"During peak hours, you might encounter a short wait at Annapurna Thakali Kitchen. The compact, two-floor spot is a popular choice for Nepali thali in Elmhurst—for good reason—and it fills up with families and groups of friends, each going to town on their own thali set with refillable bowls of comforting daal and greens. A captain keeps things running smoothly: picking up orders from a small window looking into the kitchen, refilling bowls when levels of daal get low, and handing out checks. Try to get a table on the first floor, and start with the Wai Wai sadeko. Then, order a thali set with your choice of protein, and work your way around and around your platter until you are way past full." - Willa Moore