Yet another delish Indian dinner pickup from this authentic restaurant and I discovered a new fave…read moredish, Fresh Beetroot & Peas Poriyal. Beetroot and peas cooked with a blend of spices and coconut. I love beetroot and have never eaten it cooked like this, it was a joy to find a new veggie dish :) I also ordered the Aloo Gobi which was full of spice and heat and the veggies were cooked to perfection. The Sambar and Milagu Rasam soups were amazingly tasty, both full of chillies, and spices, and very, very moreish. An absolute symphony of spice on the taste buds. Daughter shared the soups with me, and had her usual double order of crispy potato and pea filled samosas (she keeps half for lunch next day), along with the savoury bone in goat curry, her fave. Can't wait to visit her again so I can have another Indian dinner with Southern Spice. I already know what I want to try next....egg curry and Medhu Vada :)

I stopped by Southern Spice for lunch to check out their popular buffet option…read more For $18.99, they offer a good mix of meat, vegetarian dishes, fruit, and salad. I personally thought the flavor was really good, though it's worth noting that my South Indian friend who came with me felt the food was just okay. The main downside is that the overall selection is a bit smaller than other Indian buffets I've been to. Normally, you can expect to see a goat or lamb dish, but they only had chicken options available for the meat. Even with the slightly limited selection and missing lamb, it's still a satisfying meal and a good value for the price. If you're in the mood for a solid Indian lunch buffet, it's worth a visit.

The food here is really good and I love the service. I had stuff delivered and it arrived yummy and…read morehot and eating there's Eve? better because the owner is very sweet I'm glad they're survived the fire that they had years ago. They renovated and it looks really good but basically it's the food including the naan and sag paneer that's amazing

Chicken korma and basmati rice takeout order here. Tons of…read morerice for one order, easily enough for 4 servings. The chicken was fork tender which was greatly appreciated. The curry sauce was flavorful and creamy, and though I asked for mild, there was really no spice to it at all. Major gripe is that the container is about 70% sauce to 30% chicken at most. So you barely have enough meat for two meals, and wind up with a ton of leftover rice. The prices are pretty standard for Indian food, not cheap but certainly not a rip off for above average quality. Just wish you get more meat and SOME spiciness even at a mild level.

YUMMM!!! What a great way to end the work week! It's been an insane week at work. I always pass by…read morethis place on the way home. Tonight I gave it a try for the first time. Score! For drinks I had the cucumber mint lemonade. It's their newest drink. So delicious! It's cold, refreshing, and delivers a burst of flavor in your mouth. A must try! For food I had the chicken tikka masala (mild), half rice, and garlic naan. They also give you a small side salad. The garlic naan was the best I've ever had. So moist and not burnt like a lot of other places. You can easily pull it apart with your fingers as it screams, "eat me! eat me!", with delight. The chicken tikka masala's flavor was amazing! I like to try things mild first to see how they taste. Some places serve bland food and mask it with spiciness. Not here. The flavor is all there. Next time I think I'm going to adventure on the wild side and try the medium and then possibly the spicy. The included salad was simple yet so satisfying. The dressing is definitely unique and packs a punch with the spice level but... I like it. *wink* *wink* hahhaa. The rice was perfection. I hate it when it's not cooked enough and too mushy or overcooked and hard. Originally I was going to eat half tonight and then the other half tomorrow but... I know myself. I would just go to bed, wake up in the middle of the night thinking about it, then not be able to go back to sleep until I finished the rest because it would keep calling my name from the kitchen. Hahahaha. I didnt get to see the inside because I got it to go but I'll let you guys know in an update. The staff there is great and they seem like a very nice family. As I've always said, I'm a huge supporter of family businesses. I'm soooo happy I gave this place a shot. I am not only coming back, I'm definitely going to have them cater some of my parties. Enjoy!

Al-Noor could so easily be a 5, you hate to see it, but hopefully they can turn a couple moves in…read morethe kitchen and reach stardom. I'll start with the good: all the curries are fantastic. They're thick, they're flavorful, they hit you with the right spice. Normal spice is a white man's medium high so they got their base down which is more than half the battle. They cook the Paneer just right. And really enjoyed the Bartha! That The not so good: the chicken is way overcooked, I don't know if it's breast or thigh, but it definitely tasted like a dried out breast. Possibly using the tandoori and just dropping it into the gravy, but a perfectly cooked chicken thigh would take the chicken tikka masala to the moon. Second, the Paneer portion size was a joke. Maybe six cubes in the whole deal. Needs to be at least double. I'm ready to try again you gotta protect your meats!

Sunny was amazing and food was also very good as a vegetarian. Awesome service and great ambience.read more

Yowza. Wow. I was a huge fan of India's Tandoori under their previous management but under their…read morenew management it's absolutely phenomenal. The menu has added new items such as Chinese influenced Indian dishes. We ordered our staples: chicken tandoori, tikka masala, naan, biryani. We loved every dish. The tandoori might be the best I ever had. Everything is fresh, bursting with flavor and fragrance. It's one of those meals that you walk out of building overflowing with life and energy. So happy with the restaurant.

amazing, would definitely come again, the food taste so good, and the service was great too!read more

If you love Middle Eastern-inspired flavors, you need to try Bombay Pizza House. I had heard great…read morethings from reviews and even had family member recommend their pizza, so we finally decided to give it a shot. For our first visit, my daughter suggested the Tandoori Tikka Pizza (Tandoori Chicken). We also ordered the Halal Chicken Wings, Garlic Naan, and a small salad. Right away, the smell when you walk in is incredible, and the staff greets you immediately, which made a great first impression. Now for the food -- the pizza was delicious with the perfect amount of toppings. The sweet and tangy BBQ sauce really brought everything together. I personally would've liked a little more cheese, but the crust was cooked perfectly with a nice chewy texture. The wings were another standout that both my wife and I really enjoyed. Slightly crispy on the outside while still delicate and moist inside, with a mild heat from the spices that wasn't overpowering. The naan was decent with a good garlic flavor, although it was a bit thin for my preference. The salad was fresh and delicious -- we always appreciate having plenty of vegetables with our meals. Overall, definitely recommend checking them out. Next time we're planning to try the Butter Chicken Pizza.

The food was excellent. I had the butter chicken in my opinion that was OK but this lentil soup is…read morefire and the garlic naan is fire. Also, the mango lassi fire Point blank. The ambience is nice and the service is excellent. I am still here at the table eating my food was so good I had to jump on and give this review and this is my first visit here. I also ordered the rice pudding. They serve it cold. I'm not used to that and I don't taste any cinnamon or nutmeg but they just have a different way of cooking it. It was still dead, clean lightly sweeten just a little different than I'm used.

We used to come here a lot for the buffet years ago. We came back today and it was still good…read more Great options and nicely decorated. They offer a daily buffet, on Sundays it ends at 3:00 pm, and cost $19. You can't beat that. Convenient free street parking.

Great location, ambience, indoor decor, customer service and most importantly DELICIOUS FOOD…read more Food is not only tasty but also beautiful. Presentation and fusion of flavors is on point. We loved the Truffle Mushroom Kulcha - it's amazing and the purple potato Ragda Patty was to die for. Must order these too. The Paneer Lababdar and Curry Prawns are also very flavorful. Butter Chicken and Malai Kofta are good but not awesome, it can be better. We went for a birthday celebration and they made sure to make the birthday boy feel super special by serving a delicious complimentary dessert . Have been here twice and will surely dine again. The General Manager was very helpful and friendly too.

I was glad to see more upscale Indian restaurants are opening in LA. Fitoor seemed like it fit the…read morebill. Went there for lunch on a Sunday. The place was moderately busy; but, there appeared to be only 2 servers and a busboy taking care of the entire main dining room and the patio. They seemed pretty stressed. The noise level was higher than I expected. It was due to several families appeared to have run into each other and they were all standing around having loud conversations while being oblivious to other guests' personal space. As far as the food, the menu looked enticing offering upscale dishes with ingredients like truffle. Good concept; unfortunately the execution was a fail. The truffle mushroom kulcha had no truffle flavor; not even the 2 slices of truffle on top. The crust was quite tough; so much so that it was difficult to cut even with a steak knife. My jaw was sore after chewing on the crust for a while. The calamari was also quite tough and chewy. The purple potato ragda patty was the only dish I thought was decent. The black truffle jhinga biryani special was also completely void of truffle flavor and a bit overly salty. Then when the check came it had a "Surcharge Fee" of 3.5% without any explanation. It turned out to be a fee to help pay for the kitchen staff. This hit one of my pet peeves. Why is it not the restaurant's responsibility to pay their staff a fair wage? We are already paying for the meal and a 20% tip and they just sneaked in a mandatory "surcharge". While it was just a few dollars it was more of an issue of principles. Why not just be honest and have the guts to raise the prices of the dishes if they can't afford to pay the staff a fair wage?

Good food especially their chicken tikka tandoori. Also their breads are amazing and perfectly…read morecooked. Chicken dish was ok, expected better than this. Overall a 4 stars-- service was also good and attentive.

It was my first time trying this restaurant. This is a Halal restaurant. I had the lunch special,…read morewhich is nice in the sense that you get to have a taste of multiple different things. The nan bread was just the plain kind. It did not have ghee or garlic or anything, but good. I enjoyed everything especially the Seekh kebab and the sabzi. The dessert was gulab jaman, which I always enjoy, I love very rich, decadent things like that. I ordered mango lassie to drink, it was good, medium consistency, not watery, but not the super thick Punjabi style. It was a very nice, friendly, casual, dining experience. I hope to be able to return and try more dishes. I did use the restroom while there, it was clean, a single person restroom and they did have a water container in order to be able to clean yourself with water as an accordance with Islam.

To be honest I was skeptical about Southeast Asian food in West LA, but I was pleasantly surprised…read morewith how good the food was here! I came here for a birthday brunch with some friends and our experience here was great. To share, we had the following dishes: -Curry Puffs: Crispy and yummy. It was like a savory fried donut. I also liked the pickled onions and tamarind ketchup it came with as well. Kind of pricey for $7 a puff though. -Cobi's Fried Chicken: Solid fried chicken. The meat was moist and I also enjoyed the crispy and crunchy fried chicken. The tangy and sweet flavor was yummy. -Chicken Satay: Moist chicken covered in a creamy and flavorful sauce. Delicious! -Nasi Goreng: Pretty standard and tasty. It paired well with the other dishes. While I would've preferred all the dishes to be spicier, everything was still pretty good! The prices are also good considering the area and this being a nicer restaurant. I also really enjoyed the ambiance of the restaurant. It was super cute and the atmosphere was pretty. The service was attentive. A downside is that I made the reservation for my birthday and I saw another table receive a complimentary birthday dessert while mine didn't :( I recommend making a reservation in advance online via Resy which is what I did. For parking, there's garage parking you can pay for as well as metered street parking. No validation unfortunately :/ Overall a great experience here and I would add this spot to my rotation.

Quite unauthentic in flavor but makes up for it in ambiance and service. Well..more service than…read moreambiance in my opinion. If you are coming to Cobi's for the most mind blowing bites, I kindly suggest looking elsewhere. Diving right in, the ora king salmon is nothing to write home about and could be made at home so that was a pass. The curry puffs were the highlight of the night! Two samosas that came hot with lovely tamarind ketchup and pickled onion to cut the heaviness. While I pleasantly enjoyed this, I am reminded that many and I do mean many indian restaurants serve this at a lower price with the same delivery of flavor. Moving forward for the mains: the beef rendang, butter chicken, and nasi goreng (pork belly added for +8$ whew) were just...lacking in flavor. At first I had thought we ordered all the wrong things but recalled the waiter quite joyously telling me that these were all the favorites. The beef rendang was pre-shredded which was a different take. Even pre-shredded could not hide how dry it was. Even with the sambal and gulai on the side. The addition of gulai was perplexing as well but nonetheless it did not really add anything to the dish as a whole. The butter chicken had nothing on the numerous indian restaurants I have the pleasure of eating at as well. The nasi goreng was oily and the pork belly chunks were so fatty and hard it was just unpleasant to eat overall. Overall, everything was just lacking and fell flat. The presentation was lovely but in terms of flavor it was a miss for me. I'd like to believe it was just an off day and would love to venture in once again to retaste but being on the michelin guide for four years consecutively makes me wonder. Service was lovely and we were checked up upon many times. The interior is very rustic and feels like home. For those that are nosy (like me) the tables are quite close together so be ready to hear other conversations hehe. There is no dedicated parking and it is santa monica so you can either park on the street or find a structure are walk! I must admit I had quite high expectations, especially for this type of cuisine. I was left wanting much more and thinking of other places that do every dish I had better and for cheaper. Final Verdict: A pass for me!

Tasty dishes, nice people, and great portion sizes. The seating area was also so enjoyable. We will…read morebe coming back.

Such a fun local spot in Culver City to explore Burmese cuisine…read more  Of course I had to get the tea leaf salad. This is a fantastically unique dish to this area of the world, where pickled tea leaves flavor a mix of fried grains, nuts, and seeds. There was a combination of textures from fried lentils, mung beans, peanuts, fresh tomatoes, and dried shrimp. This is a must order here, as it was unique and delicious.  We also got the Chicken Noodle Soup and the Beef Curry, which were simple and delicious as well. It was fun to look through their imported grocery goods while we waited to order as well. They have a very enjoyable outdoor patio to eat on, and it was an overall very enjoyable experience.