This place used to have really good food. I ordered the lambs chops which were hard, rubbery & no flavor. The chicken dish had half the container in oil. The roti was basically a naan. Definitely wasn't authentic Indian food. My order was takeout but had the chance to sit inside & I must say the newly renovated place looks nice! read more

I have been eating regularly at Mirchi since they opened many years ago when they bought Lahore Tikka. They have two locations, one on 12th Ave SW and the other in Westwinds. Although Westwinds is more upscale, I prefer the food of Chef Ali on 12th. I was stationed in Pakistan in the late seventies and early eighties and the food is reminiscent of some of the great places I ate in Lahore, Karachi, and Peshawar. Ali is Pathan from the NW Frontier and will custom prepare Pathan dishes if you ask. On 12th, the food is more like Queen's Road kebab stands from Lahore and Westwinds is more like Kababeesh, minus dining on a lawn groomed like a golf green. My favourites are the dry Pathan karahi gosht, special order Jalfrezi, and the seekh kebab. If you are expecting true Pakistani tikka, forget it. No Indo/Pakistani restaurant in Canada does it. They also make an excellent mirch, daal, and aloo gobi. read more

This used to be my go to Indian restaurant. Their Reshmi kebab, tandoori ribs and butter chicken were all excellent. Unfortunately, the last 3-4 visits i have noticed a sharp decline in the quality of the food produced. Lets hope they can get their act together. read more

It's amazing Real Pakistani cuisine in Calgary Alberta.Every food has their own taste.we had a Dal and BBQ Plater,for the sweet we had Rice kheer and gulab jaman , just fresh. Keep going for the. Well taste Customer service I would give 5 out of 5. read more

I have been dreaming about Mirchi's gulab jamon for a month now, so when my honey suggested we go have lunch I automatically chirped "Mirchi Please! Mirchi Please". Today was an extra ordinary day and I have to update my review because I am still seeing stars in my eyes. We shared the delicious chicken curry and a vegetable with spinach dish at 6.00 dollars each, we also ordered basmati rice which came in a huge bowl and naan on the side (again a very big portion). All in all including pop and gulab jamon for dessert it came to just below $22! This was a huge meal for the amount of money we spent, and we didn't even finish the chicken curry. Yelpers I insist that if you want a delicious mouth watering Indian meal for fewer than 8 dollars come here! Every item is savoury and superb, and the owner is so delightful and so gracious. It is such a nice relaxed place to eat an extremely authentic Indian meal. read more

Best Indian I've had in a long time. Get there early they "run out" of the good stuff. PEople in and out non stop. This place is happening on the Calgary food scene! Delicious! read more

Mirchi Restaurant - Front of the menus - Indian Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

Have to say: this is the BEST most authentic Indian food I've ever had! Both in Toronto and Calgary! I ordered mixed vegetable curry to go. Decent price. read more

Mirchi Restaurant - Mixed vegetable curry - Indian Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

Good food, very friendly owners, small little place that obviously caters more to take out. I found it a little overprices compared to other comparable Pakistani or Indian restaurants, but it's probably because of the location. The butter chicken and beef dish Pakistani style were great. Did not like the garlic naan we were offered, I prefer the simple one and assumed it would come with the food, since we never requested garlic naan. We got complimentary pakoras that were succulent. read more

The worst experience ever. We walked in to order take out and the girl at cashier welcomed us with extremely pissed off face. :| It was our first time there so we took couple mins to order and it seemed like the girl was frustrated. She even started tapping her fingers. WoW ... Never mind the service... The food was just not appealing. BUTTER CHICKEN was runny and tasteless. GARLIC NAAN was not fresh (at least a day old) and the garlic was burnt. GOAT KARAHI was verry tough :( Maybe this place is known for something else but we are definitely not coming back. read more

Worst place, I took a take out today and they gave me left over biryani from other customers It had half eaten bone and a left over mango pickle piece in biryani. I had to throw the full box. Never go to this place read more

Consistently great food. I was introduced here by an ex-colleague. Their Chicken Biryani is always authentic, true to is roots! I had the Afghani tikka and their Okra dish today. Never had it before. It was equally good. Great value, clean. Never takes too long to get the food. read more

I understand it's Covid and all! But I'm not mad that I had to wait an extra half an hour to get my food even though I called in advanced and ordered. That's not what got me frustrate, what annoyed me is the prices. Why are your prices online different than in store! That's unbelievable and unacceptable! Drive all the way out here thinking it will have different prices it was more expensive than my local Indian restaurant! Save yourself the trip guys their website isn't updated. And the only thing they have to say about that is oh no the prices are in the store I don't know about the website. I mean if you don't know, who does? read more

The butter chicken is absolutely amazing as was the Afghan chicken. Rice was average. Garlic naan was okay. I really can't say anything else to be honest but character limit needs more. I really can't say anything else to be honest but character limit needs more. read more

Attended restaurant for dinner. Waitress looked like she was bored and annoyed being at work. Small restaurant with 4 tables. We were the only ones at the restaurant. Sat down to a sticky unwiped table where the waitress just plopped down 2 plates, 2 cups and cutlery all stacked into the middle of the sticky table. Ordered food and explained one of us unable to eat dairy. Stacked garlic naan on my non dairy order and then said one dish didn't have dairy and then said it did and then said it didn't. She dropped some lettuce in a bowl to the table that had a large hair in it. And to top it all off, you couldn't use the washroom except to wash your hands, but the cook went in their while we were eating and was in their ages; presumably taking a dump. This is a tiny restaurant and the washroom is about 10' from the table. We never got asked if we wanted a drink at all. Just gave us water. This place is the weirdest. We are NEVER going back. Never had such terrible service ever. read more

Yo Yelper's I present to you... The Lazy Girl's Guide to Dinner 1. Call Mirchi, order combo meal (I highly recommend butter chicken and veg curry - $15) 2. Add side of naan ($1.50) 3. Open wine, allow it to breathe...ok ok..have pre-dinner drink 4. Put on coat, walk 1.5 blocks 5. Pick up food, rejoice at price/food ratio 6. Walk home, pour second glass of wine 7. Discover salad packed in order, price/food ratio even more favorable 8. Eat amazing dinner 9. Marvel at amount of leftovers, future self rejoices upcoming delicious meals! 10. Finish bottle of wine Boo-ya!!! read more

Disappointing, mostly. I got the chicken karahi with bone-in chicken and rice on the side as naan wasn't ready for whatever reason. The rice was perfect, so full marks there. The curry was not good. I expect chicken on the bone to be moist and succulent and this was dry. The sauce was simultaneously fatty and rich and also thin and flavourless. I've had much, much better Pakistani food in the NE and will head there from now on. read more

On the weeklong trip to Calgary, this was my first stop for a lunch. Mirchi is a small casual dining restaurant in the downtown Calgary. It does not have its own parking but there is some parking close by on the street. Good things first, for a small place it is neat with nice decor. The service is fast, and the presentation great. Menu has a variety to chose from. I decided to try out goat karahi. I confess that it was a tricky dish to chose from because barring a handful almost all places in North America fail at it. And the it failed the authenticity test. Goat in Indian/Pakistani cuisine should not have that peculiar aroma that you commonly find in Mediterranean lamb or goat dishes. That said the garlic naan was really good so was the dessert, kheer. I will see if i decide to come back on this trip to try some other stuff and update the review. read more

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I have been to this place only once and decided never to come back. I judged not only on my experience but also based on the quality of food. My experience was very bad. I'm not in a bad mood when I entered the restaurant. I went there for a a take out. Restaurant was clean. When I was placing my order the lady who takes my order was laughing at me when I was inquiring about the menu dishes. Kitchen is visible at the reception where we place our orders. All the staff were standing and eating in front of the customers without even due respect. I know that may restaurants reheat the food but its so rude that these people do it in front of you and that too with the hands, without even washing there hands. Cook was eating at the time I placed my order. After I placed my order he placed his bowl aside and started to reheat my order. He didn't even wash his hands and he was still chewing. I can understand it might be his dinner time but he could have come out of the kitchen to dinning area to have his dinner. Eating and chewing food while preparing food is not at all acceptable. I think most people come here just because food is inexpensive compared to the other restaurants. But I don't mind paying few extra bucks for handling my food with care. Even after this experience I was with an open mind while tasting. It wasn't that great. It tasted stale, so I didn't eat it. I would say please don't take customers for granted. You are not giving your food and service for free. We are paying you. read more

The food here is outrageous in the best of ways! Like its not even funny how good it is, I've yet to have something I didn't like. read more

I ordered the Sikh Kebob and karahi chicken. The kebabs were dry and the curry was extremely spicy. I ordered boneless chicken for my curry which was 16.99 and I counted a total of 5 pieces of chicken. I ordered an extra naan which they forgot to give me. I thought I'd give this place a try but unfortunately don't think I'll be back read more

Mirchi has been consistent over the years, great food, and a fabulous value for money proposition. My usual suspects are Dhal, Afghani Chicken, Beryani, Samosas, .. which are just a cover for really good rice and Naan. read more

Mirchi Restaurant - The best chicken Biryani in town ! - Indian Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

Superb food for someone like me not accustomed to this type of food. I enjoyed the chicken karahi and butter chicken (I love chicken in general). The service was good and price good for portion size and freshness. Haven't eaten authentic Pakistani food, I recommend this place if your new to it. It's worth trying, just don't bring a large crowd due to seating. read more

Mirchi Restaurant - Delicious chicken - Indian Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

Amazing Butter Chicken and spicy vegetable curry really hit the spot! garlic naan very garlicly ! read more

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Absolutely love the food and service here. They are very nice and accomodative to client needs and I say this because as much as I love indian food , I am sensitive to spice. Food is always fresh , accurately spiced and very reasonably priced. By far the best Indian food place in terms of great taste and service. Highly recommended!! read more

I found you! this is the first Pakistani restaurant I've been to in Calgary and just the look and smell of the food brought back all my memories of when I ate many of these dishes on a daily basis when I use to live in Dubai. This isn't heartburn I'm feeling, it's love. I love Pakistani food and I've fallen for Mirchi! haha Chicken Karahi - this bone in curry chicken dish is spicy, tangy and served with slivers of ginger on top and is really delicious Kababs - these are probably the best Kababs I've had in Calgary ever We came here on Wednesday night and learned they only serve up the REALLY good stuff on certain days. For instance, their Biriyani is only available Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Their Nihari is only available on Saturday... so guess where I'm having dinner next Saturday?! Hell yeah baby! Mirchi. Oother good things about this place is they have vegetarian options, h Include the herbed yogurt side for those who can't handle the spice or love it anyway like me and a traditional cucumber, lettuce(?) and onion side with your meal - its a plus x 2 because you don't have to ask for it, they just give it to you like traditional Pakistani restaurant s I've been a regular of :) Salam Alaikum read more

Mirchi is so tasty! I could not stop myself from shoveling food into my mouth like an animal it was so delicious. It is also very reasonably priced, so be careful not to over-order! As noted in other reviews, two people can easily share a combo, with a couple of extras if you are really hungry. They have a couple of tables there, so you can dine in as well as do take-out. I think the delicious smell of all the food is worth staying there to eat it. Do yourself a favor and try it out! read more

I'm not sure what's happened to this place but it has really gone down hill. This has been our once a month takeout place for the past 4 years and I have always loved it but the past several times have really let me down. Tonight we decided to give them one last try......disappointed. My go to Veg curry that was always great was a greasy bowl of mushed veg. I could only identify the carrots which was probably the only fresh veg added to a curry that had been cooked to death. I'm so disappointed!! Now we have to find a new Pakistani take out place :( read more

Absolutely one of the two most authentic Pakistani / East Indian Restaurants in Calgary. Their Boti's are to die for and they make a fabulous Nihari. If you are looking for real Brown Man's food this is it. Oh No now I'm feeling like making a trip down there. read more

Neat little spot with very limited seating. I had a combo plate with a cauliflower curry and butter chicken. It came with rice. My friend had a combo with two vegetarian dishes and ordered an extra order of naan. Everything was tasty. It's not a fancy place and it is kind of a take out counter with added table service kind of place. It seemed to have a steady stream of regulars too. The only thing that put me off a but was the washroom. While the decor was nice, it's smell was off putting and it wasn't very clean. But everything else was good thoguh so they get 4 stars from me. read more

This is a very small restaurant in downtown. It has great veggie options, I don't eat meat so I like their veggie choices, especially the dal (lentil) curry and their featured curries are so so good, they change daily. I like the cauliflower potato and eggplant potato curry. Naans are fresh, and fluffy. Also offer good combos for 2. read more

I do not recommend , if you are looking for indian/pakistani taste . We ordered chicken karahi and there is no enough gravy to eat with naan. it is full of chicken with little gravy and chicken also in form of drum stick which is very cheap to buy. price has been increased but taste degraded. We order samosa as appetizer and it comes at end after serving all the menus that we ordered. Butter chicken prepared with 4 pcs of chicken and sauce. no taste at all chicken biryani prepared with small amount of rice and full of chicken drum sticks. not enough space inside hotel to sit as well as put the dishes on table. very very disappointed. read more

Ordered chicken curry came with 3 small pieces of bony chicken and a thick layer of oil. Never again.

They rip you off when hey run the credit card. They charged me 20% more than what they should have. It was later when I saw the rates card that I realized how they ripped me off. Naan and curry was okay... I wont even give 3/10 for the food quality. Do not recommend. Waste of time and not trustworthy. read more

Yeh, I agree for some good Indian food at very reasonable prices definitely check it out. My wife and I are fans and will go back for more fresh hot naan:) LT read more

Their nan bread is terrible. & they never answer their phone so you cant order take out ahead of time. They just pick up and hang up on you. Would recommend Green Chili or literally any other restaurant. read more

Great kababs and chicken karahi. They need to tone it down on the spices as I had to race down Deerfoot a few times to get to my throne at home if you catch my drift. read more

Hello, They had amazing food in 2008, but not any more. Here is my rating 1-10 to the items i ordered on New Years day. Chicken Curry= 2 ( It's was runny/cold/very bland.) Eggplant curry=1 ( Eggplants needs to be fried before you dump them in curry other wise they will taste bitter, which exactly happened in this case and it was missing some lemon.) Naan=9 (Very soft but crispy i liked them.) Haleem=(overly spiced, i think the guy just loaded it with garam masalah.Very strong taste of Garam masalah.) Service=7 (Folks were alright, the lady who was working in back, decided to come out for a drink or some thing, my friend was eating and could get to the fridge, so she helped him getting his drink, which was very sweet of her.) read more

Reading some of the other reviews, I assumed I was going to walk into a hole in the wall....maybe this speaks of my standards, but I though that although simple and small, Mirchi is pretty clean and decently decorated. The place was pretty busy when we got there, but we were given a seat promptly and some menus and water right away. I cant believe how cheap Mirchi is...My friend ordered the Chicken Biryani..only $8 that day and the portion was huge. I stole a couple bites..it had big chunks of chicken and was spicy as hell! Im not complaining, but Im a wimp when it comes to spice. I ordered the Butter Chicken. It was rich and creamy. It wasnt overly tomato-y which I like. Ive had some BC that taste like theyve dumped a can of Campbell's in the mix..disgusting. A smaller portion was served, but still filling...and spicy! I didnt expect it to be, but it was..so a warning for those who are wimps like me. The naan was the most perfect bread I have ever tasted. Light and crispy, with lots of garlic. I would go back just to order those alone. Next time, Ill order in and use yogurt to cool the flavours down for my "delicate" palate. read more

We stopped in here just after getting into town. We were hungry, and it was convenient. We were impressed by the quality and quantity of food for the money. The flatbread and kebabs were excellent, and the staff was prompt and solicitous, despite a small language barrier. I suspect that we were the only native English speakers in the place, other customers included, which I consider a very good sign. read more

New to reviews, i thought i should start with my favorites, Mirchi has been my favorite pakistani restaurant for almost 10 years, there have been times where the food was not consistent but always delicious. The menu has been the same with only minor changes over the decade, everything on the menu is amazing, the Goat Karahi, The mirchi kabob, and the biryani amongst my favs, the naan is amazing. A staple in Indain/pakistani food. read more