Spice Grill

This restaurant was the closest "halal" food place we found nearby our accomodation. When we arrived, we noticed this "restaurant" is a little shack-in-the-wall in a sketchy hood. We were a little hesitant to go in but decided to give it a try regardless. First thing we noticed was that they sell alcohol (weird for a halal restaurant). Our gut feeling was to just leave but both the missus and I were hungry and this place was supposed to be open till midnight so we sat down for dine-in. There are only three shabby, worn-out tables and seats and they were quite dirty. The lady (also the cook) took our order and brought us water...glasses had stains, like they were not washed properly....another red flag. We would have felt guilty leaving without ordering so we motored on and ordered just one dish (chicken tikka masala). We had to wait for a little bit because the owner/chef/server said she was going to cook the food fresh. While we were waiting, we had to endure the noisy cartoons that her kids were playing on a tablet seated at the next table. When the food finally arrived, it was sloppily arranged, and the presentation was very ordinary. But we figured if the taste is good then (almost) all can be forgiven. But the food disappointed. It was not something you could compare with your naani or daadi's cooking~~heck, you could not even compare it to your least skilled auntie's cooking. It lacked authenticity of taste, and was bland. The only reason I feel like giving it three stars is because the lady had a friendly and polite attitude and she tried to do her best. Unfortunately, her best was not enough to make us eat there again.

Ordered momos, hakka noodles and tandoori chicken from this place late night. The estimated delivery time was about 65 minutes. Longest I have ever seen. So I thought they must be busy or are prepping everything from scratch. Couldn't be more wrong. 1. Hakka Noodles - no flavor. Hardly any variety of veggies there. 2. Tandoori Chicken - Honestly, the worst I have ever had in my life. Awfully dry and didn't even taste like a tandoori dish at all. The inside was still uncooked. 3. Momos - tastes great until I realized it was undercooked. The dough was still incooled at the top. The chef/cook has no idea what he is doing. For the momos, would probably say yes. But, stay far away from this place if you want to have tandoori chicken.

Spice Grill is one of my favorite places for food in Edmonton! I love their butter chicken and my roommate loves their chicken maharaja. You can taste the love and expertise in their dishes! The naan is beautifully done every time, and the rice is super tasty as well. I just ordered butter chicken off of skip and the portion size is amazing. If you get the chance to go in you’ll find that the staff are all friendly and really kind!