Arizona’s first drive-thru Indian restaurant now open in Chandler! Get Free Naan On Your First Visit

Grand Opening on Saturday, April 18, 2026 

CLEAN INGREDIENTS

No Food Dye.

Not even in the mango lassi. Our color comes from real fruit, spices, and tomatoes, never from a lab.

4.8 out of 5 · 276+ Google reviews Halal Certified No Artificial Colors

Mango lassi with real mango, no food dye, at Tikka Drive Chandler, AZ
THE MANGO LASSI TEST

Real Mango. No Dye.

Walk into almost any Indian restaurant, order a mango lassi, and it comes out a bright neon yellow. That color is not mango. It is food dye.

Ours gets its color from real mango and nothing else, so it looks the way a mango actually looks. We have yet to find another Indian restaurant that skips the dye in the lassi, and we are not about to start.
It is not just the lassi. That deep red in our tikka masala comes from Kashmiri chilies and ripe tomatoes. The gold in our rice and korma comes from turmeric. Real food has its own color, and we never reach for synthetic dye to fake it brighter.

Where Our Color Comes From

Turmeric, the natural color in Tikka Drive curries

Turmeric

The golden root behind our rice, korma, and curries. It brings warm color and an earthy depth, the way Indian kitchens have used it for centuries.
Kashmiri chili powder, the natural red in Indian food at Tikka Drive

Kashmiri Chili

Mild, bright, and deeply red. It gives our tikka masala and tandoori dishes their signature color, with real flavor and not a drop of dye.

What You Won't Find

The synthetic dyes hiding in a lot of restaurant food.
None of it is in our kitchen.

Common Questions

Do you use any food dye at all?

No. No Red 40, Yellow 5 or 6, Blue 1, or caramel coloring. Every bit of color comes from real spices, tomatoes, and fruit.

Because it is not dyed. Real mango is a soft golden color, so that is how ours looks. The neon-yellow lassi you see elsewhere is food coloring.

Kashmiri chilies and ripe tomatoes, not dye. That is also where a lot of the flavor comes from.

Yes. Turmeric for the golds, Kashmiri chili and tomato for the reds, real fruit for the drinks. Nothing synthetic.

Why We Bother

Synthetic dyes make food look brighter and cost almost nothing. They also do nothing for the flavor. We would rather your food simply look like food. When the color is real, the taste usually is too.

From Our Google Reviews

The mango lassi gets talked about. No dye, just mango. Rated 4.8 out of 5 across 276+ Google reviews.
★★★★★
“I got to say it. This might be one of the best Indian Cuisine restaurants that i have attended. Walking in i was welcomed with big smiles on the employees faces and customer service was great. Food quality was awesome and delicious, i ordered the…”
Thiz Iz 3nVy  ·  2026-06  ·  Google
★★★★★
“This place is going to be on our regular dining list for sure. The service was solid, took about five minutes to get our order from the time we ordered at the counter. The butter chicken was an instant hit with the wife and my chicken tikka masala…”
Jed Anderson  ·  2026-06  ·  Google
★★★★★
“This was a fantastic experience! I’ve never had Indian food, but this was such a delicious meal. I got the butter chicken and the garlic Naan and the mango lassi. Everything was fresh, high quality and full of flavor. I went with my friend, and the…”
Marisela Favela  ·  2026-05  ·  Google
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Tikka Drive

80 W Warner Rd, Chandler, AZ 85225

Open daily 10:30 AM to 10:30 PM

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