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| - Hot, moist, and saucy. That is how I like my roti. After settling an internal debate with myself over goat or chicken, I placed an order for a chicken curry roti ($8.99). Satisfied with the decision, I took a seat and noticed that this is quite a small but welcoming restaurant, decorated only with a few paintings.
Amidst my daydreaming, a nondescript square shaped mass arrived on a green checkered plate. Without much expectation, I pierced the thin roti and to my delight, a stream of sauce bled out. Saucy? Check. As I tossed the first bite into my mouth, the remaining two check boxes (hot and moist) were simultaneously checked off, and a fourth was added: flavour.
The curry itself is not too spicy, and perhaps even slightly shallow in flavour complexity. Yet that isn't to say it isn't tasty, because it is. It just lacks an immediate oomph. The addition of the pepper sauce assists in this department, slowly but surely building heat in the background as less and less of the roti remains. A partial check for the flavour box.
Within the roti were generous sized pieces of chicken, which ranged in doneness from juicy and succulent, to pieces which have seen their fair share of heat and hovering towards dryness.
As this was a very filling meal and checks off 3.5 out of my ad hoc 4 boxes, I would return.
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