Bar Goa-Chicago

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   niyati

   VIP

   Chicago

   4 reviews

   4.0

   4 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The food was great, service was excellent too. But very irresponsible of the management to not post anything on their website that there will NOT be a Bollywood DJ night on Valentine’s Day when they specify that Friday’s and Saturday’s are DJ nights on their website. That is misleading information! We reserved a late table to experience the Bollywood music only to find out that they won’t do that on Valentine’s Day which was on a Friday! Also, the management needs to better prepare of train their front desk staff who attends calls and makes reservations. She was rude, she didn’t bother to get the entrance area cleaned by someone when I told her that the floor so slippery from all the snow and muck that people bring in. The restaurant needs to be more respectful and responsible to the customers who decide not to cancel their reservation when the weather is so bad.
   

   Bar Goa-ChicagoResponded 2 days ago

   Hello Niyati, Apologize for your experience with the host. We will definitely talk to the team about that. The website was updated in January stating that we would not have a Dj through restaurant week and on Valentines day on the music page.
   

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   Dariel

   Chicago

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 2

   The music def was not matching the food, Justin Bieber with a side of Naan
   

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   Jennifer

   VIP

   Chicago

   8 reviews

   5.0

   8 reviews

   Dined on 8 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Portions were great and everything tasted great! We went for restaurant week and well worth the trip! We even got a free tasty shot from our waiter! Will definitely come again!
   

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   Lauren

   Chicago

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 7 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   I went to Bar Goa for the Chicago Restaurant Week menu/deal and everything was delicious. My favorite dishes were the Shrimp Kolidwada starter and the Malwani Fish Curry main dish. Both were spicy and delicious! The Mango Lassi was also the perfect drink to start the meal. The restaurant has a great atmosphere, as well. I would highly recommend!
   

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   Shelly

   VIP

   Chicago

   11 reviews

   5.0

   11 reviews

   Dined on 6 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The service was prompt. Good was creative and delicious. The Tropical Guava drink could use some improvement- it was too watered down with faint smell of guava and barely no fizz. The chili cheese kulcha was perfect with just the right amount to cheese and heat. I would also order Dahi Puri again.
   

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   Brent

   Chicago

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 1 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We ordered the Butter Chicken and Lamp Vindaloo. Both were very good. We also tried a couple cocktails from the bar...The Coconut Bliss and Malabar Old Fashioned. The Malabar was really good, but the Coconut Bliss was amazing. Definitely worth a visit.
   

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   Hannah

   Chicago

   2 reviews

   3.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on 1 February 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   I went with 2 friends for Restaurant Week - we were seated right away, and our server was very nice and attentive. It was a busy night, but felt that the service was the best part. The value for the food was just ok - portion sizes were small and $45 felt steep for the amount of food we received. The flavors were great and we liked the options we chose, but wish there was more of it. The mango sorbet was really small and hard to eat due to it being too frozen. Cocktails were delicious and strong - somewhat expensive, but that's expected for the area. The ambiance was nice and not too loud. Overall, this was fine. I would like to come back and try the a la carte menu instead of the Restaurant Week menu to see if that changes the dining experience, but I'm not rushing to return.
   

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   Ravi

   New York City

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 26 January 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Excellent food and service. Menu being different than traditional Indian restaurants was a plus !
   

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   Joe

   Chicago

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on 26 January 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We had a great brunch during restaurant week. The special however wasn’t a special at all it was more cost effective to order off the normal menu which we did
   

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    Erin

    Chicago

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on 25 January 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4

    Delish food fun cocktails. A little dark but that’s the vibe, just couldn’t see the delish food well.
    

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