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| - Butter Chicken Roti - probably my least favorite dining experience from Toronto.
I'll give them props, when they say spicy, they aren't kidding around. Unlike the restaurants back home, these guys are serious about their heat levels. The chicken and lamb vindaloos have great flavor, but ordering it spicy was a mistake. The spiciness not only made it impossible to fully enjoy and actually eat, but, after a few minutes greatly diminished the flavor.
If the restaurant had air conditioning or fans to cool the place, this might have been an enjoyable experience. But the temperature of the building, mixed with only slightly chilled beverages made eating the freshly cooked vindaloo more of a trial than pleasure. The fruit lassi was barely cool, which in part defeated the purpose of pairing it with the vindaloo.
Apparently they used to have raita on the menu. I'm not sure why they stopped offering it, but, it would have made the food edible. I barely managed a quarter of my vindaloo as there was nothing to offer a contrast/distraction from the heat.
I liked the presentation of the food and think it would go over well back home. It was more of a wrap to be eaten with a fork and knife, rather than the typical curry in a bowl. Id love to try this again, still spicy, but on a cold day, with rice, raita, and a cold beverage.
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