Restaurant Review: Paprika

Service: -1
Food: 6 1/2
Ambiance: 5

If you're into seeing one man impress you with how much he can do in a restaurant then go to Paprika on Lawrence, but if you want a meal when you're actually hungry and would like to leave when you're done than look elsewhere. There must have been a staff shortage because, the owner I'm guessing, was doing everything including: cooking, serving, bussing, and hosting.
The food was decent. I had the Basil Ki Chicken (sauteed chicken breast with tomatoes, onions, red peppers and basil). I'm not a huge proponent of Indian which makes me a little biased, but it was enjoyable. The chicken was tender and there was a burst of basil flavor in each bite. The garlic naan, which the owner/server etc. made himself in the downtime between orders, was very good. If it had been designed as a European slow paced restaurant than by all mean the slow service would have been fine. This guy just stretched himself to thin. Kass, Eric and I were able to laugh off the endless waiting. Paprika was in the "Best of Chicago" edition of Chicago magazine for their dessert. We didn't even get that far because that would have added another hour to the two we'd already spent in there before we could even get the man's attention to ask for our bill. Uhhhhhh! It drives me crazy just thinking about it. I shan't be returning soon.




Here's a sneak peek at Eric's review

Service 2
Food 7
Ambiance 5

Well someone needs to put a an AD in the paper for a server and that place is Paprika...