Trends · data through September 2026

Indian & South Asian in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN

Iceflower tracks 174 stores from 154 Indian & South Asian chains in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. Maharaj Indian Grill grew fastest over the last year, ahead of Hyderabad House and EggHolic.

Rankings come from real card and bank transactions across a panel of 130M+ US and EU consumers. We publish relative growth and rankings, never revenue figures. About the data

Tracked chains
154
Tracked stores
174
Consumer panel
130M+

Growth ranking

Fastest-growing tracked Indian & South Asian chains

Ranked by year-over-year growth of share of tracked local spend. Arrows show movement in the rankings since last year. Each dot in the chart is one tracked chain: bigger market position to the right, faster growth higher up, more tracked stores in a bigger dot. Colors match the store map below. Maharaj Indian Grill and Hyderabad House sit in the high-growth half.

# Chain YoY growth
RankChainRank movementYoY growth
1 M Maharaj Indian Grill - +19.1%
2 H Hyderabad House - -0.1%
3 E EggHolic - -8.3%
4 H Honest - -33.8%
  • Maharaj Indian Grill
  • Ghareeb Nawaz
  • Kama Bistro
  • Bombay Chopsticks
  • Tandoori AlBadia Dallah
  • Hyderabad House
  • Nadu
  • Other tracked chains

Store footprint

Store map

174 tracked store locations in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.

  • Maharaj Indian Grill (3)
  • Ghareeb Nawaz (2)
  • Kama Bistro (1)
  • Bombay Chopsticks (1)
  • Tandoori AlBadia Dallah (1)
  • Hyderabad House (4)
  • Nadu (1)
  • Other tracked chains

Top tracked chains by store count

  • 1 H Hyderabad House 4
  • 2 M Maharaj Indian Grill 3
  • 3 H Honest 3
  • 4 E EggHolic 3
  • 5 N Naansense 2
  • 6 B Biryani Pointe 2
  • 7 P Priya's Kitchen 2
  • 8 T Taste of India 2
  • 9 S Sankalp 2
  • 10 B Bawarchi Biryanis 2
  • 11 B Bombay Eats 2
  • 12 K Kabab King Grill 2
  • 13 I India Foodie Lounge 2
  • 14 G Ghareeb Nawaz 2
  • 15 H Himalayan Restaurant 2
  • 16 M Mint 1
  • 17 I Imperial Kitchen 1
  • 18 T The Cumin Bowl 1
  • 19 D Delhi Bistro 1
  • 20 L Little India Restaurant 1
  • 21 S Surya Tiffins 1
  • 22 S Spice Mantra 1
  • 23 R Rishi Restaurant 1
  • 24 T Tandoori Wheels 1
  • 25 M Mumbai Cafe 1
  • 26 C Cuisine of India 1
  • 27 K Klay Oven 1
  • 28 B Biryani Pot 1
  • 29 J Jalsa Indian Bar and Restaurant 1
  • 30 M Madurai Kitchen 1
  • 31 M Mumbai Indian Grill 1
  • 32 T Tandoori Affaire 1
  • 33 U Usmania Fine Dining 1
  • 34 B BULSHO restaurant 1
  • 35 N Namaste Chicago 1
  • 36 K Karachi Chaat House 1
  • 37 T Thattu 1
  • 38 N New Delhi Restaurant of India 1
  • 39 S Sara's Pakistani & Indian Cuisine 1
  • 40 L Little India 1
  • 41 T TASTY Nihari 1
  • 42 S Saffron 1
  • 43 C Curry Kitchen 1
  • 44 N Namaste India 1
  • 45 T Tikka Taproom & Pizza 1
  • 46 C Cool Mirchi 1
  • 47 N New Zaika 1
  • 48 C Cuisine of India Restaurant 1
  • 49 B Bowl O Biryani 1
  • 50 G Gaylord Fine Indian Cuisine 1

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