Hema's Indian restaurant brings four-star cooking (both vegetarian and meat) to the budget-minded.Hema's Kitchen caters to everyone from the hardcore vegetarian to the meat-craving maniac.
--Centerstage

The Best Indian food in Chicago
--Check, Please! - WTTW Channel 11

After being outed by WTTW's Check, Please! the original Hema's Kitchen on Devon went from being a quiet, well-regarded secret to getting mobbed, especially on weekends.
--Chicago Reader

This Jewel of an Indian Restaurant offers reliably excellent, reasonably priced fare in intimate surroundings.
--Citysearch rated it 9.1/10

Hema's food is closer to what you might have in an Indian home.
--Metromix


Chicken Tikka: Tender chicken cubes marinated in yogurt, lemon juice, mild spices and roasted in the tandoor.
Murg Malai Tikka: Tender chicken cubes marinated in cream, yogurt, lemonjuice, white pepper, garlic and roasted in the tandoor.
Tandoori Chicken: Tender chicken marinated in yogurt, lemonjuice, chilli powder, ginger/garlic and other spices and roasted in the tandoor.
Paneer Tikka: Assorted pieces of homemade cheese, bell peppers and onions marinated in spices and cooked in the tandoor.
Lamb Boti Kebob: Tender pieces of lamb marinated in a blend of ginger/garlic and spices and skewered rosated in the tandoor.

Sheek Kebob: Minced lamb marinated in herbs and spices and skewered in the tandoor.
Shrimp Lajawab: Marinated shrimp cooked in the tandoor and served on a sizzler.