Service was excellent. Food was on point and location wasn’t busy whatsoever. Ambiance was relaxing and quiet, good setting to have a date and conversation. Drinks - Pinot Grigio $9, Stella Artois $7

Delicious Nepalese and Indian cuisine that’s well deserving of its Michelin rating. Our favorite was the creamy coconut chicken madras and the spicy tomato-based pokhareli kukhura.

Delicious and fresh. Flavors burst in your mouth. Balanced and beautifully spiced. Can’t wait to try more dishes. We tried somosas, chicken momo, veggie byriani, chicken tikka masala, Chana masala, peas pulao. Outstanding.

Worth every penny. Slightly more expensive than other Indian places but flavors are there

Amazing flavors in the Butter Chicken curry. You could taste a lot of the various seasonings. The chicken was also very tender and delicious which blended well with the sauce.I will say this is pretty expensive for curry even though it is delicious. I think its absurd the rice isnt included with the initial price. For Curry and a side of rice my meal was $21. Ill think about coming back but wont be back as often due to the prices alone.

Recently I visited this place. I am from North India.Very disappointed with the food. I had worst Indian food so far in my life.This is not an Indian restaurant. It is in fact a Nepalese restaurant. They do not know how to cook Indian food.Please stay away if you would like a proper and authentic Indian food.Service was ok.

Loved the authentic Indian food at Cumin Restaurant. This place was very busy on a Saturday night. Not only every table filled but take out & delivery services were in & out entire time our party of 3 dined there. The short-handed staff handled this very well!

Very flavorful and tasty food!

Chicken tiki masala was soooo good. Garlic naan too overall nice place wold go again.

Great curries with precisely dialed-in flavors. I wish the price of naan or rice was built in to the dish. Taste wise some of the best tasting Subcontinent restaurants Ive had in Chicago.

Favorite Indian food in Chicago!! The comforting smell erupts from the establishment. 10/10.

Well worth the price, excellent taste and superb service!

The depth of flavor in each of the entrées i tried was phenomenal. The lamb saag was the best Ive ever had

We had the lunch buffet and it was fabulous. Ive visited Indian restaurants throughout the country and this has been my favorite. Fresh and high end ingredients.

Highly recommend this place. Service was excellent. Food was amazing. Must try there chilli chicken, chicken tikka masala with garlic naan. Vegetarian options available. Will be trying more dishes on the menu soon.

Great lunch time deal, can taste two different dishes at a time

Amazing! Great customer service. Great food. Great cultural experience. Loved everything!!! I will visit again soon.

Great Indian option on milwaukee, prep time for takeout is usually pretty short.

Terrible food, overpriced, and feels like they just recycle old food and make it spicy to hide that its old.

Absolutely delicious paneer.

Ordered dinner - 2 hours after the order was placed and 48 minutes after the Caviar driver arrived they cancelled the meal. The driver said multiple drivers were waiting.No apology or excuse given. Food may be good but won’t ever return with this type of pathetic service.

Excellent food and service! Will definitely be back.

Not only is the food amazing - but the owner is a Wicker Park local! Rajesh is incredibly friendly and kind. Support our local restaurants! Highly recommend the samosas - this is usually our go to appetizer order.

Kind of good place with some delicious recipes and decent ambiance.

Service is slow. I ordered the lamb biryani and it was very “greasy.” Not great. Should taste the flavor not the oil. 4 bites in and I had a stomach ache :(

My favorite spot for Indian food in the city.

Great taste! Definitely will come back again

This is hands down my fav restaurant, the always treat me like Iam an important customer

My favorite restaurant in the city! You wont be disappointed! 🥰

This was quite possibly the best Nepalese/Indian cuisine weve ever had. You can taste the love and care that goes into each dish. The ingredients are so fresh and bright. We spoke with owner and he shared with us several of his recipes and how long it takes to make some of his sauces. He was a class act, as is this establishment. Top notch.

Tasty Desi food. Had dal.makhani,. Chana masala n naan n mango lassi. Absolute home food. And little Rutika ( sorry if I messed up on name) was very sweet, quick in serving. Thank you beta. Thanks Cumin for such tasty food. Rgds to ur chefs.

Delicious food! Though the portions are a bit small for what youre paying!

This is my experience with pickup. I thought the portions were small for the price. All of the entrees came in those 16 ounce deli containers, and they’re mostly sauce. Nothing comes with rice, which was reiterated throughout my entire ordering and pickup process. The lamb vindalu was delicious, except it was mostly potatoes and little meat. The chicken tikka masala, which I’d assume is the most popular dish, appeared and tasted like diced boiled chicken breast just covered in sauce. I’d recommend getting one of the dark chicken entrees instead.

Amazing deal for the buffet.

Lamb biryani, tikka masala, garlic naan, absolute 🔥🔥🔥, so good!

Very tasty. the prices are fair for the quality of food. menu is like a cafe in indianapolis i liked.

Ive been a regular for 3 years, food quality is high

Absolutely terrible service. We waited for over an hour just for one appetizer dish. When I asked our waitress where the food was she basically said the kitchen is backed up, it will be here when its up. She didnt offer any apology or compensation. We had to frequently remind her to remove glasses and plates from our table as well. The rest of our meal took another half hour after that. The food was good but overpriced for what it was. You shouldnt have to pay separately for plain white rice... We werent the only upset table that night, we overheard numerous other tables complaining about how long the food was taking and how poor the service was. Save your time and money and go to The Spice Room, it is so much better.

Cumin is very, very good. Ive had takeout/delivery a few times and it has been great. The lamb and vege samosas are delicious.The lunch special is wonderful- you can try a couple different dishes and even add on some small appetizers, sides a la carte (to the lunch special- its great!). The lunch box special is like a half order of your choice of 2 different items and is amazing!I most recently ordered the chicken saag and lamb curry lunch box and added on one of each lamb samosa and vege samosa. I would want to come here for lunch every day if I lived closer.I havent had any complaints from food here and I have a delicate stomach. It is a little pricier than other Indian food in the city, but for wicker park- its similar to most restaurants in the area. This is one of those restaurants that I always meant to try and slept on, but now I will go out of the way to pick up takeout from. Highly recommend.

Best Indian food in the neighborhood

Tasting a sliver of Nepal in Bucktown

Probably my favorite restaurant in Chicago. Cumin always knocks it out of the park. While in quarantine, we ordered out for the first time in over a month. It was for my birthday dinner and I picked Cumin. It was the absolute best choice - comforting and perfect.

Had the cheese & peas dish. It was delicious!

We dropped by with some friends fromout of town for the lunch buffet and were pleasantly surprised by the fact that the food (especially the vegetables and goat curry) had a distinct Nepali taste and were delicious.The server was also nice an helpful. Finding a parking might be tricky. But the food is definitely worth it. Will definitely go back again to try more.

We had some food delivered from this restaurant for our wedding (almost a year ago) and it was the best experience. The food was amazingly delicious but it was the care and attention to detail from Rajesh dai that compelled me to write the review.The food was being delivered in the chaos of the bridal party getting ready and Rajesh dai took it upon himself to make sure it was set up perfectly with all the necessary service trays and sterno without us asking. He even advised the catering staff about the proper way to serve them when they got there a little later.Wonderful experience overall!!

Love this place. Had been here for my graduation celebration and was really impressed by the customer service and the taste of food. One of the best cuisine in Chicago.

Was very excited to try Cumin.After visiting twice:Service - 6/10Curry sauces - 7/10Meat (chicken) - 2/10 (offensively dry)Portion size - 3/10Nowhere near as good as any hole-in-the-wall spot on Devon.Unsure why this has received Bib Gourmand several years.

I have dined in at Cumin maybe 5 times, but ordered takeout and delivery from there dozens of times.The food is great. The only shortcoming I noticed from my experiences dining in at Cumin is that they could have a better wine selection - but understand that is not the focus of the restaurant.Overall, a great spot for Indian food - either dining in or as a delivery/takeout option.

I certainly like the dishes and customer service, great area to where I live. The staff members are always very kind. Would recommend to others.

This place is AMAZING!

One of the best place to eat. Sooooo good food. Very good and friendly people. Will come back again if we come to Chicago and also recommend this place to all.

Great food and very friendly staff. Went there for Valentines day and they made sure we were given exceptional service.

One of my favorite restaurants in Chicago. Love the Nepalese additions to the menu. I highly recommend this place. My fiance and I frequent this location.

Really good food from India and other close regions. The spice is just right. Im usually hesitant to order lamb because of the possible gamey-ness but the cook knows what he/she is doing

Over priced and over rated. Food is average at best. The Nepalese specialities are not special. The Indian staples is just OK. Frozen Indian food at Trader Joes is probably better.

We loved the food here. The ambience is ok . The food tasted great . The service was wonderful too. The staff was very nice.

Food is ok. We are from UK so no comparison with curries at home. We had a Chicken Madras which was fine but no spicy hot kick to it. We also had a vegetable samosa which was tasteless. The waitress was very abrupt and rude so we never left a tip. On a positive there was plenty of food. One main plus rice between two is more than enough.

Ive ordered some chicken Momos and lamb biryani.The Momos were ok but certainly there are other places which does it better. So was the lamb biryani, just alright.

Wait time was long

Excellent food! Really flavorful and perfect spice level - loved it!

Great customer service, great people and great food. Would definitely recommend it.

No matter how recommendations it has ... worst service ever.Only 4 tables has guests and it took them 1 hour to get our food and too when we asked how long do we have to wait.Taste is ok not v good

Fantastic hole in the wall Indian restaurant. You walk in and the incredible aroma hits you instantly. Service is always great, the place always clean and welcoming, and the prices excellent.

After driving around the block 3 times I finally found a parking spot. I almost left in frustration but I’m glad I didn’t or I would have missed out on a delicious dinner. The atmosphere was relaxed and a good mix of modern, simple design. I had the chicken jalfreizi, basmati rice and tandoori roti. The main dish was mildly spiced and the sauce had a smooth, creamy texture that really mixed well with the rice. I usually prefer hotter dishes but enjoyed the flavors of this dish. The wait staff didn’t ask about heat preference. This was my first time eating here so I went with their standard and would have it again next time. Thanks!!

Bright, fresh ingredients and big portions. Couldnt get enough of Lamb Biryani and Garlic Naan.

Great food, great service!

This place is AMAZING! Great quality ingredients every time. Consistently delicious.

One of the best and fine dining restaurant.Thank you for your service 🤗Love from houston

Entrees are a la carte and nothing comes to the table while you wait like pappadum. The momos are underwhelming watery dumplings that come with a bright orange dipping sauce that tastes like disappointment with an aftertaste of turmeric. The keema matar had some good flavor but a la carte for a small bowl of the curry at $17 pretty much guarantees I wont order it again. The walls, menus, and tablecloth had multiple stains and food remnants which made me question the cleanliness of the rest of the place. The sambhar soup had an interesting flavor reminiscent of burnt vegetables that didnt altogether work against it.We had tried the buffet originally when it opened and were so underwhelmed that it took us years to go back but after this experience I likely wont go again.

Amazing food. The service was a bit odd. But infernis we did go there a bit late (~9pm)Im gonna come back ☺️

Excellent authentic food with portion sizes plenty enough to bring home. Inviting atmosphere and accommodating staff.

Great food! Clean. A wonderful place.

I have been there with my friends on Friday night for dinner. This place is good but little bit struggle for parking. Food and service was great but little expensive compared with the quantity they serve. Lot of vegetarian and non-vegetarian options

Pretty authentic place for Indian food, good variety of slections from appetizers to entrees. However, for the briyanis, they are on the spicy end, the hotness tips the balance of the spice flavors and overpowers the rest of spices.

Great food. Dont love that rice doesnt come WITH the food. Buffet not as good as menu items.

A tad pricey, but fantastic food!

A tiny restaurant . The food was amazing and the service was also good.

Things are going Downhill fast. This used to be put favorite restaurant. Now I dont want to return. Service was flaky. Our drinks and water were not refilled. The food portions are very small. The food is not the same quality and cooking level it once was. We came home hungry and had to get a frozen pizza. The onion bahia just greasy fried and doughy and not lively aromatically spuced onion strings. The lamb byrani was greasy and overcooked. For $15-25 entree level that is not acceptable.

Kindly took our late reservation; delicious food.

Meals much like life, truly are in this particular circumstance about the destination and not the journey.On a night like any other, I along with my girlfriend, entered Cumin. We browsed the menu and decided to give it a try. The place was quaint and cute. There weren’t many people inside so we figured it would be a fairly standard meal.We were wrong.What was to come was more of an emotional roller coaster than watching Game of Thrones for the first time. We were completely unaware of the ups and downs that soon would behold us in the next hours of our life. Much like Batman, we had dark and light times ahead. For Gotham, is a city that perpetually is enshrouded in darkness but will always hold a slight spark of hope.We noticed the tables next to us impatiently trying to hail down services, which we brushed off. It should have been foreshadowing for us. We saw to-go orders piling up by the door in trows, but the people inside the spot were searching for whom to place orders and with whom to check out.We were given some crackers and we placed our orders once our server came around.He left and disappeared into the kitchen.The other tables who had been there before us seemed to keep receiving more crackers and no food.We’d begun to wonder if we entered an Indian food spot covering for an undercover cracker operation.To save time and minutia, about 30 minutes passed and we had not received food. We did have hope due to some people who were sat before us receiving clean plates. But still no food.More minutes passed.Every minute that passed lead to twitches and anxiety due to premonitions of therapy sessions covering neglect in our futures. We both looked at each other and awaited to see if anyone else received food or service.Minutes of frustration led to seconds of madness. And in those seconds, a quote from the Joker came into mind.“Madness, as you know, is like gravity, all it takes is a little push.”We found ourselves debating if we should leave. We turmoiled over all the possible outcomes of leaving versus staying in order to ease our screaming hunger from the depths of our stomachs.I was reminded of a quote from Alfred Pennyworth, “Endure, Master Wayne. Take it. Theyll hate you for it, but thats the point of Batman, he can be the outcast. He can make the choice that no one else can make, the right choice.”I pondered the right choice. What does that look like? And in my hazy confusion and aguish the clouds seemed to part as a couple minutes passed.On the brink of insanity, we both on the edges of our seat in a phantom state were awoken by clean white plates presented in front of us.We knew it was our time.We had gone through the struggles and risen from the pit like Bruce Wayne and saw the light of day again.The moments proceeding this were pure bliss. Pure bliss as heaps of rice, Lamb Saag, Garlic Naan and Chicken Tiki Marsala landed in our laps like newborn babies onto a virgins lap.We were in another world as we ravenously consumed every shred of food in front of us.Taste buds exploded into pure fountains of joy in our mouths. Tears streaming down our faces in what seemed to be a beautiful mix of euphoria and terror. Every bit of anger and frustration we had from the forty-five minutes prior those moments of food decimation were sweet out through tracks of joy along our foreheads and cheeks.We were beyond bliss.We were 11/10 happy. We were Chocolate Boy from Hey Arnold! With a huge sack of chocolate, happy.Through tears, we blinked and nodded as we both knew. We both knew we were in food heaven.I sit here days, months, possibly even years after this experience. I only say this due to not understanding space or time since. I don’t know who I am or my purpose. I just know I must return to Cumin. Through the neglect and rejection, the food calls me back. Like the Matrix beckons to Neo. I am being called back. The food knows me. For I am the chosen one for it. I will return. It knows I will return. It is only a matter of time.

Very tasty dishes. Had the goat biryani, cauliflower w nepali spices and butter chicken, w a piece of naan to share. Curries were not too heavy compared to the ones Ive tried in India (made w a lot more ghee), so thankfully theyre not sitting heavily. Enjoyed out meal tonight

Ate here for the first time today and it was great! We didnt order much but what we ordered was delicious. Started with some momos which were fantastic, then had the goat curry (gorkhali khasi), which was extremely tasty and very flavorful. Got the regular naan and then the lamb naan, which is now my favorite naan as of this writing.If you get the momos, they tell you that itll take around 10 minutes to make because they make it fresh. Yea it really did take 10 or more minutes, so if youre in such a hurry, Id skip that BUT if youre not, I throughly enjoyed it and recommend it. The plain basmati rice was also fantastic. It was really soft and aromatic compared to other basmati rice.Also we ordered from the menu. We didnt eat the buffet.

Best Indian food Ive had so far in Chicago

A perfect Indian restaurant. Been here twice and worth it. Has all the spice levels!!

Great buffet, left feeling stuffed.

Absolutely love the food. Michelin Gourmand like getting one star.

Love their lunch buffet.

Great vegetarian options, plus kher! 😃

The chicken chilli was so horrible.. wont prefer for Chicken lovers..

Hidden gem. Dont tell anyone.

Great nepali cuisine

Quality establishment and good food

Orders don’t come with rice, which is not clear anywhere on door dash - had delivery for 12 people show up with no rice!

Outstanding

So. Dang. Good.

It was amazing

Cumin is always the right call.

Solid buffet