NaanWise

Note: this review is only based on take out.NaanWise is a reliable spot for Indian restaurant staples. My go tos are the vegetable pakora, vegetable samosas, chicken makhani (butter chicken), and lamb vindaloo. For the price I would have liked a little more meat in the curries, but that did not stop NaanWise from being my go-to Indian spot for several years (check out their sister restaurant Jab We Met, which is now my go to since moving).

Had a great dinner with my sisters here. I ordered the lamb biryani, and it was delicious tender lamb with a perfectly seasoned rice and a yogurt-based sauce that brought everything together. I asked for no spice, but it still had a tiny hint of heat, which I actually enjoyed!My sisters started with the veggie samosas, which were generously filled and flavorful. For their entrees, they chose the tikka masala. While the portion was on the smaller side, they really liked it, and it paired perfectly with the garlic naan we ordered. The naan was warm and garlicky, a great complement to everything we tried!

Just ok. The samosas are a bit over-fried, and the butter chicken and saag paneer are mostly sauce. Not bad, though, if you have a craving, it will get the job done. On the plus side, the garlic naan is excellent!

Looking for a desperate respite from a slogging conference down the road, we stopped into NaanWise for a quick weekday lunch. We got the shrimp vindaloo, chicken curry, lentil soup and of course rice and naan. Service was quick, the food was flavorful and spicy, just the way I liked it. And the titular naan was soft and chewy, perfect to take our minds of the drudgery of the morning's meetings. After licking our plates clean, we headed back with full bellies and a little fire on our tongues. Next time we're in the neighborhood, it'll be NaanWise again!

Revolting. The worst Indian food I've ever had. I asked for "mild" Paneer and it had NO flavor. It tasted like jarred spinach baby food and the paneer was bitter. The chicken Makani was way too sweet and the chicken was so dry, I only chewed on one piece and gave up. The rice pudding is fake tasting, overly sweet has hardly any rice no nuts or spices worst version of desserts I've ever tasted.

Naan Wise is a just okay Indian restaurant. The service we received was top notch for our pick-up order. We ordered online and our order was ready within 12 minutes, by the time we arrived at the restaurant to pick it up. However, the 15% "neighbor" discount promised on the website was not given.The food was okay. We ordered samosas to start. They were pretty good with a very crispy outside wrapper. The flavor of the veggies inside was good. However, there was not enough of the filling for the large amount of wrapper; the filling had contracted and there was a lot of empty space between the wrapper and the filling. The 2 sauces provided were very good with an appropriate amount of spice.The main courses were just okay. The chicken tikka masala lacked character and depth. The tomato sauce was bland, johnny one note. The chicken saag was the worst of the two. The creamed spinach sauce was overpowering - again, bland without a hint of the normally complex flavors that Indian food usually delivers. It was all spinach, all the time, and it overpowered the other flavors (to the extent there were any other flavors at all). Also, the quality of the chicken meat in the chicken saag was poor. The chicken meat in the chicken tikka masala was high quality white meat.I know that Naan Wise is close to my house but I doubt that we will be going back. There are other Indian restaurants that, while further away, consistently deliver higher quality Indian food!

Takeout Review: A very good fine Indian cuisine experience. In the city this is one of my go-to restaurants for Indian cuisine. At this place you get authentic Indian flavors at a reasonable price. What I like most about this place is they are true to the heat levels, so order accordingly. If you choose medium or spicy spice levels expect true heat. I was very impressed with the quality of curry used in the chicken curry and lamb curry. The cardamon is so prevalent and in traditional fashion you get a hint of sweetness, warmth with the heat and depth of flavor. I really appreciate the focus on detail with some of their staple Indian dishes. I've tried various dishes and I always have a feeling of satisfaction in that I just ate a comfort meal. The focus on detail is comes into play with their takeout operation. The takeout food is so fresh. My drive home from the restaurant is approximately 20-25 minutes and the food still tastes restaurant quality fresh upon arriving home. My favorite dishes are virtually any curry dish. The naan is also delicious.I will continue to patronize and one of these days I will dine and and I anticipate giving it a 5* after my dine-in experience. Give them a shot.

Naanwise is a pleasant Indian restaurant steps away from the Woodley metro stop. The dishes were generous and the restaurant did not skimp on rice (thank you). Service was quick and the restaurant is nicely decorated in an Indian motif. My Rogan Josh was tender and the sauce will seasoned.

We come here or order from here every week. It's always delicious. I get the paneer makhani or shahi paneer with garlic naan every time.

Stopped in by chance during a snow storm. Excellent! Food, ambience and service. We will be coming back.