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Thalaiva's Indian Kitchen
Park Ridge

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Mandram · opening soonEvent space & café, Park Ridge
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A traditional meal laid out on a banana leaf: rice and dal with ghee, papad, vada, banana, mutton and chicken fry, curries, salad and payasam
BEST OF PARK RIDGE 2026 · BEST INDIAN RESTAURANT ·2026

தலைவா'ஸ் Kongunadu kitchen

Welcome toThalaiva’s

Authentic Kongunadu cooking from western Tamil Nadu, served at two restaurants and brought to your celebrations.

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Park Ridge

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02 · Event space and juice bar

Mandram

by Thalaiva’s · 116 Main St, Park Ridge

A beautiful room for birthday parties, private celebrations, corporate gatherings and meetings, with food from the Thalaiva’s kitchen.

  • SpaceComfortable for up to 40 guests
  • FoodCatered by Thalaiva’s, or choose live dosai
  • CaféJuice bar with grab-and-go breakfast and wraps, opening soon
Mandram by Thalaiva's logo: a thatched hut above the word Mandram

03 · We bring the feast to you

Catering and live dosai

Our buffet setup with chafing dishes in front of a kolam-patterned wall

Custom catering

Biryani, curries, parotta and full banana-leaf feasts, planned around your guests and your date.

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Live dosai

A chef at a hot tawa, making crisp dosai to order while your guests watch and eat.

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A golden masala dosai filled with spiced potato, with three chutneys

04 · Visit us

Our locations

A white kolam painted on a terracotta wall around a framed Tamil Nadu food map

05 · Our story

Kongunadu, on a banana leaf

Kongunadu is the western heartland of Tamil Nadu, known for pepper-forward curries, millet, and meals shared the old way. Thalaiva’s brings that table to the Chicago suburbs.

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