Roti On the Run
Roti On the Run
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
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Just based on the reviews I went with what I thought might work for me..
As an awesome cook (I'm modest, or nah? Lol), being part Trini, and having tried many other places that sell roti, this place is my least favorite. Don't get me wrong, it was edible. In another review, someone complained about the chicken tasting like geera…. not a good look. Plus it looked like it barely had curry in it. The goat, same thing. They did however have boneless chicken, which normally I opt for anyway. Plus it looked like it had been cooked with curry. I also got an aloo pie and Kurma (snack attack)….
First things first, BAD idea to use chicken breast. They should have used boneless chicken thighs. It would come out much more tender and probably cost less to use. (Everything cost me 12 bucks). Secondly, the aloo pie was okay… The pepper sauce added was NOT spicy, to me at least. It was fresh. Lastly, the dahl pori was NOT fresh. It was dry, tough and oily. I would've expected that texture more so when eating buss up. It was not light like dahl pori usually is. I would've expect my nose to be runny and having to drink tons of water when eating this, but I was the least bit enthused (yup I like my food that spicy). The woman behind the counter was very nice and I loved seeing snacks such as chocolate digestive, catch and others that I haven't seen in a long time. Ahhh nostalgia….but that's where anything positive ends for me. Doubt I'll be eating there again.
Full of Flavor, delicious, hot and fresh Guyanese Caribbean food and & fresh Butter Flap Rolls all day, everyday and Yum! I've had almost everything they sell here and for reference: Doubles, Bake & Cod Fish, Jerk Chicken, Baked Chicken, Fish all of it hot and featuring full throttle flavor even better all of it ready to go at in a flash.
Prices are great, credit /debit welcomed here and they're high on pride which is a big selling point, good people & excellent quality food that's fresh prepared daily.
Ya Heard…
Squeeze into the front booth of this Cypress HIlls eatery – it's usually half-filled with delivery supplies, so it's rarely occupied – for the most authentic Guyanese experience in New York. (Although apparently the kitchen is staffed by a mixture of Guyanese and Trinidadians.)
The roti, filled with curry chicken, stewed chicken, spicy shrimp or beef is pretty damn close to what they serve in the jungle-filled country on the top of South America. At $7, the price is pretty similar as well. This type of riot is just meat inside of a thing crumbling piece of bread folded like origami, but when prepared correctly it's a thing to behold.
On occasional visits over the past two years (this is quite far on the J train) all of the other customers have been Soca, with sing-songy accents and very specific instructions to make sure the meals recreate the homeland. In addition to the rotis, there are also Trini-Style doubles (spicy chickpeas in dough) along with meat plates, a changing variety of stews and extensive sweets prepared in the bakery out back.
All are recommended and deserve to be savored over the free copies of the Kaieteur News (also available at the half-stuffed front table).
(Recent the shop has launched a Guyanese Chinese menu. It's a faithful creation of the greasy, sugar-filled stir frys that are available in middle to high class restaurants around Georgetown. This is only Chinese food available for hundreds of miles in the mother country – but thankfully we have better options and this new venture is best avoided.)
I've passed this place a million times but I finally stopped in for lunch. I was happy to see that they had so many vegetarian and vegan options (mostly veggies on the hot bar) and to find that the food is very affordable. I went with a mixed veggie platter with roti, which came with okra, spinach, potatoes, yuca, chickpeas, and lentils – all for $8!
I also got a double ($1!) and an aloo (potato) pie for $1.50 to go. These made for a great snack later, although I probably should've eaten these fresh and ate the hot food later.
The actual quality of the food is probably worth 3 stars, but given the VERY limited non-pizza, non-fried chicken, non-burger options in the neighborhood, and given they're one of the only local places that actually serves a variety of vegetables, I'm giving them 4 stars.