R R's Curry Express - Fort Smith

I have eaten many places that serve chicken tikka masala all over the US, but this place, hands down, is THE BEST. Not only is the chicken tender, extremely flavorful and perfectly cooked, the restaurant is very clean, tables are always shiny! The service here is excellent. The staff here is amazing. They're kind and attentive. The restaurant is in a hidden spot by the road, but you don't want to miss out on this tikka masala OR the butter chicken. My husband and I have eaten here over and over working in Ft.Smith and we crave this at least once a week. They also offer smaller portions of their food, which is perfect for lunch time. Not expensive, very satisfying.

Food is ok, portions are kind of small though. My only complaint is the service. I don't like having people talk down to me when trying to order and pick up my food. Also, I was not pleased about the man who delivered my food, grabbing my receipt and throwing it away. FYI Heads up they charge you 3.5% credit card surcharge on all orders not paid with cash. They have another sign up that states you get a 10% discount for writing a review.

Chicken 65 is my favorite Indian dish. So much so that I make it at home, when I can find fresh curry leaves. Properly done the chicken is marinated overnight in yogurt blended with spices. The marinated chicken, tenderizes while absorbing the spice and moisture from the yogurt. It is then flash fried and coated with a spicy sauce. The result is delicious tender, moist, flavorful, spicy hot chicken chunks. Done properly it is a wonderful meal. Chicken 65 at R&R is none of that other than red and hot. R&R's version of chicken 65 is dry, tough, flavorless fried chicken chunks. The chicken is covered in a syrupy candy apple red sweet sauce, with strong flavors of chili powder. Eatable, but far from a properly prepared delicious Chicken 65. Looks pretty on the plate, but don't order the damn stuff. My wife had the Chicken Vindaloo, one of her favorites. She called R&R's a passable version of the dish, but lacking in the complexity of flavor that she expected. I tasted of it. It was heavy on the cardamon, overpowering the curry flavor. Spike's rating system. 2 stars means I wish I had gone somewhere else. Not recommended.

If I could give this place a zero I would. Ordered through DoorDash I got butter chicken very spicy and chicken tika masala very spicy... the food... not spicy in the slightest and the flavor is not there at all.. but honestly why would I think spending $50 on Indian food in Arkansas would be a good idea...Would not recommend :

This place is absolutely wonderful. The service is amazing and the staff is so welcoming and nice!!!! The owner is so amazingly kind and friendly. Hands down the best catfish I've ever had in my life. I will be coming back!!!