North Indian Dinner at Chaska in Cloverdale

Chaska sits in a Cloverdale strip mall, which is either the world's best low-bar-setting or a masterclass in managing expectations. What's actually inside is a warm, tidy dining room with a tandoor that earns its keep and a kitchen doing proper North Indian cooking, backed by a 4.4 that the strip-mall facade works hard to undercut. Butter chicken with real depth, smoky tandoori, garlic naan that comes off the clay hot and billowy, and the kind of small-place attentiveness where your table feels like yours for the whole night rather than a shift rotation. Book ahead on weekends because Cloverdale locals already know what they have here. Order the naan basket immediately and without deliberation. Arrive hungry enough that the bread alone would feel like a win, which, for the record, it would.

Duration

1½–2 hours

Best time

Afternoon · Evening · Late night

Price / person

~$18–32 / person

Setting

Indoor

Neighbourhood

Cloverdale, 176 St

Cuisine

indian

Best season

spring, summer, fall, winter

Estimated ~$18–32 / person for a typical main and a drink, as of 2026-06-22. A ballpark, not a quote. Call ahead or check the website for exact pricing.