Mirchi Restaurant

Amazing Butter Chicken and spicy vegetable curry really hit the spot! garlic naan very garlicly !

Great food and service, always!
Just wish they would change up the menu, its been the same for ages.

There meatball curry was undercooked and you could see the pink ground beef inside and the spices was over the roof I wished I had a bucket of water beside me instead of a glass of water. Their restaurant is most filthy place you can ever see I believe their Naan oven hasn’t been cleaned in ages as you can see even dirty oil dripping from their cooking area. Highly recommend to people who want to get sick. I wouldn’t be surprised if one of these days they get reviewed by health Canada.

I work on 11^th Ave and needed something quick, so I ran over to Mirchi. I wanted the vegetable curry but all that was left was the Daal. I came in right before 10pm after my shift so that’s to be expected. I was Leary as iv never tried it before but he suggested I give it a go. I ended up getting the Daal with Rice and Naan… Omg it was so good. Thanks for helping me venture out from my usual. It was delicious. The staff was extra friendly as well… Also sorry for coming in right before close. Much love.

Superb food for someone like me not accustomed to this type of food. I enjoyed the chicken karahi and butter chicken (I love chicken in general). The service was good and price good for portion size and freshness. Haven’t eaten authentic Pakistani food, I recommend this place if your new to it. It’s worth trying, just don’t bring a large crowd due to seating.

The best Pakistani restaurant hands down in Calgary, it’s a small mainly takeout, but seating is available for small groups, or just a solo session, the menu has been the same since they opened with minor price changes, holds the best value for a combo. You have a choice of a couple meat curries and a couple veggie curries daily served with the best Naan bread or Rice. The Tikkas are amazing, flame grilled while you watch or wait, also they make chicken Biriyani fresh daily, I am a pioneer here, I have been eating here since the first day they opened. A Must if you haven’t tried. I noticed a few reviews on service, well, the food is amazing, the washroom is clean, the service is based as a small takeout or a quick sit down, not a full service restaurant so go enjoy the best Pakistani food in Calgary!

Best Indian I’ve had in a long time. Get there early they «run out» of the good stuff.
PEople in and out non stop. This place is happening on the Calgary food scene! Delicious!

Have to say: this is the BEST most authentic Indian food I’ve ever had! Both in Toronto and Calgary!
I ordered mixed vegetable curry to go. Decent price.

awesome food!, very affordable!, I absolutely love the butter chicken here! I can see why they have won multiple food awards. great vibe, friendly staff! very small with only 4 tables and 4 seats per table eating in is sometimes difficult because it’s always busy! which is a good thing people line up to eat here. my fav take out is… Butter Chicken, Beef Tikka & 2 garlic nombread YOU CANT GO WRONG! price to food ratio is second to non! will fill you up and leave you with left overs for another great meal. (reheated MIRCHI’S food is just as good as it is coming off the grille). I’m just rambling and talking away here… I make a 20min drive from the south east just to eat here… I’ve never had a bad experience eating at mirchis i don’t understand the negative reviews people have given this place. i am 100% certain that mirchis is EASILY the best indian restraunt in Calgary. if people don’t agree Id love to hear where a better place is to eat indian food.
mirchis DO NOT CHANGE A THING YOU ARE DOING EVERYTHING GREAT… keep up the good work!

Amazing seekh kababs! Probably the best in Calgary (hint: don’t get the spicy seekh kabab unless you have an infinite amount of time for a session at the nearest washroom if you know what I mean)

Randomly landed here twice through Unilocal while on travel and enjoyed a quick nice meal… A whole in the wall place that’s clean and offers good service. The afghan tikka on a snowy in Calgary night was too good and so was the Wednesday special Haleem.
I am coming back here for sure. Give them a try!

Neat little spot with very limited seating. I had a combo plate with a cauliflower curry and butter chicken. It came with rice. My friend had a combo with two vegetarian dishes and ordered an extra order of naan. Everything was tasty.
It’s not a fancy place and it is kind of a take out counter with added table service kind of place. It seemed to have a steady stream of regulars too.
The only thing that put me off a but was the washroom. While the décor was nice, it’s smell was off putting and it wasn’t very clean. But everything else was good thoguh so they get 4 stars from me.

I’m not sure what’s happened to this place but it has really gone down hill. This has been our once a month takeout place for the past 4 years and I have always loved it but the past several times have really let me down.
Tonight we decided to give them one last try… disappointed.
My go to Veg curry that was always great was a greasy bowl of mushed veg. I could only identify the carrots which was probably the only fresh veg added to a curry that had been cooked to death.
I’m so disappointed!
Now we have to find a new Pakistani take out place :(

I have been to this place only once and decided never to come back. I judged not only on my experience but also based on the quality of food. My experience was very bad. I’m not in a bad mood when I entered the restaurant. I went there for a a take out. Restaurant was clean. When I was placing my order the lady who takes my order was laughing at me when I was inquiring about the menu dishes. Kitchen is visible at the reception where we place our orders. All the staff were standing and eating in front of the customers without even due respect. I know that may restaurants reheat the food but its so rude that these people do it in front of you and that too with the hands, without even washing there hands. Cook was eating at the time I placed my order. After I placed my order he placed his bowl aside and started to reheat my order. He didn’t even wash his hands and he was still chewing.
I can understand it might be his dinner time but he could have come out of the kitchen to dinning area to have his dinner. Eating and chewing food while preparing food is not at all acceptable. I think most people come here just because food is inexpensive compared to the other restaurants. But I don’t mind paying few extra bucks for handling my food with care.
Even after this experience I was with an open mind while tasting. It wasn’t that great. It tasted stale, so I didn’t eat it.
I would say please don’t take customers for granted. You are not giving your food and service for free. We are paying you.

This place is a dump with slimy bowls of thin curry. I have never been here when the food wasn’t 8 hours old, took forever to heat up, and didn’t have enormous spots of grease floating in it. Awful place. Not even inexpensive. Learn how to cook your own curry or go somewhere else.

Yo Unilocaler’s I present to you…
The Lazy Girl’s Guide to Dinner
1. Call Mirchi, order combo meal (I highly recommend butter chicken and veg curry — $ 15)
2. Add side of naan ($ 1.50)
3. Open wine, allow it to breathe… ok ok. have pre-​dinner drink
4. Put on coat, walk 1.5 blocks
5. Pick up food, rejoice at price/​food ratio
6. Walk home, pour second glass of wine
7. Discover salad packed in order, price/​food ratio even more favorable
8. Eat amazing dinner
9. Marvel at amount of leftovers, future self rejoices upcoming delicious meals!
10. Finish bottle of wine
Boo-​ya!!!

I found you! this is the first Pakistani restaurant I’ve been to in Calgary and just the look and smell of the food brought back all my memories of when I ate many of these dishes on a daily basis when I use to live in Dubai. This isn’t heartburn I’m feeling, it’s love. I love Pakistani food and I’ve fallen for Mirchi! haha
Chicken Karahi — this bone in curry chicken dish is spicy, tangy and served with slivers of ginger on top and is really delicious
Kababs — these are probably the best Kababs I’ve had in Calgary ever
We came here on Wednesday night and learned they only serve up the REALLY good stuff on certain days. For instance, their Biriyani is only available Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Their Nihari is only available on Saturday… so guess where I’m having dinner next Saturday?! Hell yeah baby! Mirchi.
Oother good things about this place is they have vegetarian options, h
Include the herbed yogurt side for those who can’t handle the spice or love it anyway like me and a traditional cucumber, lettuce (?) and onion side with your meal — its a plus x 2 because you don’t have to ask for it, they just give it to you like traditional Pakistani restaurant s I’ve been a regular of :)
Salam Alaikum

The food here is outrageous in the best of ways!
Like its not even funny how good it is, I’ve yet to have something I didn’t like.

Reading some of the other reviews, I assumed I was going to walk into a hole in the wall… maybe this speaks of my standards, but I though that although simple and small, Mirchi is pretty clean and decently decorated.
The place was pretty busy when we got there, but we were given a seat promptly and some menus and water right away.
I cant believe how cheap Mirchi is… My friend ordered the Chicken Biryani. only $ 8 that day and the portion was huge. I stole a couple bites. it had big chunks of chicken and was spicy as hell! Im not complaining, but Im a wimp when it comes to spice.
I ordered the Butter Chicken. It was rich and creamy. It wasnt overly tomato-​y which I like. Ive had some BC that taste like theyve dumped a can of Campbell’s in the mix.disgusting. A smaller portion was served, but still filling… and spicy! I didnt expect it to be, but it was. so a warning for those who are wimps like me.
The naan was the most perfect bread I have ever tasted. Light and crispy, with lots of garlic. I would go back just to order those alone.
Next time, Ill order in and use yogurt to cool the flavours down for my «delicate» palate.

I have been dreaming about Mirchi’s gulab jamon for a month now, so when my honey suggested we go have lunch I automatically chirped «Mirchi Please! Mirchi Please».
Today was an extra ordinary day and I have to update my review because I am still seeing stars in my eyes. We shared the delicious chicken curry and a vegetable with spinach dish at 6.00 dollars each, we also ordered basmati rice which came in a huge bowl and naan on the side (again a very big portion).
All in all including pop and gulab jamon for dessert it came to just below $ 22! This was a huge meal for the amount of money we spent, and we didn’t even finish the chicken curry.
Unilocalers I insist that if you want a delicious mouth watering Indian meal for fewer than 8 dollars come here! Every item is savoury and superb, and the owner is so delightful and so gracious. It is such a nice relaxed place to eat an extremely authentic Indian meal.