Spice Of Life

So so food, the broccoli beef wasn’t fresh.
Fork and spoon were cheap quality.
The music was so loud it gave me a headache。

Had to bump up a star because their chicken tikka masala is strong! And don’t say na to the naan.

Have been passing this place and finally decided to give it a try. Not in the best neighborhood but the Big Lots next door usually has a cop present. The service was fine and the food was good. They had many different dishes and each was prepared with good ingredients. Will be back here next time for lunch to try that menu. Weekend dinner was $ 11.99.

After the experience I had I would not recommend this place to anyone, We found hair in multiple dishes few of the dishes were cold. After pointing it out to the waiter he apologized an took care of the bill. Later that night I had the worst upset stomach ever, I called my other guest that went too they had the same symptoms. Spice of Life should change name to Spice of Shit!!! Also another advice to owner Fire your employees besides the german guy everyone else go take customer service classes.

I love that place any time i go there i have to say that Awesome customer service and delicious food good price it is nice place for family

Love this place !
Super clean and good service, coworkers and I go often, chicken morsala and garlic nun are delicious!
They have a few different types of food ‚
It’s all you can eat during lunch hour so it’s nice you get there and food is ready, no waiting around !

Bad customer service. We were sitting for a long time and no one bothered to ask if we need anything to drink. The waiter was so rude as well.

I really liked this place we sat in one of the booths which were very clean, I liked the design of them too. Today we had the lunch buffet we were seated where we wanted and brought a pitcher of water, the Buffet had the perfect variety for lunch, they had lamb curry, chana masala with bhatura, OMG the saag was the best I ever had reminded me of home cooked saag in India wow with the nice hot fluffy Nann, they offered a lot of other things as well Asian noodles and fried rice, sweet and sour chicken was really delicious I was in love with those food items. My husband really like their Chili chicken, Sagg and Nann he ate the whole basket to himself.
The service was fine to us he was nice he checked on us and asked if we’d like more Nann or drinks. We wernt expecting the best service that’s how they keep their prices low for the customers, he was doing a 4 person job, food running, waiter and cashier and busser, he also didnt charge for the kids that was nice! So if your fine with that and wanting some delicious food try them out. We will be back for you Saag!

Went today around 1:45 after class and wanted to order chicken chowmein and a mango lassi to go. They didn’t have mango lassi already made and wouldn’t make it while I waited so none for me…
Chicken chowmein is pretty good because it gives a very little kick of spice plus it’s not bland to the normal Chinese version of chow mein that I’ve had. Chicken is dry and the noodles seem like they were at the bottom of the bag due to the very small pieces. Overall it’s good flavor. Just needs better cooking on chicken. On a good note, it’s filled completely in the to go box! Wish I had that mango lassi though…

Butter chicken, paneer, tikka masala. You can’t go wrong! The food is super good and service is great! The buffet is limited so double check the times before you go. Sometimes it’s slow and quiet so it’s a little awkward being the only ones in there but I love supporting my Mack road businesses!

Great food! Workers are great and explained the food to me. Great customer service, kept asking if we needed anything else, took great care of us. Will definitely come back and recommend this place to others.

Talk about a hidden place. Spice Of Life is located in a shopping complex that looks abandoned. The windows are all black and you can’t see through them but the place is open. There is plenty of parking since there isn’t much activity at the shopping complex. Inside Spice Of Life there are plenty of seating with a television (I think only one) by the front door. Spice Of Life looks like it can hold huge parties since there was more seating behind the curtains as you walk to the bathroom.
The servers just does enough to get by. Sitting us, taking our orders, and bringing out the food. I came with a bunch of friends so they gave us pitchers of water but never refilled them. Also they don’t seem too happy to be there since they looked like they had no life in them.
To end this review on a positive view, the food here is excellent. We ordered a bunch of Pakistani food and each dish was delicious. Awesome flavor with the spices and sauces each dish has. The garlic naan was the BOMB because it was soft and plenty of garlic flavor!
My tip: Since service isn’t really up to par, do take out and enjoy the food.
Food rating: 4 stars
Service rating: 2 stars

My co-​worker suggested we take an extended lunch to eat the buffet here. Best decision EVER to eat here! The dining area is very clean, and the food was great. The fish pakora was amazing. For the price, it’s a great bargain. I highly recommend eating here.

DO NOT TIP
i have just received confirmation from multiple sources that the nice waiters are to give all tips to the owners, the waiters don’t see a penny of it. the owners feel the hourly rate is sufficient and that extras, including tips that customers give with the intention that 100% goes to the waiters, go into the owners pockets. someone i know used to be an employee an left because he said the owners were too greedy.
word of advice to the owners, if you want happy customers, hire and maintain happy employees. your high turnover rate suggests otherwise.
food is pretty good and is halal.
can’t get over it, I’m shocked at the owners. it’s stealing to pocket tips because we give, or gave, them with the intention that it goes to your employees.

I ordered lunch to go. The restaurant was a bit hard to find. They should change their sign out front because it’s too hard to see what the name of the place is. Inside there was a lot of empty, dark space, which felt uncomfortable. I wouldn’t want to dine in. There weren’t many customers to speak of. There were bollywood songs playing on the tv, which was nice.
The chicken tikka masala was pretty good, but the pad thai was not. It did not look or taste authentic. It was so unappetizing that I could not eat it, and it was the most expensive thing I ordered, unfortunately ($ 13). I think this restaurant would benefit by just focusing on Indian/​Pakistani food.
If the owners brighten this place up and stick to one cuisine, I think they would have a better business to offer its customers. I don’t think I’ll return.

I went from initially writing a 5 star review for this place to feeling compelled to update it and re-​rate as 1 star. My husband and in-​laws (there were 7 of us total) went here to eat on Easter. When we walked in, we weren’t even greeted. The employee that worked there didn’t even show us to our table; instead, he pointed to it. Seriously?! You’re going to POINT at a table to paying customers? What do we look like, dogs?
After we sat ourselves down, the waiter didn’t even come to the table to ask if we wanted anything to drink. There was one pitcher of water that was supposed to be enough for all 7 of us. Never once did the waiter come to our table to even check on us and see how we were doing; if we wanted something, we literally had to track him down ourselves.
We took a look at the buffet and the food seemed decent enough, so we all opted to eat from there, instead of ordering off the menu. Big mistake. The food was horrible. Even the rice was stale!
That night, my husband and I kept having to use the restroom. We didn’t put two and two together until my in-​laws also told us they had been in the bathroom the night before, too, and had upset stomaches, as well. All 7 of us suffered from this and I blame it all on Spice of Life’s stale, rotten, nasty food. They should be ashamed of themselves for leaving old food out.
We will NOT be returning here, again. If you don’t want food poisoning and horrible service, I would highly encourage you to eat elsewhere. I am truly appalled at this establishment and am surprised they are still in business.

So my group walked in here not knowing it was only a buffet because the photos on their Unilocal made it seem like it was a buffet with the option to order your own meal – which wasn’t the case when we went during lunch time. We were the only ones in the whole place and by the time we left there were two more groups (groups of two) and yet we received little to no service from anyone. In fact, the male who «greeted» us at the door acted as if he was too cool for work, walking around with one hand in his pocket and ear buds in both ears. He did not greet us when we walked in, didn’t seat us, and didn’t ask what we wanted to drink… We walked in, was asked how many was part of our group, and told to pick a table in the middle (everything was empty).
This place advertises as an Indian, Chinese, and Thai establishment which is laughable. The only Chinese options were really dried up, nasty looking chow mein and chicken/​corn soup (which I tried and didn’t like at all). There was one Thai option and it was a Thai curry which did not taste like Thai curry at all. Everything else was an Indian option. Only about 3 or 4 vegetarian options, one of which is a white sauce pasta. Altogether there was about 15ish options, and not once did I see anyone bringing out new food – most likely my group was their first customers of the day.
Food was meh, 2 star rating
Price was great, 10.95/person, so that’s a 4 star rating
Service was terrible, as mentioned above, however at the end the gentleman who helped us pay was great – very good humor, friendly, and lovable. So overall, 3? stars
Venue was very dimly lit but it didn’t feel run down. The furniture reminded me of what a Chinese restaurant would use because in the back part they had round tables with the spinning top – lazy susans? The bathroom needed a little revamping, as mentioned in another review, one of the 2 stalls was locked due to repair and the only open one didn’t have a lock! It was also the handicap stall so it’s not very easy to tell if someone is in it. One of the faucets was broken and the other had a spider on it. So…2 stars

Ive been here a couple of times and the food is. how can i put this… Amazing!
I think i must have been indian in a past life because i truly enjoy the food and could eat it everyday (daal and naan) I really enjoy the buffet selection and the fresh Naan that they bring to your table is nice too. Youve got to try the chicken tikka. lamb/​chicken curry.daal.matter of fact its all Good. I also really like the Kheer (dessert).its a sweet rice pudding with raisins and nuts! Great way to end the meal. kinda cools off all the spices from dinner! All in all. this is a Dont judge a book by its cover type of place. Outside is iffy and overlooked but once doors open and inside its a world of difference. it really feels like your in India eating amongst locals! Cant forget to mention that service was Great!

I called them to make a to-​go order on the phone, the guy put me on hold for about 10 minutes and I never got a response. I hung up and called back for over an hour and they never answered there phone. Extremely irritating and unprofessional. Wasted a lot of my time. All I wanted to do was make a to-​go order and I couldn’t even do that.
FYI if you are ordering food from them to-​go. It could be food sitting on the buffet line. I have eaten here plenty of times and I have seen them pack food for customers on the phone right from the buffet line. Food isn’t prepared fresh because for you, they just fill containers from the buffet.
Other than that, the food is good when it is fresh. Very obvious when food isn’t fres
–Extremely irritated and frustrated

I was a little hesitant on trying the food here in the beginning, but don’t let the area fool you. This place’s food is undeniably good. We ordered a lot of food that I couldn’t pronounce but it was filled with so much flavor & I loved it! I had thai iced tea but it was wayyyy too sweet for my liking. Our server was the nicesst young lady, they made sure we were very well taken care of. I would recommend.
What won me over is the man who brought us our food & also paid us out, apologized for the delay on the food. He wanted us to know he apologized on behalf of the owner & the rest of the restaurant. He told us to let him know the next time we were coming in so he could assure much better service & enjoy our visit. Even though we told him as restaurant employees, we completely understood he continued to make sure what was the cause of our delay. I appreciated that so much & I’m glad he took the time to address such a manner.
The food is good AND employees actually care about the customers. We’ll definitely be coming back.