Klay Oven Restaurant

02/20/09

Okay food, nice ambience

by mkumar

Went there three times, the quality of food varies each time. Liked it first time, but didn't for next visits. Food was undercooked. Bread was subpar. If you really know how Indian food tests, then you will not enjoy this much.

• Cons: quality not consistent

08/19/08

Best Indian food in Chicagoland!!

by premmsn

The food was amazing but the portion quantity relatively was on the lower side. Otherwise the food was delicious, authentic North Indian flavor. Best value for money.

• Pros: Taste
• Cons: Portions quantity was less

06/13/08

Awesome Buffet

by linds26

Great lunch buffet 10.95. good selection of healthy and the creamy rich dishes. also serve salad at the buffet. Great experience! TRY THE DESSERTS both are great! Trust me give them both a try!!!

• Pros: the dessert, good selection at the buffet

03/14/08

Great food and service, even with large group

by Junereese

Just went to Klay Oven with a group of seven from the office. Did not have that high of expectations but I was wowed. The service was great. The waiter recommended sharing dishes among the table. Asked for our preferences and brought the right number of appetizers, main courses and bread. Everything was delicious and the bill was reasonable. We felt very comfortable in the environment as well. I particularly loved the vegetable Somosas (spelling may be wrong on that). I will go again.

• Pros: Very good food, good service
• Cons: none I could see

11/07/07

Average Indian food; more expensive than indicated on Citysearch.

by fnu_eric

I went to KO for the lunch buffet. Food was decent; about average for an Indian buffet. Two major drawbacks were:

Price - lunch buffet was decidedly NOT the "for less than $10." mentioned on this site. Buffet was $10.95; add tax and the I-feel-obligated $1 tip, and you get $13 for the lunch.

Food selection - and this is largely a personal preference issue. Their curried vegetables looked and tasted like they had just taken a bag of frozen veggies and mixed in some curry sauce. They also did not have any paneer dishes; saag paneer is one item I always look for on Indian buffets and it was nowhere to be found. I asked the waiter if they have saag paneer on different days (thinking they might switch some of the dishes around), but he said that they do not put that on the buffet.

On the plus side, the restaurant was not at all crowded at the height of lunch rush on a Wednesday.

• Pros: not crowded at lunch time; curried chicken was good
• Cons: overpriced; smallish food selection for lunch buffet