Chubby's is must do for people who love Jamaican/West Indian food!
As a fellow West Indian (Trini), I am more than pleased to have a caribbean restaurant in the city that I feel proud to take my Canadian friends to... to introduce them to our food and our culture. It's nicely done with a cool relaxed vibe, that's classy but not pretentious.
The food itself is a gastronomic delight! The fried Okra; Pepper Shrimp; Salt Fish Balls and jerk style chips were all amazing... I've never had fried Okra done that way and it's now one of my favourites!
I had the Jerk Pork for my main and Wow... it was flavourful and tender and succulent... By far the best I've had in Toronto. I also sampled the Oxtail from my friend's plate and without a doubt the best stew oxtail I've ever had in my life!
The drinks were also really good. We had the Buffalo Soldier (my new favourite drink) and the rum punch (also very good)...
The staff and service was top notch (maybe a little too doting)... but certainly a better alternative than bad service :)
The only downside to the experience was the bread pudding... It came nicely presented like all the food, but I found the bread hard... this took away from the flavour... now maybe this is a Jamaican thing... but I hope it's Chubby's thing and they can fix it.
That said... all in all... Thanks Gusto 54 group for bringing Chubby's Jamaican Kitchen to our fair city! You've proven that you don't need to go to a hole in the wall to get great West Indian (Jamaican) food!
Well done and keep up the good work!