Little India Restaurant - Downtown

Name: Little India Restaurant - Downtown
Address: 1533 Champa St., Denver, CO, United States, 80202
Telephone: (303) 629-5777
Price range: $30 and under
Rating: 3.9

3.9 (178)

$30 and under

Indian

1533 Champa St., Denver, CO 80202

About this restaurant

Good for groups

Started more than 20 years ago by two families recently arrived from northern India, the Little India Restaurant Downtown in Denver, CO has become a local institution. Continually receiving "best of" awards, it is a restaurant that specializes in the use of fresh and seasonal ingredients prepared to perfection. A full drinks menu ensures that your visit to Little India Restaurant Downtown is jolly and fun, but it is the food that will inspire. Appetizers range from unusual choices like onion bhaji and jaipuri samosa. There are lovely fresh soups and salads, but the real showpiece of any meal at Little India Restaurant Downtown is the tandoor dishes that arrive in the clay oven hot from the stove.

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Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Indian, Vegetarian / Vegan, Asian
Hours of operation
Lunch: 11:30am - 2:30pm; Dinner: 2:30pm - 10:00pm, 7 Days a week
Phone number
(303) 629-5777
Website
http://www.littleindiadenver.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Business Casual

Location
1533 Champa St., Denver, CO 80202
Neighborhood
Downtown / LoDo
Cross street
15th & Champa
Parking details
Street Parking
Entertainment
Thursday Night: Live Jazz, Friday Night: Live Sitar Music
Additional
Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Delivery, Entertainment, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Onion Bhaji$5.99
Onion rings fried in chick-pea batter
Pakora Masala$8.99
Mildly spiced spinach, onions, and potatoes, batter-fried and topped with masala sauce
Coconut Shrimp$9.99
Jumbo shrimp with korma sauce and coconut
Momo$8.99
Indian style dumplings served with special onion chutney. Choice of chicken or vegetarian
Jaipuri Samosa$6.99
Mini vegetarian samosas served with tangy yogurt chutney
Punjabi Samosa$6.99
Crisp pastry with mashed potatoes & peas, deep fried
Meat Samosa$7.99
Crispy pastry with ground chicken, lamb & spices
Alu Tikki$6.99
Spiced potato patties topped w/ Raita, Mint & Tamarind chutneys
Tandoori Wings$6.99
Chicken wings marinated, spicy, baked in clay oven
Chicken Pakora$6.50
Mildly spiced boneless chicken, batter-fried
Calamari Pakora$8.99
Calamari fried in chick-pea batter
Fish Pakora$8.99
Swai fillet fried in chick-pea batter
Fried Avocado$9.99
Avocado chick-pea batter fried with diced shrimp in chefs spicy sauce

Soup and Salad

Little India Salad$5.00
Diced cucumbers, lettuce, tomato, and carrots w/ homemade yogurt dressing
Dal Soup$5.00
Lentil soup seasoned with spices & herbs
Mulligatawny Mughlai Soup$5.00
Chicken soup, herbs & mild spices
Tomato Soup$5.00
Cooked with mild Indian spices and garlic

Entrees From The Clay Oven (Tandoor)

Baked-to-order in clay-oven over mesquite charcoal, after marinating in yogurt, garlic, ginger, herbs and spices. Served with freshly made mint-cilantro and tamarind chutneys

Chicken Ginger Kabob$14.99
Boneless chicken breast cubes marinated in ginger mint sauce on onion-bed in sizzler
Tandoori Chicken$13.99
Bone-in chicken on onion-bed in sizzler
Chicken Tikka$14.99
Boneless marinated chicken breast cubes on onion bed in sizzler
Seekh Kabob$15.99
Minced lamb blended with onion, garlic, ginger, and spices, wrapped around skewers and baked as above. Served in sizzler on onion bed
Lamb Chops$23.99
Marinated lamb chops served with side of salad and masala sauce
Shrimp Tandoori$15.99
Finest jumbo shrimp on onion-bed in sizzler
Fish Tandoori$15.99
Fish steak, India-style, on onion-bed in sizzler
Tandoori Mixed Grill$19.99
Assorted kabobs of chicken, lamb, fish and shrimp on onion-bed in sizzler

Little India Curries

Traditional dish of India carefully seasoned with an exotic blend of curry spices, onion, garlic, ginger and tomato, having medium thick sauce

Chicken Curry$14.99
Lamb Curry$15.99
Combination Curry$15.99
Shrimp, Lamb & Chicken
Shrimp Curry$15.99
Fish Curry$15.99

Little India Masalas

Best of both worlds. Involves both tandoori cooking and preparation similar to curries but having thicker sauce

Chicken Tikka Masala$14.99
Lamb Masala$15.99
Shrimp Masala$15.99
Fish Masala$15.99

Little India Kormas

A very special dish of tender marinated pieces of boneless meat, cooked with onion, whipped cream and yogurt, nuts and delicately spiced

Chicken Korma$14.99
Chicken Tikka Korma$14.99
Lamb Korma$15.99
Shrimp Korma$15.99
Fish Korma$15.99

Little India Saags

Boneless tender meat pieces cooked with chopped spinach and freshly ground spices, garlic, ginger, onion, tomato and whipped yogurt delicately added

Chicken Saag$14.99
Lamb Saag$15.99
Chicken Tikka Saag$14.99
Fish Saag$15.99
Shrimp Saag$15.99

Little India Vindaloos

Fiery hot dish cooked with potato to serve as fire extinguisher, a specialty of Goa, India, influenced by Portuguese occupation. A favorite of the British

Chicken Vindaloo$14.99
Lamb Vindaloo$15.99
Shrimp Vindaloo$15.99
Fish Vindaloo$15.99

Little India Bhuna

Boneless meat pieces cooked with onion, tomatoes, bell peppers and spices

Chicken Bhuna$14.99
Lamb Bhuna$15.99
Chicken Tikka Bhuna$14.99
Shrimp Bhuna$15.99
Fish Bhuna$15.99

Little India Specialty Dishes

Chicken Jalfrazie$14.99
Marinated chicken with fresh ground spices and mixed vegetables
Lamb Jalfrazie$15.99
Marinated lamb with fresh ground spices and mixed vegetables
Butter Chicken$14.99
Chicken cooked with herbs, ground spices in homemade butter sauce
Chicken Madras$14.99
Chicken pieces cooked with a blend of hot spices (Traditionally a very hot dish)
Lamb Madras$15.99
Lamb with blend of hot spices. (Traditionally a very hot dish)
Chicken Jahangir$17.99
Marinated chicken breast cooked with shrimp, peppers & onions in chefs special sauce
Lamb Pasanda$19.99
Tender chunks of lamb marinated and cooked with yogurt, garlic, ginger and spices in chefs special sauce
Prawn Pepper Masala$18.99
Prawns cooked with mashed potatoes, cheese, peppers & onions in chefs special sauce
Gobi Masala$16.99
A variety of vegetables slow cooked in a tomato based curry
Paneer Chili$16.99
Sautéed peppers onions and cheese in chef's special sauce

Little India Biryanis

Aromatic Basmati Rice from India cooked with meat or vegetables, delicately spiced including nuts and raisins. It's a meal by itself. Comes with Raita on the side

Vegetable Biryani$12.99
Chicken Biryani$14.99
Combination Biryani$15.99
Lamb, Chicken, & Vegetable
Special Biryani$15.99
Shrimp, Lamb, Chicken & Vegetables
Shrimp Biryani$15.99
Lamb Biryani$15.99

Little India Specialty Pilau & Rice

Basmati Rice$2.95
Saffron Rice$3.95
Peas Pilau$3.95
Peas - Raisins - Nuts

Little India Vegetarian Specialties

Over the centuries India has been known as the cradle of vegetarianism. A selection of more popular dishes is included below

Navratan Korma$12.99
Mixed vegetables cooked in whipped cream and nuts
Saag Paneer$12.99
Spinach cooked with homemade cheese, in cream
Alu Gobi$12.99
Cauliflower and potatoes cooked with herbs and spices
Mutter Paneer$12.99
Green peas with homemade cheese in mild gravy
Alu Mutter$12.99
Potatoes cooked with green peas & spices
Bharta Makhni$13.99
Tandoori eggplant with herbs, onion, tomato & butter
Mushroom Mutter$12.99
Mushroom cooked with onion, tomato, green peas & spices
Bhindi Masala$12.99
Okra cooked with onion, tomatoes & spices
Dal Makhni$10.99
Lentils cooked with garlic, ginger, tomato & spices
Tarka Dal$10.99
Yellow lentils cooked with garlic, ginger, tomato & spices
Alu Saag$12.99
Potatoes cooked with spinach & spices
Channa Masala$12.99
Chick peas cooked with special masala sauce
Malai Kofta$12.99
Mixed vegetable cheese balls in coconut cream sauce
Paneer Makhni$13.99
Cubes of homemade cheese in masala sauce
Paneer Bhuna$13.99
Sautéed peppers onions and cubes of homemade cheese in curry sauce
Vegetable Curry$12.99
Mixed vegetables seasoned in medium thick curry
Vegetable Vindaloo$12.99
Mixed vegetables seasoned in vindaloo sauce
Saag Chole$12.99
Spinach cooked with chick-peas & spices

Baked-to-Order Oven Hot Breads

Baked in a clay-oven mesquite charcoal (Tandoor)

Naan$2.50
Popular Indian-style leavened bread of fine flour
Garlic Naan$2.99
Naan with a subtle touch of garlic
Little India Special Naan$3.99
Naan stuffed with ground lamb, chicken, & onions
Roti$2.75
Traditional whole wheat bread
Paratha$2.99
Multilayered buttered, whole wheat bread
Kabli Naan$2.99
Naan cooked in clay oven with nuts, raisins & cherries
Keema Naan$3.50
Leaved bread stuffed with ground lamb
Onion Kulcha$2.99
Naan bread stuffed with onions and spices
Cheese Naan$2.99
Naan bread stuffed with blended cheese
Alu Naan$2.99
Naan stuffed with mashed potatoes and peas
Alu Paratna$3.99
Traditional whole wheat bread stuffed with mashed potatoes and peas
Puri$2.99
Traditional wheat bread deep fried (Goes great w/ Channa Masala)
Bhatura$2.99
White flour leavened bread deep fried

Little India Desserts

Kheer$6.00
Basmati rice pudding, sprinkled with almonds and pistachio
Kulfi$6.00
Homemade special Indian-style ice cream, Assorted flavors
Gulab Jamun$6.00
A classic Indian dessert made of milk balls in sweet warm syrup
Mango Custard$6.00
Assorted fruit in mango custard sauce
Gajjar Halwa$6.00
Sweet carrot pudding with cashews and pistachio

Little India Side Orders

Papadam$2.95
Plain Yogurt$2.95
Raita$2.95
Cucumber, carrot bits in whipped yogurt, spiced
Achar$2.95
Indian Pickle
Mango Chutney$2.95

Beverages

Chai (Indian Tea)$3.00
Iced Chai$3.75
Lassi$3.50
Salty or Sweet
Mango Lassi$3.75
Soft Drinks$2.25
Coffee$3.00
Juice$3.00

What 178 people are saying

Little India Restaurant - Downtown reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

3.9

3.9 based on all time ratings

4.2Food
3.9Service
3.4Ambience
0.3Value

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178 Reviews

DG
DenGuy
Denver / Colorado14 reviews
2.0
Reviewed on February 2, 2019
1. Overall 2
Service is slow, but the kicker: They charge THREE BUCKS extra for brown rice. Ripoff!
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OpenTable Diner
Denver / Colorado1 review
2.0
Dined on May 23, 2016
1. Overall 2
2. Food 3
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 2
The food was good, but not worth the long wait to get it! If the food had been extraordinary, I probably would not have cared about the long wait as much. But it was pretty average and I won't go back again. I wouldn't recommend this place.
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PMR1 VIP
Austin36 reviews
5.0
Dined on May 15, 2016
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We located this restaurant on Open Table and chose it when visiting Denver. The food and service were outstanding--including my dinner of Chicken Teca Masala (sp?). All in our party enjoyed our meal (dinner) and raved about the food and service, even in comparing it to other Indian restaurants in other cities!
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KimKay
Denver / Colorado12 reviews
3.0
Dined on April 2, 2016
1. Overall 3
2. Food 5
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 4
We had a 7:30 start time for the Symphony and since it is across the street assumed checking in at Little India at 6:15 was good. Our waitress was great and kept saying it would be soon but our food (which is always delicious) showed up at 7:03. We gobbled what we could in 12 minutes and since we didn't have time to put leftovers in the car, we just left them. The food we could eat was great but a very disappointing dining experience.
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froggie1013
Denver / Colorado113 reviews
4.0
Dined on April 1, 2016
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Good little spot for Indian food. I actually prefer the location on Grant St, but this one gets the job done. Love their naan!
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MarkS
Denver / Colorado3 reviews
5.0
Dined on March 9, 2016
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
We were going to a downtown concert and decided to a hotel for the night. My wife was starving at 2:00 and was craving Indian food. We found the Little India restaurant only two blocks from our hotel. It was excellent! My favorite was the Lamb Madras, one of their specialties. We had them amp up the heat. It was yummy. They have and extensive menu, great Tandoori dishes and a decent wine selection for an Indian restaurant. Since we went so early we boxed up good portions of leftovers and went back to the hotel for a nap before the concert. We didn't eat dinner but rather munched on the leftovers with a nice bottle of wine after the concert. A great way to do a concert.
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OpenTable Diner
Denver / Colorado4 reviews
5.0
Dined on March 5, 2016
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Not only is the take out amazing, the dine in experience is wonderful. The food is always great and the service was spot on. Just enough attention without hovering. Every time I have been here (or ordered in) the experience has been fantastic!
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LoneTreeBill VIP
Denver / Colorado97 reviews
4.0
Dined on March 5, 2016
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
Before a CSO concert, I wanted to take a friend to an Indian restaurant. She who is vegan but hadn't eaten at an Indian restaurant before. Found Little India on OpenTable. Very nice place with good food. Not fancy and inexpensive. Will probably return.
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OpenTable Diner
Phoenix / Arizona1 review
4.0
Dined on March 2, 2016
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
The food was exquisite. In addition to classic Indian dishes they had some specialities that were Greek and middle-eastern inspired. The overall menu prices were a good value; however, the special menu offerings that we ordered (a vegetarian thali and the lamb patties), were over-priced in comparison to the rest of the menu.
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Mark VIP
Denver / Colorado90 reviews
4.0
Dined on February 17, 2016
1. Overall 4
2. Food 3
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Love Indian food but this was mediocre. The bhuna was so so, not a lot of flavor. The vindaloo was the same, not at all spicy and rather so so. The Cheese Naan was great. Probably won't go back.
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Little India Restaurant - Downtown is rated 3.9 stars by 178 OpenTable diners.

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1533 Champa St., Denver, CO 80202

Additional information

Cross street
15th & Champa
Neighborhood
Downtown / LoDo
Hours of operation
Lunch: 11:30am - 2:30pm; Dinner: 2:30pm - 10:00pm, 7 Days a week
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Indian, Vegetarian / Vegan, Asian
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Business Casual
Parking details
Street Parking
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Entertainment
Thursday Night: Live Jazz, Friday Night: Live Sitar Music
Additional
Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Delivery, Entertainment, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
http://www.littleindiadenver.com/
Phone number
(303) 629-5777

Little India Restaurant - Downtown

About this restaurant

Not available on OpenTable

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Additional information

Appetizers

Onion Bhaji$5.99

Pakora Masala$8.99

Coconut Shrimp$9.99

Momo$8.99

Jaipuri Samosa$6.99

Punjabi Samosa$6.99

Meat Samosa$7.99

Alu Tikki$6.99

Tandoori Wings$6.99

Chicken Pakora$6.50

Calamari Pakora$8.99

Fish Pakora$8.99

Fried Avocado$9.99

Soup and Salad

Little India Salad$5.00

Dal Soup$5.00

Mulligatawny Mughlai Soup$5.00

Tomato Soup$5.00

Entrees From The Clay Oven (Tandoor)

Chicken Ginger Kabob$14.99

Tandoori Chicken$13.99

Chicken Tikka$14.99

Seekh Kabob$15.99

Lamb Chops$23.99

Shrimp Tandoori$15.99

Fish Tandoori$15.99

Tandoori Mixed Grill$19.99

Little India Curries

Chicken Curry$14.99

Lamb Curry$15.99

Combination Curry$15.99

Shrimp Curry$15.99

Fish Curry$15.99

Little India Masalas

Chicken Tikka Masala$14.99

Lamb Masala$15.99

Shrimp Masala$15.99

Fish Masala$15.99

Little India Kormas

Chicken Korma$14.99

Chicken Tikka Korma$14.99

Lamb Korma$15.99

Shrimp Korma$15.99

Fish Korma$15.99

Little India Saags

Chicken Saag$14.99

Lamb Saag$15.99

Chicken Tikka Saag$14.99

Fish Saag$15.99

Shrimp Saag$15.99

Little India Vindaloos

Chicken Vindaloo$14.99

Lamb Vindaloo$15.99

Shrimp Vindaloo$15.99

Fish Vindaloo$15.99

Little India Bhuna

Chicken Bhuna$14.99

Lamb Bhuna$15.99

Chicken Tikka Bhuna$14.99

Shrimp Bhuna$15.99

Fish Bhuna$15.99

Little India Specialty Dishes

Chicken Jalfrazie$14.99

Lamb Jalfrazie$15.99

Butter Chicken$14.99

Chicken Madras$14.99

Lamb Madras$15.99

Chicken Jahangir$17.99

Lamb Pasanda$19.99

Prawn Pepper Masala$18.99

Gobi Masala$16.99

Paneer Chili$16.99

Little India Biryanis

Vegetable Biryani$12.99