The Spice Room

Category: Indian restaurant in Chicago, Illinois

Address: 2906 W Armitage Ave, Chicago, IL 60647, USA

Phone: +17733608689

Opening hours

Sunday: 4–10PM

Monday: 4–10PM

Tuesday: Closed

Wednesday: 4–10PM

Thursday: 4–10PM

Friday: 4–10PM

Saturday: 4–10PM

Reviews

G Mail

Oct 2, 2022

This was the worst tasting paneer butter masala we’ve ever had without exaggeration. If I give them the benefit of a doubt that regularly it tastes better than what we were given, then it is a terrible thing that the larger framed lady at the window handed us this subpar order, knowing it has been watered down, and a naan that was soft as opposed to the crispy request given upon call. Looking back, it was sketchy that they had our food ready, and look like it’s been ready for a while, with only 8 mins ETA drive from when we called to our arrival for pickup. The gravy was very spicy, and that is all that was done to it. It lacked salt and seasoning. It was watered down to fill up our tiffin, but looked like it was last batch on the pot that isn’t fresh. Shame on these people. In terms of service, it was definitely not great either. We called around 9:20pm to ask price for paneer butter masala, and a louder toned lady shouted behind scenes to person taking our order to make sure it can be picked up by 10pm. We heard the whole conversation they had that delayed our phone call, and the soft spoken lady came back to the phone to us to say it needs to be picked up before 10pm. We said we were 5 mins away and that’s no problem. Then as we were hurried to pickup our order, the lady continued to take our personal details and blatantly continued to ignore my query of how much things would be before I decide to make an order. Finally my husband emphasized to her again that we need to know cost first, and finally she answered. By this time she had already wasted so much time that we went ahead and placed it, on top of my husband specifically requesting extra cooked crispy naan. Again as stated, we arrived 8 mins from our call, and I didn’t think much of it, till tasted how badly the food was, but that is just so odd that the dish is ready and not piping hot anymore 8 mins from when we placed order. We received a small container, and only my husband ate and could not even finish half of it, besides forcing himself the other half to fill his hunger. He couldn’t even finish his naan because it was wet and rubbery. We kept the leftover food in hopes to be able to offer the owner or workers at the restaurant to taste this gravy and honestly tell us that they think this is acceptable to serve to us. We definitely were scammed with this order just for sale and deserve a refund. If they were so adamant on closing a little early than 10pm or straight 10pm and hesitantly are giving us proper dishes, then just say so and decline our pickup order, that’s no problem. But don’t serve us leftover and water it down to fill our container just to put a sale through.

Jas Mine

Sep 27, 2022

Divine food & generous portions!

Danny Ash

Sep 18, 2022

The food is excellent and the restaurant is one of my faves. However, I have to report that on a Saturday night we arrived at 9:20 and were told the restaurant closed at 9:15. The posted closing time on Google and also on their menu is 10pm. 45 minutes before closing is rather early to close the dining room and this should be noted so that others do not repeat our mistake.

Tina Marie K.

Sep 8, 2022

Had high expectations and wasn’t necessarily disappointed but not as good as I had hoped. We ordered a few dishes including chicken vindaloo. Price was 16$ and they sent us a bowl full of sauce and practically no chicken or potatoes. The other 2 dishes were just okay. The Aloo Gobi had very little for cauliflower and potatoes in it as well. Lacked the depth of flavor I have had at other Indian restaurants. The Samosas were delicious. A little pricey for what you receive, and not sure if I’ll return.

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Questions & Answers

Is there dine in available??

Jenesis Byrne | Oct 4, 2021
Boone Ott | Oct 4, 2021

Not right now that I'm aware of

Is it BYOB still?

Jenesis Byrne | Oct 5, 2019
Carlos Moreno | Oct 5, 2019

Yes it is BYOB

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