History
People in Chicago will seem familiar with Gaylord Indian because of its long-rooted history here - first opening in 1972 as the only original franchise location in the United States. Today, each is individually owned making Gaylord Chicago the area's only option for Indian fine dining with two locations in the Gold Coast and Schaumburg.
Specialties
Gaylord puts its own modern spin and presentation on Indian cuisine and fine diners will enjoy appetizers like the Kabab sampler, Spring Rolls, a mouth-watering assortment of keema samosa, pakoras, and chicken tikka and the Paneer Tikka Special of cubes of Tandoori paneer (homemade cheese) pan-fried in a spiced gravy. Entrees such as a collection of Dosai (rice crepes) filled with varied ingredients, Biriyani (savory rice dishes), Lamb Kadai (tender pieces of lamb cooked with ginger, tomato, onion, green chilies & coriander in an Indian Iron Wok), Fish Curry (tender cubes of mahi tikka simmered in a seasoned tomato gravy), Shrimp Bhuna (prawns cooked in onion gravy with touch of spices and tomatoes), Murgh Badam Pasanda (delicately seasoned chicken with almonds in cream sauce )and Chicken Gaylord (marinated chicken tenderly cooked over low heat with bell pepper, onion & spices).