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| - As a first timer to Hopper Hut I was really pleased. Also as pleased were my fellow Yelpers. All new to Hopper Hut as well. As proud Yelpers, and purveyors of cuisine around the world, we informed our very helpful waiter that this was our first time having Sri Lanken food. The service we were greeted with throughout our entire meal was great.
The menu has some poor English translation, but absolutely can be overlooked as the pictures of the food on said menu will make your mouth water.
The take out area, sit down restaurant and bathrooms are all very clean. If you are going for the eat in option, be sure to check out the display of food in the take out area on your way in. You will want one of everything!
Go with a group. Everyone get something different and share. Portions are huge! I got the beef roti (see attached). I think I have found my new favourite roti casing. The texture of the roti is thicker and fluffier than Mother India, nothing like Caribbean roti. This roti is far from dry. It is in a word, heavenly. The flavour of the beef was so robust. Fennel is a dominant spice, but marries well with the rest of the seasonings. The beef, although a bit dryer than I like, was very tasty and was accompanied very well by tons of onions and the curried sauce.
The hopper is so good. It really is a crowd pleaser. The crepe-ish bowl is crispy at the top, and more doughy in the centre - something for everyone's preference.
As Chris P mentioned, not all of the items on the menu were available when we went. Maybe because we were there for lunch? Not sure.
This place can be hard to find. It is in the back of a plaza that sits on the north west corner of Ellesmere and Kennedy. If you are driving along Ellesmere and go past the Highland Farms grocery store, you have gone too far.
I will absolutely be going back. Oh - did I mention it is uber cheap?! My huge roti, a can of pop and a hopper, came to a whopping total (including tax) of $7!! There was enough roti, after sharing, for me to have leftunders the next day.
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