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| - It's been a while since indulging in Island Foods, as in full disclosure, my go-to roti joint is on Queen Street. But regional proximity to Island Foods gave me a chance to stop in for the first time in years. This time, instead of takeout I even ate in the restaurant.
The place hasn't changed from what I remember. Not that that is a bad thing, as consistency in the restaurant game is actually a good thing, especially when you are coming back somewhere for the first time in a while...
Basically the east side of the building has the counter you walk up and order from, and then wait for your food at. There are a handful of tables filling up that area otherwise, and then the entire west side of the building is more seating as well. It's a no frills looking place which is further enforced with the use of the styrofoam plates you're served with even if dining in (although they did at least provide metal cutlery, which promptly cut right through said styrofoam).
I had the boneless chicken curry roti, with spinach added. It was pretty darn good, especially good with the hot sauce served on the side (seriously, that hot sauce is great). I'll admit their rotis aren't the biggest and the wrap itself isn't the best versus other competitors, but it is a solid meal and quite delicious, and they might just have some the best pricing out of the bunch. 1 curry chicken roti w/ added spinach and a bottle of Heineken comes in just over $15 after tax, which is a pretty good deal.
I'm still going to stick to my usual roti place, but it was nice to switch it up, and will say its the best of the "east of Dufferin" roti shops I know. And they get the bonus points of actually having parking behind the building.
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