Southern Spice
Southern Spice
Triangular fried pastry with a savory filling of spiced vegetables or minced Lamb
Cauliflower florets, fried crisp and tossed in yoghurt, green chili and curry leaves. House Favorite.
Shredded Paratha mixed with veggies and salna (spicy gravy). House Favorite.
Crispy rice cakes tossed with Guntur famous chili sauce
Diamond shaped cut crispy bread tossed with house favorite spicy sauce
Fried Fiery chicken boneless cut tossed with house ground regional masala and chilli sauce
Country chicken cooked in Chettinad style
Lamb cubes cooked with onion, tomato and fresh spices including ginger, green chilly and fennel powder. House Favorite.
Omelette made with onions, chilies and Indian Spices.
Tangy and spicy chicken with an unmistakable flavour of ghee roasted spices. Made in traditional Mangalorean style.
Fried fritters made of chickpea-battered onion strings and spinach leaves
Chicken marinated in spices and tossed in a yogurt based spicy sauce
A famous Andhra spicy chicken fry with tender pieces of chicken marinated in ginger and garlic and roasted with special vepudu masala.
Boneless chicken lightly fried and tossed in a unique South Indian dry masala powder mix. Perfect for a starter.
Choice of meat tossed in green chilli sauce, mint sauce and spicy dry masala mix
A Southern Spice chef special curry made with creamy sauce, spicy red chilli paste and kadai masala
A famous Chettinad region spicy, tasty recipe made with goat, tempered onions, spices and masala powders
Crispy battered fried fish tossed in a spicy sauce. Very popular bar dish in Hyderabad.
A steamed savory 'cake' made with fermented black lentils and rice.
Small idli's served with sambar (lentil stew) and ghee (clarified butter)
Fried savoury donut shaped favourite made with black lentil batter
A savory pancake made with fermented black lentils and rice batter.
A combination of fried wheat bread and spicy potato masala
Fried doughballs made with flour, yogurt, and spices
A thin crepe made from batter consisting of lentils and rice.
Rice battered fusion base topped with mozzarella cheese and mixture of vegetables.
Traditional and famous brinjal preparation with onion tomato masala. Also called Gutti Vankaya. House Favourite
Classic Andhra chicken curry preparation with regional spice mix (House Favourite)
Choice of kofta or meat tossed in onion tomato masala with spicy dry Chettinad masala.
Classic, Hyderabad style goat curry (Spicy)
Fish cooked in tamarind pulp with tomatoes and spiced with chilies, turmeric and other spices.
Shrimp cooked with mango slices and simmered in coconut milk. House Favourite
Chicken or Goat cooked with sour leafy greens and spices. House Favourite
Yellow dal with onions and tomatoes and tempered with spices
Potato and cauliflower tossed in fresh fenugreek leaves
Cottage cheese and potato balls cooked in tomato based creamy buttery sauce. House Favourite
Cottage cheese cooked in butter cream and rich tomato gravy
Cubes of cottage cheese or meat cooked in a silky green gravy of spinach and spices
Cubed pieces marinated in tandoor spice, cooked in the tandoor on a skewer. House Favourite
Tandoor roasted shredded chicken cooked in butter cream and rich tomato gravy
Choice of protien in yoghurt, cooked in a cashew nut gravy and flavored with coriander. House FAvourite
Choice of Chicken or Lamb marinated with fresh ground spices and sauteed with tomatoes, onions and bell peppers.
Meat cooked with potatoes in a tangy and spicy sauce.
A creamy smooth gravy with a mix of salan and tikka sauce (contains peanuts)
A delicious and easy curry with fenugreek, cream, and onion sauce
Indian cottage cheese cooked in a rich cashew nut paste and creamy Tikka sauce (contains cashew nuts)
Crushed Indian cottage cheese, cashews and rich onion tomato masala (contains cashew nuts)
A spicy and aromatic Hyderabadi dish made with peanuts, sesame and spices (contains peanuts)
Veggies, Chicken or Goat cooked in basmati rice with special herbs and spices; served with raita and sauce.
Special flavoured rice layered with meat or veggies and tossed in a spicy sauce. Staple of Vijayawada. House Favourite
Hyderabad Dum biryani rice layered with Tikka pieces tossed in flavorful sauce
Hyderabad Veg Dum Biryani mixed in an spicy Indian Mango Pickle
Hyderabad Veg dum biryani mixed in a special sorrel leaves blend. House Favourite
Hyderabad Chicken dum biryani mixed in South Indian horse gram soup. House Favourite
South Indian style Pulav cooked with long grain rice in whole spices, mint, cilantro and a touch of coconut milk. Topped with a spicy baby eggplant mix.
South Indian style Pulav cooked with long grain rice in whole spices, mint, cilantro and a touch of coconut milk. Paneer cooked with a creamy sauce and then mixed with pulav. Very flavorful.
South Indian style Pulav cooked with long grain rice in whole spices, mint, cilantro and a touch of coconut milk. Eggs cooked in a slightly spicy paste and then mixed with pulav.
South Indian style Pulav cooked with long grain rice in whole spices, mint, cilantro and a touch of coconut milk. Boneless chicken fry pieces tossed in a special sauce and layered in pulav.
South Indian style Pulav cooked with long grain rice in whole spices, mint, cilantro and a touch of coconut milk. Topped with semi dry goat roast. Falvorful and spicy.
South Indian style Pulav cooked with long grain rice in whole spices, mint, cilantro and a touch of coconut milk. Choice of protein tossed in horse gram soupy paste and layered in the pulav.
South Indian style Pulav cooked with long grain rice in whole spices, mint, cilantro and a touch of coconut milk. Choice of protein tossed in sorrel leaves paste and mixed with the pulav. Tangy, spicy and flavorful.
South Indian style Pulav cooked with long grain rice in whole spices, mint, cilantro and a touch of coconut milk. Choice of protein tossed in chef's special mix of sauces and mixed in with the pulav.
Our Biryani Bucket serves 4-5 People. Comes with Biryani Sauce, Onions, Lemon.
Our Biryani Bucket serves 4-5 People. Comes with Biryani Sauce, Onions, Lemon.
Paneer marinated in spices and grilled in the tandoor
Fenugreek marinated spicy chicken, cooked in tandoor
Marinated in a spice rub and slow cooked in the tandoo
Indian flatbread cooked in a tandoor
Indian flatbread cooked in a tandoor and topped with butter
Indian flatbread flavored with garlic & butter
Leavened bread stuffed with onion and spices
Indian flat bread flavoured with chilis. Spicy
Indian flat bread made with whole wheat flour and cooked in a tandoor
Flaky crispy layered flat bread, cooked on a griddle
Whole wheat bread cooked on a flat griddle
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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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