Tikka masala

Chunks of tandoor-grilled marinated chicken (tikka) simmered in a creamy, mildly spiced tomato gravy. Almost certainly invented in Britain's Punjabi restaurants rather than in India, and now the most-ordered dish on Indian menus in the English-speaking world.

Typical price: $16.99

Half of the 280 restaurants below that list a price charge between $14.95 and $19. Each restaurant counts once, at its lowest-priced version, and only plain dollar prices are counted. Prices come from each menu as it was last checked, so call ahead to confirm.

Typical price by city

Cities with at least 5 restaurants that list a plain dollar price, counted the same way as above.

CityTypicalMiddle halfRestaurants
Seattle, Washington$18$16–$18.999
Houston, Texas$15.20$11.71–$19.218
Charlotte, North Carolina$17$15–$197
Chicago, Illinois$13$10.49–$15.507
Edison, New Jersey$22.99$15.49–$23.987
New York, New York$23.95$21.48–$29.487
Dallas, Texas$16$14.99–$19.805
Jersey City, New Jersey$19$18.35–$205
Minneapolis, Minnesota$15$15–$15.995
Raleigh, North Carolina$22.95$18.81–$245
Sacramento, California$17.95$13.99–$17.995
Washington, District of Columbia$22$21–$225

303 restaurants with Tikka masala on the menu