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    Spice Life Alexandria

    3616 King Street

    Alexandria, VA 22302


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    Featured Items

    • Garlic naan

      Garlic Naan bread is Indian leavened flatbread made with all-purpose flour and spiced with garlic.
      $3.99
    • Tikka masala

      Chicken Tikka Masala is a flavorful and aromatic curry dish that originated in the Indian subcontinent. It consists of marinated and grilled chicken pieces, known as "tikka," simmered in a creamy tomato-based sauce infused with a blend of traditional Indian spices.
      $15.99
    • Butter Chicken

      Butter chicken, also known as murgh makhani in northern India, is a rich and warming tomato-based curry of spiced chicken in a creamy, buttery gravy. The dish originated in Delhi in the 1950s when a restaurant owner revived dry tandoori chicken in a flavorful sauce.
      $17.99

    Spice Life Menu

    Appetizers

    • Aloo Tikki

      Aloo Tikki is a very popular snack indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. Made with boiled & mashed potatoes, spices and herbs, these Indian style potato patties are fried to perfection until crisp.
      $5.99
    • Onion & Palak Pokora

      fritter originating from the Indian subcontinent. They are sold by street vendors and served in restaurants across South Asia. They often consist of vegetables such as potatoes and onions, which are coated in seasoned gram flour batter and deep-fried.
      $6.99
    • Veg Samosa

      A tasty Indian dish, a little pocket of fried dough filled with spiced potato and peas.
      $5.99
    • Fish fry

      Southern style with an Indian twist tilapia
      $9.99

    Chat

    • Aampalack Chat

      a popular street food delicacy originating from the vibrant culinary landscape of India. It features crispy spinach leaves coated in a flavorful batter, deep-fried to perfection, and topped with an assortment of savory spices, tangy chutneys, mango and crunchy sev.
      $9.99
    • Samosa Chat

      Tangy and spicy Samosa Chat is popular north Indian street food! Crunchy samosa is served with spicy chickpea curry (chole), yogurt and chutneys!
      $10.99
    • Alu Tikki Chat

      an Indian street food dish made with fried potato patties, yogurt, chutneys, and other toppings.
      $10.99
    • Bhel Puri

      Rice puffs potatoes, chutneys and spices.
      $8.99
    • Alu Chat Paddi

      Wafers, potatoes, onions, chickpeas and chutney.
      $9.99

    Tandoori

    • Tandoori chicken

      Tandoori chicken is a dish made from chicken marinated in yogurt and spices and roasted in a tandoor, a cylindrical clay oven. Served with rice, 8 oz chickpea curry and mint sauce
      $17.99
    • Chicken tikka

      Chicken tikka is a dish of boneless chicken pieces that are marinated in a mixture of spices, yogurt, and lemon juice, and then grilled or baked in a tandoor oven. Served with rice, 8 oz chickpea curry and mint sauce
      $17.99
    • Lamb chops

      lamb chops (Herb & Spice Marinated) Lamb Chops, roasted in the tandoor oven or grilled on an open flame to perfection. Served with rice, 8 oz chickpea curry and mint sauce
      $24.99
    • Chicken seekh kebab

      Chicken seekh kabab are a delicious appetizer where spiced ground chicken is skewered and grilled in a tandoor. Served with rice, 8 oz chickpea curry and mint sauce
      $15.99
    • Lamb seekh kebab

      Seekh kebab are delicious, spicy lamb skewers loaded with big Indian flavours and grilled over open flame. Serve them up with a bit of mint coriander yogurt Served with rice, 8 oz chickpea curry and mint sauce
      $17.99
    • Salmon tikka

      salmon is marinated in a blend of Indian spices, similar to a traditional chicken tikka, creating a flavorful, often grilled or tandoori-cooked fish with a rich, spicy taste. Served with rice, 8 oz chickpea curry and mint sauce
      $21.99
    • Tandoori Shrimp

      Shrimp marinated in yogurt, garlic and ginger and cooked in tandoor oven till perfection. Served with rice, 8 oz chickpea curry and mint sauce
      $19.99
    • Paneer shaslik

      chunks of paneer/ chhena marinated in spices and grilled in a tandoor. It is a vegetarian alternative to chicken tikka and other meat dishes. Served with rice and 8oz chickpea curry
      $16.99

    Biriyani

    • Chicken biriyani

      A fragrant, flavorful Indian dish made with layers of marinated chicken, aromatic basmati rice, and a blend of spices like turmeric, cumin, cardamom, and saffron and biriyani masala.( Note even mind is going to be spicy) PLEASE Select the option for raita or NO Raita aka yogurt sauce
      $15.99
    • Lamb biriyani

      Lamb biryani is a flavorful, layered dish of rice, meat, and spices that originated in South Asia. It's often made with lamb shoulder or leg, which are considered the best cuts for biryani (Note even mind is going to be spicy) PLEASE Select the option for raita or NO Raita aka yogurt sauce THANK YOU
      $17.99
    • Shrimp biriyani

      Shrimp biryani is an Indian dish of spiced rice layered with shrimp. The dish is made with basmati rice, herbs, and a variety of spices like cumin, garam masala, and turmeric. (Note even mind is going to be spicy) PLEASE Select the option for raita or NO Raita aka yogurt sauce Thank you
      $19.99
    • Paneer biriyani

      Paneer biryani is a flavorful, aromatic dish of rice and paneer masala. It's a vegetarian variation of the popular South Asian dish biryani (Note even mind is going to be spicy) PLEASE Select the option for raita or NO Raita aka yogurt sauce Thank you
      $15.99
    • Vegetable biriyani

      Vegetable Biryani is an aromatic rice dish made with basmati rice, mix veggies, herbs & biryani spices (Note even mind is going to be spicy) PLEASE Select the option for raita or NO Raita aka yogurt sauce
      $14.99
    • Goat biriyani

      Goat biryani is a flavorful dish of marinated goat meat, spices, herbs, and basmati rice. It's a popular variation of biryani, also known as mutton biryanI
      $18.99
    • Egg biriyani

      Egg biryani is a flavorful South Asian rice dish where boiled eggs are layered with a spiced gravy, typically made with aromatic spices like cloves, cardamom, cinnamon, and saffron, along with herbs like cilantro and mint, and cooked with basmati rice (3-4 egg depending on size) (Note even mind is going to be spicy) PLEASE Select the option for raita or NO Raita aka yogurt sauce
      $15.99

    Curry

    • Tikka masala

      Chicken Tikka Masala is a flavorful and aromatic curry dish that originated in the Indian subcontinent. It consists of marinated and grilled chicken pieces, known as "tikka," simmered in a creamy tomato-based sauce infused with a blend of traditional Indian spices.
      $15.99
    • Vindaloo

      tangy, garlicky, and spicy, with a prominent sourness from vinegar and a bold flavor profile due to a combination of spices like cumin, coriander, turmeric, and chili peppers and potatoes
      $15.99
    • Malabari

      Grated coconut, curry leaves, green chillies, garlic, cinnamon, red chilli on a medium flame and are blended into a smooth paste using little water.
      $15.99
    • Korma

      Marinated chicken is simmered in a creamy and delicious curry made with onions, nuts and yogurt/coconut.
      $15.99
    • Palak

      Spinach Curry is a simple Indian dish made with fresh spinach, onions, spices and herbs.
      $15.99
    • Traditional

      $14.99
    • Butter Chicken

      Butter chicken, also known as murgh makhani in northern India, is a rich and warming tomato-based curry of spiced chicken in a creamy, buttery gravy. The dish originated in Delhi in the 1950s when a restaurant owner revived dry tandoori chicken in a flavorful sauce.
      $17.99
    • Kadhai

      Kadai curry (also spelled karahi or kadhai curry) is a popular, spicy, North Indian/Pakistani dish characterized by a thick, tomato-based gravy and the use of freshly ground spices, often featuring capsicum (bell peppers).
      $14.99
    • Chettinad

      Chicken Chettinad is a spicy, aromatic South Indian curry from the Chettinad region, known for its complex flavor from freshly roasted and ground spices like black pepper, coriander, and fennel, combined with coconut, onions, garlic, and ginger. The chicken is marinated and then simmered in this rich masala, traditionally served with rice.
      $14.99

    Dosa

    • Masala dosa

      Masala dosa is a popular, aromatic, and flavorful South Indian dish of a crispy crepe stuffed with spiced potatoes
      $12.99
    • Plain dosa

      A dosa (known locally as dosey, dosaë, dosai, dosha, dose, or dhosa) is a thin, savoury crepe in Indian cuisine made from a fermented batter of ground black gram and rice. Dosas are served hot, often with chutney and sambar
      $10.99
    • Vindaloo dosa

      Masala dosa is a popular, aromatic, and flavorful South Indian breakfast dish of a crispy crepe stuffed with spiced potatoes.
      $12.99
    • Rava onion dosa

      Rava dosa is a thin crisp fried crepe made with semolina, rice flour, finely chopped onions, spices and ghee. These popular South Indian breakfast is easy.
      $12.99
    • Rava onion masala dosa

      thin crisp fried crepe made with semolina, rice flour, spices and ghee. filled with a spicy potato masala filling
      $14.99
    • Uttapam

      Uttapam is a thick, savory pancake from South India that's similar to a dosa or idli. Made from fermented rice and lentil batter, it's often topped with vegetables
      $12.99
    • Mysore Dosa

      Mysore Masala Dosa is a popular breakfast dish in the town of Udupi in Karnataka. It is thin crepes made with rice and urad dal batter spread with spicy chutney and potato masala. It is slightly different from my masala dosa. This dish is enjoyed with some coconut chutney and sambar.
      $14.99

    Vegetarian

    • Chana masala

      Chana masala is a popular North Indian dish consisting of chickpeas cooked in a flavorful, spiced tomato-based sauce, with "chana" meaning chickpeas and "masala" referring to the spice blend.
      $14.99
    • Daal Makhani

      Dal Makhani is a popular North Indian dish where whole black lentils & red kidney beans are slow cooked with spices, butter & cream.
      $13.99
    • Alu gobi

      Aloo Gobi is a simple Indian vegetarian dish made with potatoes, cauliflower, spices and herbs.
      $14.99
    • Mutter Paneer

      Matar paneer*, a popular North Indian dish, is a flavorful, spicy curry of peas and paneer (Indian cottage cheese) in a spiced tomato-onion gravy.
      $15.99
    • Baingan bharta

      Baingan Bharta is an Indian vegetarian side dish consisting of a spicy grilled eggplant mash sautéed with onions, tomatoes and spices.
      $14.99
    • Yellow daal tadka

      Yellow Dal Tadka is the ultimate comfort dish made with yellow dal cooked with garlic, tomatoes, and green coriander to give you the perfect dal accompaniment for every meal.
      $13.99
    • Malai Kofta

      Malai Kofta is a delicious dish of fried balls of potato and paneer in a rich and creamy mild gravy made with sweet onions and tomatoes.
      $16.99
    • Bhindi masala

      Bhindi Masala is a staple Indian dish made with okra, whole and ground spices, herbs, onions & tomatoes. This semi dry okra curry
      $14.99

    Bread

    • Butter naan

      Naan is a leavened flatbread mostly cooked in a tandoor (clay oven). It is one of the most ordered flatbreads in Indian restaurants & is eaten with a curry
      $3.50
    • Garlic naan

      Garlic Naan bread is Indian leavened flatbread made with all-purpose flour and spiced with garlic.
      $3.99
    • Chilli garlic naan

      flat bread baked with some garlic and chili in a clay (tandoor) oven.
      $3.99
    • Cheese stuffed naan

      A fun and cheesy twist on a classic delicious naan. fluffy bread stuffed with mozzarella cheese made in our clay tandoori oven
      $4.75
    • Paneer kulcha

      spiced, savory and lightly tangy paneer (Indian cottage cheese) filling making for a crisp and soft tender flatbread.
      $5.50
    • Onion kulcha

      Onion Kulcha is a popular Indian bread made with refined flour and stuffed with a spicy onion mixture.
      $3.99
    • Alu paratha

      are popular North Indian flatbread with a spiced potato filling. These traditional stuffed paratha are delicious¡
      $5.50
    • Roti

      Roti is a round, unleavened flatbread that originated in the Indian subcontinent. It's a staple food in many South Asian, Southeast Asian, Caribbean, and Southeast African Countries
      $2.99
    • Puri 2 pc

      Puri, also spelled poori, is a staple Indian flatbread that's deep-fried until it puffs up. The unleavened dough is made from flour, salt, and water, rolled into small discs, and fried.
      $4.99
    • Bhatura 4 pc

      Bhatura is a Indian deep fried leavened bread made with flour, yogurt and a leavening agent. This recipe gives you perfectly delicious and puffed bhatura which can be eaten with chole or chickpea curry.
      $4.99
    • Laccha Paratha

      A unique, flaky, layered Indian flatbread prepared with flour and ghee as its topping. It is an extension of the popular roti or chapati.
      $3.99
    • Cheese garlic naan

      $5.25

    Chef Special

    • Goat masala

      a hearty dish of goat meat and vegetables in a spiced curry sauce. It's a traditional dish in South Asia and the Caribbean.
      $18.99
    • Chicken 65

      Chicken 65 is a spicy, deep-fried chicken dish that originated in Chennai, India in 1965. The dish is often served as an appetizer or snack, and can be eaten with a roomali roti.
      $15.99
    • Chilli chicken

      Chilli chicken is a popular Indo-Chinese dish that uses chicken, and is of Hakka Chinese heritage. These crispy & tender chicken bites are tossed in an addictively delicious hot, sweet and tangy chili sauce. This restaurant style chili fried chicken is a crowd-pleasing appetizer you can make for weekend meals, parties, game day or potlucks.
      $15.99
    • Gobi machurian

      A style of Indo-Chinese cuisine or a Tungusic people from Northeast Asia. Manchurian cuisine is a style of Indian Chinese cooking that involves deep-frying cauliflower and then cooking them in a soy sauce-based sauce.
      $13.99
    • Paneer chili

      Chilli Paneer is an Indo-Chinese appetizer where crisp batter fried paneer is tossed in slightly sweet, spicy, hot and tangy chilli sauce.
      $14.99
    • Chole bhatura

      Chole bhature is a North Indian dish of spicy chickpeas (chole) served with puffy fried bread (bhature). It's often eaten for breakfast and is a popular street food.
      $15.99
    • Poori alu

      $15.99
    • Chole Poori

      Chole puri is a North Indian dish of spiced chickpea curry served with fried bread. It's a popular breakfast dish and can also be a street food or a complete meal.
      $15.99
    • steamed Momo chicken 10pc

      Chicken steamed dumplings with Himalayan spices Served with our house made tomato chutney. Momo's are a type of steamed or fried originating from Tibet and popular in Nepal and other parts of South Asia. (NOT FRIED)
      $14.99
    • MOMO veggie 10 pc

      Veggies momo, dough wrapper filled with a savory, lightly spiced mixture of finely chopped vegetables. Served with our house made tomato chutney
      $12.99
    • Chilli chicken Momo (spicy) 10 pc

      chili momos are a craveworthy street snack originating from Nepal and Tibet. Stuffed with a spicy potato and pea filling and stir fried with a sticky chili sauce and bell peppers, these chili momos offer a pleasant mix of flavors!
      $15.99

    Desserts

    • Gajjar halwa

      is a sweet Indian dessert made by placing grated carrots in a pot containing a specific amount of water, milk, sugar, and cardamom and then cooking with ghee while stirring regularly
      $5.99
    • Gulab Jamun

      a traditional Indian dessert of fried dough balls soaked in a fragrant, rose-flavored syrup. The name translates to "rose berry" in Hindi, as the balls are similar in size and color to a black plum (jamun) and are soaked in rose (gulab) flavored syrup. The dough is made from milk solids, flour, and leavening agent, and the syrup often includes cardamom and saffron in addition to rose water and sugar.
      $5.99
    • Rice Pudding

      Rice pudding aka (Kheer) is made with rice, sugar, milk and flavored with cardamom. This creamy pudding is one of the most popular Indian desserts!
      $5.99

    Sides

    • Chutney mint and Tam

      $1.00
    • Extra White Rice 16 oz

      ALL CURRIES AND TANDOORI ITEMS COME WITH RICE! this is EXTRA 16oz
      $2.99
    • Lemon Rice

      $4.99
    • Raita 8 oz

      You get raita with all biriyanis (this is if you want extra)
      $2.99
    • chickpea curry 8 oz

      $6.99
    • jeera (cumin) Papad

      $5.99
    • extra Chicken tikka masala SAUCE ONLY

      $6.99
    • Extra Butter Chicken SAUCE ONLY

      $6.99
    • EXTRA meat ( Curry only )

      $3.99
    • ADD EXTRA EGG

      For Biriyani ONLY! One egg Chicken biriyani comes with one egg. Egg biriyani has 3-4
      $2.00
    • dosa aloo

      $4.99
    • Kutchumber Salad

      $4.99
    • extra sambar

      8 oz
      $3.99
    • Extra dosa sauce

      $1.00
    • onions on the side

      $1.00
    • mango chutney

      $0.75
    • pastic container to go Extra 8 oz

      $1.00
    • mixed pickle

      Ingredients. Mango, lemon, carrot, karanda fruit, lotus root, green chillies, edible oil, preservatives, salt, red chillies, cumin, coriander, fennel, fenugreek, turmeric, bishop's weed. CONTAINS: MUSTARD
      $0.75
    • Onion,Lime and Chillies

      $1.50
    • 8oz Alu Curry

      $8.99

    Beverages

    Drinks

    • Sprite

      Classic, cool, crisp lemon-lime flavored taste that's caffeine free
      $2.00
    • Coca-Cola

      Coca-Cola Original Taste — the crisp, refreshing taste you know and love
      $2.00
    • Diet Coke

      Take a Diet Coke break with this refreshing, no-calorie soft drink
      $2.00
    • ginger ale

      $2.00
    • Coke Zero

      $2.00
    • Masala Chai Tea ( sweetened)

      OUT OF STOCK
      $4.00
    • Guava Juice

      OUT OF STOCK
      $4.50
    • lychee Juice

      OUT OF STOCK
      $4.50
    • Mango Juice

      OUT OF STOCK
      $4.50
    • Mango lassi

      $4.00
    • pellecrino spkarklming water

      $3.75
    • Acqua panna spring water

      $3.50
    • mountain vallley Sparking

      $3.75
    • Mt Valley Spring water

      $3.50
    • organic unsweetend ice tea

      $4.00
    • organic sweet tea

      $4.00

    Beverages (Copy)

    Drinks

    • Sprite

      Classic, cool, crisp lemon-lime flavored taste that's caffeine free
      $2.00
    • Coca-Cola

      Coca-Cola Original Taste — the crisp, refreshing taste you know and love
      $2.00
    • Diet Coke

      Take a Diet Coke break with this refreshing, no-calorie soft drink
      $2.00
    • ginger ale

      $2.00
    • Coke Zero

      $2.00
    • Masala Chai Tea ( sweetened)

      OUT OF STOCK
      $4.00
    • Guava Juice

      OUT OF STOCK
      $4.50
    • lychee Juice

      OUT OF STOCK
      $4.50
    • Mango Juice

      OUT OF STOCK
      $4.50
    • Mango lassi

      $4.00
    • pellecrino spkarklming water

      $3.75
    • Acqua panna spring water

      $3.50
    • mountain vallley Sparking

      $3.75
    • Mt Valley Spring water

      $3.50
    • organic unsweetend ice tea

      $4.00
    • organic sweet tea

      $4.00

    All hours
    Sunday12:00 pm - 7:45 pm
    Monday11:30 am - 9:15 pm
    Tuesday11:30 am - 9:00 pm
    Wednesday11:30 am - 9:15 pm
    Thursday11:30 am - 9:00 pm
    Friday11:30 am - 9:15 pm
    Saturday12:00 pm - 9:15 pm
    Restaurant info

    SpiceLife Indian Fare Authentic Indian flavors that bring the heat.

    Location

    3616 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22302

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