Spice of life

A friend of mine told me this place was amazing and recommended the dishes I posted. All of them were to die for. Perfect amount of spice! If you give this place a shot, try the chicken brianni, chicken meatballs, chicken kabobs, chicken Tikka masala, and the red chicken quarters. Naan is a must, order extra and take home your sauce to enjoy it thr following day as a snack! Don’t turn down the ice cream when they offer, it’s also delicious! Enjoy!

I really wanted to like this place. They have Chinese food on the menu however, the chef only knows how to make the indian dishes. I was disappointed. Another thing, they don’t have a sign outside. They’re just connected to the Shan market.
I asked the cashier if they just recently opened? He said they’ve been here 2 years.

Just not worth it! If u gonna give me fast food service and attitude then charge me fast food prices!

Chef Ali took care of us on our wedding day & continues to do so each time we visit him. The fish pakora & chili chicken always leave us wanting more.

Great food, friendly staff. This isn’t a fancy restaurant or anything but the food is relatively cheap and tastes great.

This place cooks with the same full body flavors you can find in Pakistan. Ali was particularly hospitable, accompanying me as I dined alone on my first visit. The food at Spice of Life makes up for the restaurant’s lack of aesthetic appeal – if appeal is your concern. Whatever it is you order, don’t forget the kulfi. You won’t be disappointed.

Horrible customer service. Placed a phone order for a few naan, when I came to pick up he said that he cannot run cards for less then a $ 10 transaction. WTF? This is why desi establishments never work, poor shady service… All to save $ 0.50 credit card transaction fee. Not to mention this place is dirty and run by two old ass men who can’t speak English. Shut it down already.

This place. Fucking drama. Take that however you want — the way I’m taking it is that that’s two stars you can’t get back. Sorry waiter. If you’re still reading this though, it’s Damn fine food. Damn fine. Great in my opinion, and vouched true Pakistani by my Pakistani buddy.
Elbaroation on above: Came in and talked to the cook, who doesn’t know English. No problem, I get it. He get’s the server, and they break into a heated argument. Fine, I really don’t care if the food is good. The server is on edge, and I’m concerned a bit that he’ll snap at me or my friend. But he doesn’t, and so hey — I’m gonna eat here. These things happen. But come on, when I ask for glasses — do not point at them where their sitting by the closed buffet table (after I’ve already ordered waters a while ago). And give us plates and untesils when you serve our food. That’s just something you do, drama or no.

Great food. Tastes real good. Food is fresh try the naaan kabab you wouldn’t regret it. Highly recommended.

Worst chicken biryani I ever ate! More bones than chicken for $ 7.99. Not worth eating here.

Good food, terrible location for dining in, not exactly the safest part of town, specially when there is a need for security right out front.
The pros, good food and respectable prices.
The cons, location and depressing interior non existent décor.
Highly recommend the $ 5 naan kabob wrap!

I’m very excited to have Ali (the chef) back in charge of a restaurant as his food is incredible. For a year or two, Ali was the chef at Curry Corner (Raley’s), but the place derailed due to other issues.
Ali has that «magic touch». Ali & staff’s best dishes are the meat dishes. Goat curry was excellent, tender, and not too spicy. Chicken tikka (round dumpling) was tender & amazing & yummy, but chicken tikka masala and chicken boti could have used more savory-​ness and/​or seasoning. He made an absolutely amazing goat paya (goat bone broth), if you can get past the appearance. Chicken biryani was good, though missing fried onions & cilantro. His fresh breads have been divine.
The veggies are weak, e.g. okay chickpea curry (choley), but greasy cauliflower curry, boring creamed spinach, and rock-​hard lentils. I’ve observed these overcooked, sad veggies and rock-​hard yellow lentils at many Pakistani places.
If he puts in some better décor (currently nothing on the walls & dim fluorescent lighting) and word of mouth spreads, this place should become popular very soon. The Friday & Saturday buffet is a screaming deal. Today it was $ 9.50 including tax and had many tempting options.

My second time in this new Pakistani food place. Ordered a takeout from them this evening. Naan was really tender and soft. Unlike Shalimar their Naan stayed soft even after a while. Chicken BBQ was really good too. Planning on coming back and will update my review after I check out some of their stuff.