My Big Fat Indian Lunch

Hunger befell me while biking along W. Devon Avenue in West Rogers Park, Chicago today. I went into one of the many Indian-Pakistani restaurants, but that one creeped me out, to be honest, so I went looking for another.

I was happy to find King Sweets at 2308 W. Devon, a small storefront restaurant with a big assortment of great items. I won't pretend to be any kind of expert on Indian food, but the rich smell of curry and rostiseried chicken, along with a happy looking mix of customers, told me I made a good choice.

King Sweets, as the name implies, specializes in desserts. They make all of their wonderful sweets on the premises. The sweets alone are worth the trip. I sampled the halwa, a dense form of carrot cake with a creamy frosting. Halwa without frosting is also available. I also had a balushai, very sugary and syrupy. Excellent.

For those watching their sugar intake, King Sweets has a good variety of desserts that are made with sugar substitutes: Kalakand, Gulab Jamun, Balushai and Dal Pinya are available without sugar.

The sweets were very good but I needed protein. An order of the channa chicken filled me up. It's several pieces of stewed chicken (bone in) settled into a nice brown gravy, with chick peas. A side of nan (a flat bread to die for) made for a substantial lunch. I will definitely go back for more.

King Sweets serves all Zabiha meat. They do catering and ship all over the U.S. and Canada. Credit cards accepted with $10.00 minimum.

King Sweets
2308 W. Devon Avenue, Chicago, IL 60659
Telephone: 773-262-8001
Web: http://www.kingsweets.net