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I've lived in Parkdale for over a year now, and I've always been curious about Island Foods. I love West Indian food, but I don't eat it very often. I told myself the next time I had a significant craving, I'd walk the two blocks to Island Foods and try it out.
Let me tell you, if this ever happens to you, walk the five minutes up to Queen and Landsdown where you will find four other roti shops that are FAR superior to this place. Island Foods is HUGELY disappointing.
I ordered a goat roti with hot sauce and a beef patty. The patty was yummy (though heavily spiced with scotch bonnets, so keep that in mind before diving in), but the roti was bland, the sauce watery, the potatoes overcooked, and the roti itself had a very pleasant chew, but was made without salt so it too was bland.
I'm shocked that this place seemingly has a licence to print money, seeing as the line-up was out the door on a Friday afternoon. Another shocking revelation is that a lot of the people eating here were West Indian! WHAT?! West Indian people eating here when there's so many better places around?
Bacchus Roti Shop is around the corner at Queen and Cowan, and it's WORLDS better than this place (Though it's a little more on the expensive side). Ali's West Indian Roti Shop is half decent too, and about the same price.
This place isn't worth your time, but it is cheap. So... if you're looking for something close-by, and something "cultural" and inexpensive, this is the place, unfortunately. DO NOT go out of your way for this place. Not worth it.
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