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| - There isn't much to say that Adeel O hasn't already said. Delicious and cheap East Indian inspired West Indian food served by super friendly ladies in a classic hole in the wall shop.
ACR is only 5 minutes from Lawrence East SRT station, so it's surprisingly easy to get to given that it's in Scarborough. Note that they have no seating, but I was happy to eat at the counter and watch the steady stream of happy patrons come in and out.
Start with the Pholourie ($1 for 8), which are little dough balls served with a spicy, peppery dipping sauce. Next go for the Doubles ($1.25). These are like little sandwiches made of deep fried bread served with spicy, wonderfully flavoured chickpea curry, like Caribbean style Chana Masala. The doubles aren't huge so you'll want to get a couple or order some other items.
The Goat Roti ($5.95) was also good, but not as impressive as the other things I ate. While the flavour of the curry was excellent, there was way too much roti bread and I found I had to tear a bunch of it off. The goat meat could have been a little more tender. If you're in the area this is a good roti option, but I wouldn't go out of your way for it.
The Caribbean style desserts were done well, but they aren't really my style. I just don't dig dessert that's composed mainly of grease, milk, and sugar.
The kick-ass doubles and awesome atmosphere make ACR Roti worth the trip to Scarborough.
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