Abhishek M.
Yelp
I really did want to like Kama based on reviews I had heard of their LeGrange location. Turns out the menu for both locations is also quite different and Sadly, West Loop missed the mark.
I went with colleagues on a weeknight and we were able to get seated right away even with no reservations . It is a large space and there were quite a few diners on both sides of the restaurant.
We had one server for all the tables on our larger side of the restaurant and he was definitely overwhelmed and it impacted service. For our table besides drinks, we ordered lamb chops, the butter chicken, kulcha, dal makhni, okra, goan mussels, coconut crab risotto, and the halibut moilee. Essentially we got to try a lot of the menu. Given they don't have a tandoor, the lamb chops totally missed the mark and lacked both char and flavor that comes from the tandoor. Hence they also don't have tandoori roti on the menu and I am not sure how they prepare their nan and kulcha, in the absence of a traditional coal tandoor.
The butter chicken was with bones (original recipe in India) but not the easiest to split and share when dining with work colleagues.
The coconut risotto was the highlight of the meal for me and was very flavorful, except it's not really an Indian dish per se. our table did enjoy the mussels.
Overall, an ok meal and sadly Kama missed the mark for me. One of the owners was around that day so I shared my feedback and he was receptive to it so I am hoping they can make some tweaks to their menu and I look forward to being back then.