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| - I am a foodie with Guyanese family members-- so I am EXTREMELY critical when someone claims they have Trini/Guyanese food. Before going to this restaurant, I called them to find out if this was TRULY a Trinidadian restaurant. Our food is a little different than Jamaican (LOL we put channa in everything, we cook our curry before adding meat, etc., LOL!). Here is the phone convo:
Me: Hello, do you have bussup shut roti and dhal puri?
Lady: Yes?
Me: Oh wait, are you Indian?
Lady: Yes.
Me: YES! Thank you! I have been looking for a real Trini restaurant for years and I finally found you! I will be there after work.
I get there and there was one customer in front of me who said that she really liked the food, it was her third time there. They were playing loud dancehall music (YES!) I ordered the Oxtail plate (oxtail, rice n peas, plantain, cabbage) AND the curry channa and aloo plate with bussup shut, dal puri and a red Solo drink (I knew it was the real deal when I saw the solo drink, I eat a lot).
The food was GREAT!! Even if you never had Trini/Guyanese food, this is great! Oxtail was tender. Rice was perfect, the channa was on point! The dal puri was STUFFED with split peas and the bussup shut (in Guyana we call it paratha) was buttery. It was a ton of food-- I didn't know if I got a ton of food because I asked for all of it in to-go plates or not. I asked them to play some Chutney music and they blasted it loud, just for me (yes I stopped in the middle of eating to dance)! I even had some Pholourie that almost brought me to tears. I had not had food from home in many years so this meant a lot to me.
The staff was very friendly too! It was just really refreshing to talk to Trini people again and sing Chutney songs.
Highly recommended if you are looking for Island food. I am going back tonight! I need to go back when they make Doubles and Aloo pie too (Saturdays).
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