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I highly recommend Danforth Roti House. It's at 2844 Danforth (out near Dawes). It's strictly bare bones, mostly a takeout joint, but doubles are fresh to order and delicious.
So is Island Foods at the Grange really gone? They were my downtown favourite...
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1182 King St W, Toronto, ON M6K1E6, CADanforth Roti Shop
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Two pieces of mildly-flavoured fried dough with a Trinidadian flavoured chick-pea and potato curry in the middle.
First entry: http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Doubles
Even if you only have one, it is still a doubles (not a double).
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Just a thought.Has anyone tried the east indian snack chhole bhature? Its similar to doubles.
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re: warlock
warlock,
Thats what I thought. I am a big fan of Chhole Bhature I was unaware of doubles until recently though I had been frequenting Carribean restaurants for a long time for the roti.
I threw in that comment because Chhole Bhature is not that easy to find downtown. People may instead try this.
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The posts above do a good of summarizing the doubles offerings. Here are my two cents...
Patty King - skip it. The two times I've been there the doubles have been be pre-made and pre-wrapped and sitting in the heat case. They were lukewarm and soggy at best.
Carribean Bistro - good doubles and love their hot sauce. BUT the doubles are $2.50 each I think. I get its a high rent area but I have issues with paying more than $1.50 for doubles. It's totally a personal thing.
Island Foods - Love their doubles! The have them often but do sell out. But be worth a phone call before you head over.
ACR - (not downtown at all) LOVE LOVE LOVE their doubles. Easily my favourite. I have never had a problem with service and think they are very nice. The doubles are always hot and fresh and people are always in their buying a TON of them. I wrote about ACR here: http://whatsonmyplate.wordpress.com/2...
Roti Hut - next on my list to try..
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re:Caribbean Bistro- I realize their doubles cost more, but when you factor in travel time, and effort, I don't mind spending the extra buck to find a decent double close to Eg station:)
Even if the food at Caribbean Bistro costs more than most WI restaurants in TO, it still ends up being one of the more affordable restaurants in the Y & E area;) IIRC, their roti are around $8- it seems difficult to end up spending much more than $15 per person in there.
Much cheaper and much tastier than Grazie imho:) (to compare apples to oranges!)
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ok so after reading this thread i HAD to have doubles. i was going to go to Island Foods but thought I'd listen to phoenikia and just go to CB since I have to walk past it to get pretty much ANYWHERE.
I used to like their doubles but the ones I had the other day were not lovely. The chickpeas were kind of bland and had a weird earthy taste to them. The chutney/sauce on them was delicious but not enough to revive the chickpeas. The barras was good though and it was a pretty sturdy doubles.
Sadly, I think CB is off my doubles list... but will consider revisiting their rotis :)
WON
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Roti Hut is going down fast! Paid for doubles tonight, waited 20 minutes - they told me they were struggling to make them because "the dough is too stiff" and gave my money back.
The goat rotis which I've been buying for years now have little meat and are so dry I can't eat them without a soup or beverage. All the tables were empty too.
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Roti Hut
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Paulustrious
Oct 31, 2009 07:11 AM
I really didn't want to know that. I don't do there very often, usually just in passing. I hope someone else posts some good news so we know it is a one-off.
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Paulustrious
Aug 2, 2009 10:22 AM
A slightly non-traditional spin are the doubles at Channaman's Caribbean Corner, 2480 Eglinton Avenue East,. Scarborough. Huge, expensive ($2.50 I think) but one is a meal, two is pigging out. I also like their rotis. The filling is slightly wetter than Roti Hut.
Anyone have any idea where to get mannish water?
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I live in Pickering, and I only buy my doubles and other meals at Roti 'N Ting.
NE corner of Liverpool and Highway 2.
They now sell their doubles with chicken, beef or goat.
Yes it would be unconventional, but oh so much better.
On Saturdays, I go there for Shark and Bake.
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thought_for_food
Jul 31, 2009 12:22 PM
Caribbean Roti Palace on Bathurst just south of Bloor has excellent doubles.
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Not downtown, but decent doubles (that are better than Patty King's, but I haven't tried ACR, LL or Island Food's versions)- can be found on Yonge north of Eg at Caribbean Bistro.
Haven't tried Ali's in Parkdale, but I've heard they also serve doubles. Haven't heard much about Ali's lately- has anyone dined there recently?
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pinstripeprincess
Jul 30, 2009 08:10 AM
recently drupati's just didn't satiate me.... someone had so kindly brought back a few dozen to share and made sure they were mild so that i could adjust the heat as i saw fit (i'm rather terrible with spice) but they were so very bland without the extra spoonfuls of spice. i liked the texture overall but the greasiness was really offputting after one or two. it's frustrating because they still are the best in the city but not quite right to me. i recall making several attempts out to acr (closed for various reasons) and when i finally had one they were just... meh.
do i ever miss d&d now... i'm not as fond of most of the doubles along that small parkdale strip. roti lady brings them in from elsewhere and hers are very very fruity and the barra rather chewy. ali's skimp on the filling and have thick incredibly chewy barra that isn't worth the hassle since i like light and fluffy. i'm not even sure what it is that island foods is filling it with, it's a bit of a liquid mess. sigh, too many great eats gone.
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Wahooty
Jul 30, 2009 09:50 AM
Agreed about ACR - I think they're good, but not destination-worthy like some others seem to. In Scarborough, I'd rather get them at Roti Hut where I've always gotten freshly-fried barra. Mona's and Roti & Pelau Shop both have soggier, but fruitier and very tasty doubles in the same area. R&P's filling on Roti Hut's bread would be my own personal doubles nirvana.
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Finnegan
Jul 30, 2009 07:22 AM
ACR Roti and Doubles in Scarborough (2680 Lawrence) is the best doubles in Toronto, but if you're willing to settle for something less Cocount Grove (Dundas, east of University)used to be pretty good (though I haven't been since the new owners took over)
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Full tummy
Jul 30, 2009 10:43 AM
Sorry to say, but I didn't much enjoy anything I had at ACR; I also didn't appreciate the attitude from the staff. The doubles, as I remember them, were limp and soggy.
I prefer Roti Hut on Pitfield, though it's a much crispier dough than I've had anywhere else, so not sure how traditional. That said, it was my favourite. Island Foods doubles, which I have eaten at the Don Mills location, are pretty good.
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sweetie
Jul 30, 2009 01:34 PM
Funny I am the opposite. I liked the soggy mess at ACR, I found it messy but tasty. Roti Hut on the other hand was eh... my first impression was dry, not as flavourful as others I have tired. Although I too do not know what authentic is as far doubles are concerned.
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Davwud
Jul 30, 2009 08:24 AM
I've only had doubles in two places. The first time I thought it was good but nothing special. The second time was at Patty King and it was excellent. Loved it so much the next time I was there I dragged a friend in and he loved his too.
Take that for what it's worth.DT
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re: Davwud
I have tried Patty King's doubles on three occasions. They have never been more than lukewarm and twice the dough was notably stale. If you avoided those issues, they might be alright.
I'm no doubles connoisseur (as evidenced by my lackluster attempt to find another place to get them), but, what I got from Patty King was simply bad food.
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