Southern Spice

Came here with my siblings for dine-in dinner, my little sister was recommended to come here. We came here blind, not looking up any dish until we got the menu. Interior is empty yet bare minimum & simple. Slight ambience by the Indian music videos on the tv, welcomed by the delicious aroma of the spices being cooked up. Plenty of tables, (I don’t think there’s a bathroom) but there is a sink to wash your hands. The menu displays a lot of vegetarian options, and non-veg options. It does have your standard Indian food that mainstream people go for, but is also wonderful if you’re adventurous for not-recognizable Indian dishes. (I believe they’re southern Indian based (specifically Punjabi(ian?)). We were given bottled water, mats (to place our plates & eating cutlery on, plates & eating cutlery. First welcomed by Onion Rava Dosa, delicious, the dosa was beautiful on the inside, soft yet crispy. Lightly flavorful, accompanied with three tiny bowls of sauces/gravy. I especially love the red one, cold, spicy & refreshing. White one was cold yet refreshing as well. And regular one was mild & delicious. Absolutely love kerivepaku gobi, super aromatic & flavorful, strong tasting but so delicious. So delightful, soft yet has a bit of a surprising crunch. Onion samosas were simple & nice. Onion Pakoda were delicious, on the saltier seasoning side so be careful of your sodium intake, however, delightful soft crunchy fritters. I was going to order all of the naans but decided to try out chili garlic naan first. Super delicious, spicy & garlic HITS. I love it, it went well especially with Kaju Koyo curry, it disperse the flavor of the curry & helps it so you don’t feel tired or sick of the sweetness from the curry. The curry was mild, creamy, savory & sweet, great with rice & naan. Great contrast to the Gongura Kodi, I really loved this, strong flavorings, spiced up, loved the leafy vegetables & boneless chicken pieces. Super delicious with naan & especially on rice. Lastly, our masala tea, it is bitter tasting without the packs of sugar, two packs of sugar will help balance the bitterness, the masala was mild/tamed. They do offer some regular soda beverages from their cooler fridge as well. I want to say, thank you for the wonderful & delicious food. Also thank you to the person who served us, I was shocked, happy & super impressed at how he was able to remember my order, & my sibling’s orders without writing anything down. I also didn’t see a tipping option, I asked & they said that’s okay, not needed. I gave a five dollar bill anyway for the first time visit. They must pay their employees really well & the pricing of the food justifies if I don’t have to tip. Overall experience, 10/10, would definitely come back again!

Honestly, was overwhelmed by the portion of the Chicken Mandi. The mandi is a perfect dish for the guys night out. My wife and I tried the half Mandi, therefore we had plenty of leftovers. The members of the staff were super friendly and welcoming. 2nd try: Goat Mandi on 03-15-2025

I visited here for the first time on our way to a movie and I am in love with the food here. Butter chicken and butter naan was simply super, very tasty and fresh. We had southern spice special chicken biryani and Ulavacharu mutton biryani. I even liked the southern spice special chicken biryani, the chicken is crispy and biryani is well done and medium spicy. Raitha and salan worked together beautifully to the biryani. 😋 Ulavacharu mutton biryani was not my choice and my friends enjoyed that. By the end of the meal we were definitely planning our next visit for Thursday special unlimited dosa buffet🤪

Had Ordered Goby Manchurian and a Paneer Sub Looking Sandwich but with Naan instead of Bread (Indians will understand this) (look for Picture for exact details) Goby Manchurian was crispy and Nice and oh man only 1 Paneer Roll Sub was quite enough for me to fill the stomach. You should definitely try those two.

One of the best restaurants in New jersey. The food was simply amazing to taste and freshly made. I tried many times the quality and consistency is always the same. The biryani is wonderful and the service is great. Not only the biryani, but every item is so good. Even they make traditional Indian desserts.

Ordered karivepaki kodi-excellent Chicken fry mild for Kid- below average, can be skipped Onion dosa- excellent Punugulu- average, can be skipped Goat Haleem- Awesome Dilkush special biryani- omlette on top of biryani is something interesting Southern spice biryani- awesome, fried onions are must.. ask for extra Masala tea- excellent..

Had food here few times. Food is from average to good, but not a very bad experience for me at least. Mandi is available, chicken mandi is good. Check for mandi availability the day you go, it's not on every day. Overall I would recommend this place to eat.