Tucked away in an unassuming strip mall off Sheppard Ave in Scarborough Mona's is a takeout only, Caribbean restaurant with a hefty reputation. It was clear by the line-up out the door on a late Saturday afternoon that this place was popular. As soon as you walk in the first thing you see is a bunch of ladies, and one gentlemen, cooking fresh roti's in an assembly line manner that would make Henry Ford proud.
When it came my turn to order I knew I needed to try the roti, so I opted for a goat curry roti. I quite enjoyed my roti which was consisted of a few interwoven roti's filled with potato and curry. The goat was quite tender and flavoured pretty well with an array of spices, I would have preferred if the curry had a little more heat but it was flavourful nonetheless. The fresh roti was awesome, had a great chew and was easily some of the best roti I have had. I do have one complaint with my meal, the roti to goat ratio was not great, and I would have preferred a little more filling. Furthermore there was not enough gravy in the roti causing it to be a pretty dry meal, especially since the roti was layered pretty thick around the curry.
Mona's certainly knows what they are doing and I will be back to sample more of their vast menu. They do run some specials over the weekends and the duck curry certainly piqued my interest. This takeout joint is definitely worth a visit, if only for the heavenly roti.