Chhote's Indian Street Food

Loud environment, expensive. Food was rather bland, especially for Indian food. Interesting items on menu

Really good Indian food. The Palak Paneer is very very creamy. The Chana Masala had a very flavorful profile and the fresh cut cilantro and onions were a great touch. The real surprise is the Onion Bhaji, onion straws with mint chutney, which we got instead of samosas. Highly recommended!

The chicken tikka was good, nothing crazy or unique, but also inoffensive. The chunks of chicken were smaller than I'd expect but it was light and not as heavy after eating which I appreciated. You can clearly taste the freshness of the ingredients they use. The garlic naan bread is uninspired, lacking real taste of garlic and is a bit chewy. It makes it good for soaking up sauce but it struggles to hold anything on it sadly. I always look forward to garlic naan and unfortunately this didn't do much to accompany the meal. The rice was plain and unseasoned and did nothing but add texture to the meal. I was also disappointed in the portion size as I felt like the $18 would have warranted a bit more food. It's a forgettable experience, but one where you won't have a bad meal, but you won't be craving or thinking about the restaurant in the future. There's far better choices for Indian food, but if you're in a pinch it's passable.

You won't be disappointed with Chhotes! My girlfriend and I were busting Raleigh for a concert and we found this place by chance. Some of the best curry I've ever had! Some of the best service I've ever received too, definitely a must visit if you're in town!

Pros are that the price is reasonable and the portion (of rice) is huge and the taste is on par (though not as spicy as some of the other curries I have had elsewhere. Cons are that I have ordered a pork vindaloo, the potatoes were not fully cooked (as they were still hard when biting into them) and that the pork were more like pork belly, with half meat and half the fat. I thought that pork belly meats are not as common to serve unless it is charred or grilled, I wished I was informed of that before I had ordered. A mediocre experience overall, thought curry in a hurry at Morgan Hall was way better.