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The Himalayan Chimney

+1 217-552-1834
134 W Church St, Champaign, IL 61820 United States of America
Open Today: 11:00 AM - 02:00 AM

Amenities

Service options
  • Curbside pickup
  • Delivery
  • Takeout
  • Dine-in
Highlights
  • Fast service
Popular for
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Solo dining
Accessibility
  • Wheelchair accessible entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible parking lot
  • Wheelchair accessible restroom
  • Wheelchair accessible seating
Offerings
  • Alcohol
  • Beer
  • Cocktails
  • Coffee
  • Comfort food
  • Hard liquor
  • Healthy options
  • Small plates
  • Vegan options
  • Vegetarian options
  • Wine
Dining options
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Catering
  • Dessert
  • Seating
Amenities
  • Bar onsite
  • Restroom
Atmosphere
  • Casual
  • Cozy
  • Romantic
  • Trendy
  • Upscale
Crowd
  • College students
  • Family-friendly
  • Groups
  • LGBTQ+ friendly
  • Tourists
Planning
  • Accepts reservations
Payments
  • Checks
  • Credit cards
  • Debit cards
  • NFC mobile payments
Children
  • Good for kids
  • High chairs
Parking
  • Free parking lot
  • Paid street parking
  • Parking
Other
  • LGBTQ+ friendly

Best KPortal Reviews

Food is amazing! Love the tandoori Chicken for appetizer. Lamb Curry is great I would recommend asking for extra pieces. Service is great. They are always nice and would fix anything if needed it the only thing is IF YOU LEAVE TIP!! IT DOES NOT GO TO THE PERSON SERVING YOUR TABLE!! IT GOES TO THE RESTAURANT!! Our waitress was so nice and we gave her $15 for her great work in serving our table, notice she put it somewhere else and asked her if do they have to share there tips with all employees. She said no, no one keeps tips they go straight to the restaurant so we won’t be giving no more tip. Restaurant hungry for money!!!
I ordered take out, so this is based on the food solely, specifically the chicken tikka masala. In terms of amount, I felt like there was little chicken compared to what other local Indian restaurants give. I personally wasn’t a fan of the more watery/oily texture.
Just something to consider for those who tend to order Chicken Tikka Masala!
Great restaurant serving Indian cuisine. It’s conveniently located in the downtown area with ample street parking, close proximity to parking lots and bus routes. The dishes are made with fresh ingredients and spices and is full of flavor. We were promptly seated when we arrived and our server readily answered questions we had about certain items on the menu. Would definitely recommend.
This is my favorite place to get delicious Indian cuisine. We have been to all the ones in surrounding areas and Himalayan Chimney has the best food, excellent variety of choices, the food is always consistent and SO good. Service was good, the dining area is clean and aesthetically modern and appealing. The only recommendation I have is for the bathrooms to be cleaned and maintained. Not being able to properly wash hands is a problem. It was by far one of the grossest, bathrooms I have been in. Toilet areas were very unclean, toilet paper sitting on back of toilet. Sink was missing the knob to turn on the water, only one industrial size hand soap sitting on one of the sinks with no lid or pump that was also spilled all over the sink. It would also be nice to have hand towels. Aside from the restrooms everything else about this place and all the food is 5 stars with great flavor.
Our favorite dishes are vegetable korma, chicken chettinad, the eggplant curry, and the mulligatawny soup is very good.
the atmosphere was well kept and very calming, not messy at all. When we went, its wasnt busy either. So their service was fast. And most of all, the food was beyond SPECTACULAR. it all felt pure and fresh. I had ordered a Dal Himalayan and garlic naan, truly delicious. as my first time ever having indian food, i would 100% come back and would totally recommend to others.
My first time here.
Food was great!! Really good!!
Service not so much. There was some kinda confusion about how to make a Lemonade. That I had to ask for three times and got Lemon Water. It tasted like lemon water.
We had too many different people coming to our table, wasn't sure who was our server. But the Lady that there was so friendly, and Nice and Helpful she made our experience better.
I will definitely get food here again, but probably take out.
Wonderful food with nice atmosphere. Waitress was friendly and helped us a lot. I am not familiar with Indian food but she made us feel welcome. Liked the choice of rice or naan with curry dishes, get the garlic naan for sure. Goat curry had lots of meat, overall very filling and decently spicy.
This place is my favorite new place in town.
FOOD: It was my first time trying indian food and ordered Goat Curry. The goat has bones. The flavor just burst into my mouth. The Naan bread was freshly made - crunchy and soft at the same time. I dip it on my curry and put some of the goat in there. I was surprised how big the portion was, too. I also ordered the Indian mule. The drink didn't taste any different than regular mule. I wouldn't order it again.
SERVICE: Service was okay. We got seated right away, but the waiter we had didn't check on us enough, granted there were a lot of people. When my group was ordering drinks, our waiter told us there was only one kind of beer. Then he "checked" and turned out there were other beers. I asked for his recommendations, especially since we had never been there. He didn't have any answers. He said everything is good.
ATMOSPHERE: The place is really nice inside. they had low light, booth, or table seating. It's a really nice restaurant to go on a date, a couples date, or celebrate.
PARKING: The place is close to metered parking and garage parking. depending on the time and day, you have to pay for it. the restaurant doesn't have its own parking lot. so u have to walk a little bit.
PRICE/RESERVATIONS: they don't do reservation. you go there and tell them your name and how many in your party. We got there around 7 pm on a Friday and was busy. Then they have a seating area for you to wait. They don't text or call you when your table is ready. The price is midrange expensive but it's worth it.
SUMMARY: Food tasted amazing, which made up for the okay service.

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Opening Hours

Monday 11:00 AM - 02:00 AM
Tuesday 11:00 AM - 02:00 AM
Wednesday 11:00 AM - 02:00 AM
Thursday 11:00 AM - 02:00 AM
Friday 11:00 AM - 02:00 AM
Saturday 11:00 AM - 02:00 AM
Sunday 02:00 AM - 02:00 AM

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