Southern Spice is a solid 4 star Indian restaurant in Las Colinas, which is full of similar options, due primarily to great value. I haven't had vada pav sliders before but the filling is kind of like fried samosa filling without the dough. It's good. The serving size of the biryani was very impressive. You can see from the photo that they fill the container and then add another mound of rice on top of that - basically 2 servings (we took one home). And they didn't skimp on the chicken either! The chicken is cooked perfectly, the sauces are a great complement and this is an excellent dish. The Lunch Thali gives you a lot of bang for your buck and mine included ~5 pieces of fish fry, about the same amount of veg pakora, yogurt dip, chicken curry with rice, 2 different soups, a naan/tortilla thing, and a carrot dessert (like a halwa). All had good flavor and the soups have a nice spicy kick to them. However, since all the dishes for the thali come off the lunch line (ie all premade), the tortilla, fish and pakoras had been sitting out for awhile and not too hot. Had they come out fresh from the fryer, I might have given this experience 5 stars. As it stands, I'll probably be back for lunch anyways - and the thali is available 7 days a week! read more

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Very nice decor and clean restaurant! The menu is quite interesting! We came on a Thursday night around 930PM and it was empty. We thought it was because they were maybe closing soon! But they said they are open till 12! We sat down and ordered a veg avakai biriyani. The portion was huge! The flavours were great but it was so spicy! (And we like spicy food but it was a little too spicy for us!) the raita was certainly helpful but we couldn't finish it! read more

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The restaurant itself is nice, the vibe is good and it is clean I only review chicken tikka masalas and butter chicken, and this restaurant is NOT the place to go for either. The flavor is off, as they seem to use coconut milk or something sweet which makes the gravy be as thin as water with a sweet flavor profile, which is just not for me. I would rate the Chicken Tikka Masala I had as a 2.5/10, which would be vastly improved by a thicker gravy. read more

This place feels just like a fast food Indian restaurant, both in how it looks and how the food tastes. I ordered masala dosa, rava dosa, regular dosa, aloo tikki chaat, samosa chaat, chicken lollipops, and chole bhature. The only good thing I can tell is the food came out super fast! It was pretty obvious everything was pre-made, probably frozen and just thawed or reheated. Nothing tasted fresh except for the thick dosa shell. Overall, if you're looking for a quick bite and don't expect much, it's fine, but if you want authentic, freshly made good Indian food, this isn't the place. read more

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We visited this place on a Sunday at noon, and there was pretty much no crowd/waiting. The food is decent, and the spice level could have been a bit milder. We had a thali and a few other items. The service was fine. read more

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I've been a longtime customer of Southern Spice and usually order the Hyderabad Dum Biryani, but my recent experience was absolutely terrible. I placed an order through Uber Eats (which apparently uses the restaurant's own drivers), and it turned into a nightmare. The food never arrived within the promised timeframe. I called Southern Spice countless times, left messages, and never once received a call back. Nearly three hours later, a driver finally showed up--completely clueless about my order. He didn't even bring what I had ordered, including the biryani and samosas. Instead, he just handed me some random food with no explanation. The lack of professionalism and courtesy from both the restaurant and their delivery driver was shocking. After years of being a loyal customer, this experience was enough for me to say I will never recommend Southern Spice again. Truly disappointing. read more

Disappointed with the Malai Kabab and overall experience." We visited Southern Spice in Irvine, and while most dishes were okay, the Malai Tikka Kabab was a big letdown. It had an odd, chemical-like taste and seemed old - not fresh at all. This was very concerning, especially since we were dining with kids. When we brought this up to the server, they promptly took the dish away and mentioned they would speak to the chef. They did inform us that the dish would not be included in the bill, which we appreciated. However, there was no apology or acknowledgment of the issue, which made the situation feel poorly handled. Serving such a dish in the first place is unacceptable--how can something with such an odd taste even make it to the table? The other dishes--Dosa, Puri Masala, and Chole Bhature--were okay but nothing special. Overall, the experience was disappointing. I hope Southern Spice prioritizes quality control and takes customer feedback seriously moving forward. read more

Southern Spice - Bill - Indian Near Me - Irving, Texas

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Horrible experience. Tuesday night, place is deserted. So I expect good attention and well cooked meal. I can understand owners need to take time off. But not if you're not going to train the employees the difference between a dosa and a samosa. Pretty much my worst dosa experience in 8 years in DFW. read more

Love this place and their lunch menu! Simple yet delicious! Ordered Goat Biryani Combo with Chicken korma. It comes with a Chapathi, Salan and Raita. All of them tasted good! Service was quick as well! Their bathrooms needs to be updated read more

Southern Spice - Goat Biryani Combo - Indian Near Me - Irving, Texas

Good ambience - 8/10 - the restaurant felt split into 2...thr front and back.. which i personally didn't like - felt a little like an after thought. Maybe spruce it up a little by also playing music there..and add some ethnic flair. Food tried Paneer chatpata - 9/10 Idly - for my 4 year old - 8/10 Paneer mandi - 7/10 - not big on mandi but tried as we went as a group, def an acquired taste. Dessert - Nepali mysore pak(?) - 10/10 - a condensed milk heaven. read more

Update: No complains on their service and food. Loved the malai kofta curry. Flavorful and finger licking good. Decent portion. Highly recommend trying their malai kofta curry either with a garlic naan or rice. Still maintaining the consistency. One of the few restaurants in Irving still serving decent meal. I have been visiting southern spice on & off since 2015. I like their thalis which seem like plate meals (a term used in South Indian mess) Good and decent portions. Never had a bad experience here. Price is fairly reasonable. Recently was craving for parota & curry and went to southern spice as no other place was serving parota. Food was tasty and fresh. I definitely recommend trying their thalis. read more

Southern Spice - Indian Near Me - Irving, Texas

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Just checked on let's see how the food is Alhumdhulillah the place is so relaxing n have kozhikode feeling getting emotionally attached but inshallah have to try the food now read more

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I love this place! I am new at eating Indian food and I absolutely love the flavors and dishes here! I've come twice in one week. The ambience inside is very nice as well with decor and music. I am always greeted with a smile. read more

I would not recommend this place to ANYONE, because of this employee. She doesn't know how to act, doesn't know the menu, doesn't understand English (She is Latina). And the whole "deep breathing" act she pulled was UNREALISTIC. I won't be back for sure and will be sure to spread the word! The management should consider hiring people who want to work there, know and understand the food. read more

Southern Spice - Indian Near Me - Irving, Texas

Very unreliable restaurant. They advertise a Thursday special and we went for that. Asked about it and were told it was available and we even paid for it and waited for it to arrive. After a while the front desk person came back and said that the dosa special was not available. We are still waiting for the refund to show up. Of course we left and had a nice dinner nearby. There are several Indian restaurants nearby and would certainly avoid Southern Spice from now onwards . We have been a regular customer there! read more

5 stars just for their chicken fried piece biryani (that can only be ordered on DoorDash under the name Biryaniwalla and co) or can be picked up here when planing order on the app. Am not sure why they go by 2 different names. Anyways, I cannot tell you how much I love this biryani. It's extremely yummy and so delicious. They don't skimp on the chicken at all. Maybe the only place where the meat to rice ratio is higher. The chicken is so tender. The biryani rice is perfectly cooked. Server with a coconut based gravy and mint cucumber raita that pairs perfectly with the food. The place is decent but there is hardly anyone eating there. But we saw so many DoorDash and deliveries being packed non stop. Everyone in my family love this biryani and it's become our go to. Definitely try it out. read more

In short, this place had very good flavor but my order could have been a bit spicier. I ordered the channa masala, saag curry, chettinad kuzhambu, and hyderabadi goat masala. You can't go wrong with the channa or the dependable saag paneer, but I felt the chettinad kuzhambu was a tad too salty. But everything still tasted great and I enjoyed eating it for the next couple of meals. I also love how their menu has such a variety from tiffins to thalis and a selection of really cool "street food" items that you don't see very often from Indian restaurants on Uber Eats. read more

Southern Spice - Chettinad kuzhambu, Hyderabadi goat masala, saag paneer, channa masala - Indian Near Me - Irving, Texas

The one thing I'd say that separates this place from the multitude of Indian restaurants available in the area is that they have quite a lot of thali options to choose from, whether it's from the North or South of India. I decided to try one of their thali versions, optioning for a vegetarian one opting for a Bhendakaya Jeedi Pappu Vepudu, which is an okra dish (not a gravy, but sauteed with onions, tomatoes and spices) cooked really well (not slimy or undercooked) and done with cashews. Normally I'm not a fan of using nuts in an Indian entree dish with vegetables or meat, but this time it really works. The crunchy cashews gave a nice contrast in texture with the more softer okra. It being a thali, which necessitates other tid bits coming with it, included white rice, a rasam (savory soup), some kind of korma and a kesari (Indian dessert made of semolina, lots of ghee and sugar). Really good overall. I also tried their Hyderabadi dum biryani with chicken, which was alright, nothing to write home about. The rice was flavorful and cooked well. I just wish the chicken was a little more moist and could be more flavorful (It was bordering on anemic/bland). I also dinged them one star because my delivery was lacking the Vankaya Podi chips I ordered :( read more

Southern Spice - Hyderabadi dum biryani (chicken) - Indian Near Me - Irving, Texas

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They no longer serve thali due to covid. I also see new faces since I haven't been back since 2019, before the pandemic. New people are much nicer than the old employees. Menu is smaller and I do recommend their dosa. It is huge!!! If you're not familiar, a dosa is like a crunchy crepe. Break off a piece and dip it then enjoy! read more

Southern Spice - Dosa - Indian Near Me - Irving, Texas

Lunch thali is back!!! Inam glad to find out that they brought it back since it was the main reason I started coming here for lunch, but the lunch thali is not the same. Less options less food and the service can get better. read more

Southern Spice - Butter Chicken - Indian Near Me - Irving, Texas

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4 stars for the food and 2 stars for the service. We ordered dine in (for their patio) at 5 pm on a Sunday. It was not busy at all. We didn't get our food until 5:45pm. There was another person dining in and they had a couple deliver drivers (Uber, DoorDash) show up after we arrived. Still no excuse for 45 minutes for a couple of dishes. The food it self was outstanding. Everything we had was delicious except for the Hyderabad goat curry. This one dish came out pretty sweet for some reason. The dosas were delicious and we also got the chicken pepper appetizer. All very good! The flavor on the black pepper chicken was a nice change from the usual Indian places that are on the sweet side. Highly recommend this place for South Indian food. Do not recommend for a 5 star dining experience! read more

Very pleasant ambiance and a simple menu. Visited this place with my team for lunch. Fresh well-seasoned food. Great customer service. You feel abundant. The ambiance is cool with a few items hanging on the walls which brought a nostalgic feeling looking at them. Overall, it is a place you can give a try when you are alone or with friends or family. read more

Great good. Recommended the chicken lollipop, Dum biriyani, chicken tikka masala her favorite Indian food spot. The mango lassi is really good read more

4 stars it is after having dined in thrice and being served consistently good food. The menu is huge consisting of various snacks, biryanis and various thali options. The regular lunch thali would be the quickest thing to order, because all the components are cooked and kept ready. A few of them can be very very spicy and there's no way to customize, as they are all precooked. Though spicy, the flavors have always been good every time we dined in. It is a huge thali with 6 sides to go with rice and chapathi. You are also served a bajji(pakora), papad, yogurt and a dessert. They make this dessert that has a sweet lentil filling, battered and deep fried, yummy! They also have South Indian and North Indian thalis where your choice of entree is made to order so it takes longer to come out. Along with the entree they serve a few side dishes, rice and dessert from the precooked line of food. A word of caution, the gravy in butter masala, malai kofta and tikka masala though good, taste the same. The butter masala has a ton of food coloring added which is the only difference. The interior is designed like a fast casual restaurant. The tables and floor have been clean on every visit. The service otherwise is okay, nothing to write home about. read more

Southern Spice - Weekend Thali Lunch -$10.99 , very good - Indian Near Me - Irving, Texas

Woah. I'm an Indian food junkie & this place is so great! I DoorDashed this to my hotel it arrived so hot. I love how the prices are friendly to our pockets, I ordered more food than usual. I ordered Sagg Paneer, Chicken Tikka & Beryani plus the mint chuntney sauce. Everything was so tasty. I can't wait to sit down and experience the restaurant myself. read more

Southern Spice - Indian Near Me - Irving, Texas

This place was my first indian food experience! I'm hooked! I had the butter chicken with a side of garlic naan and an order of simosas. Talk about a flavor bomb! The way the naan goes with the chicken, oof! It's too good! I crave it all the time now! read more

Good food and ambiance. Service need improvement. Biryani is good. Thali is delicious. Tandoori is delicious. read more

Food was okay, but I ordered takeout and ordered an extra side of sambhar for 2.50. This is definitely not worth the price and frankly, isn't enough to eat with anything. Ridiculous and portions are small. read more

Southern Spice - Side of sambhar - Indian Near Me - Irving, Texas

Very good food for the price. Lots of variety of foods served in thali make sure you book your table in advance to avoid waiting.

This is an amazing food place. They serve excellent Biryani and you can purchase it by bucket size. I had eaten here and the mutton thali is also great. read more

I come here for the biryani and samosa's but they have a pretty good menu of other items including chicken and veggie dishes. Open pretty late too so cool place to stop by and get some we'll-seasoned carbs. Overall a decent place and a bit pricey but worth a try. read more

This used to be my go to indian restaurant. But the past 2 times had been a disappointment!!! Last time we ordered chicken masala, and it was so water down that it has no flavor. This time the fried idli was such a rip-off!!! $8.99 and u get maybe 2 cut up idli. The potion was ridiculously small. Alao, i wanted to order prawn sookah karwari but it wasn't on the online menu. When i went to pick up my food i saw it was still on the menu board, so i asked the cashier about it and he was clueless... I hope they resume their quality as before if not I'll have to hunt for another go to Indian restaurant read more

Southern Spice - Indian Near Me - Irving, Texas

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Bad service No one cares 2 stars cause ... what ever they gave me was tasty but wasn't what I ordered. Not sure about the owner by fully operated by Mexican ppl ... so don't understand india. Food sentiments and culture. read more

Our family loves this place! We always get the garlic naan, butter chicken, saag paneer, masala dosa, and it's always hot, fresh tasting and delicious. The staff has always been courteous and attentive. Have tried desi district multiple times but I always like the food at SS better. read more

This place is incredible. The waiters are extremely attentive and cheerful. I was with a friend, and we both attempted to order Tikka Masala (hello, uneducated white people!), but our waiter insisted on bringing me a surprise instead. I was nervous because this was my first visit to Southern Spice. Is my food going to be too spicy? What astonished you? Food arrived, and BOY, am I glad I trusted him. He wouldn't tell me what it was (lol), but it was delicious and the talk of our table. When we got the check, I asked again, and he simply said, "Come back and ask for the special - it changes every time, but it'll always be great." And I believe him. Also, I would recommend getting the goat curry. read more

Was recently craving something spicy so we decided to give this place a try... Sure glad we did! We've order twice from them in the past few weeks it's that good. The Saag curry is great and you must order the Naan (either garlic or plain.) The goat was a little salty but again - this food and spice is great find :-) cheers read more

This place is fantastic! The food was a great price and the portions were amazing for the price and everything was delicious.Picked up my food from there it was on time they mentioned once I placed the order me and my husband split a order of parotta with goat curry and chicken biryani and it was easily the best Indian food place could try when bored of your cooking and need a break and I have been to quite a few but this place was not only worth going again but I want people to know if you are looking for good Indian food for a good price this is the place! read more

Southern Spice is a midscale Indian restaurant in Irving / Las Colinas. They offer lots of South Indian specialties. The food can be characterized as spicy, freshly prepared, hot, and varied. The best part about this place is their daily specials. There's a rotating menu of 4 vegetable dishes and 4 meat dishes on a daily basis. Options for vegetables are eggplant, spinach, beets, or guards while the options for meats include chicken, egg, goat, and fish. While the food is fresh, my only qualm with this place is that they offer what's called "An Unlimited Thali". This is for their daily lunch special only. But the food is anything but unlimited. The servers make up excuses or pretend they've run out of food or will straight up refuse to serve you. If the restaurant is advertised as being unlimited please follow up on that and keep your promise! read more

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We dined In on a Tuesday night. There were 2 parties in the entire restaurant but what seemed like a lot of Uber Eats orders. The food was fresh and tasty, however with the cafeteria style setup, I expected the service to be faster. What on the surface looks like an Indian chipotle is a LONG wait for food. read more

Southern Spice - 2 Piece Vegetarian Samosas - Indian Near Me - Irving, Texas

Okay, I have been going here for years! The service was always slow and pretty bad, but the food was so good that we put up with it. You just had to plan ahead and try not to be hangry before ordering. Low and behold, they got new management! And man, there was a huge difference! Good came out so much faster and they guys were super helpful when ordering! Now I can really love this place and recommend it. Best thing are the Dosas!!! Yummy!! read more