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Lizelle P.
Dec 22, 2024
Surprised by the poor reviews. The food here is awesome!! The kids loved the mini idlis and cone dosa. I ordered the samosa chat, sev puri, Karam podi and chai. Everything was delicious. The Karam Podi which is a fried chicken masala style was divine! Loved it so much! Super easy to order and pay from a barcode on the table. The online menu has pictures and a description of each dish. One thing I would say is that I ordered my food mild and it was a bit too spicy for me so do take that into account when ordering. The decor is beautiful. Service was great.
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Tyler T.
Jan 13, 2025
Good:- Vegetable samosa- Mango lassiBad:- Chicken tikka masala and butter chicken were overly sweet. Not exaggerating, it tasted more like a dessert than a "sweet" main dish.- Garlic naan was undercooked and doughy.Ugly:- Service. We ordered 3 orders of garlic naan. First order came about 10 minutes after our mains. The second two orders didn't come out until after I checked in with the staff. Dude just came by and plopped it on the table lol.Safe to say my first time here will be my last.
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Krystyl C.
Dec 3, 2024
Our go-to place in Irvine for authentic South Indian food! Beautiful interior decor and ambiance, easy online ordering at your table or through a tablet for takeout orders, and reasonably fast service!We love love love the fresh dosas here at Southern Spice. It's the dish that keeps me coming back again and again. It is great to-go, but nothing beats a piping hot dosa eaten immediately when it gets to your table! Most of the time the dosas are perfect, but there was a time or two when we came when the dosas were a little too thin or a little too crisp and crumbled in our hands as we tried to eat them (which makes it hard to dip into the accompaniments. Still very tasty though! And typically, they do a great job! My favorite is their sambar, I often get extra so I don't have to share with my husband, haha!Our other go-tos are their biryanis, the pau bhaji and idli. The biryanis are especially delicious--just know, the spice level starts at medium for the biryanis, and "medium" packs a big punch, even for spice lovers like me! They also have a large selections of curries, we love them all but the fish curry, saag curry with paneer, and tikka masala are our favorites!Overall, highly recommend! I've made it a goal to slowly try everything on the menu!
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tara ..
Jan 7, 2025
The food exceeded our expectations! We will definitely coming back to try other menue items! The Dosa is way more filling than it looks so be careful of how much food you order haha
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Sam S.
Jul 23, 2024
Same great good and this time around the server came to the table to take our order. Probably because we were a large party. Food has great flavors and is fresh. Saud is a great server.
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Kavien A.
Jan 8, 2025
This has been my go to Indian place for years but recently, they have only disappointed. I got Tikka Masala Paneer, it was extremely bland and all pushed to one side when it came which was really weird. Then I got the Mango Lassi which seemed watered down and did not have as much yogurt as its supposed to. This tiny meal cost $25 which is way overpriced for an appetizer and drink! I got take out and when I picked up my food the waiter was frowning which is not a big deal but I do not think that it is an enjoyable workplace. The ambiance is the best thing about this place but ambiance alone is not worth my money.
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Mahesh S.
Sep 17, 2024
This place used to be really good. Something changed about them. It's not quite the same. On a weekend I got vadas to try. These South Indian savory pancakes. Tasted tart like they used old flour mix. Waste of my money. Waste of my time. I did like this place for a long time.
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Jennifer H.
Sep 4, 2024
Got the Travancore goat roast (mild spice) for take-out. There was a good amount of meat, and the flavor was strong. Some pieces were tender, but some pieces were drier. It was a little too spicy for me, so I gave most of it to my bf, and he enjoyed it. The menu here had so many items, which looked authentic. Def would like to come back
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Vasu M.
Mar 1, 2025
I was craving for South Indian breakfast on Saturday morning. Picked this place based on average reviews. Ordered for Idly, Medhu Vada and Poori. All 3 of them were bad. Sambar with no flavor whatsoever, Kurma tasted like Halwa. Only thing we could eat was Coconut chutney. Thankfully they gave us 3 additional coconut chutney cups to replace Sambar and Kurma. With difficulty we could complete eating Idly, Vada and Poori with same chutneyI am still craving I may have to go home cook nice sambar and idly to quench my cravingYelp doesn't let me choose less than one star rating
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Kathy P.
Feb 23, 2025
Great authentic Indian food. It's self served but the food arrived in a timely manner
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