Hot Kitchen Fast Food Indian Restaurant image

Hot Kitchen Fast Food Indian Restaurant

Restaurant Fast food restaurant Indian restaurant

😠 There is nothing ‘fast’ about this fast food restaurant. It took exactly 44 minutes for them to give our first order - a Masala dosa. That too after reminding them that we still there at around the 30th minute. All the above positive reviews have to be from their friends and family; because it is cl... People often mention good, chicken, staff, restaurant, great, biryani, Indian, time, spicy, price,


Address

491 Merritt St, St. Catharines, ON L2P 1P2, Canada

Website

www.hotkitchen.ca

Contact

+1 289-362-1008

Rating on Google Maps

4.00 (308 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Tuesday: (Boxing Day), 10:30 am to 10:30 pm, Hours might differ
  • Wednesday: 10:30 am to 10:30 pm
  • Thursday: 10:30 am to 10:30 pm
  • Friday: 10:30 am to 10:30 pm
  • Saturday: 10:30 am to 10:30 pm
  • Sunday: (New Year's Eve), 10:30 am to 10:30 pm, Hours might differ
  • Monday: (New Year's Day), 10:30 am to 10:30 pm, Hours might differ

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: good (24) chicken (19) staff (12) restaurant (11) great (11) biryani (9) Indian (9) time (8) spicy (7) price (7)
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  • 5/5 Honda A. 1 year ago on Google
    I love the food. My personal favourite Vegetable pakora and chicken biryani. Recently tried, Chilli chicken, which was very spicy. Chicken 65 tasted good. Portions and prices are unbeatable.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Spiritual O. 5 months ago on Google
    These guys were good at beginning. But things have changed, the customer service is kinda rude and worst. Seriously 1 hour 15 minutes for Kerala Biriyani?.. Thats so much worse that anywhere else. I couldn't encourage this becuase the wait time is hell of wait like a busy store.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Jesna J. 5 months ago on Google
    There is nothing ‘fast’ about this fast food restaurant. It took exactly 44 minutes for them to give our first order - a Masala dosa. That too after reminding them that we still there at around the 30th minute. All the above positive reviews have to be from their friends and family; because it is clear there business model is not about dine- in . First off, there is no one at the counter and when someone does eventually show up from the kitchen they wouldn’t even have a smile on their face. It’s is as though- you chose to eat here , your fault my friend. And it is not like the food is great either. My actual rating would be food : 1 ⭐️ Hospitality :0 ⭐️
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Ivy G. 2 years ago on Google
    Delicious!! Worth every penny.. We took chicken biryani, butter chicken and beef curry with some naans. It was mild and also smooth. Portions are great for the price. We specially come from Fort Erie to pick our food on weekends. Definately 5..
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Dawson C. 2 years ago on Google
    Delicious! Worth the money I got a lunch special, which came with Lamb curry, 2 vegetable sides, saffron rice, and a drink. The lamb was extremely tender and tasty . It does have a good spice level but if you like Indian food and moderate spice, it is perfect. The vegetable sides where also delicious, my favourite being the chickpeas . Overall, very well done and only $14 for this very generous portion . I will definitely return .
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Curina C. 1 year ago on Google
    Ordered for delivery way too many times to count and every single time it’s good. I don’t think I’ve ever had any negative experiences here. Amazing food, decently priced and pretty good portions for the price. A dinner combo can easily feed 2 people or left overs for another meal, definitely recommend and worth it.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Rob S. 1 year ago on Google
    I'd never had Indian cuisine before and decided to take a chance. I ordered the beef vindaloo and my wife had the butter chicken. Absolutely phenomenal meal with nice strong flavors. The proprietors were friendly and attentive. Pricing was great and the menu covered a lot of bases. Inside it's very quaint and welcoming. I couldn't believe all these years I've waited to try Indian food, really glad my first time was at this restaurant. Will definitely return in the future.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Sugin A. 1 year ago on Google
    I wish I could give good rating but the recent visit to the restaurant spoiled it. Once, we had lunch here and really liked their biryani. So wanted to try again when I visited Niagara. But it was totally disappointing as the biryani was bland. I told them and the staff was kind enough to try once more. However, the one which was served earlier was way better than the compensated one. IDK where it went wrong. Kindly check and review the taste of chicken biryani. I'd like to visit again hoping you'd be able to fix it. Thanks.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 shabnam p. 2 years ago on Google
    The food in here is like home made food. Would love to eat there more often as compared to other Indian restaurants.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Nelson A. 2 years ago on Google
    I got the chicken biryani, very big portion, really tasty. They also give a really good spicy sauce on the side along with a yogurt sauce. So far very good will forsure be back to try other items.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Nicole R. 11 months ago on Google
    I got butter chicken and rice they used pieces of chicken from another dish and put it in the butter sauce that just tasted like tomato paste the vegetable pakora was a big ball of dough I mean like bigger then my fist in size the only thing that was good was the vegetable samosa the rice wasn’t even good and you really can’t screw rice up ….

  • 4/5 crystal d. 11 months ago on Google
    I really like getting food from here. I always get tandoori chicken. My food always tastes good. I usually order from skip or DoorDash. My only thing that bothers me is they usually forget something I’ve ordered. And we have to go out of our way to go get the item or just go without it.

  • 4/5 Navaneeth V. 11 months ago on Google
    We made a quick stop to have lunch when returning from Niagara. Tired their meal with fish fry and really liked it. The biryani was good for the price point. Overall it was good.

  • 5/5 Sreehari S. 11 months ago on Google
    We had a very good time with our family on our way back from Niagara at Hot Kitchen. The food was delicious and authentic. Kerala meals and Biriyani were super good. The staff were courteous, friendly and welcoming. We’d love to visit again

  • 5/5 mubashir a. 1 year ago on Google
    Good food, Halal and good ambience, Had chicken biryani which was Kozhikode style biriyani. And I saw a White woman enjoying her rice and Nan with some gravy there. I believe this restaurant is already well known in that locality for it's food

  • 5/5 Seiko E. 5 months ago on Google
    We finally stopped in and had lunch at this little gem of a restaurant. WOW, the food is off the charts delicious and very creative. They took lunch to another level here. If you're in the Niagara Region, do NOT overlook this restaurant. It looks nondescript but you will be blown away by the quality of the food. Very happy with our experience. Bonus was the staff, it is family owned and operated restaurant with a very helpful and friendly staff.

  • 5/5 Pruthwin R. 1 year ago on Google
    The underdogs of Niagara region. Their food is good and very fairly priced. I really liked their chilli chicken. I wouldn't be surprised if this restaurant does really well in the future.

  • 3/5 Kairu G. 1 year ago on Google
    TLDR: great indian food for a great value. Quantity of food given is above average. Slow takeout and delivery orders. Not fast food as advertised. Food value: price, taste and quantity are great! I have dined in, picked up tale out and delivery before. Dining in service is usually average speed for non traditional fast food 5-10 min. If you order takeout via pickup or a delivery app expect to wait a long time for your food. One time I waited 45 minutes when they said to come in 10 min. Should be “fast food as advertised. Lack of staff during busy times, and no dedicated kitchen staff as the owner and main cook are always cooking and then comes to the front to help other staff or greet people.

  • 5/5 Celina P. 5 months ago on Google
    I was trying something new and found this place, to be honest they serve the best food. My all time favorite is biryani this place did not disappointed me, the quantity and price are reasonable. Moreover the staff were friendly and welcoming. We would love to visit again and highly recommend to everyon.

  • 1/5 Prabhjot r. 1 year ago on Google
    I was very disappointed with the food. All the food we had order was the frozen food we get from Walmart. From the samosa (brar samosa, walmart) to the curry (found in the frozen aisle of walmart)

  • 5/5 shelim6 11 months ago on Google
    FULLY HALAL!!! Im from London & was visiting Niagara Falls so came towards St Catharine for food afterwards. This place did not disappoint AT ALL. Such amazing authentic south Asian food and it tasted like being at home. Thank you for the amazing food and even more amazing prices. The Lamb Biryani was AMAZING & so was the Dinner Combo Special. You guys need so many more amazing reviews 👍🏼👍🏼❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Sorry the food was too good to take pictures before hand 🤣🤣

  • 5/5 Sandra M. 5 months ago on Google
    Very good restaurant with clean environment and delicious food. The staffs were courteous and welcoming. Really enjoyed the time spend there.

  • 1/5 Emerson N. 2 years ago on Google
    Ordered butter chicken from this place once and all I got was a small container with about for tea spoons of rice and a bigger container full of soup and 2 small pieces of chicken, not worth it

  • 5/5 Varghese K. 2 years ago on Google
    Beat Indian food in St. Catharines area! Should surely try their Biriyani and chilly chicken! Awesome food 👍

  • 5/5 AMALKUMAR A. 2 years ago on Google
    Delicious food and affordable Kerala restaurant in st Catharines region...❣️

  • 4/5 anjna k. 2 years ago on Google
    Homely South Indian biriyani, tasty evening snacks and much more to cram your tummy. Grateful to get the taste of authentic Indian food from Niagara falls area. Note: Pre order, so that you don't have to wait.

  • 5/5 Shan S. 2 years ago on Google
    Good south Indian Kerala food. Very kind staff and fresh food

  • 1/5 Nawaf A. 2 years ago on Google
    I tasted the food of this restaurant on Uber It was really not tasty and very spicy even that I wrote in the notes "do not make food spicy" for my kid. Never again for sure Vraiment pas bom, je ve le recommande pas. Très piquant même quand j'écris "pas piquant de tout"

  • 2/5 ANJU G. 2 years ago on Google
    I went there with some of my friends and we ordered a lot of food. I must say the beef stew was yum. Chicken biriyani and appam was also good. I will never recommend their beef roast, beef biriyani or kappa biriyani. Poor and unfriendly service.

  • 5/5 Kumar K. 2 years ago on Google
    Hidden gem in st. Catherines. Great quality food, very friendly staff and at most reasonable prices for great sized portions. Earlier today we had dinner and all the dishes we ordered tasted great.

  • 5/5 Olive 2 years ago on Google
    Very good Indian food! Portions are great for the price. Mixed vegetable with coconut cream was great, very smooth and flavorful, with a bit of a spicy kick. It had a few peppers, but a great balance of sweet and spicy. Butter chicken was also good. It was mild and also smooth.

  • 5/5 sabeeb a. 1 year ago on Google
    One of the best place for Kerala food. Friendly staff. They have lot of just try items.

  • 1/5 abhinavpratap Singh R. 2 years ago on Google
    Worst food I’ve ever had, never gonna order again! Really bad taste

  • 4/5 Nitro L. 2 years ago on Google
    Their menu is simple and good. Biryani quantity is a lot but is more spicy. Its not real Dum Biryani as some other restaurants in Brampton serve. Flavor is not for me. Others might find it delicious. I can only talk about their Biryani. I want to try their other items on the menu. Overall staff is courteous and respectful. Will go there again.

  • 4/5 Mike 2 years ago on Google
    Good service, Naan was a bit dry and burnt. Butter chicken sauce and chicken were perfectly seasoned and the meat was delicious and fresh. Would recommend takeout. Supporting Medical discrimination mandate (dine in)

  • 1/5 pravin p. 1 year ago on Google
    Very poor quality food but the price is on a higher side! Tried couple of times to make sure it is good but they failed both the times.. Can't go there one more day lol.

  • 5/5 Rob R. 1 year ago on Google
    Got the beef swarma platter, very tasty, left very full. Easily can recommend this one.

  • 4/5 Tyler R. 1 year ago on Google
    Incredible food, but you guys really need to fix what I can only assume is a black mould situation with your baseboards.

  • 1/5 rita c. 1 year ago on Google
    worst experience I’ve had. I ordered chicken tandoori and they only served me 2 rice plates, forgot my drink and forgot my naan bread. When I called to ask why they hang up on me.save your money don’t go there.


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Amenities


  • Parking
    • ✓️ Free parking lot
    • ✓️ Plenty of parking
    • ✓️ Free of charge street parking
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Halal food
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ Vegan options
    • ✓️ Healthy options
    • ✓️ Vegetarian options
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible toilet
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
    • ✓️ Catering
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Delivery
    • ✓️ Takeaway

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