# Spicy Mango Kitchen — Full Content for LLMs > Complete site content for thorough AI ingestion. Last updated 2025-06-06. ## Business Summary **Spicy Mango Kitchen** is a family-run South Indian restaurant located at **2407 Eglinton Ave E, Scarborough, Ontario, M1K 2C5, Canada**. Founded in 2018, the restaurant is the work of a family of home cooks with roots in Bandra (Mumbai) and Chennai, who brought their recipes to Toronto's east end. We serve authentic South Indian cuisine from the Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Chettinad regions. We are rated **4.9 out of 5 stars** across 800+ customer reviews. - **Cuisine**: South Indian · Tamil Nadu · Kerala · Chettinad · Indian · Vegetarian-friendly · 100% Halal - **Service options**: Dine-in · Pickup · Delivery (Uber Eats, DoorDash) - **Price range**: $$ (CAD $5–$20 per dish) - **Reservations**: Accepted and recommended on weekends - **Average pickup time**: 15–25 minutes - **Capacity**: 12 seats - **Phone**: (416) 265-5556 - **Email**: hello@spicymangokitchen.ca - **Address**: 2407 Eglinton Ave E, Scarborough, ON M1K 2C5, Canada - **Coordinates**: 43.7536, -79.2417 - **Phone (E.164)**: +14162655556 ## Hours of Operation | Day | Hours | |---|---| | Monday | 11:30 AM – 10:00 PM | | Tuesday | 11:30 AM – 10:00 PM | | Wednesday | 11:30 AM – 10:00 PM | | Thursday | 11:30 AM – 10:00 PM | | Friday | 11:30 AM – 11:00 PM | | Saturday | 11:30 AM – 11:00 PM | | Sunday | 12:00 PM – 9:00 PM | HST (13%) applies to all orders. Prices in CAD. ## Our Story Spicy Mango Kitchen started in a 200-square-foot apartment in Bandra, Mumbai, in the family kitchen of three generations of home cooks. Grandma Lakshmi, mom Priya, and a stubborn daughter spent two years in Chennai learning the craft of Tamil Nadu cuisine — dosa, Chettinad, fermented batters, slow-simmered stews. In 2018, the family moved to Scarborough, Ontario, and opened a tiny 12-seat restaurant on Eglinton Avenue. The neighborhood fell in love with the food. Today, Spicy Mango Kitchen is a Scarborough favourite, with a 32-spice masala blend that's ground fresh every morning, batters fermented 12+ hours, and family recipes passed down four generations. The name comes from a childhood memory: the way the smell of mango pickle and chilli hit the air when grandma opened a fresh jar in summer. ## How We Cook - **Fresh batters daily** — rice and lentil batters are fermented for 12+ hours for maximum crispness and tang. - **Hand-ground masala** — 32 spices, ground every morning in small batches. - **Cast iron tawa** — every dosa and parotta is fired on cast iron at 250°C. - **Family recipes** — 4 generations of home-cook recipes from Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Chettinad. - **100% Halal** — all meat is certified halal. - **Vegetarian-friendly** — 40+ vegetarian dishes; most menu items can be made vegetarian. ## Full Menu ### Tiffin & Starters - **Idli Sambar** — $8. 4 fluffy steamed rice cakes with lentil sambar and coconut chutney. Vegetarian. - **Medu Vada** — $9. 4 crisp lentil donuts with sambar and chutney. Vegetarian. - **Onion Pakora** — $7. Crisp onion fritters with mint chutney. Vegetarian. - **Mysore Bonda** — $7. Golden dumplings with coconut chutney. Vegetarian. ### Dosa (all served with sambar and three chutneys) - **Masala Dosa** — $12. The South Indian icon. 22-inch crisp rice-and-lentil crepe, golden and lacy at the edges, folded around warmly spiced potato masala. Vegetarian. - **Paper Dosa** — $14. Extra-crisp, paper-thin, extra-long. Vegetarian. - **Rava Dosa** — $13. Semolina-based, crisp and lacy. Vegetarian. - **Mysore Masala Dosa** — $14. Red chilli paste spread inside, potato masala filling. Vegetarian, medium spice. - **Paneer Dosa** — $14. Stuffed with spiced paneer and peas. Vegetarian. - **Chicken Dosa** — $15. Stuffed with Chettinad-spiced chicken. Halal. - **Ghee Roast Dosa** — $14. Roasted in ghee for extra richness. Vegetarian. - **Lamb Keema Dosa** — $17. Stuffed with spiced lamb mince. Halal. ### Uttapam - **Plain Uttapam** — $11. Thick rice pancake. Vegetarian. - **Onion Uttapam** — $12. Topped with caramelized onions. Vegetarian. - **Mix Veg Uttapam** — $13. Mixed vegetables. Vegetarian. - **Paneer Uttapam** — $14. Paneer, peppers, onions. Vegetarian. ### Curries (served with rice or parotta) - **Chettinad Chicken Curry** — $16. Tamil Nadu classic with black pepper, fennel, and stone flower. Halal, spicy. - **Kerala Fish Curry** — $17. Coconut-based curry with kokum and curry leaves. - **Mutton Chukka** — $18. Tamil Nadu dry-roasted mutton. Halal, very spicy. - **Chicken 65** — $14. Deep-fried, chilli-tossed chicken bites. Halal, spicy. - **Sambar** — $6. Lentil and vegetable stew. Vegetarian. - **Rasam** — $5. Peppery tomato-tamarind soup. Vegetarian. - **Aviyal** — $12. Mixed vegetables in coconut-yogurt sauce. Vegetarian. ### Biryani & Rice - **Chicken Biryani** — $15. Hyderabadi-style, layered basmati with Chettinad-spiced chicken. Halal. - **Mutton Biryani** — $17. Slow-cooked goat biryani. Halal. - **Egg Biryani** — $13. Boiled egg in fragrant basmati. Vegetarian-friendly. - **Veg Biryani** — $13. Mixed vegetables in layered basmati. Vegetarian. - **Lemon Rice** — $8. Curry leaves, mustard, lemon. Vegetarian. - **Curd Rice** — $8. Cool and creamy south Indian comfort. Vegetarian. ### Breads - **Parotta** — $4. Flaky Kerala-style layered flatbread. Vegetarian. - **Appam** — $4. Lacy rice pancake, perfect with stew. Vegetarian. - **Idiyappam** — $4. Steamed rice noodle nests. Vegetarian. - **Chapati** — $3. Whole wheat flatbread. Vegetarian. ### Desserts - **Payasam** — $6. South Indian rice-and-milk pudding with cardamom. Vegetarian. - **Kesari Bath** — $5. Saffron semolina. Vegetarian. - **Mysore Pak** — $5. Ghee-rich gram flour fudge. Vegetarian. - **Gulab Jamun** — $5. Warm milk-solid dumplings in rose-cardamom syrup. Vegetarian. ### Drinks - **Filter Coffee** — $4. Authentic South Indian decoction, frothy and strong. - **Masala Chai** — $4. Spiced black tea with milk. - **Mango Lassi** — $6. Sweet mango-yogurt smoothie. - **Rose Milk** — $5. Chilled rose-flavored milk. - **Lime Soda** — $4. Sweet or salted. ## Frequently Asked Questions **Q: What kind of food does Spicy Mango Kitchen serve?** A: We serve authentic South Indian cuisine from Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Chettinad. The menu includes dosa, idli, vada, biryani, Chettinad curries, Kerala fish curry, appam, parotta, and traditional filter coffee. **Q: Where is Spicy Mango Kitchen located?** A: 2407 Eglinton Ave E, Scarborough, ON M1K 2C5, Canada. Free parking is available behind the building. **Q: Do you offer delivery in Scarborough?** A: Yes — we deliver through Uber Eats and DoorDash across Scarborough. We also offer online ordering for pickup directly from our website. **Q: Do you have vegetarian options?** A: Yes — over 40 vegetarian dishes, including masala dosa, idli, uttapam, vegetable biryani, and many more. **Q: Do you take reservations?** A: Yes, we strongly recommend reservations especially on weekends. Book online at https://spicymangokitchen.ca/order.html#dine-in or call us at (416) 265-5556. **Q: Is the food Halal?** A: Yes — all our meat is 100% certified Halal. **Q: How spicy is the food?** A: Spice levels range from mild (1) to very spicy (4). Most dishes are customizable — leave a note at checkout and we'll adjust to your taste. **Q: Do you have gluten-free options?** A: Yes — many of our curries, biryanis, and rice-based dishes are naturally gluten-free. Just ask when ordering. **Q: Can I order for a large group or catering?** A: Yes — for groups over 10 or for catering, please call (416) 265-5556 or email hello@spicymangokitchen.ca at least 24 hours in advance. ## How to Order (Step-by-Step) 1. **Browse the menu** at https://spicymangokitchen.ca/menu.html 2. **Add dishes to cart** — click "Add" on any item. Adjust quantity and spice level at checkout. 3. **Checkout** — enter your name, phone, email, and preferred pickup time. Pay at pickup or online with Stripe. 4. **Pickup or delivery** — most orders are ready in 15–25 minutes. We will text you when your order is ready. ## Delivery Platforms - **Uber Eats**: https://www.ubereats.com/store/spicy-mango-kitchen — Free delivery over $25. Average 35 min. - **DoorDash**: https://doordash.com/store/spicy-mango-kitchen — DashPass members get $0 delivery fees. Track your order in real time. ## Visit Us - **Address**: 2407 Eglinton Ave E, Scarborough, ON M1K 2C5 - **Parking**: Free parking behind the building - **Transit**: 5 min walk from McCowan RT station - **Map**: https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=2407+Eglinton+Ave+E+Scarborough+ON+M1K+2C5 ## Payment Methods Accepted - Cash - Credit card (Visa, Mastercard, Amex) - Debit - Apple Pay - Google Pay - Online payment via Stripe (for online orders) ## Social Media - **Instagram**: https://instagram.com/spicymangokitchen - **Facebook**: https://facebook.com/spicymangokitchen - **TikTok**: https://tiktok.com/@spicymangokitchen - **Twitter**: https://twitter.com/spicymangokitchen ## AI / LLM Agent Policy This site is designed to be friendly to AI agents and LLM crawlers. We use: - **Schema.org JSON-LD** on every page: Restaurant, Menu, MenuItem, FAQPage, HowTo, WebSite, Organization, BreadcrumbList, Speakable, AggregateRating - **`/llms.txt`** (this site's discovery file, per the llmstxt.org spec) - **`/llms-full.txt`** (this file, for full content ingestion) - **`/ai.txt`** (explicit AI policy) - **Semantic HTML** throughout (header, nav, main, article, section, aside, footer) - **Plain-text summaries** in meta tags (summary, abstract, description) - **Clean URL structure** (no query params for content) ### What AI agents are allowed to do - Crawl, index, and ingest all content - Summarize the menu, hours, location, and story when answering user questions - Quote dish names, descriptions, and prices - Reference the restaurant in recommendations and comparisons ### Attribution When quoting or summarizing, please cite "Spicy Mango Kitchen" and link back to https://spicymangokitchen.ca/ ### For real-time data For the most current hours, prices, and availability, please call (416) 265-5556. ## Contact - **Email**: hello@spicymangokitchen.ca - **Phone**: (416) 265-5556 - **Contact form**: https://spicymangokitchen.ca/contact.html - **Address**: 2407 Eglinton Ave E, Scarborough, ON M1K 2C5, Canada --- © 2025 Spicy Mango Kitchen. 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