant. It was incredibly hot and we had to use the menus to fan ourselves- quite uncomfortable.There were five of us and we all opted for different choices from the menu. I chose the veg hot and sour soup with the shrimp chili garlic Hakka noodles.Those of us who picked the soup were served first, along with those who ordered French fries. The soup was incredibly salty but also had a nice spicy kick. One coworker hated it and the other, who ordered the veg Manchurian had one sip and didn't return.It was odd how food was delivered. It was one at a time, with approximately at least 10 minutes between delivery. It felt uncomfortable to eat when others were still waiting for their orders, but we were on a tight schedule.I ordered the Hakka noodles with shrimp, which was surprisingly tasty. It was a large bowl and I had to take the rest home.Another odd thing was that warm bottled water was served instead of iced water (I didn't spot an ice machine nor fountain drink in the restaurant.)The waitress never checked on us, so she had no idea how we liked our food.Will I return? Most likely not. Between the super warm temperature of the restaurant and lack of customer service, I will opt for another fusion eatery.Bummer!

food is nice, their veg manchurian was very crispy and had a dark, soy forward flavor. I wish it had a little more sweetness but that is personal preference. it is on the spicier side, so be cautious even when choosing "mild". there is also a gratuity added for large parties (18%). Service was great!

My gf and I love to check out new spots in the neighborhood so we stopped by for a late lunch on the way home. The place is very cute with dim lighting and a colorful mural covering the wall. Upon entering there was only one family sitting and no one waiting. There were several staff members either sitting, standing or cleaning. Yet we weren't greeted which I found odd. We had to walk to the counter before someone asked if we wanted to dine in. You pick your own table so we chose a booth and waited a good 10 mins before our waitress came to take our order. Mind you, we were the only ones dining. When she came, she asked if we were ready to order and we were because we had plenty of time to review the menu at this point. Our food arrived about 15 mins later and I must say it was amazing. The lollipop chicken wings weren seasoned and fried to perfection. The Manchurian fried rice with egg was so flavorful. The goat masala was top tier and so was the garlic naan. There was enough to take home and we absolutely wanted to take the rest home. Since no one came back to ask if we needed anything or to check on us throughout the meal, we had to flag down a lady to ask for togo containers and the check. She brought it over promptly as well as the check and then we were left.I would definitely give the food here 5 stars but the service leaves a bit to be desired. Next time, we'll order take out.

Introducing MONK's DESI CHINESE offering a fusion of BOMBAY style INDO-CHINESE and NORTH+SOUTH INDIAN staples on the very same menu in Irving, TX! Check it out!"Ma ville-de-naissance" (the city of my birth) KOLKATA is also the birthplace of INDIAN CHINESE cuisine which traces its genesis back to Hakka Chinese traders who settled in the city in the late 1700s, when it was the capital of the British empire in India. At that time, Chinese immigrants were largely silk traders, dentists, carpenters, and leather tannery owners. The tannery owners and commenced cooking their food using local ingredients. After selling food off their carts on the streets, they opened Indian Chinese restaurants in TIRETTA BAZAR and TANGRA, the two "CHINA TOWNS in Kolkata", which became a big hit with the BENGALIS of KOLKATA and a new genre called 'INDO-CHINESE' was born. Kolkata now boasts of some of the finest Indo-Chinese establishments in the country, including MAINLAND CHINA, BAR-B-Q NATION, SOI and RED HOT CHILLI PEPPER!INDO-CHINESE cuisine soon made it's way to BOMBAY (today's Mumbai) in the 1970s and BOMBAY-CHINESE was born, with nuanced differences relative to the KOLKATA CHINESE, as well as entirely new innovations like Chicken Lollipops, Manchow Soup, Sichuan and Manchurian style Chicken, Chinese Fried Rice, American Chopsuey, that was not served up in KOLKATA.I have fond and indelible memories of the INDIAN-CHINESE served up by street vendors from their carts in BOMBAY as a kid, since there were hardly any restaurants other than those at the TAJ and OBEROI, which served authentic Indo-Chinese, before the legendary CHINA GARDEN, MAINLAND CHINA, and similar establishments proliferated and turned this genre into celebrity in BOMBAY as well!So the quest for authentic KOLKATA+ BOMBAY style INDO-CHINESE cuisine is a never ending one, with each experience in the DFW Metroplex, triggering an yearning for one even more memorable!While RED HOT CHILLI PEPPER has introduced authentic KOLKATA style INDO-CHINESE food in the DFW Metroplex with three locations in Frisco, Richardson and McKinney, we chanced upon the newly opened MONK's DESI CHINESE in our neck of the woods in Irving, which serves a fusion of BOMBAY-CHINESE with NORTH and SOUTH INDIAN veg and non-veg staples on the same menu and is open until 1 AM every night which is a great news for us, especially on Movie nights over the weekends, when most establishments are closed by the time you emerge from the theaters!MONK's DESI CHINESE is run by an affable and humble young man named DINESH MATTAPATTI who moved to DFW from New Jersey, and is passionate re: serving high quality cuisine with excellent customer service at extremely competitive prices...a winning combination that will bring us back for more!We have checked them out three times already and have had a very positive experience everytime! We loved their VEG MANCHOW and VEG CILANTRO LEMON SOUPS and recommend their signature DRUMS OF HEAVEN (the classic Chicken Lollipops marinated in spices and served up crispy fried) which complement the soups really well as the hors d'oeuvres! Also recommended is their 'DYNAMITE' which is their interpretation of the "CHICKEN 65" (that originated in South-India during British rule), which was flavorful and zesty with the Paneer firm and cooked to perfection.For the entrées, we enjoyed the SICHUAN HOME STYLE CHICKEN (which they can concoct with Paneer, Cauliflower or assorted veggies) and the PANEER CHILLI PEPPER with their BURNT GARLIC FRIED RICE which is really flavorful and highly recommended. We would also love to check out their VEG and CHICKEN GREEN CHILLI which is a signature dish, as well as the VEG/ CHICKEN MANCHURIA on our next expedition!We went back to check out their INDIAN delicacies on the menu and were not disappointed at all. We checked out their GONGURA MUTTON CURRY (from Andhra Pradesh) with their soft and hot off the tandoor GARLIC NAAN, the signature GOAT FRY BIRYANI as well as the newest addition to the menu, the 'DONNE MUTTON BIRYANI' which is their interpretation of the iconic DINDIGUL THALAPAKATTU MUTTON BIRYANI made with the short grain Seeraga Samba rice which we candidly preferred over the GOAT FRY BIRYANI!Net net, MONK's IRVING is gonna be one of our go-to locations in Irving, when we long for "comfort DESI* CUISINE" offering a lot of choices, coupled with excellent customer service at a price that won't break the bank, especially after enjoying a movie over the weekends!So what are you waiting for? Check it out: MONK's DESI CHINESE 411 E Royal Ln, Suite 180, Irving, TX 75039. Tel # (972) 634-7646. MENU: https://monksirving.com/menu/index#!*"DESI" - People of South-Asian origin from the Indian Sub-Continent refer to themselves as "Desis" like "Paisano" in Italy!Andy DéGastronome, Culinary Anthropologist and BloggerFounder and Curator - 'DALLAS-The Foodie's Paradise' on Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/DallasFoodies

The Ambiance is very nice and warm. The service was ok we ended up asking for refund because we ordered street style fried rice, sweet corn soup, paneer momos, and paneer chili garlic.The sweet corn soup was ok a bit bland but not too bad. The momos were good not fresh but the taste had set in which was really nice. The fried rice was not fried rice it was buryani which taste nothing like Indo Chinese food. For a place that has Indian Chinese in the name it was disappointing. The paneer chili when asked the waiter off Indo-Chinese she said this is our best and when it came out it tasted like very bland paneer butter masala. When we asked the waitress if this is indo-Chinese she said no this is north Indian Chinese. No clue what that even means. Save your money and go anywhere near by it will be better than this.

I stopped by here with my colleagues on a weekday. We were promptly seated. Ordering took time as we were 5/6 of us and took time to decide. Service : one of our colleague got his food so late, most of us were done eating. I ordered burnt Garlic fried rice, it only has rice. It was missing Burnt Garlic or fried flavors. I asked for spicy and it was not even mild.The colleague who got it late is the only person in the group who like the food. I am not going back

Monk's veg kheema biryani is my favorite. Generous portion size and taste is consistent.

Horrific Experience at Monk, Irving. Served Non-veg Food for a pure Vegetarian person.----------------------------------------------------------------A couple of my office colleagues and I visited Monks last week and ordered Butter Paneer Curry. However, they mistakenly served us Butter Chicken. As a strict vegetarian, I was horrified to realize I had consumed it.When we brought this to the server's attention, they didn't even apologize. We requested to speak with the owner, but they initially refused to come and talk to us. After multiple requests and a 40-minute wait, the owner finally appeared, showing complete disregard for the situation.Overall, it was a terrible experience. I would never consider returning to this restaurant and wouldn't recommend it to anyone.