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| - Was really craving a Jamaican patty on a dreary Friday afternoon, and not having enough time to run far, for the first time since I started working on the block in January, I wandered into coconut grove with a coworker.
Ambiance: 3/5.
Definitely not a great place for a good date, or special occasion... crowded with the line up right through tables, and typically dingy late 80s/early 90s furniture with fluorescent lighting.
Honestly, I think for places like coconut grove, it's about the quality of food, and the efficiency.
Food: 3.5/5
Coworker got a vegetable roti; me: my Jamaican patty (beef, and spicy).
Patty [$1.75] was fine.. not special, served warm, not particularly flaky, and a little dense in some places. Filling was a little under-ratio'd to crust. And their spicy definitely isn't all that spicy... but flavourful non the less.
Tried a bit of the vegetable roti [$5.99]- great flavour, however a little chewy. A lot of people there seemed to be getting the goat, so I may try that one in the future.
Service: 2/5.
Average speed, however, their execution is lacking, causing the cashier to come off her till to help with assembly of the roti... which, in turn, causes ebbs and flows to the line up. Also, the person behind me knew the cashier (perhaps he was a regular), so skipped ahead of us.
Coconut Grove really deserves a 3.5... I'd go back if I get a serious j-patty or roti craving while at work... but in the mean time, I'll continue to scour the area for another patty place.
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