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Spice Rack

3.2 (478 reviews)
Closed • 11:30 am - 10:00 pm
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Briyani, Lucknawi Paneer Dinner

The service could def be improved but not terrible overall. 18% gratuity for two people ended up being $20 which was a bit over the top I felt like for below par service. Food: - good chili paneer! - decent dahi bhalla - below mid, one star chicken briyani - good lucknow paneer - good naan (naan is the same everywhere tho)

Pani puri
Sunny P.

Amazing food and affordable. Great service and spice level to your liking. The appetizers were a blast, love the peanuts with drinks.

Gerald S.

Enjoyed my lunch at Spice Rack Indian Fusion in Franklin Park, although I think an actual lunch sized menu would enhance the business model here. Their hybrid cuisine reflects the geopolitical realities of North Indian and Nepal, where hot spices overlap creating a delicious amalgam of curry and chili. The Chili Chicken (Dry), medium heat, was full of pepper, onion and chopped red chili, with lightly crisp deep red chunks of chicken. I added more traditional Indian fare with Veggie Samosa and Garlic Naan. Everything was tasty, even though the robot delivery was a momentary surprise. The dining room was modern and attractive with colored recessed lighting and redundant human service that followed the robot and moved the plates food from machine to table. Actually oddly humorous, because my response was to take the plate off the rolling tray myself, but realized the server was also standing there and reaching for the platter as I was. I deferred and let the guy do his job, despite the minor awkwardness. I am not sure why management adds an 18% gratuity directly to the bill for a solo customer, but I found it off putting, especially in the context of lacking a less expensive lunch menu that forces diners to spend more for the meal, and then denies the option of allowing them the freedom to chose the size of the tip. Perhaps that helps explain why there were so few people there on a Friday afternoon. Very good food. Some questionable business choices. 3.5 STARS

Chili Garlic Noodles Dinner
Kishan P.

I went to Spice Rack with a few colleagues after work, and they were able to accommodate our group on very short notice. The service was great, and all of the food came out perfect. Everyone had a fantastic time. I ordered the Chili Garlic Noodles (extra spicy), and they definitely were not kidding about the spice. It was packed with flavor and had the perfect kick. We also shared the Veg Manchurian Dry, and it did not disappoint. The texture was spot on, crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. Even those in our group who were not familiar with the dish absolutely loved it. Overall, we had an amazing experience, and every dish we tried was a hit. Highly recommend checking this place out.

Raj S.

First timer and went to this restaurant for dinner on a weekend . Crowdeddddd. Takes a while to get a table . There is a bar in front , if u want to time pass till u get a table . They have all fancy stuff like robots etc :) interiors is good . There is also a big hall at the back (party hall) and they extend it to regular visitors on weekends . We actually sat there for our food. To be Frank food was average . Issue is we have eaten in so many restaurants in and around oak tree and south Brunswick. Non veg items were actually very average here .. Veggie items were good. Paneer, fried rice , manchurian etc were goood. Lamb curry was good. Everything in chicken was very average . They gave something like a chick wings , which was ok ok. Overall a good experience but could have been better . Price was above average too: good luck

the robot that brings you your food. (featured: spring rolls & crispy lotus)
Vivek D.

Contrary to some of the reviews on this site (including those automatically moved to the not recommended section), I was pleasantly surprised by my time at Spice Rack with the parents on a busy Thursday night. By way of background, I don't really prefer going out to eat Indian food outside of South Indian cuisine (only because - we can cook it at home and/or we eat it out at parties). Yes, we've sometimes had the itch and ordered takeout from other nearby places, but we've somehow always passed on trying this place. With a vast number of Indian restaurants in the area, we finally came to the realization that it's probably a good idea to try this food out. No - not takeout, but the full dining experience. With so many Indian food options in the area, my main selling point for a place is whether it provides something different or provides something that's the best. With Spice Rack promoting fusion dining, this seemed to check off the "unique" criteria. First, all the ordering can the done with the magic of some fingers on your smartphone. With the help of a QR code, we can place the order thru our phones and pay for it without needing to interact with people. Funny enough, one of the elderly waiters was nice enough to volunteer to place our order, but was pleasantly surprised when I was able to do it before him. For some reason, my phone was giving me issues when navigating the website, but luckily my father's phone didn't have any issues. We ordered 2 appetizers, 2 entrees, and 3 mango lassis. When you order, you get a confirmation email with average wait times for menu items. Appetizers take around 10-15 mins and entrees 20-30 mins. The mango lassis came out pretty fast - within minutes. The two appetizers came out before 10 mins, which was surprising with such a busy crowd and some corporate events happening at the banquet facility. The best part - however - is that all the food comes out on a robot that is programmed to come directly to your table. From there, a waiter comes and serves you the food. I don't know about you, but we thought that was pretty cool. We ordered the crispy lotus & spring rolls. The presentation of both was very good and both items were super tasty. The honey defined the lotus, but it wasn't too overpowering. I was debating between this and the chili paneer. We got the entrees in 20 mins - the saag chana and lucknawi paneer along with 3 naans. The 3 naans were probably overkill (4 pieces in one order of naan), thus we ended up with about 3 leftover naan. They were very good though. We ordered the entrees with medium spice. Saag chana wasn't too spicy - the lucknawi paneer had a bit of a kick which provided for a nice contrast between both items. We probably would have survived with one entree too, but bringing leftovers home isn't a bad thing. All in all, we spent less than an hour here. Best part is not having to wait for a check or any of that as we paid online thru our phones. We'll probably come back at some point, but specifically just to try out the fusion/unique items. We probably stuck to more conventional items on the menu just to gauge the place, but the food itself was top notch quality. Yes - the place is pricey, after you add in 18% gratuity. However, you're at least getting your money's worth here. I recommend the try.

Garlic Naan
Pamela L.

As my son heads off to college this year, I had always packed a homemade lunch for him when he was in H.S. It wasn't until his Junior year that I found out that he had been trading his lunch or asking for a taste from his Indian friends' lunches at school. Being the spicy boy that he is, nothing is ever hot enough for his palette. Indian food is one of his top favorite cuisines. As we place our order, the waiter ask how spicy we want the Salmon Masaledar. My son whips his head to look at me because he knows that I can't take too much heat. For him, I always give in. As I ask for the highest level, he smiles, satisfied with my answer. I'll just eat a lot of basmati rice to balance out the spice. This is our go to Indian place. We always enjoy the food here but the service can be very slow and is even slower when it's packed. This place is fusion and it confuses me because none of their dishes are part Chinese/Indian. The menu has Chinese dishes which I never order. My most favorite dish here is the Salmon Masaledar. The dish is cooked in curry leaves in an onion and tomato sauce. I love pouring the sauce over my basmati rice. The salmon is TENDER and almost makes me think, is this really salmon because I've never had it this tender before. Another one we enjoy is the Tandoori Chicken but my only complaint is that it's sometimes served quite dry. My son is the only one in the family that eats goat/lamb. He has had a few here and he loves it, especially the Goat Sukha. There are 14 different naans & rotis to choose from. We recently ordered the Bullet Naan which is stuffed with red chili pepper, cilantro and onion. Probably one of the spiciest naans I've ever had. I take 2-3 bites and hand it to my kid to finish and reach for a garlic naan instead. Best damn naan I've ever had, mom. If you've never had Indian cuisine before, the many different spices like cardamom, cayenne, tamarind, turmeric can overwhelm an unfamiliar palette. That was me a few years back. Now, I can say this is one of my favorite and I want to keep discovering more dishes as my tongue is excited to taste new spices.

Lasooni Gobhi
Sanika K.

Another classic Indian restaurant in the Kendall park area. Went here for my birthday and the ambience/decor is beautiful. We ordered: - Chicken Manchow Soup + Vegetable Manchow Soup: for the chicken Manchow soup, it had good amounts of chicken and had perfect thickness and flavor. - Lasooni Gobhi: very crunchy and spicy; the gobhi was perfectly cooked - Chilli Chicken Dry: chicken was also cooked well and was super tasty. The masala was also delicious - Kadhai Chicken: the chicken was more 'liquidy' than we expected and also wasn't that spicy. - Shrimp Laziz: didn't like the coconut chips inside of the dish but the actual gravy was delicious - Butter Naan/Butter Roti/Onion Kulcha Spice Rack has excellent appetizers and their main entrees are sometimes a hit or miss. Their quantity has also increased since the last time I came so the price was worth it. Overall, good place to come to celebrate for the ambience and food. Ordered: August 5, 2022 via Dining-In

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Nice decor. Friendly staff. Had the chicken Mughlai. Spicy. Can't go without a naan. Bread was fresh! White meat was tender. Gratuity of 18% was automatically added to the bill. I would have given 20%. The restroom was dark but it was clean. I would go again.... To the restaurant:)

Vegetarian Appetizers were delicious (chili paneer dry) and lasooni gobi (indochinese cauliflower)
Alia K.

I really don't know why this place has 3 stars. The food is 5+ stars. Would recommend the indo-chinese here.

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11 years ago

We recently had take out from spice rack and the food was really good. We will def be going back.

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Best Indian food in the area. Love their Lucknowi Paneer. In fact they have many good vegetarian options.

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Recently ordered the fried rice and Curry chicken!Awesome Eats! Would definitely go back for more!

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10 years ago

Very good service and awesome food. The unique naans are to die for. Looking forward to going back very soon.

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10 years ago

Food was really good. Small seating place. So get there in time. Good Indo Chinese options. Do try Lucknowavi Biryani

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Food is good but service was Poor. It took extremely long to be seated/served. Looked like they were short of manpower.

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Awesome Indian cuisine with Asian twist to it. Their dishes never disappoint and they are very clean

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Indo-Chinese food. Food was not bad. They just nee for improve their service. The ambiance is nice at the new location.

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Ask the Community - Spice Rack

Is there a lunch or dinner buffet?

We don’t serve buffet here in Restaurant as we have a huge menu and it’s not possible for us to set up a buffet and keep it fresh. We make items on order only . We do serve buffet for private party if you plan to host party in our banquet Hall which… 

Will this new location have a lunch buffet?

We don’t serve buffet here in Restaurant as we have a huge menu and it’s not possible for us to set up a buffet and keep it fresh. We make items on order only . We do serve buffet for private party if you plan to host party in our banquet Hall which… 

Does the new location serve Alcohol or is it BYOB ? Looking forward to the next visit.

No they are not BYOB. Instead they do have a fully serving bar

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