Tikka Shack Indian Grub (Now Open//Delivery Only)

1900 E 5th St, Tempe - 85281
76 reviews
Indian
(520) 975-5459

The bathrooms are the most interesting thing about this restaurant. I have to add that we did not visit the Tatum property, we went to the Happy Valley location. The Men and Women share a common wash area to be used after you take care of your business. Unusual but nicely done. The tiles in the Men's room were nicely done. So what about the food? Well it wasn't great and it wasn't horrible. Personally I liked the place and would go back when I'm in that area again.

Make no mistake, this is Indian fast Food. Well not terrible, the tikka masala sauce has the taste and texture of Chef Boyardee spaghetti sauce with a light sprinkling of Indian spices. The frozen chicken tikka masala from Trader Joe’s is better than this. The plain naan was nore than warmed pita bread, not Indian bread. It was certainly not baked clay oven. If you’re looking for a quick bite, that will remind you of Indian food and not cost a lot, you might give this place a try. If you’re looking for authentic Indian food, go to an authentic Indian restaurant.

I ordered the Goan Vindaloo with chicken. It was hot (the temperature, but there was some spice to it also), flavorful, and delicious! It was a little overpriced for the portion size. The plain naan was nothing special, but they do offer flavored naan also.

terrible. ordered from doordash and received one piece of naan and a microbrewery dinner size portion of food where most indian places i’ve ordered from i have left overs for days for the same price.

We stopped in here with the kids while looking for a place to eat while shopping. This place has a good combination of choices for adults and kids. Our two youngest liked their chicken bites and the oldest had a tikka pizza, which looked great (naan with sauce, cheese, basil, etc.). I was very happy with my lamb vindaloo, which was a bit mellow on the spice (but I am a pepperhead), but very tasty. I am not sure about the complaint from another reviewer about too much rice. I would be happy to come back here again with the kids or on my own. Friendly staff.

Excellent BIRYANIS. Good SAMOSAS. Very good NAAN. Fast service. Huge portions. Friendly servers. Lids and bags to take home leftovers. We have eaten here before and this was the best. Recommended.

Kind of like a fast food for Indian. Food was ok for the price, Naan bread was too thin, more like Flatbread.

Love this restaurant! Amazing food. Would give it four stars except for one thing. The biryani is beautifully seasoned and a great deal, but comes in a cardboard container that arrives all soggy. Such an amazing dish deserves a plastic container (like the other food items there). I hope they will consider changing this.

Ordered meal for 2; one veg and one non-veg, terrible food, it had no taste whatsoever, didn't even have salt and everything was sweet, chicken tikka masala had to be re-cooked at home just to be made edible and the mint paneer kabob tasted like cardboard, had to throw all the food away!They shouldn't do Indian food if they don't know what it tastes likeCalled the restaurant number and was promised a refund, never got anyHorrible food and customer service! DO NOT ORDER if you have had Indian before and have the slightest idea of what it's supposed to taste like

We are new to the area and love Indian Food so were anxious to try the Tikka Shack and unfortunately we were quite disappointed. We have had lots of good Indian food in the past and this is really not good authentic Indian food. Also the servings have too much rice and not enough of the actual entree which was disappointing. So if you hungry and have no other places to go it's OK but if you are thinking of "good and authentic" Indian food this is not that. On the good side the people are very nice and it's very clean, but went once and will not go back though we go to the movies there often which is a 2 minute walk from the theater.