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Empire Grill

4.8 (28 reviews)
Closed • 2:00 pm - 11:00 PM

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I don't even like to bash a place but I spent over 60 dollars on a skip the dish for a lamb shank biryani , and pepper fry goat? Faster reading reviews , I received literally two bits of lamb on the lamb yesterday n the bone looked like half was eaten , and maybe three tiny bites of goat n a bunch of bones In the "pepper fry " all n all even the rice wasn't worth it 0/10, wouldn't recommend

Joan W.

Great food quality and excellent service! Their fish pakora is always my favorite dish!

Vegetable biryani
Trenton B.

Simply put, I think Empire Grill sets the bar for Indian food in Edmonton. Their menu is large and varied, their dishes are absolutely incredible, and the presentation is beautiful and unique. I honestly just had to write this review because their veggie biryani is not only rich in flavour and packed with a variety of vegetables, crispy onions, and soy chunks but the dish is baked and beautifully presented with a layer of warm, tasty paratha-like bread covering it. The biryani is sublime and indicative of so many things at Empire Grill- delicious, thoughtfully presented and truly unique. I will be back here again in a heartbeat and wish them success in elevating the level of Indian food in Edmonton.

Pista Milkshake
Amabel D.

Oh. My. God. This place is unreal. I knew it would be great, but did I know it was going to blow my mind - no. I wasn't prepared for this kind of deliciousness. We were greeted at the door, which was so nice! We love a great smile and warm welcome! We tried all the food. Just kidding, but we did try a lot. We had the Hara Bhara Samosas, Aloo Ghobi, Paneer Butter Masala, Honey Garlic and Coconut Naan, Pistachio Kulfi and two Pista Milkshakes. Everything was delicious. It is worth it to come in for the presentation alone, very visually appealing. We came very hungry and we basically ate everything. They had to roll us out in wheelbarrows afterwards. The star of the show for me by far was the Coconut Naan. This isn't something where they say that it's "coconut" flavour (and then it doesn't even taste like coconut), this is ACTUAL COCONUT IN NAAN. I was in utter heaven. This is something I've never tried before in my life. I could eat like 10 plates of this naan. This is the only naan I will ever need again in my life. My Dad is Goan, so I've tried a lot of Indian foods and restaurants in my life. This, however, was the ultimate. I would bring my Dad and Father-in-Law in here any day and they would die of happiness. I can't wait to show all my friends this amazing gem of a restaurant. Additionally, the prices are reasonable, and they have specials that they run! Staff is friendly and attentive, with suggestions on what to try and always checking up on us. Alisha took great care of us the entire night! Chef Rahul also came and introduced himself in person, to see if we liked the food. Believe me, we did. We will definitely be back! Maybe tomorrow... ;)

Samosas
James R.

We can't stop going here. Seriously. I was finally able to try some of their meat dishes because my vegetarian girlfriend was away in Winnipeg for a few days. I ordered in for this meal. A few of the dishes I tried: Yukon Gold Patties - these are vegetarian. I thought they were awesome Chicken Vindaloo - easily the best thing I've tried there. I would definitely recommend this dish. It is spicy like most dishes but still really amazing. Butter Chicken - the old faithful. It's amazing here as I thought it would be. Definitely not surprised that their meat dishes are as great as their vegetarian ones. I could seriously eat here every day and can't wait for my mom and sister to try it at the end of the month!

Virgin cocktails
Rahimah M.

Great End if the Year Elite Event Hosted at Empire Grill by Abby and in great company of other Elites and Holiday Hamper. Located in Shopping complex across Superstore just off 17th street and Whitemud. Easy to get to with a lot of parking. Event was a great treat taking us on a culinary experience to taste of tradional Indian Cuisines. Plated beautifully for the event, however served in pretty tiffin on a regular basis. Sit in, take out or even sign up for catering, Empire Grill does it all. Three course meal was full of spice and took your palate on a delicious adventure. Chicken kabab was first served up as an appy on a bed of salad with green chutney drizzled all over. Definitely was spicy but tasty. Next came the main, a modern take on the traditional butter chicken, with the chicken served whole and cooked veggies on the side. Either way, cannot go wrong with butter chicken. Last but not least was my favorite- dessert- plated and served on dry ice to to add to adventurous tasty trip. Accompanied with the meal was wine and beer supplied by Cork Beard and Wine Co. in which it was special to just cheer in the beginning of the holidays and celebrate the end of the year with other Elites! Service was great, and staff were extremely pleasant. Chef came out and chatted about the restaurant but also was very welcoming while busy cooking a feast for us!

Hara Bhara Samosa
Sabina B.

We dropped by here for some snacks - boy delicious and presented nicely! Highly Recommend!

Pepy N.

It's a modern intake of Indian foods. The presentation is NOT a typical traditional Indian dishes that you've seems at many Indian restaurants in town yet they still maintain the masala flavour in each foods we ordered. Foods were fresh and tasty. We started with Galouti Kebab. It's not a conventional kebab on a skewer. It's more like meat patty. The smoky aroma of ground lamb meat went really well with Potli masala that was mixed inside the kebab. The meat patties were served on top of baby naan. The mint chutney was elevating the flavour of this Kebab. Beet and carrot curls that are used for garnishes had smoky flavour as well. With a copper brass bowl and warmer to serve Rogan Josh, it brought the dish looked classy. The goat was cooked in Kashmiri spices, garam masala and saffron. We requested to have very spicy and the chef was fulfill the order as we saw chopped of green chilies to increase the heat level. The flavour of spices in Rogan Josh was really great. Although the goat wasn't as soft as we expected, the dish was still great. We finished the meat and gravy by mopping it with our naan. The chef came to our table to offer their speciality dessert but we were too full. After the meal, we suggested to have goat cooked little bit longer to soften the meat.

Paneer tikka

Great food , ambience , quality and fantastic presentation of food . This place is Highly recommended.

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Hiba S.

Amazing food, great atmosphere, and welcoming staff. 10/10 recommend for anyone looking for some delicious hearty Indian food

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I visited this place last week. the Biriyani they prepare is absolutely great and very testy. Value for money. Must visit next time.

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Mudpot South Indian Cuisine - Butter chicken masala, Channa masala

Mudpot South Indian Cuisine

(5 reviews)

Best South Indian food we've had in Edmonton. Authentic and delicious, just like the what we had in…read moreAsia last year. Very generous portions, friendly waitstaff with great recommendations and management as well, checking to make sure everything is to our liking.

I remember when this place was Slice Pizzeria and while I'm sad that place is no longer - I moved…read moreback to the area a year or so ago and it's great that there is a South Indian resto that is much closer than Savoy's or Kathir. I've been here a handful of times and all the dishes I've tried, esp. the dosas, are delicious! LOVE their filtered coffee (better than Tim Horton's or Starbucks IMO and at a comparable price). The owner (or manager) is super friendly and will always greet you and the servers are friendly. Last time I came here, my server Navdeep, convinced me to just dine in instead of just doing take out (dosas are def best eaten just fresh out of the kitchen to keep their shape intact) and I got treated to a second helping of their yummy soup, which comes with any dosa order :D My bill for a paneer masala dosa plus a filtered coffee came to less than $22 (tip included) - one dosa could easily be shared by two people, so a great deal considering how pricey it is to eat out these days. Might just bump the score down to a 1/2 star as I took my parents here for Mother's Day and my mom got a crab soup but no crab pieces to be seen when she got it. Not sure if it was more a crab broth type soup, but they did add some crab in it when she asked. Anyway, highly recommend to check this place out - surprised there aren't more reviews for this place - they even have a nice healthy juice selection.

The Tandoor

The Tandoor

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the workers where very passionate and delivered amazing service. the food tastes amazing and it had…read morea nice ambiance.

I never even knew The Tandoor existed until I went with the fam to check out this indo-chinese…read morerestaurant. I've probably passed it a thousand times going to the South soccer centre and never noticed this little delicious Indian hole in the wall. Upon walking in, we were met with the voice of Canada's greatest singer - Celine Dion. Weird for an Indian restaurant but they make up for it with the Indian soap op's on the TV's? Perhaps. Decor is nothing to write home about but that's fine with me. On to the food which I was pleasantly surprised about. We shared three dishes: - Lamb n jalfraize ($14) - lamb cooked with onion, green/red peppers, onion and slightly spicy gravy. Maybe they make it spicier (which would be good) but my parents can't tolerate much heat so they asked for mild. Good dish but we always order lamb dishes. - Mango chicken ($14) - chicken in a tangy mango sauce. Didn't find the mango sauce to have enough tanginess to it. Could have used more mango but still tasty. - Aloo & palak ($11) - aloo cooked in a puree of spinach and fenugreek. This dish was my favourite. Spinach puree was light but had that perfect puree texture to it when you ate it. YUM. - Side of tandoori roti ($2) - not what I was expecting. Taste reminded me of pita bread but more bit and thickness to it. Not the roti I was expecting to have which I've had in Malaysia. Stick with the naan bread. All our entrees came with choice of naan bread or rice so we ordered two naan's and one rice. Naan bread were great - fluffy, hot with a nice bit of crunch to it. Prices are very, very reasonable and I like how they include rice/naan with your entrees unlike other Indian restaurants in the city. Definitely will be coming back to try their prix fixe menu ($16 per person). Note - their buffets are only during lunch and I guess weekends. Now, whose brave enough to try their chinese menu (the other half of the menu!)

Empire Grill - indpak - Updated May 2026

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