I have a craving for good Roti

[Bavin]

Anyone know a good place for caribean roti in Calgary??? Preferably NE

[rosetown]

adding links:

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Joycee's Caribbean Foods
630 1 Ave NE, Calgary, AB T2E, CA

AAA Donair & Jamaican Cuisine
5315 17 Ave SE #20, Calgary, AB T2A 0W2, CA

Trinidad & Tobago Organettes Caribbean Canadian Club
2110 41 Ave NE #24, Calgary, AB T2E 8Z7, CA

[djdragan]

I noticed a new place on 17ave sw (new for me anyway as I don't get down there that often). It was in the small strip mall at the intersection of 17 ave and 5 st SW in the sme strip as the 7-11 and Papa Johns. I believe there used to be a Vietnamese Resto there previously. I can't remember the name, but I do recal a sign out front for a Roti Ninner Special.

[23skidoo]

The name of the restaurant is "What's Up".

[howlin]

there is a good roti place on 17thave se east of 52 ,in the same strip mall as skylark(in fact right beside it)

[John Manzo]

are you sure? last time I was there it was a jamaican place- in fact they also sold donairs.

[howlin]

whats the difference?the op asked for a roti place and this is my rec.why nitpick?

[John Manzo]

I wasn't nitpicking, I was just clarifiying if this was that Jamaican place. They might sell roti but it's not a "roti place" since roti is not Jamaican. If it'd changed hands and was a real trini/guyanese "roti place" then I'd want to know that.

Relax.

[howlin]

ill ask again what is the difference ,flavorwise.my roomate is from trinadad and he says there isnt much difference, ingredients seen to be the same tastes the same to me.the rotis at roti hut taste the same as the non roti place on 52.so help me out ,id like to know

[John Manzo]

I totally see your point. My partner is trini and I guess some of his stickler status around roti has rubbed off on me. Fact is as you have seen, some Jamaicans make damn good roti; some trinis make damn poor roti too (though not in trinidad!).

[howlin]

agreed on none in trinidad.but last time i checked jamaica and trinadad were both caribbean islands and the op asked for" a good place for caribean roti in Calgary??? Preferably NE"the roti at this place is good,hence my rec.

[Scary Bill]

JM, you would seem to be the go-to guy for this question: Do any of the places mentioned in this thread serve doubles and aloo?

tks

[John Manzo]

Roti Hut definitely has doubles- by aloo do you mean aloo pie? If so, I remember somebody on here mentioning that Organettes had both double and aloo pies but haven't checked it out myself.

[Merry113]

I think Roti Hut has aloo pie too.

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The Roti Hut
920 36 St NE, Calgary, AB T2A, CA

[nonlinear]

well the guy who owns the Gondola Pizza on acadia is east indian. i guess it's not authentic midwestern-style thin crust then. dammit.

[John Manzo]

What does your comment have to do with Roti?

[nonlinear]

sorry john, i had to do a ninja edit because I had initially said:

"wow, john, just wow. i think you're the one who needs to relax."

but then I thought that was a bit snarky. so I edited it in the form of an analogy, you know, where roti:jamaican::chicago-style thin crust pizza:east indian

see the relevance now, JMan?

:P

[Scary Bill]

Those friggin' ninja edits always confuse the uninitiated, be careful with those throwing stars!

[John Manzo]

Nope. And posting snark 6 months after I already made my peace with howlin just comes off as picking a fight where none is even a tiny bit necessary.

[John Manzo]

If you want the real thing- as in Trini, not just "caribbean"- then you only choices in Cgy are AFAIK (and my partner is Trini so we do keep up with these things) are at Roti Hut by Marlborough Mall or if you're lucky enough to make it the T&T Organettes Social Club, way up by Deerfoot Mall- AFAIK they only serve food at lunch and that's only 3 or 4 days per week. No idea why but their beef roti is very good and very massive.

If you're willing to deign to get roti at a Jamaican place, Joycee's in Bridgeland (corner of Edm Tr and 1st Ave NE) has a very respectable roti- they serve it in clamshell with the world's worst iceberg lettuce "salad," something both inauthentic and unappetizing, and I really wish they'd stop doing that. But as I say, good roti, in fact I had the best boneless chicken ver I've had in Calgary there.

[Shots Stantinople]

Joycee's is indeed a very good roti.

T&T Organettes Social Club looks very, very promising. Thanks for the tip!

How sad is it that I googled "AFAIK Calgary" hoping to find the address of a great roti restaurant? Internet slang...

[Bob Mac]

Shots:

LOL...AFAIK

'nuff said

[flowbee]

whenever i visit calgary, i go to Roti Hut. decent roti and other jamaican/trini dishes. their doubles are ok too. but imho nothing in calgary beats toronto!

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The Roti Hut
920 36 St NE, Calgary, AB T2A, CA

[John Manzo]

Calgary is light years from TO for sure- but it could be worse- Chicago, which is 9 million people metro, has not one single place for roti.

[Merry113]

Roti Hut is great. I went there the other day during business hours, though, and they were closed. I hope it was just a one off & they're still open. Report back if you make it over there.