Chowpatti
$$ - average
Eclectic (Varied)
A vegetarian restaurant.
Featuring a huge menu, Chowpatti focuses on Indian cuisine, but also offers Mexican, Middle Eastern and Italian options.
Added by Eric Purdy on Mar 6 04 (updated Apr 18)
Reviews
This is a Lacto-vegetarian restaurant in Arlington Heights, IL
Food: Below average. We tried 2 items. Indian Bada-pav(meatless stew) and Meatless Lasagna. You can get much better Bada-pav in many other restaurants nearby. Eg: Milan Chat. Meatless Lasagna was a very dull imitation of the meat-full one and without any tomato-based sauce.
Price: This is very expensive restaurant. For those 2 entries and 2 drinks, the bill was $30(excluding tip). It is at least 50% more than those in the same market segment.
Service: Stingy. For lasagna, the waitress (also the owner) suggested a sauce. Even though we told we prefer only medium spicy, the sauce was very hot, and she charged $1 for a teaspoon of that. So be careful with their suggestions.
The food at Chowpatti is definitely tasty but vastly overpriced for the portion size.
I've been to this place a couple of times now. And I must say, their menu is huge! I have greatly enjoyed everything I've eaten there.
Their drinks (non-alcoholic) are very good as well.
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I was so excited to eat here after seeing their ad in Vegetarian Times for years. Was SO disappointed--the menu is huge, but I thought I'd try the daily special curry, something with eggplant, I think. Bland and watery, not nearly as good as you can get in other Chicago Indian places (go to Udupi on Devon!).