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I was organizing an art event in Markham on Sat March 16 2013.
I figured it would be great to get a local resto/take out, so that it would be close, and support a small business.
The first hint of greatness was their prompt reply to my email. Small South Asian/Tamil/Lankan resto's usually never do. Usually no one even speaks English at any of these places.So that was amazing.
I received an email and went back and forth with who I believe to be the owners son.
We had a couple hundred dollar budget for food for the event and needed to feed 20 people lunch.
He customized a menu to suit our needs. I wish I could take the time to go into the details of great fine ingredients of all the dishes but I will highlight for you some.
We ended up with : Crab Vadai (Never had this - amazing, usually just plain vadai - soft doughnut comparison, this one with Crab!) , Mutton Rolls (typical deep fried sri lankan spring rolls), Spring Rolls with our housemade spicy sauce and sambal. You MUST try the housemade spicy sauce.
Mains:
Their signature Seafood Fried Rice and Mutton Kothu (roti chopped up, mutton, a naturally dry, delicious dish) and Eggplant curry, a cold yogurt based cucumber salad to offset the heat.
- Seafood Fried Rice contains Squid, Shrimp and Crab meat
-Premium quality lean meat for Mutton Kothu
-Vegi Fried Rice does not contain any frozen vegetables (all hand cut fresh vegetables)
-Spice level as well as ingredients can be customized to preference
I got a phone call from a woman at the resto to ask about how spicy and levels of gravy. The customer service was unreal.
Being part Sri Lankan/Tamil I have been to every food joint from take out to better take out to proper restaurants and this by far was the best experience yet.
They are on point, even to their Internet business side, they are tech savvy.
Everyone messaged me after the event about the food being spectacular.
They came and delivered the food with tags to name the food, and cutlery.
I could not ask for a better catering experience, and if I haven't spoken enough about the food, it is because it was all scrumptious.
Important side note: I only contacted the resto on Thursday night to cater for Saturday afternoon and they were very honest about the fact they needed time to make the food as there is a definite emphasis on fresh food.
I hope you all get a chance to dine in , I have not yet and it is next on my list. Worth the drive to Markham.
Thank you Ceylon Flavor.
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