Thalaiva's Indian Kitchen Chicago's FIRST and only KONGUNADU cuisine destination which brings authentic flavors of Kongunadu cuisine to your plate. Rooted in the traditions of South India's Kongu regi…
Awesome service and amazing authentic south Indian cuisine
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T K
8 contributions
Loved
• 3/21/26
• DoorDash order
Non veg talli is so good and very fresh each and every dish portion is huge I really appreciate the chef, we really enjoyed each and every dish, most of the Talli's we don't get each and every dish delicious but this restaurant tali dishes are amazing, I would order it again for sure. Thankyou
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Aishwarya Rao N
3 contributions
Loved
• 10/7/25
• DoorDash order
The Hyd Chicken Dum Biriyani taste was okay but the Thalapakattu Goat Biriyani tasted amazing! Totally recommend! I was in a mood for a good Chilli Gobi and this is the ONLY restaurant that does a great job with this appetizer!
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Jayaprasanna C
2 contributions
Liked
• 11/14/25
• DoorDash order
Ordered Non veg thali for lunch.It came with delicious side dishes like chicken fry, mutton& fish curry and also sambar, rasam,veg biriyani, poriyal,pappad,curd,sweet,parotta. All the items are tasted fresh and very good, but only the disappointment was less quantity of white rice.Felt like curries are more but rice is less to taste with. Recommending to increase the quantity of white rice little more.
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Prashant S
2 contributions
Didn't like
• 7/12/25
• DoorDash order
Biryani was a mix of yellow colored rice with some mildly flavored chicken. looks li the kitchen ran out of Biryani and had to use some filler. not the quality I have come to expect from Thalaivas especially at this price point. The malai kebab looked like it was swimming in its own sweat with the peppers and soggy cabbage/greens. please reconsider how you pack kebabs.
