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| - So four of us from work decided to give this place a shot today (Kathi Roll Express being the new joint on Yonge St.). Stepping in, we were pleasantly amused by the creative & unique interior decor that was reminiscent of the ambience around street food stalls in Calcutta (or India in general). The western twist was pretty cool, and the vintage Amitabh bollwood posters...pretty epic!
The basic premise of a kathi roll, is a skewer of kathi kabab enclosed within a paratha, and in line with this, the menu boards definitely piqued our hunger.
Size options include "Mumbo" (a single skewer of meat) and "Jumbo" (two skewers of meat).
Two of us decided to try the Chicken Sheekh kebab (Jumbo) and the other two got a Chicken Tikka roll and a Lamb Seekh kabab roll.
While waiting for the meal, the owner passed around some coupons for free drinks on our next visit, and gave us a rundown of the concept & work in progress. He also noted that the quality and taste of the "food" was the most importance criteria for him, and that the initial feedback had been very positive. Needless to say, we were excited...
*Fast-forward to post-meal discussion and final verdict*
Although this place is only 5 days old, the four of us unanimously shared the following opinions/sentiments about the food:
1. "Jumbo" isn't really "jumbo." For $8+tax, the size of the paratha was noticeably small, and the portion, insignificant to satiate our hunger. I'm pretty sure most would agree with this. One of my colleagues had to pop into The Market to grab a second lunch to treat his post kathi roll hunger! Not so exciting, after you've dropped almost $10 on the roll...
2. There was a distinct lack of flavor or a "party in the mouth" (as my colleague put it). Our tastebuds could only make out the kababs - which were somewhat dry - and a hint of the green mint sauce. There was nothing distinct to the roll besides this. As a suggestion, coriander or raitha might add a kick to to the flavour.
3. There were no additional sauces for extra flavoring. Again, as a suggestion, it would be interesting to integrate some familiar Indian sauces such as raitha, chutney, or even the infamous Maggi Chilly Sauce.
So to sum it up, although the concept can definitely work, the execution needs some tuning-up, and I hope the above suggestions can be used to keep things moving in the right direction. :)
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