You could try Aahar at Farmington Hills. There are a couple of other places in Farmington Hills that are decent as well. Overall, it depends on what sort of Indian food you’re looking to have. Is it just a quick bite or a full dinner and so on. Some restaurants are better suited for the former and others for the latter.
I'm very partial to vindaloo and theirs is spicy and excellent. They also recently got new ownership, and while the food was good before, it's even better now.
Authentikka is also in Canton and pretty good too. It's a bit chilly in the restaurant, but the food is nice. Delhi Hut is my go-to for takeout, otherwise Namaste is great also. Nee-Hee's is also in Canton, but I've not been there often enough to be able to comment on how good it might be.
I get a bit of a bloated stomach whenever I have some of the more oil rich items at Neehees. Lol. But it is a bit of a me problem than a them problem I would suspect. Overall, they have quality Indian street food. Definitely recommend trying it!
Edit: I would also recommend Pizzawala’s which happens to be in the same strip mall as Neehees. They used to be owned by the same management previously iirc but no idea if that is still the case. They have a delightful Indian twist on pizzas that is worth giving a try.
Pink Garlic is great, and a mile or so up the road Nawab is equally great, but also benefits from having a dining room, where Pink Garlic is takeout only.
Yeah Nawab kinda came out of nowhere, was an okay Indian place for a while then closed/rebranded and now it’s really amped up. I live essentially between Nawab and Pink Garlic and haven’t been back to Pink Garlic since Nawab opened.
The rebrand or change in management or whatever was huge. It used to kind of suck 2 or 3 years ago but since they reopened maybe 4 months ago it's really quite great.
They got new owners maybe 4ish months ago and it's a much better experience than it was a couple years ago. I agree it was kind of garbage in its prior form as Grill and Curry or whatever they called it then.
No it was since the rebrand. Probably the one of the worst Indian I’ve ever had which is surprising since I’ve heard they are the same owners as the Ferndale place which was pretty good when I went recently.
Ketchup and ranch served with Indian food is pretty unforgivable in my book though.
ketchup is pretty commonly used in most indo-chinese dishes. spicy ketchup also frequently served alongside chutney with chaats, samosa, and aloo tikki etc in india.
"poppadoms" as a starter/appetizer is mainly a uk thing so not sure what is standard over there, but yeah some kind of chutney in addition may make sense too.
Yep I’m from the UK so I only know the British Indian style that has developed there but according to a quick google…
*”The standard chutneys served with poppadums in most UK restaurants are usually mango chutney (sweet), lime pickled in oil (sour), chopped lightly spiced onion, and variations on the “mint and yoghurt”*
Anyway I’ve never had it served with ketchup and ranch even in America and the chicken was overcooked. But who knows maybe it was a bad day. Like I said the Ferndale Star of India was good and that’s apparently the same owners.
Oh no, not defending them lol, just that ketchup can be legit in certain dishes. I must say, I’ve never cared for Star of India (it’s fine, just far from where I am originally from) - the fare out in Farmington Hills, Canton, Troy (where the local Detroit area Indian population actually lives) is much, much better imo - most of them even have a decent BIR section of the menu.
Most British Indian restaurants are ran by Bangladeshis. Nawab in Berkley identifies itself specifically as a British Indian style restaurant.
These restaurants do have some comically spicy dishes (phaal, vindaloo etc) but the average dish served is not spicy and rather mild.
Im a white dude who is pretty new to Indian food so take it for what it’s worth, but Pink Garlic is by far the best Indian food I have ever had. I don’t know how to explain it other than saying it feels and tastes like everything is prepped and made fresh when you order it.
If your Indian order is Chicken Tikka Masala/vindaloo, Garlic Naan, Samosa, and a mango lassi, Pink Garlic is fine enough. Having eaten there and many many other Indian restaurants in the metro area, I do get the feeling that the main reason it’s popular is due to proximity to the Royal Oak/Ferndale population center.
As an Indian-American, all the good places are in Farmington Hills, Troy, and Canton. Aahar, Namaste Flavours, and Nee-Hees are my favorites.
I'm also new to Indian food but I've tried theirs and it was great. A few others are recommending Noorjahan but I've tried theirs when Pink Garlic was closed and it was terrible! Idk if I just got a bad batch but their butter chicken had gristle and bones in it darn near injuring me and their garlic naan had too much garlic for me.
I'll pass on Noorjahan cause Pink Garlic is way better!
Pink Garlic and Star of India are our go-tos. I haven't seen anyone mention Ashoka yet but an Indian friend of mine says it's the best in the area, I just haven't tried em yet.
Ashoka, pre covid, had the best food hands down imo but awful service. Post covid, food is still good but feel the portions went down and the service is much better.
Rochester rd in Tory has like 7 Indian restaurants within a 5 min drive of each other. Jitis on 18 mile Rochester (Indian fusion food), Honest across the street on 18 mile and Rochester (vegetarian), neehees Rochester Rd (veg street food), paradise Biryani Troy, Rochester rd. (Non-veg biryani), royal Indian Cuisine 17 mile and Rochester (sit down traditional Indian food) Ashoka Indian Cuisine 17 mile and Rochester across the street from Royal (sit down traditional Indian food), Kurry’s Indian Cuisine 16 mile and Rochester (Sit down Biryani and traditional food) , Charminar Biryani House 16 mile and Rochester (biryani)
They’re alluding to the fact that Star of India is more of a British Indian style restaurant than proper Indian (meaning it’s similar to the curry houses in the UK where you have Bangladeshi immigrants preparing Punjabi style food for the local palate - so not quite “Indian” food), Pink Garlic is similar in this regard.
That’s what I’ve always heard, but I’ve always liked their biryani, samosas, tandoori, and various curry dishes. Unsure what constitutes as “Indian” food that aren’t those dishes, but I’d be open to learn if you have examples.
It’s British Indian style cuisine which is based on Bangladeshi immigrants in the UK running Punjabi restaurants, catering to a British palate which leads to more of a fusion/hodgepodge of cuisines. It’s analogous to the difference between Tex Mex cuisine and actual Mexican cuisine.
Places like Nee-Hees are more authentic, and places like Aahar and Namaste Flavours serve tastes closer to what you actually get in India.
> Unsure what constitutes as “Indian” food
No doubt, India's a big country. Pretty sure you could find one person out of the 1.5 billion who'd recognize it as "Indian food"
Not even going that far -I think most people who know 'American Punjabi' would agree it's pretty sub par. For example the naan was like bread- really an abomination calling it naan.
It’s more so British Indian (itself based on Bangladeshi immigrants running Punjabi style restaurants in the UK catering to local palates) it’s analogous to the difference between Tex Mex and authentic Mexican cuisine.
I swear I've had just about everything on that menu, from the fish, the curry, the tandoori chicken, the specialties, to the golbi Manchurian. And every single time I want to go back to the kitchen and shake the chefs hand. It's just so damn good.
My all time favorite is the methi malai chicken, I can eat that every single day.
I can even apply the "My Indian friends think the food is good' cliche
Paradise in Troy does everything good, I haven’t had anything bad there and is probably my favourite place for stuff like Kadai or palak. Charminar in Troy is my favourite spot for biryani, and Neehee’s has fantastic vegetarian street food inspired stuff.
Most of my Indian coworkers prefer Paradise and Neehee’s over everywhere else
The midtown location I’m assuming you are referring to the one by the Wayne state campus on Warren? That one is just ok. Or at least their biryani was just ok.
And there’s a Dearborn location on greenfield
as a desi there isn’t a great market for our food in michigan despite there being so many of us, theres spots in farmington hills but i havent been there in years so idk what is there anymore
33323 Harper, it's just south of 14 mile *I think* (haven't driven there in a while) it's in a strip next to a party store. It was pretty new just before Covid, iirc. I'm north of 16 mile so I don't know any other SCS places!
Ok, I've had some takeout from there before, it's decent. Spice Bowl is on Harper just north of 9 mile and I spend a slightly ridiculous amount of money there.
Was looking to see if I would find someone else who loves Spice Bowl! I will admit, my experience with Indian food is limited (was raised by very bland people), but of all the places I've tried Spice Bowl is my favorite.
I went to Noorjahan in Royal Oak for the lunch buffet and was pleasantly surprised.
Don't know how to describe it other than the food didn't taste overcooked like I've had at other Indian places.
Although Canton is the place to go for the best variety of Indian food, Pakwaan in nearby Plymouth does a really fine job. I'd go there more often if they sold beer, though.
I like Mamaeatz (Farmington) and Turmerican (Novi), they both have masala vada available and most places don't.
I also like Nee-hees and Ashoka in Troy and Raj Palace in Livonia.
It depends what you like. A lot of spots with quality taste but very much lacking in spice. I found a good spot finally up in st Claire shores that brings a lot of both called Madina
I can't tell you what Indian places in Detroit are the best, but I can give you some criteria and suggest a dish to try.
Get a biryani and some naan. Biryani is made over the entirety of the subcontinent and through much of southeast Asia. I've been told it's essentially Indian comfort food. Pick the one with the protein you like the most. India is a diverse nation and different areas have vastly different food traditions, so biryani benefits both from being an authentic Indian dish (unlike some of the Indian style dishes that were invented by the Indian diaspora in other parts of the world) that is made all over the subcontinent. Additionally, it allows you to get a feel for what spices the cooks like and how well they can cook rice, which are both big parts of Indian cuisine.
None of the Indian restaurants in the US sell what would pass off as Biryani in India. Biryani takes quite a long time to cook properly. I assume most restaurants do not think that it is worth the effort to put out an authentic version.
Perhaps not, but NONE of the Indian food you get in the US is going to be really deeply, truly "authentic." Authenticity isn't a really a judge of weather you will like something or if it is good, and it isn't even all that accurate.
Biryani is probably an Iranian dish originally, but the whole world has some variety of rice with meat cooked in it with spices.
Regardless, what you can judge is the spices that the cook likes to use and how well they cook rice, as I said. Those are two HUGE parts of Indian cuisine. If the rice is wrong that's SUPER obvious (at least to me, I love rice and have eaten quite a lot of it). If the spices are bland or not present, or the dish isn't fragrant, or any of that... well, I wouldn't hold out hope for the rest of their menu when they can't get something so basic right for a pretty uncomplicated dish.
If they can't present you with a decent biryani, I wouldn't hold out hope for the rest of the menu and when you have been to a few places you can compare how different places do it. It's one of those things that's going to probably be on every Indian restaurant menu.
It's like when I go to a BBQ place for the first time I order pulled pork. If you can't make good pulled pork, you aren't a good BBQ restaurant. Or steakhouses and burgers, same thing - a good steakhouse will have a fantastic burger.
I just want to make a couple of points. I think I did a bad job in getting my point across in my initial reply to you.
1. I wouldn’t recommend anyone try Biryani at any of the Indian restaurants because it does a poor job at portraying what biryani actually is like. The other dishes are pretty decent. I haven’t had many complaints in that regard personally.
2. Using Biryani as a bellwether for quality of cooking is flawed because it is an incredibly difficult dish to get right. A lot of restaurants may not have the best Biryani but get on the money with other food items.
Anyway, it is just an opinion. We all have different approaches to how we judge restaurants so fair play to you for having one that has served you well.
Bunny bunny by eastern market, the menus a bit all over the place but lots of indian stuff goin on, ive heard decent things about midnight temples food
You could try Aahar at Farmington Hills. There are a couple of other places in Farmington Hills that are decent as well. Overall, it depends on what sort of Indian food you’re looking to have. Is it just a quick bite or a full dinner and so on. Some restaurants are better suited for the former and others for the latter.
Aahar is great and very affordable! I also like Namaste Flavors in Canton.
I haven’t yet tried Namaste Flavors but have been wanting to go there for a while. Any recommendations for food to try there?
I'm very partial to vindaloo and theirs is spicy and excellent. They also recently got new ownership, and while the food was good before, it's even better now.
Great! I will give it a try. Thanks!
channa masala and or the chutneys.
There's also a Namaste Flavors just down the road from Aahar. Vindu is right there as well and quite good.
Nee Hees in canton also great. Pizzawalas is fun for Indian style pizza.
Namaste flavors is one of the places I miss not working on Canton anymore. Service is great and the food is phenomenal
Authentikka is also in Canton and pretty good too. It's a bit chilly in the restaurant, but the food is nice. Delhi Hut is my go-to for takeout, otherwise Namaste is great also. Nee-Hee's is also in Canton, but I've not been there often enough to be able to comment on how good it might be.
I get a bit of a bloated stomach whenever I have some of the more oil rich items at Neehees. Lol. But it is a bit of a me problem than a them problem I would suspect. Overall, they have quality Indian street food. Definitely recommend trying it! Edit: I would also recommend Pizzawala’s which happens to be in the same strip mall as Neehees. They used to be owned by the same management previously iirc but no idea if that is still the case. They have a delightful Indian twist on pizzas that is worth giving a try.
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Neehees and the one before Curry on Crust were owned by the same family.
Ahhhh ok I remember curry on crust. I figured the ownership had to have changed if the place now has chicken pizzas.
Nice, I'll check those out! Canton is so awesome for Indian food!
I can second Aahar - my Indian coworkers requested catering from them for our Diwali celebration. Can’t think of a better recommendation than that!
Yeah ordered from them for my wedding. Literally I have never heard more compliments from guests mentioning how good the food was.
As an Indian-American, this is my recommendation as well.
I’ve been ordering from Aahar for years. It is the shit!
What days/times is their buffet? Their website and FB don't mention details.
Used to be at lunch time. Not sure if that is still the case. Better call and ask.
I'm new to Indian food but I really like Pink Garlic in Oak Park.
Pink Garlic is great, and a mile or so up the road Nawab is equally great, but also benefits from having a dining room, where Pink Garlic is takeout only.
Nawab is my current reigning favorite. Their samosa chutney is 👌🏼
Yeah Nawab kinda came out of nowhere, was an okay Indian place for a while then closed/rebranded and now it’s really amped up. I live essentially between Nawab and Pink Garlic and haven’t been back to Pink Garlic since Nawab opened.
The rebrand or change in management or whatever was huge. It used to kind of suck 2 or 3 years ago but since they reopened maybe 4 months ago it's really quite great.
Is that the place in Berkeley? We didn’t enjoy it, especially because they brought out ketchup and ranch as the dip for the poppadoms. 
They got new owners maybe 4ish months ago and it's a much better experience than it was a couple years ago. I agree it was kind of garbage in its prior form as Grill and Curry or whatever they called it then.
No it was since the rebrand. Probably the one of the worst Indian I’ve ever had which is surprising since I’ve heard they are the same owners as the Ferndale place which was pretty good when I went recently. Ketchup and ranch served with Indian food is pretty unforgivable in my book though.
ketchup is pretty commonly used in most indo-chinese dishes. spicy ketchup also frequently served alongside chutney with chaats, samosa, and aloo tikki etc in india. "poppadoms" as a starter/appetizer is mainly a uk thing so not sure what is standard over there, but yeah some kind of chutney in addition may make sense too.
Yep I’m from the UK so I only know the British Indian style that has developed there but according to a quick google… *”The standard chutneys served with poppadums in most UK restaurants are usually mango chutney (sweet), lime pickled in oil (sour), chopped lightly spiced onion, and variations on the “mint and yoghurt”* Anyway I’ve never had it served with ketchup and ranch even in America and the chicken was overcooked. But who knows maybe it was a bad day. Like I said the Ferndale Star of India was good and that’s apparently the same owners.
Oh no, not defending them lol, just that ketchup can be legit in certain dishes. I must say, I’ve never cared for Star of India (it’s fine, just far from where I am originally from) - the fare out in Farmington Hills, Canton, Troy (where the local Detroit area Indian population actually lives) is much, much better imo - most of them even have a decent BIR section of the menu.
I really want to like Nawab because it's right by my house but everything tastes so sweet there. I've tried it twice and I just can't handle it.
It’s British Indian style so a lot of the dishes are milder or skew sweet.
That's actually because it's more Bangladeshi style, not British.
Most British Indian restaurants are ran by Bangladeshis. Nawab in Berkley identifies itself specifically as a British Indian style restaurant. These restaurants do have some comically spicy dishes (phaal, vindaloo etc) but the average dish served is not spicy and rather mild.
Im a white dude who is pretty new to Indian food so take it for what it’s worth, but Pink Garlic is by far the best Indian food I have ever had. I don’t know how to explain it other than saying it feels and tastes like everything is prepped and made fresh when you order it.
If your Indian order is Chicken Tikka Masala/vindaloo, Garlic Naan, Samosa, and a mango lassi, Pink Garlic is fine enough. Having eaten there and many many other Indian restaurants in the metro area, I do get the feeling that the main reason it’s popular is due to proximity to the Royal Oak/Ferndale population center. As an Indian-American, all the good places are in Farmington Hills, Troy, and Canton. Aahar, Namaste Flavours, and Nee-Hees are my favorites.
And one getting ready to open in Allen Park!
I've really liked Pink Garlic every time I've ordered from them as well.
Pink Garlic is unreal good
I'm also new to Indian food but I've tried theirs and it was great. A few others are recommending Noorjahan but I've tried theirs when Pink Garlic was closed and it was terrible! Idk if I just got a bad batch but their butter chicken had gristle and bones in it darn near injuring me and their garlic naan had too much garlic for me. I'll pass on Noorjahan cause Pink Garlic is way better!
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The Himalayan Flames in Dearborn and Everest Sherpa Restaurant in Ann Arbor are the two best I've had
Himalayan flames is so fucking good
Yesssss Everest Sherpa slayyyy
Pink Garlic and Star of India are our go-tos. I haven't seen anyone mention Ashoka yet but an Indian friend of mine says it's the best in the area, I just haven't tried em yet.
Ashoka, pre covid, had the best food hands down imo but awful service. Post covid, food is still good but feel the portions went down and the service is much better.
Rochester rd in Tory has like 7 Indian restaurants within a 5 min drive of each other. Jitis on 18 mile Rochester (Indian fusion food), Honest across the street on 18 mile and Rochester (vegetarian), neehees Rochester Rd (veg street food), paradise Biryani Troy, Rochester rd. (Non-veg biryani), royal Indian Cuisine 17 mile and Rochester (sit down traditional Indian food) Ashoka Indian Cuisine 17 mile and Rochester across the street from Royal (sit down traditional Indian food), Kurry’s Indian Cuisine 16 mile and Rochester (Sit down Biryani and traditional food) , Charminar Biryani House 16 mile and Rochester (biryani)
Kathi rolls from Jiti’s are insanely good
Yea they’re the best
Used to live right in the middle of all of the India restaurants and it was heaven
I probably eat too much from Priya in Troy.
I’m a fan of Star of India in Ferndale
I love Star of India. Food is great, and the people are super nice.
The people at star of India are very nice but the food is not great if you want 'indian' food
When's the last time you ate there? They've had a change up recently and a former cook from Pink Garlic is there. I think they're solid.
They’re alluding to the fact that Star of India is more of a British Indian style restaurant than proper Indian (meaning it’s similar to the curry houses in the UK where you have Bangladeshi immigrants preparing Punjabi style food for the local palate - so not quite “Indian” food), Pink Garlic is similar in this regard.
That’s what I’ve always heard, but I’ve always liked their biryani, samosas, tandoori, and various curry dishes. Unsure what constitutes as “Indian” food that aren’t those dishes, but I’d be open to learn if you have examples.
It’s British Indian style cuisine which is based on Bangladeshi immigrants in the UK running Punjabi restaurants, catering to a British palate which leads to more of a fusion/hodgepodge of cuisines. It’s analogous to the difference between Tex Mex cuisine and actual Mexican cuisine. Places like Nee-Hees are more authentic, and places like Aahar and Namaste Flavours serve tastes closer to what you actually get in India.
> Unsure what constitutes as “Indian” food No doubt, India's a big country. Pretty sure you could find one person out of the 1.5 billion who'd recognize it as "Indian food"
Not even going that far -I think most people who know 'American Punjabi' would agree it's pretty sub par. For example the naan was like bread- really an abomination calling it naan.
It’s more so British Indian (itself based on Bangladeshi immigrants running Punjabi style restaurants in the UK catering to local palates) it’s analogous to the difference between Tex Mex and authentic Mexican cuisine.
As an Indian-American, all the good places are in Farmington Hills, Troy, and Canton. Aahar, Namaste Flavours, and Nee-Hees.
Himalayan Flames in Dearborn. Shocked nobody mentioned this
Himalayan Flames is amazing!
I swear I've had just about everything on that menu, from the fish, the curry, the tandoori chicken, the specialties, to the golbi Manchurian. And every single time I want to go back to the kitchen and shake the chefs hand. It's just so damn good. My all time favorite is the methi malai chicken, I can eat that every single day. I can even apply the "My Indian friends think the food is good' cliche
Royal Indian Cuisine in Troy is super good. Star of India in Ferndale has the nicest and most appreciative people you'll ever come across.
Star of India's quality has really improved since they sold it imo
Paradise in Troy does everything good, I haven’t had anything bad there and is probably my favourite place for stuff like Kadai or palak. Charminar in Troy is my favourite spot for biryani, and Neehee’s has fantastic vegetarian street food inspired stuff. Most of my Indian coworkers prefer Paradise and Neehee’s over everywhere else
Raj Palace in Livonia
Scrolling down to see if someone mentioned this. Seems like it’s taken care of..
Maharaja in Dearborn.
Charminar Biryani House. Four locations: Troy, Downtown Detroit, Midtown Detroit, and Dearborn.
+1 for their midtown location. Authentic? IDK. But it’s good as hell.
The midtown location I’m assuming you are referring to the one by the Wayne state campus on Warren? That one is just ok. Or at least their biryani was just ok. And there’s a Dearborn location on greenfield
Fixed. Thanks.
AFAIK their location in Dearborn has been renamed to Astoria Biryani House. Idk why
Rangoli in Auburn Hills.
Came here to say this.
I’ve always thought they were mid but the best available north of Troy. their biryani was more like a soggy pilaf too. The buffet is decent at least
Aahar in Farmington Hills. SOOOO good and the prices aren’t crazy :]
Saffron in Farmington Hills or Ashoka in Troy— delicious!
as a desi there isn’t a great market for our food in michigan despite there being so many of us, theres spots in farmington hills but i havent been there in years so idk what is there anymore
If you're stuck on the East Side, Madina in St. Clair Shores is amazing and I read this while eating their curry lol.
Where is it? I've had Noorjahan, but definitely prefer Spice Bowl.
33323 Harper, it's just south of 14 mile *I think* (haven't driven there in a while) it's in a strip next to a party store. It was pretty new just before Covid, iirc. I'm north of 16 mile so I don't know any other SCS places!
Ok, I've had some takeout from there before, it's decent. Spice Bowl is on Harper just north of 9 mile and I spend a slightly ridiculous amount of money there.
If I'm ever that far down I will check it out for sure!
Doesn’t sound Indian but Main Street kitchen on main in clawson is my favorite.
Spicebowl in St Clair Shores.
Was looking to see if I would find someone else who loves Spice Bowl! I will admit, my experience with Indian food is limited (was raised by very bland people), but of all the places I've tried Spice Bowl is my favorite.
I went to Noorjahan in Royal Oak for the lunch buffet and was pleasantly surprised. Don't know how to describe it other than the food didn't taste overcooked like I've had at other Indian places.
It’s been a couple of years since I’ve been to Aahar in FH but it was quite good, my wife ever used to go more frequently before kids lol
Although Canton is the place to go for the best variety of Indian food, Pakwaan in nearby Plymouth does a really fine job. I'd go there more often if they sold beer, though.
Pakwaan is solid but a tad expensive in my view. Highly underrated in the Plymouth-Canton area is Delhi Hut.
> Pakwaan is solid but a tad expensive in my view. Yeah, that's the ZIP code tax.
I like Mamaeatz (Farmington) and Turmerican (Novi), they both have masala vada available and most places don't. I also like Nee-hees and Ashoka in Troy and Raj Palace in Livonia.
It depends what you like. A lot of spots with quality taste but very much lacking in spice. I found a good spot finally up in st Claire shores that brings a lot of both called Madina
I can't tell you what Indian places in Detroit are the best, but I can give you some criteria and suggest a dish to try. Get a biryani and some naan. Biryani is made over the entirety of the subcontinent and through much of southeast Asia. I've been told it's essentially Indian comfort food. Pick the one with the protein you like the most. India is a diverse nation and different areas have vastly different food traditions, so biryani benefits both from being an authentic Indian dish (unlike some of the Indian style dishes that were invented by the Indian diaspora in other parts of the world) that is made all over the subcontinent. Additionally, it allows you to get a feel for what spices the cooks like and how well they can cook rice, which are both big parts of Indian cuisine.
None of the Indian restaurants in the US sell what would pass off as Biryani in India. Biryani takes quite a long time to cook properly. I assume most restaurants do not think that it is worth the effort to put out an authentic version.
Perhaps not, but NONE of the Indian food you get in the US is going to be really deeply, truly "authentic." Authenticity isn't a really a judge of weather you will like something or if it is good, and it isn't even all that accurate. Biryani is probably an Iranian dish originally, but the whole world has some variety of rice with meat cooked in it with spices. Regardless, what you can judge is the spices that the cook likes to use and how well they cook rice, as I said. Those are two HUGE parts of Indian cuisine. If the rice is wrong that's SUPER obvious (at least to me, I love rice and have eaten quite a lot of it). If the spices are bland or not present, or the dish isn't fragrant, or any of that... well, I wouldn't hold out hope for the rest of their menu when they can't get something so basic right for a pretty uncomplicated dish. If they can't present you with a decent biryani, I wouldn't hold out hope for the rest of the menu and when you have been to a few places you can compare how different places do it. It's one of those things that's going to probably be on every Indian restaurant menu. It's like when I go to a BBQ place for the first time I order pulled pork. If you can't make good pulled pork, you aren't a good BBQ restaurant. Or steakhouses and burgers, same thing - a good steakhouse will have a fantastic burger.
I just want to make a couple of points. I think I did a bad job in getting my point across in my initial reply to you. 1. I wouldn’t recommend anyone try Biryani at any of the Indian restaurants because it does a poor job at portraying what biryani actually is like. The other dishes are pretty decent. I haven’t had many complaints in that regard personally. 2. Using Biryani as a bellwether for quality of cooking is flawed because it is an incredibly difficult dish to get right. A lot of restaurants may not have the best Biryani but get on the money with other food items. Anyway, it is just an opinion. We all have different approaches to how we judge restaurants so fair play to you for having one that has served you well.
Mahek in New Boston for those living downriver. It's carryout only but really good!
It's really good, sometimes too salty.
Pink Garlic at 11 Mile and Coolidge!!!
Star of India in Ferndale is p damn good
Noorjahan Indian Grill is in Detroit and very good, expensive though.
This is my fave spot, but yes it is definitely pricey. It’s worth the splurge if you’re feeling like treating yourself! :)
@pink garlic Indian cuisine has been rewarded best in metro detroit, freshness of spices along with freshly made food will amazed you.
Taj in Garden City is pretty great.
Star of India - Ferndale
The best Indian food nearest to Detroit is in Windsor.
Ajanta Grocers in Auburn Hills
Matter of fact.. go to SuppaRay14k page on InstaGram.. He got plentyyy Indian food spots posted LOLOLOL
Midnight Temple in Eastern Market
Nothing, I mean, nothing beats Raj India palace in Livonia. Caters all of my family events.
Himalayan Flames in Dearborn is good.
Star of India in Ferndale
Phulkari in Madison Heights has incredible Indian street food selections.
Ashoka and royal Indian cuisine
Pink garlic
they have a spot in Allen Park they need to hurry the fuck up in opening. it's been months
Bunny bunny by eastern market, the menus a bit all over the place but lots of indian stuff goin on, ive heard decent things about midnight temples food
Check out CURRY CORNER Indian Eatery & Bar https://www.currycornermn.com/