Masala Kitchen - Toronto

I would rate this place 5 stars. While the food may not be the absolute best Indian cuisine I've tasted, the price was fantastic.

Many have already praised the great value and flavorful dishes at this restaurant. Despite its small size, the space is clean and well-decorated.

How do they manage to fry their Batata Vada, Chicken Chop, and Shami Kebab so perfectly while keeping the mashed potato soft, fluffy, and moist?

I visited Masala kitchen recently. The food, cleanliness, customer service-amazing! Quality & taste of the food was excellent!

We went with Masala Kitchen to cater a pre-wedding Dinner event on a recommendation, and we were thoroughly pleased.One should be aware of what this food outlet is so that one's expectations are realistic. They have the capacity to do two things very well - take out food and catering orders.While they have a couple of small tables where one may consume freshly made food this is not a sit down restaurant in the typical sense..What is also useful to know is while the cuisine is Indian it has an East African influence and therefore there are some important differences to the usual Norther Indian restaurant food.So for example the samosas have a thinner crispy, triangular wrapping rather than the doughy, thick wrapping associated with Northern India.They also have fried Muhogo (cassava) that you do not find in Typical Indian cuisine. They make Biryani in two styles, the East African way with the rice and the masala gravy separate or the Lahori style where it is cooked and presented in one vessel.We had the opportunity to sample various dishes during our two vists there to work out a catering menu for our event. The challenge was to accommodate the significant number of vegetarians among the majority carnivores. The management was very helpful in helping us come up with a good combination of items. My biggest problem was in trying to pick a few dishes as so many delightful items are available.I would highly recommend the Black Kebabs- fried meatballs essentially, with the right combination of spices. Bet you cannot just eat and stop at one.For vegetarians they have the spicy potato balls (BatetaVada).We had Chicken Pakoras that were a huge hit with our guests. The Chicken Biryani is a must.Next visit I want to try their masala fish- it looked so appetizing, but I truly was way too stuffed to try one more thing.Our order for 100 people was ready to be picked up at the appointed time.The portions were overly generous.The owners had gone out of their way to obtain disposable serving thalis for us, knowing we were out of town and the party was in a rented community center hall.I was impressed by the quality and quantity of food and the professionalism of the staff.