Cheeni Indian Food Emporium
Phone: (919) 377-2200
A call back to Chef Preeti Waas's earlier days of Cheeni, this lunchtime spot offers "menu of street-style classics & Indian-ish cult favorites." Located in Hub RTP, Cheeni Indian Food Emporium is a go to spot for items like samosas, street style toast, chicken naanza and more. Currently, Cheeni's RTP location is only open for lunch. But keep an eye out, because they have big plans for more offerings later this year.
Cuisines
- Indian
Hours
Monday: 12:00 – 8:00 PM
Tuesday: 12:00 – 8:00 PM
Wednesday: 12:00 – 8:00 PM
Thursday: 12:00 – 8:00 PM
Friday: 12:00 – 8:00 PM
Saturday: 12:00 – 8:00 PM
Sunday: Closed
Tuesday: 12:00 – 8:00 PM
Wednesday: 12:00 – 8:00 PM
Thursday: 12:00 – 8:00 PM
Friday: 12:00 – 8:00 PM
Saturday: 12:00 – 8:00 PM
Sunday: Closed
Map
Google Rating
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An afternoon with my girls celebrating galentine at this place. It’s new and the decor is just outstanding. I tried the chicken roll and the chole bhature. Must must must have. The staff was just awesome .. very friendly and took the best pics ever. Made our celebration today even better. Will definitely go again. Preeti the owner and chef was there and it was an absolutely amazing experience
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Recently went there with my coworkers on a team lunch. Loved the service, food and ambiance. The server explained all the specials many times to my big group of 15 people. Its a great spot to grab some quick lunch in the RTP area. Hope they will expand their menu and add some more variety!
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Delicious food, great service, great atmosphere especially with the huge outside area to hang out afterwards.
Cheesy toast appetizer - bread was perfectly crispy, cheese was delicious with melty goodness with a great spice level. At first bite I wasn't sure... then I housed the whole thing and wanted more.
Chicken Naanza - really good. Great sauce, naan held up well, great chicken.
Rice bowl - yum. Great variety of flavors. This one will be my go-to on return trips. So good. -
Absolutely fabulous! The flavors were so warm - not too subtle, but also not overwhelming. We had the paneer naanza (very tasty), samosa chaat (amazing mix of flavors) and chicken rice bowl (can't express enough how much we liked the way this chicken was cooked/spiced).
Service was very attentive.
Looking forward to going back to see their full dinner menu! -
The menu is faaaaaaar too overpriced for what you get. The dishes didn't come with rice. That was an $8 side order. The rice portion itself was small and tasteless. We got a chicken dish for like ~$25 and it was dry and lacked any flavor. The fish was yummy but ~$35 which was insane given the portions and again, 0 rice or any sides. I really wanted to like Cheeni but I have been to all locations and am consistently frustrated with how they price their meals.
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