I was here with a friend over the weekend and I have mixed feelings about this place. First thing I noticed is there is no southern about this place. The chef, serving staff, people at the counter they are all non-Southern people. The place has a vintage Southern kick but the food is mostly Americanised. I had mysore bajji, paneer tikka and Veg Dum biryani. Bajji is a joke, paneer didn't have any flavor as it's not marinated properly. Veg biryani was ok but it's more like curried rice. This place is very commercial. They charge you for extra chutney, sambar and the list goes on. I don't think I will go back here again.
SENSATIONAL SERVICE ! We have been here a couple of times for lunch in recent weeks and loved it. On Saturday my wife and I arrived here for lunch around 12.30pm. In fact the miserable cold damp weather screamed out for some delicious and hot food. It was pretty packed out when we entered but we found a table in a corner. I fetched us a couple of ice cold waters in plastic cups from their soda machine. We ran our hungry eyes over the menu determined to try something new. AND WE DID ! A very informed server named Arbaz helped us to make our selections. My wife ordered Chicken Tikka Masala ( cubed chicken pieces marinated in tandoor spices, cooked in the tandoor on a skewer ) and I decided on Vijayawada Special Biryani ( special flavored rice, layered with chicken and tossed in a spicy sauce ). Instead of our usual choice of Naan we picked a serve of Onion Kulcha ( leavened bread stuffed with onions and spices. I asked Arbaz to kick up my Biryani.....there were 3 levels of spiciness on offer and I chose medium. As I said earlier in my review we have been very impressed with the food quality here and today our talented server Arbaz has blown us away with his helpful advice. Our lunch orders arrived courtesy of Alex a food runner / server. HOLY GUACAMOLE ! I could not get over the sheer size of my mountain of Vijayawada Biryani. My wife's Chicken Tikka Masala looked very appetizing. WHERE ? For some reason our Onion Kulcha ( bread ) didn't arrive at the same time. We had to chase it up with Arbaz. When it did finally arrive it was more cold than warm..a bit of a letdown ! My wife thought her Chicken Tikka Masala tasted as good as it gets. I dished out a few big spoonfuls of my Biryani onto my meat dish and added some of the side sauces. It went well with the Onion Kulcha. SUPER DELICIOUS ! The chicken tasted fabulous and the medium spice level was perfect for me ...a level 5 I would say. Arbaz had explained to me that for this dish the chicken is special coated then marinated and left to sit for a while. It truly was delicious. I had another serve of my delicious Biryani but in the end had to box virtually 2/3rds to take home. My wife boxed the remainder of her Chicken Tikka Masala too. DESSERT ! When I checked in here Yelp offered me a FREE DESSERT with purchase over $20. YES PLEASE ! I love free anything so I asked Arbaz for my free dessert....I chose the cold one called Rasmalai ( a Bengali dish ). I've had it here before....it tastes like rice soaked in creamy milk. So I polished off my enjoyable dessert...perfect after my spicy Biryani. WE CAN'T WAIT TO COME BACK !
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Biriyani, Butter Chicken, Mango, Naan, Masala Dosa
Swapnika Pasunuri
Ordered a take out last night and this is what happened. After waiting for 50mins to pick up the order, looks like the busy people there didn’t find time to close the Side(raita) lids which had it spilled over and under my car seat and this is what it looks like(video).I now have to end up paying to deep clean the area cause of their dumb mistake.
Food: 1
Service: 1
Ajay Setya
Vegetarian options: Uttapam is awesome!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Biriyani, Masala Dosa
Moe Farshchi
Best in
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Hyderabadi Chicken Dum Biryani, Paneer Tikka, Biriyani, Chicken Tikka Masala, Butter Chicken, Chicken Tikka, Tikka Masala, Masala Dosa
Sky Qt
Yesterday, I had the worst pulao at Southern Spice. They had a buy one, get one free offer on their pulaos, and since we usually enjoy their biriyanis and curries, we expected the pulao to be just as good. Excited, we went in with the whole family.To our disappointment, the pulaos were terrible. It seemed like a simple recipe: basic rice with a touch of coconut milk and poorly fried chicken pieces thrown on top. Even a 10-year-old wouldn't come up with such a pulao. It felt like they just cooked rice, fried some chicken in random spices, and combined them without much thought.I was totally let down by the quality.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 4
Tom Bugler
Wheelchair accessibility: Wide double doors and all flat surfaces inside
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Chicken Tikka Masala, Mango, Chicken Tikka, Tikka Masala
M.Ali Mostafavi
Tasty South Indian food, courteous staff, casual relaxed ambiance . Decoration gives a feel of South India.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Kothu Parotta, Naan
Priyanka dixit
Food is average but service is fast.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 3
Ned Kelly
ANOTHER GREAT LUNCH ! We tried this Southern Indian restaurant a few weeks ago for the first time and came away impressed. NEXT VISIT ! On Saturday my wife and I arrived here just before 1pm to have lunch. The place was pretty packed out but we found a vacant table booth. A newish server named Alex came by to take our lunch order before our bums had even touched the seats. SLOW DOWN DUDE ! The first time we were here I noticed a couple at an adjacent table ready to dive into what looked like 2 enormous flatbread sandwiches. I asked one of the servers named Saud what's that ? Dosa was his reply. And then I checked out the menu again and there was a huge list of Dosa. My wife and I both wanted to try some Dosa. Our rushed server Alex returned to take our order....nothing more, no pleasantries, no smile, no nothing. How this dude got a job as a server is beyond me ! We ordered 1 x PANEER DOSA ( Dosa stuffed with crumbled paneer ) and 1 x MYSORE MASALA DOSA ( Dosa stuffed with potato curry and coated with a chutney made from red chillies, onions and garlic. My wife also wanted a serve of BUTTER CHICKEN ( Tandoor roasted shredded chicken cooked in butter cream and a rich tomato gravy ). SELF SERVE ! Meanwhile I grabbed a couple of iced waters in plastic cups from their dispenser. BINGO ! My wife's Butter Chicken came out fast.....it looked very good and came with a huge serve of Basmati White Rice. Within another minute out came our serves of Dosa. WOW ! My Mysore Masala Dosa must have been 2 foot long whereas my wife's Paneer Dosa was in 3 pieces. I asked Saud why the difference and he explained that's how they come. My wife had already tried the Butter Chicken and that put a huge look of satisfaction on her face.....the best ever I was told. I got stuck into my very long Mysore Masala Dosa once I had worked out how to get it into my mouth.....the break off and fold over technique seemed to work. Then I added some of the side sauces for extra flavor. Gee the potato curry had a nice kick to it...very delicious for something I had never tried before. On the other hand my wife ate only one piece of her Paneer Dosa....the menu description didn't mention spicy vegetables were in the mix with the paneer ( soft cheese ). Of course if Alex our server had attended us for more than 10 seconds we may have found that out beforehand. But my wife did enjoy the delicious Butter Chicken...I was given a sample and it tasted excellent. My wife boxed more than half of her Butter Chicken and Paneer Dosa for home. I LOVE FREEBIES ! Yelp popped up with a FREE DESSERT offer with purchase over $20. I managed to get the attention of our evasive server Alex and ordered a serve of GULAB JAMUN. I had no idea what it was. Within a few minutes my Gulab Jamun arrived in a small metal bowl....4 balls soaking in sweet syrup made from rose petals. The 4 balls was pretty hot and probably would not have had much flavor without the sweet rose syrup.THERE'S MORE ! I had the leftover Paneer Dosa 2 days later and it tasted pretty good...very spicy while my wife totally enjoyed the rest of her fabulous Butter Chicken. Hard to beat excellent food and very reasonable prices !
Used to visit this place a lot before.We ordered samosa, biryani and tandoori chicken.-Samosa was bland, the masala in it was just plain, hardly any spices in it. They put boiled potatoes and peas in it. The oil they used was substandard as the taste was gross.-Tandoori chicken: no one who had Indian tandoori would call it tandoori chicken. When I tried to speak to the chef on why the tandoori was bland, a server became aggressive and said that’s how they make it and will not do anything. They said it’s their standard way of making and asked me to eat it the way it was.-biryani: Was the only thing which made our visit worthwhile.The quality here definitely went down in recent months, which was evident from their falling google reviews. Yet, I still choose to travel again from LA to have my favorite biryani, but the service was beyond acceptable.Hope people learn how to talk.But, still a decent place with good ambience.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 1
Sundar k
All dosa varieties were awesome.. Vada and masala chai.. Excellent.. Really enjoyed the food and service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sudpav71
Poor Service, especially when you Dine In. We waited for 30+ mins after placing the order. When we asked them for status, the person outside the kitchen says “Wait for 3-4 mins or he will cancel the order and give refund”. Its like saying you either wait or leave, we don’t care. Also, my guess is they are biased if you use Toast tab rewards. Food Taste & Quality is on the way down vs when they started.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 1
Seymour Titt
GOLD GOLD GOLD ! Gee my wife and I just got back from our 3 week vacation in Italy and France....there wasn't an Indian restaurant in sight. WE LOVE GOOD INDIAN CUISINE ! This afternoon we decided to have lunch at one of our fav Chinese eateries. After parking our wheels we happened to spot this Indian restaurant for the first time. LET'S CHECK IT OUT ! We walked inside and asked a server to show us the menu. LOOKED GOOD ! The menu looked interesting...the server named Saud explained they serve Southern Indian cuisine with a few twigs. OKAY ! It was 1.30pm and the place was almost empty...we decided to take a chance. We sat at a table booth and Saud brought us menus. Gee they had some neat items on the menu we had not seen before. We asked Saud for iced waters and then placed our lunch order for 1 x DHANIWAL KORMA with Shrimp option ( shrimp in yogurt, cooked in a cashew nut gravy and flavored with coriander ), 1 x PRAWN MANGO CURRY ( shrimp cooked with mango slices and simmered in coconut milk ), 1 x GARLIC NAAN and 1 x CHILI NAAN. I said to Saud I had never seen Prawn Mango Curry on a menu in an Indian restaurant before...he replied it one of their most popular dishes and one of his favs. When I checked in on Yelp I got an offer of one Free Dessert with purchase over $20. THERE'S MORE ! Heaps of people were streaming into the restaurant while we waited for our lunch order to come out...and they were all Indian which is a very good sign. Our meals arrived on unique metal trays and with metal dishes to serve ourselves. My Prawn Mango Curry had heaps of flavor and at least 6 huge juicy shrimp hidden under the thick broth....the white Jasmine rice was a perfect match. YES PLEASE ! I had never seen Chili Naan on a menu anywhere but it was simply delicious with a big kick in the tail. My wife enjoyed her Dhaniwal Korma with Shrimp...a little on the tangy side but the side of RAITA brought out by our helpful server Izzy toned things down enough. Of course the Garlic Naan was delicious. WOW ! By now the restaurant was almost packed out. We patted ourselves on the back for making such a good choice of venue for lunch. DESSERT ! I decided to activate my free Yelp dessert. Saud recommended the RASMALAI ( soft cheese balls in a sweet creamy sauce ). It tasted quite good ! We were more than happy with our excellent meals, the helpful service of Saud and Izzy plus the very reasonable cost of our lunch. WE'LL BE BACK FOR SURE !
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Michael B.
ANOTHER GREAT LUNCH ! We tried this Southern Indian restaurant a few weeks ago for the first time and came away impressed. NEXT VISIT ! On Saturday my wife and I arrived here just before 1pm to have lunch. The place was pretty packed out but we found a vacant table booth. A newish server named Alex came by to take our lunch order before our bums had even touched the seats. SLOW DOWN DUDE ! The first time we were here I noticed a couple at an adjacent table ready to dive into what looked like 2 enormous flatbread sandwiches. I asked one of the servers named Saud what's that ? Dosa was his reply. And then I checked out the menu again and there was a huge list of Dosa. My wife and I both wanted to try some Dosa. Our rushed server Alex returned to take our order....nothing more, no pleasantries, no smile, no nothing. How this dude got a job as a server is beyond me ! We ordered 1 x PANEER DOSA ( Dosa stuffed with crumbled paneer ) and 1 x MYSORE MASALA DOSA ( Dosa stuffed with potato curry and coated with a chutney made from red chillies, onions and garlic. My wife also wanted a serve of BUTTER CHICKEN ( Tandoor roasted shredded chicken cooked in butter cream and a rich tomato gravy ). SELF SERVE ! Meanwhile I grabbed a couple of iced waters in plastic cups from their dispenser. BINGO ! My wife's Butter Chicken came out fast.....it looked very good and came with a huge serve of Basmati White Rice. Within another minute out came our serves of Dosa. WOW ! My Mysore Masala Dosa must have been 2 foot long whereas my wife's Paneer Dosa was in 3 pieces. I asked Saud why the difference and he explained that's how they come. My wife had already tried the Butter Chicken and that put a huge look of satisfaction on her face.....the best ever I was told. I got stuck into my very long Mysore Masala Dosa once I had worked out how to get it into my mouth.....the break off and fold over technique seemed to work. Then I added some of the side sauces for extra flavor. Gee the potato curry had a nice kick to it...very delicious for something I had never tried before. On the other hand my wife ate only one piece of her Paneer Dosa....the menu description didn't mention spicy vegetables were in the mix with the paneer ( soft cheese ). Of course if Alex our server had attended us for more than 10 seconds we may have found that out beforehand. But my wife did enjoy the delicious Butter Chicken...I was given a sample and it tasted excellent. My wife boxed more than half of her Butter Chicken and Paneer Dosa for home. I LOVE FREEBIES ! Yelp popped up with a FREE DESSERT offer with purchase over $20. I managed to get the attention of our evasive server Alex and ordered a serve of GULAB JAMUN. I had no idea what it was. Within a few minutes my Gulab Jamun arrived in a small metal bowl....4 balls soaking in sweet syrup made from rose petals. The 4 balls was pretty hot and probably would not have had much flavor without the sweet rose syrup.THERE'S MORE ! I had the leftover Paneer Dosa 2 days later and it tasted pretty good...very spicy while my wife totally enjoyed the rest of her fabulous Butter Chicken. Hard to beat excellent food and very reasonable prices !NOTE - Of course with over 22 million views of my Yelp reviews and pics world wide in 2022 I can tell you what is great !
I was here with a friend over the weekend and I have mixed feelings about this place. First thing I noticed is there is no southern about this place. The chef, serving staff, people at the counter they are all non-Southern people. The place has a vintage Southern kick but the food is mostly Americanised. I had mysore bajji, paneer tikka and Veg Dum biryani. Bajji is a joke, paneer didn't have any flavor as it's not marinated properly. Veg biryani was ok but it's more like curried rice. This place is very commercial. They charge you for extra chutney, sambar and the list goes on. I don't think I will go back here again.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Chicken Tikka, Vijayawada Biryani, Mysore Bonda
SENSATIONAL SERVICE ! We have been here a couple of times for lunch in recent weeks and loved it. On Saturday my wife and I arrived here for lunch around 12.30pm. In fact the miserable cold damp weather screamed out for some delicious and hot food. It was pretty packed out when we entered but we found a table in a corner. I fetched us a couple of ice cold waters in plastic cups from their soda machine. We ran our hungry eyes over the menu determined to try something new. AND WE DID ! A very informed server named Arbaz helped us to make our selections. My wife ordered Chicken Tikka Masala ( cubed chicken pieces marinated in tandoor spices, cooked in the tandoor on a skewer ) and I decided on Vijayawada Special Biryani ( special flavored rice, layered with chicken and tossed in a spicy sauce ). Instead of our usual choice of Naan we picked a serve of Onion Kulcha ( leavened bread stuffed with onions and spices. I asked Arbaz to kick up my Biryani.....there were 3 levels of spiciness on offer and I chose medium. As I said earlier in my review we have been very impressed with the food quality here and today our talented server Arbaz has blown us away with his helpful advice. Our lunch orders arrived courtesy of Alex a food runner / server. HOLY GUACAMOLE ! I could not get over the sheer size of my mountain of Vijayawada Biryani. My wife's Chicken Tikka Masala looked very appetizing. WHERE ? For some reason our Onion Kulcha ( bread ) didn't arrive at the same time. We had to chase it up with Arbaz. When it did finally arrive it was more cold than warm..a bit of a letdown ! My wife thought her Chicken Tikka Masala tasted as good as it gets. I dished out a few big spoonfuls of my Biryani onto my meat dish and added some of the side sauces. It went well with the Onion Kulcha. SUPER DELICIOUS ! The chicken tasted fabulous and the medium spice level was perfect for me ...a level 5 I would say. Arbaz had explained to me that for this dish the chicken is special coated then marinated and left to sit for a while. It truly was delicious. I had another serve of my delicious Biryani but in the end had to box virtually 2/3rds to take home. My wife boxed the remainder of her Chicken Tikka Masala too. DESSERT ! When I checked in here Yelp offered me a FREE DESSERT with purchase over $20. YES PLEASE ! I love free anything so I asked Arbaz for my free dessert....I chose the cold one called Rasmalai ( a Bengali dish ). I've had it here before....it tastes like rice soaked in creamy milk. So I polished off my enjoyable dessert...perfect after my spicy Biryani. WE CAN'T WAIT TO COME BACK !
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Biriyani, Butter Chicken, Mango, Naan, Masala Dosa
Ordered a take out last night and this is what happened. After waiting for 50mins to pick up the order, looks like the busy people there didn’t find time to close the Side(raita) lids which had it spilled over and under my car seat and this is what it looks like(video).I now have to end up paying to deep clean the area cause of their dumb mistake.
Food: 1
Service: 1
Vegetarian options: Uttapam is awesome!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Biriyani, Masala Dosa
Best in
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Hyderabadi Chicken Dum Biryani, Paneer Tikka, Biriyani, Chicken Tikka Masala, Butter Chicken, Chicken Tikka, Tikka Masala, Masala Dosa
Yesterday, I had the worst pulao at Southern Spice. They had a buy one, get one free offer on their pulaos, and since we usually enjoy their biriyanis and curries, we expected the pulao to be just as good. Excited, we went in with the whole family.To our disappointment, the pulaos were terrible. It seemed like a simple recipe: basic rice with a touch of coconut milk and poorly fried chicken pieces thrown on top. Even a 10-year-old wouldn't come up with such a pulao. It felt like they just cooked rice, fried some chicken in random spices, and combined them without much thought.I was totally let down by the quality.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 4
Wheelchair accessibility: Wide double doors and all flat surfaces inside
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Chicken Tikka Masala, Mango, Chicken Tikka, Tikka Masala
Tasty South Indian food, courteous staff, casual relaxed ambiance . Decoration gives a feel of South India.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Kothu Parotta, Naan
Food is average but service is fast.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 3
ANOTHER GREAT LUNCH ! We tried this Southern Indian restaurant a few weeks ago for the first time and came away impressed. NEXT VISIT ! On Saturday my wife and I arrived here just before 1pm to have lunch. The place was pretty packed out but we found a vacant table booth. A newish server named Alex came by to take our lunch order before our bums had even touched the seats. SLOW DOWN DUDE ! The first time we were here I noticed a couple at an adjacent table ready to dive into what looked like 2 enormous flatbread sandwiches. I asked one of the servers named Saud what's that ? Dosa was his reply. And then I checked out the menu again and there was a huge list of Dosa. My wife and I both wanted to try some Dosa. Our rushed server Alex returned to take our order....nothing more, no pleasantries, no smile, no nothing. How this dude got a job as a server is beyond me ! We ordered 1 x PANEER DOSA ( Dosa stuffed with crumbled paneer ) and 1 x MYSORE MASALA DOSA ( Dosa stuffed with potato curry and coated with a chutney made from red chillies, onions and garlic. My wife also wanted a serve of BUTTER CHICKEN ( Tandoor roasted shredded chicken cooked in butter cream and a rich tomato gravy ). SELF SERVE ! Meanwhile I grabbed a couple of iced waters in plastic cups from their dispenser. BINGO ! My wife's Butter Chicken came out fast.....it looked very good and came with a huge serve of Basmati White Rice. Within another minute out came our serves of Dosa. WOW ! My Mysore Masala Dosa must have been 2 foot long whereas my wife's Paneer Dosa was in 3 pieces. I asked Saud why the difference and he explained that's how they come. My wife had already tried the Butter Chicken and that put a huge look of satisfaction on her face.....the best ever I was told. I got stuck into my very long Mysore Masala Dosa once I had worked out how to get it into my mouth.....the break off and fold over technique seemed to work. Then I added some of the side sauces for extra flavor. Gee the potato curry had a nice kick to it...very delicious for something I had never tried before. On the other hand my wife ate only one piece of her Paneer Dosa....the menu description didn't mention spicy vegetables were in the mix with the paneer ( soft cheese ). Of course if Alex our server had attended us for more than 10 seconds we may have found that out beforehand. But my wife did enjoy the delicious Butter Chicken...I was given a sample and it tasted excellent. My wife boxed more than half of her Butter Chicken and Paneer Dosa for home. I LOVE FREEBIES ! Yelp popped up with a FREE DESSERT offer with purchase over $20. I managed to get the attention of our evasive server Alex and ordered a serve of GULAB JAMUN. I had no idea what it was. Within a few minutes my Gulab Jamun arrived in a small metal bowl....4 balls soaking in sweet syrup made from rose petals. The 4 balls was pretty hot and probably would not have had much flavor without the sweet rose syrup.THERE'S MORE ! I had the leftover Paneer Dosa 2 days later and it tasted pretty good...very spicy while my wife totally enjoyed the rest of her fabulous Butter Chicken. Hard to beat excellent food and very reasonable prices !
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Used to visit this place a lot before.We ordered samosa, biryani and tandoori chicken.-Samosa was bland, the masala in it was just plain, hardly any spices in it. They put boiled potatoes and peas in it. The oil they used was substandard as the taste was gross.-Tandoori chicken: no one who had Indian tandoori would call it tandoori chicken. When I tried to speak to the chef on why the tandoori was bland, a server became aggressive and said that’s how they make it and will not do anything. They said it’s their standard way of making and asked me to eat it the way it was.-biryani: Was the only thing which made our visit worthwhile.The quality here definitely went down in recent months, which was evident from their falling google reviews. Yet, I still choose to travel again from LA to have my favorite biryani, but the service was beyond acceptable.Hope people learn how to talk.But, still a decent place with good ambience.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 1
All dosa varieties were awesome.. Vada and masala chai.. Excellent.. Really enjoyed the food and service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Poor Service, especially when you Dine In. We waited for 30+ mins after placing the order. When we asked them for status, the person outside the kitchen says “Wait for 3-4 mins or he will cancel the order and give refund”. Its like saying you either wait or leave, we don’t care. Also, my guess is they are biased if you use Toast tab rewards. Food Taste & Quality is on the way down vs when they started.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 1
GOLD GOLD GOLD ! Gee my wife and I just got back from our 3 week vacation in Italy and France....there wasn't an Indian restaurant in sight. WE LOVE GOOD INDIAN CUISINE ! This afternoon we decided to have lunch at one of our fav Chinese eateries. After parking our wheels we happened to spot this Indian restaurant for the first time. LET'S CHECK IT OUT ! We walked inside and asked a server to show us the menu. LOOKED GOOD ! The menu looked interesting...the server named Saud explained they serve Southern Indian cuisine with a few twigs. OKAY ! It was 1.30pm and the place was almost empty...we decided to take a chance. We sat at a table booth and Saud brought us menus. Gee they had some neat items on the menu we had not seen before. We asked Saud for iced waters and then placed our lunch order for 1 x DHANIWAL KORMA with Shrimp option ( shrimp in yogurt, cooked in a cashew nut gravy and flavored with coriander ), 1 x PRAWN MANGO CURRY ( shrimp cooked with mango slices and simmered in coconut milk ), 1 x GARLIC NAAN and 1 x CHILI NAAN. I said to Saud I had never seen Prawn Mango Curry on a menu in an Indian restaurant before...he replied it one of their most popular dishes and one of his favs. When I checked in on Yelp I got an offer of one Free Dessert with purchase over $20. THERE'S MORE ! Heaps of people were streaming into the restaurant while we waited for our lunch order to come out...and they were all Indian which is a very good sign. Our meals arrived on unique metal trays and with metal dishes to serve ourselves. My Prawn Mango Curry had heaps of flavor and at least 6 huge juicy shrimp hidden under the thick broth....the white Jasmine rice was a perfect match. YES PLEASE ! I had never seen Chili Naan on a menu anywhere but it was simply delicious with a big kick in the tail. My wife enjoyed her Dhaniwal Korma with Shrimp...a little on the tangy side but the side of RAITA brought out by our helpful server Izzy toned things down enough. Of course the Garlic Naan was delicious. WOW ! By now the restaurant was almost packed out. We patted ourselves on the back for making such a good choice of venue for lunch. DESSERT ! I decided to activate my free Yelp dessert. Saud recommended the RASMALAI ( soft cheese balls in a sweet creamy sauce ). It tasted quite good ! We were more than happy with our excellent meals, the helpful service of Saud and Izzy plus the very reasonable cost of our lunch. WE'LL BE BACK FOR SURE !
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
ANOTHER GREAT LUNCH ! We tried this Southern Indian restaurant a few weeks ago for the first time and came away impressed. NEXT VISIT ! On Saturday my wife and I arrived here just before 1pm to have lunch. The place was pretty packed out but we found a vacant table booth. A newish server named Alex came by to take our lunch order before our bums had even touched the seats. SLOW DOWN DUDE ! The first time we were here I noticed a couple at an adjacent table ready to dive into what looked like 2 enormous flatbread sandwiches. I asked one of the servers named Saud what's that ? Dosa was his reply. And then I checked out the menu again and there was a huge list of Dosa. My wife and I both wanted to try some Dosa. Our rushed server Alex returned to take our order....nothing more, no pleasantries, no smile, no nothing. How this dude got a job as a server is beyond me ! We ordered 1 x PANEER DOSA ( Dosa stuffed with crumbled paneer ) and 1 x MYSORE MASALA DOSA ( Dosa stuffed with potato curry and coated with a chutney made from red chillies, onions and garlic. My wife also wanted a serve of BUTTER CHICKEN ( Tandoor roasted shredded chicken cooked in butter cream and a rich tomato gravy ). SELF SERVE ! Meanwhile I grabbed a couple of iced waters in plastic cups from their dispenser. BINGO ! My wife's Butter Chicken came out fast.....it looked very good and came with a huge serve of Basmati White Rice. Within another minute out came our serves of Dosa. WOW ! My Mysore Masala Dosa must have been 2 foot long whereas my wife's Paneer Dosa was in 3 pieces. I asked Saud why the difference and he explained that's how they come. My wife had already tried the Butter Chicken and that put a huge look of satisfaction on her face.....the best ever I was told. I got stuck into my very long Mysore Masala Dosa once I had worked out how to get it into my mouth.....the break off and fold over technique seemed to work. Then I added some of the side sauces for extra flavor. Gee the potato curry had a nice kick to it...very delicious for something I had never tried before. On the other hand my wife ate only one piece of her Paneer Dosa....the menu description didn't mention spicy vegetables were in the mix with the paneer ( soft cheese ). Of course if Alex our server had attended us for more than 10 seconds we may have found that out beforehand. But my wife did enjoy the delicious Butter Chicken...I was given a sample and it tasted excellent. My wife boxed more than half of her Butter Chicken and Paneer Dosa for home. I LOVE FREEBIES ! Yelp popped up with a FREE DESSERT offer with purchase over $20. I managed to get the attention of our evasive server Alex and ordered a serve of GULAB JAMUN. I had no idea what it was. Within a few minutes my Gulab Jamun arrived in a small metal bowl....4 balls soaking in sweet syrup made from rose petals. The 4 balls was pretty hot and probably would not have had much flavor without the sweet rose syrup.THERE'S MORE ! I had the leftover Paneer Dosa 2 days later and it tasted pretty good...very spicy while my wife totally enjoyed the rest of her fabulous Butter Chicken. Hard to beat excellent food and very reasonable prices !NOTE - Of course with over 22 million views of my Yelp reviews and pics world wide in 2022 I can tell you what is great !