Very delicious foods Indian , Pakistani and Bangladeshi cooking. Service very good Good environment in south Philly area. read more

Spicy Masala Kitchen - Dal Makhani - Indian Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Best Indian food I've had in the city, and I've tried a number of places. Holes in the wall, expensive places, and everything in between. A lot of it is mediocre and overpriced. Some of the Indian food in the city is watered down and bland; it seems almost criminal to call it Indian cuisine. I eat at Spicy Masala regularly, and I've got my faves (Chana saag--any of the saag dishes here are excellent, Baingan Bharta, any of the samosas, chicken tikka, the list goes on). I'm not sure what other people are talking about around portions. I eat a lot, and the portions are solid. Never had a complaint in that department (are these other reviewers horses?!?). The owner is from Bangladesh and knows his stuff. It's a family operation. The restaurant is small and there aren't a lot of tables, but it's clean. I usually do takeout. Support local and immigrant-owned! read more

Ordered the chicken biryani and chili chicken with naan. I got the biryani spicy and the flavor was just alright. The food was only warm so I'm guessing they had it made already and added spice to it. The chili chicken on the other hand was piping hot and fresh and the flavor was good. Maybe because it's not commonly ordered. They do include a lot of quantity for the price which is good. Wait time from order was 15-20 min. Don't know if I'll be back but pretty decent place if you don't care about authentic flavor. read more

Super delicious. Worth a trip to Philly just to eat here. Diverse menu with lots to choose from. The best garlic naan in town.

Nice little corner spot by ridge ave in the fairmount area. Prices are reasonable and dishes were prepared accordingly. They are open late as well. Will come back next time I am in the area read more

Spicy Masala Kitchen - Chana Masala - Indian Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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I ordered from here via UberEats and the food was crap... no taste at all but spicy. Also, it tasted like it was spoiled food. I tried my best to eat it. The samosas were ok, and the meat was seasoned well, but the dough was oily. I wouldn't recommend this place. read more

Got carry out from this place and it was very, very disappointing. We had butter chicken, saag paneer, and gobi manchurian. The butter chicken was by far the most bland I have ever had. It had none of the signature sweetness, none of the mild tomato flavor, really no flavor at all--just creaminess. The cauliflower was both bland and had terrible texture. It was totally mushy, which defeats the purpose of the whole dish. The saag paneer was the highlight by far. Which is to say it was standard. It was nothing special at all, but it wasn't terribly disappointing. Could've used a little shredded ginger as a garnish. I'm hoping they just had a bad night, but that experience would make me hesitant to try this place again. read more

I've had dinner twice from this place and it's great! The Baingan Bharta is amazing. I've never had this dish before. I'll be back to work my way through the rest of the menu. read more

The lamb tikka masala is DELICIOUS. I wish the portions were bigger but other than that KEEP DOING WHAT YOUR DOING!!!

I wanted Indian food so bad but the place I usually order from wasn't offering delivery tonight. Found this spot on Ubereats and read the reviews, decided to give it a try. I hate it so bad. I decided to just order chicken tikka masala, garlic naan and mozzarella sticks just in case I don't like the food. The best thing was naan, I'm so hungry and so disappointed. Not to mention the portion sizes were not great as people prev. mentioned. read more

We visited for a family dinner today, The front staff was friendly and welcoming and relatively quick. We ordered laccha paratha, Paneer Makhni, chicken korma Everything was fresh and delicious. The Masala chai was my favorite though. Overall, It was a wonderful experience with Excellent customer service and the food was on point! Will definitely be back! read more

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10/10 the samosas were as big as my face flavorful crunchy and amazing Lamb vindaloo I asked for spicy they delivered only complaint is not enough lamb but hey meat is expensive I get it Chili naan delish Riata Mint chutney Jam packed with flavor support these lovely people Francisville needed this! read more

Lucky to be in the neighborhood with these folks!! Food is extremely flavorful and nuanced, and if you like spicy, they gotcha!! Favorite dishes include Chicken 65, veggie samosas, and for dessert, the gulab jamun! Also super sweet people and great service. read more

We arrived after 10pm and unfortunately they dont do dine in after 10. So we decided to order to go. I have lamb tikka masala, combo biryani rice, butter chicken, wings and kheer. The food is so delicious!!! The best indian food i ever had in my life. The staffs are very friendly. 100/10!!! Delicious!! Thank you for the wonderful meal. read more

This place is amazing my new favorite Indian restaurant in Philly . everyone I taken there as loved it. The goat and lamb is so tender and juicy chicken season perfectly and their curries are really really really flavorful and got that heat. Absolutely get the mango lassi. It was fantastic. Been here a few times now I think one of my faves is the lamb vindaloo and goat Curry be sure to get the garlic naan. It's pretty impressive. The staff is absolutely friendly and very helpful. They always offer more rice. If you need, it had lunch with a coworker of mine who's never had Indian before she loved it and now claims to go twice a week, highly recommend Spicy Masala Kitchen they are fantastic. The food is incredible. Only thing they could figure out is parking but it's north Philly so... it's a smalll Place ambience is more or less takeout with a small area to eat but again the staff is very friendly and accommodating. My go to whenever I'm in Philly. read more

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The raita was very disappointing this time. It's supposed to be yogurt, cucumber, etc and tonight it was watered down and had a few carrot slivers and that was it Not worth ordering tonight. I've ordered many times before so tonight was disappointing read more

Ridiculous place to order food from I wouldn't ever go here or order from them! I placed an order 2 hours ago and it took them two hours to realize the address was 30 mins away and they can't deliver to my address? Are you really going to take 2 hours after I place an order to realize it's too far from you??? Horrible horrible service! Avoid this place read more

Would eat here every day. Big fan of the veggie samosas and various kormas. Service is good too! A staple for the Fairmount community

New place in the neighborhood. Absolutely incredible. The people who were working were super nice and helpful. 10/10 would go again.

I'm in delight! Been waiting for spicy masala kitchen to open and the time has come; not only that, it's DELICIOUS! We dined in and we're served promptly with genuine smiles. It's a small restaurant, but if you're looking for a casual filling meal, this is an easy place to go to. Everything was very tasteful; plan on grabbing some takeout soon! read more

I've been to many Indian restaurants sit down and take out in NYC, New Jersey and Philadelphia. The food is hands down amazing, the chicken tikka masala was spiced perfectly and the heat level was on point with mild. The paneer was fried perfectly with two dipping sauces that complimented it nicely. Also the garlic naan was very the best I have had yet a lot of flavor. For dessert the mango lasse and Gulab was a great finisher to our dinner. For the service they are super friendly and nice. This place seems very authentic and most likely family owned! read more

I'm very happy this place opened up near where I live. Portion size is great and the food was tasty. My partner ordered the butter chicken and loved it. Will definitely come back again. Ordered online and took about 15 minutes longer than stated on the app but no problem the food was great read more

It bums me out to see bad reviews for this place. It's close enough to walk to and i always get great service. The food is delicious and has great portion sizes. Definitely try! read more

Food is always incredible. The guys at work are always so nice I look forward to going back again

Food took an hour longer than they told us and the chicken in the tikka masala was not edible. We spit out half the pieces of chicken. The sauces were also weirdly sweet. Would not recommend. read more

Excellent food! Excellent customer service. Clean environment. Try the curry goat, garlic naan and rice pudding. You'll thank me later, lol. read more

The ingredients are fresh and the spices are amazing together forms deliciousness...yah dig!

Just ordered for the first time and everything was delicious and delivered quickly. The food is still hot which is unheard of today. Thank you read more

Malai Kofta was good, but very sweet and a bit bland. Chicken Tikka Masala was very thin and watery, also not very flavorful. Chicken was great quality though. Gave plenty of rice with my order. Overall, ok. read more

food is sooooo good i love coming here it is a gem, the spicy battered shrimp was crazy good

The samosas didn't come with any sauce, which was disappointing and left them feeling a bit bland. The tikka Masala was the one thing I very much enjoyed. The naan was a bit dry and tasteless as well. Rooting for this place. Doesn't help that owner doesn't seem receptive to constructive reviews. read more

Waited for 2 hours for my food, I called to check and the lady said they had no drivers. Made me wait forever until I called. Don't recommend. read more

really great service. lam tikka masala was super rich and flavorful! definitely will go back next time im in phili