Little Spice

Read about this place on Unilocal and figured I would try it out. Food has great prices, but the butter chicken could use a bit more flavor. It almost tasted like chicken in tomato soup. Not exactly kicking up my heels about it. The beef vindaloo was good, lots of bite for medium heat. Rice cooked perfectly and the Naan bread was good as well. I think if they kicked up the spices a bit more in the food, they would have a hit. But I will say this… you cant beat the price. Just prepare to maybe add a bit more spice of your own to some of the dishes.

Have been twice in two weeks, did take out both times and I have to say it is amazing! I haven‘t had Indian Food this good since my long time favorite place started to go downhill a few years back. Good size portions, fresh and delicious, their Naan is great and not greasy. Samosa‘s were divine, Vindaloo was amazing, just enough heat. Lamb Qorma was also fantastic, as was the Malek Paneer. Overall wonderful little spot, I would recommend to anyone craving good, decent priced, authentic Indian Food.

I am a regular here and unfortunately I am a creature of habit so order lamb vindaloo a lot! It is soooo good. I moved to Calgary in September and found The Little Spice by using Unilocal.What a find. I have tried other dishes as well and I am so impressed by the variety of flavours, spicy without masking the taste. The staff are great. Yes the décor is basic but I’m looking for top quality food at reasonable prices and they deliver in both ways. Now if I could just get the recipe to the vindaloo. That’s not going to happen.

Great place in the SW for Pakistani food!!!
Stumbled here on a random trip to the area and saw this place had opened up. Been looking for q decent place in the SW so decided to check it out with little expectations.
Came away very impressed with their food, service and overall attention to ensure your food is to your taste.
Tikka, afghani kabab are two of the best in town.
Have been back multiple times over the past six months and haven’t had a bad meal.
Totally recommend it especially if you live the SW or SE… you can now skip going to the NE/​NW!

Thank you, thank you, thank you for opening a halal restaurant in the SW! I’m so happy that you guys are doing well here. Also chicken on the way next door is also halal, albiet not very good in quality.
Ok, so the food is consistently good, on par with other desi places. Everything is made fresh so expect to wait 30 mins. Prices are reasonable. Menu is pretty standard. Seriously nothing to complain about. No more driving to DT for desi food, wooohooo! I just wish the place was more appealing so I could sit and eat everything fresh. Also, it would be nice if I didn’t smell of garam masala everytime I came here, Lol. But I don’t care, as long as there is a desi restaurant in the SW: D
The owners are so professional and nice. Glad to support them. :)

Love Little Spice for great Pakistani food. This is a small restaurant with a place to order at Front and then eat there if you wish. There are a few tables. Maybe seven or eight?
We came for lunch and ordered one lunch special and one lamb biryani. To drink, a cold salty lassi.
The food was fresh, tasted delicious and I enjoyed every single bite. The meet was marinated with a delicate blend of Indian or Pakistani spices. Whoever is cooking here knows what he or she is doing.
Better yet, this is not a classy restaurant. You go here for good food. So it’s a real treat. Also I like that it is on McLeod Trail just off of Southland Drive.
The staff was also friendly. The food came quickly, came hot and delicious, and the waiter brought us extra chutneys or spices because we asked.

Amazing food! I was impressed with the large menu options. Last time I went I had lamb curry with medium spice and it was done perfectly. Just the right amount of spice. Great little place for delicious food at a reasonable price. Will definitely continue to go there to try different menu items.

Not a fancy seating but very tatsy food… We have tried beef quorma and beriani ⁵⁄₅ … the price is very affordable… will definitely come back again multiple times …

This place is close from my home so we visit there often. My best pick is the special Lunch Thali where they have Rice, Naan (Soft Flattened Bread), Chicken curry, Mix Vegetable gravy, a samosa and 2 piece of Pakora all served in a single plate at an amazing price ~ $ 10. That way it is light on pocket but big on flavors and assortment.
I only wish the curries were spicer but as the name of restaurant says there is little spice :)

We have tried Indian/​Pakistani food in many cities and countries including India, London and all over the USA. This was our favorite! What a nice surprise that Unilocal led us here and we are happy it did.
I ordered the chicken tikka masala. It was spiced perfectly with a bit of heat on the tongue but the flavor melded together to make a perfect luscious sauce. The chicken itself was very tender. My husband ordered the chicken Vindaloo It was also delicious and entirely different in flavor. We also ordered the naan bread and rice. I loved the rice. It had those beautiful long grains that combine so well with the spicy sauces.
In fact when we finished with the chunks of chicken we still had quite a bit of sauce in the serving dishes so my husband ordered more naan just to be able to eat every bit of the delicious sauces.
The service was excellent and the staff very friendly.

Little spice took over Burger Inn a little while ago.
At first glance, it may seem a bit questionable. They kept the old spare bits of cafeteria style tables/​chairs from Burger Inn. It’s tiny inside and not really a place I’d recommend eating in at.
They more than makes up for it in affordable, delicious food. I’ve ordered take out from there a couple times and everything has been generous in portion size. Because it’s Indian/​Pakistani, I find all their items I’ve tried are a bit more on the spicy side.
The naan bread can’t be beat. One naan could easily be shared between two people, if you have rice as well.
Lucky to have a fantastic née place only minutes away.

The intention yesterday was to go to Burger Inn but Little Spice has taken it’s place. We hesitantly decided to try it and what a wonderful discovery! :-) We ordered a combo deal. It was ALL delicious and the two of us got a few meals out of it so a great value too! We had to wait 25 minutes for our order because they make it fresh — well worth the wait! We browsed the Chapters nearby while waiting. I look forward to going again. With such a wonderful variety of options it will be an adventure. The menu describes the dishes well. I wish Little Spice great success, they well deserve it. I reluctantly. choose the pakoras as a standout. Again, it was all so good!!! :-)