VIBE
Fast food sans the polish of a typical North American chain. Think of the gawdy green tile and not-quite-unclean feel of a food joint you might pop into while travelling. Loud radio station advertising cheap calls to the Carribean.
SERVICE
Long counter of foods ready for spoonin. Disgruntled Asian woman armed with large spoon stands at the ready (the Toronto standard).
ROTI $8
I was experiencing serious order-regret when I watched the roti skin get unwrapped from tinfoil and microwaved. This was filled with a huge spoonful of curry potatoes, another of curry chicken and a good dose of hot sauce at my request.
I sat down at the bar by the window to watch Yonge street passers-by as I dug in to the appropriately massive portion (appropriately because rotis are supposed to be massive.) It was suprisingly REALLY TASTY! I like my roti super spicy and a lot of places my roti ends up just tasting like hot sauce... not here. Spicy enough to make a couple of tears stream down my cheek, but the rich, saucy curry was the main event.
My only issue is with the roti skin... it was kind of dry and when the layers peeled apart I could see that the flour was clumping in weird bits. See the photo. Nat cool.
BOTTOM LINE
Came here against what I thought was my better judgement, but it actually turned out to be pretty tasty... if it was cheaper or had a better roti skin you could call me a fan, but not quite.