Spice and Fire Grill

Spice & Fire Grill on Golf Road in a small strip mall in Morton Grove, IL. Nice family Mediterranean/Iraqi restaurant w/a nice brightly lit interior a cool authentic decor inside. The server was awesome and we give him 5 plus stars, unfortunately we didn't feel the same about the food.I ordered a combination sandwich w/chicken? Why I have no idea? The chicken was fried and super thin served on a bread that I didn't eat w/tomatoes, lettuce & Mayo. Mehhh why I ordered this I don't know 1 star absolutely no flavor. This came w/fries were very.good. I also had a cup of excellent lentil soup - 5 stars My sister ordered a combination plate that came w/a beef Kifta which was very good 5 stars. The shawarma was dry & lacked flavor & the rice was mediocre. Overall the ambiance was a very clean nice family friendly restaurant. The decor was very nice w/ some beautiful Persian light fixtures and some nice wall decorations - 4 stars The server was the highlight super friendly w/great service - 5 stars.The food other than the lentil soup & Kifta (5 stars) was very mediocre

Had a carry out order here with the family.My wife had stopped by to go pick it up and told me that it was quite busy inside.The staff seemed to be friendly but food did take a little bit for it to be ready.My wife had the shish tawook platter, I had the escalope (their fried chicken sandwich) and the iraqi chicken shawarma sandwich. I'll start off with the escalope. I honestly was not impressed and from the pictures I saw online, I think I got a completely different sandwich. I'll attach pictures for reference but the bun looks different that I got and I had no fries on the sandwich. The rest of the food, my wife and I agreed it was just ok. Was expecting some more flavor. Very interesting that their garlic sauce is in a prepackaged packet but tahini seemes to be in house.Overall ok food in my opinion but the marketing with the boxes are great!

Spice and fire was legit fire. It's just truly amazing. This place is tiny but mighty, I gotta tell you. It is so easy to miss as it is located in a mini strip mall, but don't let the location fool you. The food makes up for everything that the store front lacks. The decor is cute and clean. It has some influences from the arabic culture but also some nice seating. The place was so clean that I was impressed. We came in and, as you can tell, had a decent amount of food. First off, the portions are generous, so be aware when you order as you will need to go boxes. Second, the ingredients were just the freshest. I may have had the most incredible falafel ever. If you have read my reviews, you know I am a falafel snob. I refuse to eat a soggy falafel, and I will be vocal about it. Well, to put in perspective, I ordered 6, and I wish I could have ordered 12. They were surreal. The eggplant dish was full of flavor, too. I anticipated being warm, but it tasted so good that it didn't make a difference to me. Move over, Pita Inn, there is a new sheriff in town. This place puts all mediterranean joints to shame. Come and visit! Guarantee you will not be disappointed. You honestly might see me there.

Stopped in for a quick lunch! Not bad, I LOVED the hummus - so delicious. The chicken shawarma was dry and not as tasty. I liked the sandwich with the samoon bread, but it tastes so much better when it's warm. The chicken burger sandwich was much more tasty than the shawarma. Would go back for the hummus!

This place is a small Iraqi run strip mall restaurant.  It's hard to differentiate amongst the various Middle East ethnic groups, but it's nice to know anyway.  I tried a carryout of their lunch special, which on Tue-Thu from noon-3pm, means their $16.49 lunch goes for $9.49.  I have to go with a "Meh" 2.5 stars that rounds up to 3 stars given the discount.  I had it mixed meat, meaning a mix of chicken and meat.  The container had a lot of white rice covered by a thin layer of meats (container was about 60% full of rice).  The rice was ok, and went well though with the meats which were salty.  There's no pita bread and no sauces, and I'm not sure sauces like Tzatziki are an Iraqi tradition anyway.  The modest lunch was barely ok for $9.49, and definitely not for $16.49.  One and done for me, but best of luck in any event.

My friend and I stopped by for lunch, and the food was delicious! I got the falafel sandwich with fries, and my friend got Spice and Fire Kabob Platter, and she loved it. They give you complimentary lentil soup, which we didn't like - it was bitter. The inside of the restaurant is spotless. Our only complain was that the service wasn't good - when we went it wasn't busy, and the people taking our order kept going back and forth to the kitchen, didn't answer our questions and were rude. If the service were better, I would go back!

Their tomato rice? *chefs kiss*The interior is cute and much more fancy home-like rather than traditional restaurant which makes it super unique. After working all day with a 30 minute break before my next call, I decided to order their combo platter (which is a great Tues-Thurs lunch deal!) since I wanted to try a little bit of everything. I forgot how they explained their different flavors of rice but I got tomato and biriyani? That tomato was so good. I had leftovers but to my dismay, my younger niece ate it all so I wasn't able to savor it for later. I've driven past this restaurant so many times but never again! Now I'm looking forward to coming back for lunch and hopefully dine indoors.

We didn't eat in here but stopped by for coffee and dessert! It's got a very cute casual ambience inside with lovely decor! The people were friendly and the Mediterranean food looks bomb! Looks like the locals know this is a go to spot as it was fairly busy while we were there!

Avoid this place as their food is not flavored at all. Their employees make you feel very uncomfortable and rushed. They tried to add extra food to the table and claimed that we ordered it ... Avoid this place.

This is not authentic Iraqi food this is TRASH FOOD AND INSULTING!!! U got Mexicans cooking the food?! Please explain why?! The taste is horrible either too oily or salty and dry meat! They charge you for everything !! The owners sit around and just smile knowing damn well this is unacceptable! MAY ALLAH FORGIVE THOSE GREEDY PEOPLE WHO CLAIM THE MEAT IS HALAL AND ITS NOT!