To take our minds of the impending casino onslaught...

Ordered from Tiffin for the second time last night and it was even better than the first. For something really kicky try the Chicken Vindaloo; the samosas were fresh & hot, crazy good. If you don't feel like going out on a cold night their delivery service is a fine thing.

Click on "Order Now" at the bottom of the screen and you get their menu!

Don't be frightened by the metal grate over the storefront. The actual entrance is the door to the left of the storefront (also with a metal grate over it). Despite their appearance, they are definitely open for walk-in business, as I have been there several times already to place an order at the counter for take-out.

Anyone order the Tifflinwalla style meals (the two choices for lunch or dinner) and stuff off what I guess you might call the "regular" menu? Is there a difference? From the link I included, it sounded like there was more care put into the Tifflinwalla style meals than traditional take out. It sounds like they wanted to do a "traditional" (see article as to why that's in quotes) Tifflin service, but are adapting to neighborhood demand for take out, broader delivery menu, and apparently sit down service. All interesting, but I'm wondering if the kitchen care inspiring the original concept may suffer under the Indian restaurant model? Or maybe no one will notice.

For some reason a Tifflin in Philly has me wondering if Philly ever had Kosmo.com branch. Seems with all the bikes, it'd be a natural match.

We tried Tiffen a couple nights ago. Delivery took about 1/2 hr. The food was really good and inexpensive.

I have a real problem with this place- I can't stop ordering from them. By now I've had almost everything on their "Tiffin Store" menu and it is all great- In particular, the Tandoori Chicken is nothing short of succulent, and the mint chutney is like throwing a party for your mouth.

Has anyone ordered one of "Tiffin Boxes"?

So F*****g GOOD!
Real Spicy!

Tried it tonight (pick-up at their restaurant). Good stuff! Prices were good and the food was very good. The portions were decent but not as large as I was expecting after reading the other reviews. Overall a great addition to the area. Good luck!

I second Yum on that -- after the other posts, I was a little disappointed with the portions. They were slightly smaller than the Indian place I last ordered from (before moving). We hadn't had any Indian food since we moved in months ago, so I ate a lot more than I should have in one sitting.

The food was very good and I'll be ordering from them again.

Excellent food, I was satisfied with the portions as was my girlfriend. She consistently orders shrimp when eating asian food and is used to getting shorted, only getting 3-5 shrimp. Tiffin had something like 10-12 shrimp and her sauce was fantastic. Chicken Vindaloo was very good but a bit too spicy for my taste. Definitely getting food from Tiffin again, I reccomend you do the same.

tiffin is slated to start table service tomorrow (wed). the chick-n-fish sign has been replaced with a tiffin sign and the dining room has a fresh coat of paint, new carpeting, and new furniture. check it out...

I will be there for the grand opening--I'm sure I won't be alone.

i thought they were super generous with the amount of meat in the entrees. usually when i get lamb saag for example its just a few chunks of lamb theirs had tons of huge chunks.

Very good meal tonight at the grand opening. The waiter was extremely attentive, and the bright colors in the dining room nicely complement the wonderful food. Swing by 710 W Girard and check this out!

Great quality! fantastic prices! smart menu! good service! addictive

Onion Bahji is awesome!

What's the eat-in-area like? Is it a normal sit-down type set-up or more like carry-out? Is it BYO?

The dining room has about 5 tables with each table having about 2 to 5 chairs. I don't know if it's BYOB, but they do serve Poland Spring water at no extra charge.

I've gotten take out from Tiffin twice and have enjoyed it very much. The food tastes fresh (I could taste the individual spices), and I was pleasantly surprised by all the extras that come at no charge - a couple of chutneys, pickle, raita, and half-portions of lentils and cabbage. The lentils and cabbage combined are equivalent to a whole extra entree. Two entrees, naan, and all of the above for under $20 strikes me as an excellent deal, especially for what appears to be high quality food.

An excellent addition to the area in my view. I hope they thrive.

Best,
Matt
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Matt Ruben
Member, Board of Directors
Northern Liberties Neighbors Association
733 N. 2nd St., Philadelphia, PA 19123
215-627-NLNA; www.nlna.org
matt.ruben@nlna.org

NOTE: my views in this post are mine alone; I am not speaking for the NLNA.

These guys got a write-up in the Inquirer today
http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/16285423.htm

We finally ordered from them last night, I expected something good from all these reviews, but what we ate was amazing! The food wasn't greasy (as some places can be) and the spices were just right. My boyfriend moved down here from an area of north Jersey that had tons of great Indian food, and this was the first place that reminded him of home. The samosas were perfect and the entress were wonderful. I am thrilled that such an amazing place opened so close, I see us eating Tiffin about once a week

We ordered the pre-order style "Tiffin" meals and they were truly delicious. One of the meals was served with Tandoori vegetables and they were awesome!

I'm so happy to see Indian in the neighborhood! And Tiffin is especially good.

I ordered appetizers and entrees for two people for about $25. We had malai kofta and chicken tikka masala. There was lots of chicken and the meal was delicious! The raita is especially tasty too.

Let's support this business and keep it in the neighborhood.

Ate lunch there today and it was fantastic, not an expert on Indian food but it was some of the best I ever had.

had it the other day for dinner and it was EXCELLENT, and inexpensive. very highly reccomended.

This place is amazing. I can't say enough wonderful things about the food. From some of the places around here for take-out, I must say I was a little nervous. I could eat from there every day.

Had some the other day, I'm not an Indian food expert but everything was delicous and they put labels on everything (including the rice) so I knew what was for me and what was for the wife. A nice touch for us Indian food neophytes. I'm definitly ordering from there again.

I hope this guy makes a million dollars, he deserves it. Fantastic food at very fair prices. the mexican joints can learn from this, 7-8 bucks for a burrito? yikes, should be 5 tops.

Ordered the Shrimp Curry last night, it is FANTASTIC! I'm excited to eat the leftovers for lunch :)

OUTSTANDING FOOD AND OUTSTANDING CUSTOMER SERVICE. THIS PLACE SHOULD SCHOOL ALOT OF RESTAURANTS IN THE CITY ON BOTH OF THESE PIECES!

ordered takeaway from there tonight and it was terrific! I had lamb kebabs, chicken vindaloo and onion naan for $17. the vindaloo was perfect, hot and tangy and the kebabs were great too! I will be going back as now i don't have to trek down to taste of india.

tiffin for president! had lamb vindaloo for lunch the other day and it was scrumptious & spicy as hell! tiffin's a truely terrific treat to our trendy territory

tried it this weekend for the first time...very good and pretty inexpensive. also, they deliver to your office in center city so that works out well too...

I love Tiffin, but my only complaint is the food takes too long to be delivered. I always order at least an hour in advance, knowing it'll take at least that long. Last time it took two hours! I wish Tiffin would open up a restaurant where Ground Floor was, then it would just be a couple of blocks before I got to enjoy their terrific food!

Thank god that is their only fault, I guess they are falling victim to their own success

Keep in mind "ordinary" delivery wasn't in their original business plan. They were originally following the tifflin model that work Mumbai. You order a lunch (or dinner) and it's delivered with all the other orders in one big lunch/dinner run. Going from that to the sort of Domino's model delivery service expected by the broader American culture take some adjustment.

Their delivery service is slow & website sucks,as I tried to put the order but it does not work.I had to call the place and the phone was busy.My order came in one hour fifty minutes.

Tiffin just had a review written up by Craig LaBan, so they're busy every night. We went last night to pick our food, and all the seats were taken and people were waiting outside to be seated. I don't think Tiffin is used to this overflow of customers. I am happy for their success. They make excellent food for a great price. We usually get the food delivered, and it usually comes within 20-30 minutes.

Wah!! I'm Kent and I'm a big baby.