Chicken Makhani will be featured on TAVA's Signature Lunch buffet every Mon-Wed-Fri-Sun. Chicken Tikka Masala is featured on Tues-Thurs-Sat's lunch buffet.
TAVA is a contemporary Indian restaurant that offers the best and most creative Indian food in Chicagoland in a warm atmosphere perfect for a date, a relaxing meal with family or friends, or business meeting.
At TAVA, we use traditional recipes that have been handed down through generations. We then add a modern twist. We emphasize naturally raised meats that are never frozen and high quality vegetables and spices. All dishes are cooked to order, using only the freshest ingredients and heart-healthy extra virgin olive and canola oils. The menu offers a large selection of mouth-watering chicken, lamb, seafood, vegetarian, vegan and organic dishes. We offer many gluten-free selections as well. Please tell your server about any food allergies or spice preferences.
Our full bar offers unique cocktails and an extensive wine and beer selection. We are proud to serve organic cocktails, signature martinis and margaritas, and fine wines from around the world.
TAVA was recommended by ABC7's Hungry Hound Steve Dolinsky, the Chicago Reader, Chicago Foodies, and the Chicago Tribune.
What is TAVA…and TAVA dining?
TAVA is unlike any contemporary Indian dining experience you have ever had…or likely ever will have. As soon as you as you see the Brazilian cherry wood floor in the candle-lit restaurant, you feel the ambiance.
A roaring fire crackles in the fireplace. Conversation is abundantly shared along with fragrant Indian dishes. There is no mistaking these familiar authentic Indian aromas and spices as they waft from the kitchen, where the Tavas are busily clanging.
Tava(h), tawa(h) is actually a Persian word for a large, convex, disc-shaped griddle or fry pan used primarily for cooking traditional South Asian dishes, especially flatbreads from countries such as India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Turkey and Afghanistan.
The pan is crafted from metal, most often sheet iron, cast iron, sheet steel or aluminum. Some of the most common uses for a tava are saj bread, roti, dosha, chapathi, paratha, sautéed vegetables or meat. Real charcoal fuels our tandoor, and the result is a unique blending of fresh, delicious flavors and seasonings.
Come experience all the wonders of wholesome, authentic, healthy Indian cooking, emanating right from (the) TAVA…and right here in the Chicago area.
