City of Spice

We have become regulars of City of Spice. Everytime we go to City of Spice it amazes me how empty it is considering how amazing the food is. Our first time there was January 1st, 2024. We were looking for an Indian restaurant on New Years Day and none were open close to our neighborhood except City of Spice. Since the reviews looked good we were excited to try it out.As we entered the dining establishment a member of the staff welcomed us with bottled water and menus. While we were pleased with the extensive menu we found ourselves having a hard time deciding what to order so we pulled up Yelp on our phones and thought we would select dishes using Yelp photos. Now admit it...some of you have done this!One of the restaurant staff saw us looking at photos on our phones and quickly brought over a massive white binder containing many of the dishes on food menu complete with a photo and list of ingredients. With binder in hand we were able to make our selections and we ended up ordering for an army or at least it felt like it.I can't say enough about our food choices. Each dish tasted unique from one to the next, unlike what we have found at other Indian restaurants in the area.When you are finished with your meal don't do like we did and wait for your check as the staff are waiting for you to come to the register to pay for the check. We learned this the hard way and waited a very long time thinking staff was just giving us time to eat our meal.Just remember if you are looking for good food and don't mind very little ambiance, choose City of Spice...you won't be disappointed!

On a business trip, and found this great Halal restaurant. It was very busy and they have a very large selection on their menu.I ordered the beef, thick kebab and tandoori chicken. The portions are really big. Pretty much for two people. The price was reasonable for the amount of the portions. The beef tikka kebab was flavorful and just the right amount of spices. The tandoori chicken was amazing and a lot of flavor and spices as well.

Love this place so much. I drive 30 minutes each way just for takeout. I also dine there and enjoy that even though the ambiance is more like a casual restaurant. The food and menu seem higher quality than the decor. Hole in the wall is the best way to describe. But I'm mostly about the food so I really enjoy City of Spice because their food is amazing. Pros1. Amazing food. So flavorful. Lots of layers of flavor and spice. 2. The family that owns the restaurant is very nice and hospitable and they take pride in their cooking and their business. You can tell they do it with love.3. Food always comes out piping hot and they use fresh, quality ingredients. Cons1. The couple if times I've done takeout they stack the containers very high in the bag. The containers leak. So when I drive home and the tower of containers topple over, I have ended up with butter chicken (greasy) leaking in my new car. I unbag the stuff now and place each entree level on the floor of my car.

One of the top places I've eaten in Arizona. The food is perfectly seasoned. Meat was juicy and cooked to perfection. Everything we tried was amazing. Service was kind and helpful. Brought my brother who is super picky with Indian food and he loved it. Will definitely be back.

This review will be split into 3. Express version - try this place, you'll be amazed at the food quality, freshness, taste explosios, selection & serviceMinimal read - Opened since 2019, City Of Spice is literally the best Indian Food restaurant I have been in since living in the US since 99. Don't take my word for it, see how many other outstanding reviews COS has and visit. This is exactly what we did. The menu is extensively simple, there are so many traditional Indian dishes and many more tasty fragrant fusions which the owner excels at creating. Upon being seated we were given bottled water, no charge.... I've not seen another restaurant have this service, usually it's tap water, this is a great welcome. Come be treated as family by the staff and owners and enjoy the wonderful food.Extensive review. This has quickly become my new favorite, the owner Mr Azhar really made us feel part of the family on our first visit, making sure we knew exactly what we were ordering with their descriptive visual menu (ask for it). He and his son are working on tablet iPad menus this year so you can visually see and read up on his amazing food. Also very important to the owner is preference and allergies, Mr Azhar mentioned that he feels as a customer, you should have a choice that suits your experience and taste. If there's something that you cannot eat or do not like, they can customize your food experience. Ask about allergies is clearly mentioned on the menus. City of Spice takes passion in delivering a wonderful personalized eating experience. City Of Spice combines the Northern & Southern fragrant traditional foods and aims to bring some general favorite Indian food dishes you can find anywhere, but also has a passion to bring great unusual dishes to life. I consider myself an Indian Food pro, India food was a staple food option for me in London when growing up. City of Spice was able to customize an off menu dish for me and also surprise me with some wonderful new fragrant dishes. What was remarkable was that (if you see my photos) I ordered 4 different vegetable dishes and 2 Lamb entrees. Each dish was totally unique with flavors and ingredients. That was very impressive, most places the food tastes good, but the dishes meld into tasting roughly the same. Not here. While we were eating, another family had this huge pancake type dish delivered, it was like nothing I have seen before. We had to try it, Dosa, it's like a 2ft Indian crepe made of black bean and rice flour filled with a flavorful tomato based Spice and served with some relishes. City of Spice is located next to the bowling alley on E Bell Rd, plenty of parking,

We had a group of 14 and decided to order a variety of dishes to try them all - one of the perks of having a big group, right? We even brought along 2 birthday cakes for our friend, which we were asked to put in the fridge ourselves - no biggie, we handled it. The only downside was that we were also asked to get our own drinks, plates, and utensils. And after dinner, we had to clean our own table for the cake. The service was minimal, to say the least. But hey, the food was delicious! Despite the minimal service, we still left a generous tip. In hindsight, maybe we should have tipped ourselves for all the extra effort we put in!Overall, the food was definitely the highlight of our experience at City of Spice. If only the service had matched up to the quality of the dishes.

Amazing Indian food!! Recommended by a friend for their authentic and delicious mix pf Northern and Southern Indian cuisine. The owner was super friendly and funny, she was happy to give her personal recommendations.Pretty chill/casual family friendly restaurant. Not fancy but such a gem. We enjoyed their spring dosa, tandoori chicken, garlic naan, butter chicken, and one more item I don't remember the name of...but these fried circular snacks where you put sauce in the center lol. Everything was delicious and flavorful. Tandoori chicken was tender and well spiced. The spring dosa had a nice cabbage filling inside.A little slow to give us water but they were so kind and chill about us bringing in some extra drinks and desserts to eat there. Definitely would return!

I've traveled many countries and tried many different styles of Indian foods. Iv been to India, Singapore, etc . City of spice is one of the best In Arizona. All items are good and if you want spicy, ask for hot and spicy sauce, it's not on the menu.

Top of the line Indian food. There is nothing better than walking into a restaurant and being greeted by the aromas of several different spices complementing each other as the dance around your nose. I knew then I was in the right place. I have been trying to eat less meat and Indian food is my go to because if it is cooked properly you won't miss the meat. The food was amazing, I was so impressed I went home and decided to order more food and pick it up. I love this place, yummy yummy yummy!!! If you like Indian food you will love this restaurant.

Amazing, highly suggested! The server was really nice and very informative of the background of the dishes we ordered.