Trinidad Gourmet
418 E. 31st St. -- 410-243-0072
Hours --7 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays
Restaurant's estimate --5 minutes
Ready in --16 minutes
BEST BITE
The stewed oxtail with rice and peas, $10.49, was almost too much food for one person. We ordered a side of mashed pumpkin, which was deliciously rich. A large mound of rice and peas and a couple of slices of plantain also accompanied the meat.
BEST BARGAIN
With cooked spinach, green beans and pumpkin covering mashed potatoes and chickpeas, the vegetarian roti, $6.30, was a solid deal. The semi-soggy roti was the only drawback.
ALSO TASTED
Though the curry chicken roti, $7.35, had a good deal of tender meat, we hoped for more spice. The chickpeas and mashed potatoes underneath complemented the meat well, and the roti stayed mostly dry.
The cheddar cheese and coco bread sandwich wasn't worth its $5 price tag. The bread was soft and fluffy, and the cheese was milky but not too sharp, but for that much money, it didn't wow us.
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