As a Sri Lankan, I arrived at Hopper Hut not merely hungry, but expectant -- the kind of quiet, personal longing that only a diaspora craving can produce. Social media had done its work, flooding my feed with the golden bowls of appa from Colombo street stalls and rooftop eateries across the island. The question was whether this unassuming Scarborough plaza outpost could answer that call. It could, and it did. Hopper Hut occupies a modest space tucked into a nondescript strip mall on Ellesmere Road -- a setting that makes no architectural promises and need not. The dining room at the back is functional and warmly utilitarian, evoking the no-frills confidence of a kitchen that trusts its food entirely. The atmosphere is decidedly casual, bordering on spartan, yet there is something deeply familiar and unhurried about it -- a kind of timeless, neighbourhood authenticity that more polished establishments spend years trying to manufacture. The hoppers themselves are the undisputed centrepiece, and they deliver with conviction. Fermented rice-flour batter, lacework-crisp at the edges, yielding and softly chewy at the bowl's centre -- the texture is precisely what the form demands. One is advised, however, to receive them with immediacy: like all great bread, the hopper is a creature of the moment. The short journey home diminishes their crispness in a way that no reheating can fully redeem. Plan accordingly. read more

Hopper Hut - Indian Near Me - Scarborough, Ontario

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This place felt like a Time Machine to srilanka in the 90s. But tbh. The food was average. Crab curry, crab was clearly not of great quality. But the gravy was tasty. Our server was able to keep our order in mind despite us being a party or 10. That was impressive. As for ambience. Honestly was kinda outdated but felt like a piece of home. read more

Hopper Hut - Crab curry - Indian Near Me - Scarborough, Ontario

Went there on three occasions on my visit. Going there after so many years. Ordered Appam and Roti. The quality of the food was very good. Quantity was sufficient. Take out service was prompt and attentive. Ambiance was spartan. Lighting was dated. Would have preferred an update but it was functional. read more

I had been wanting to come to Hopper Hut for a while due to its wide selection and variety of Sri Lankan dishes, so I was glad that I finally got around to trying this place. Located in a plaza in Scarborough, it offers no-frills, good and delicious Sri Lankan classics ranging from hoppers, string hoppers, biryani, and lamprais, to snacks and quick meals such as stuffed roti and rolls, samosa, ulundu vadai, and other fried items. There is a large counter for quick take-out orders right in front (the first thing you see upon entering). The take-out counter always has a lineup of people. It's popular so it must be good! There is a full-service, sit-down restaurant at the back, where the menu is a bit more extensive and has different pricing than the take-out counter. The service we got was excellent. The staff were so friendly and helpful in explaining the menu items. All the dishes were cooked fresh in the kitchen at the back, and came out quite fast. Portion size for everything was BIG! One order of lamprais (rice combo with various vegetables, curries, and choice of meat, seafood, or vegetarian) could feed a group of 3-4 people. Items that we ordered: 1) Lamprais (rice combo wrapped in banana leaf) - We got the lamprais wrapped in banana leaf with 2 seafood options (crab and squid). There was an option to choose either samba or basmati rice, and we got the samba (a variety of rice grown in Tamil Nadu, some other parts of India and Sri Lanka, and has a small ovular grain, compared to the long grain of basmati). It came piping hot in a banana leaf. It was VERY HEFTY - a good few pounds when you lift it. I liked the small ovular grain of the samba rice; it had a soft and fluffy texture that soaked up all the curries well. On top of the rice were a mountain of all the good stuff: eggplant mustard, potato cutlet (one of my favourite items in the lamprais), pickled acharu, fried anchovies, boiled egg, lentil curry, and seafood curry. The squid was cut up in small square pieces, which had a nice chewy texture. The crab came as crab legs with the shells on (a bit messy and hard to eat, but fun). All of the content and curries were spicy, except for the potato cutlet and fried anchovies which were nice and crunchy (good texture variation to go with all the other soft-textured curries and rice). 2) String Hopper Combo - This combo was only available if you do dine-in at the restaurant (not available for take-out). The take-out version was 1 order = 25 string hoppers. The combo at the dine-in restaurant consisted of 10 string hoppers with meat, seafood, or veggie curry, and sambol of choice (onion or coconut sambol). We chose the coconut sambol (pol salmbol) because our other Hopper Combo already came with the onion sambol. For the curry, we went with the vegetarian curry, where we could choose either eggplant curry or dal (so many choices within choices!). We went with dal (lentils). It was a bit spicy but flavourful. The string hoppers also came with a bowl of hot turmeric milk (also called Haldi Doodh / "Golden Milk"). It contained turmeric, ginger, cardamom, cloves, other spices, and small pieces of watermelon. It was my first time trying turmeric milk, which tasted interesting and unique to me. 3) Hopper Combo - There were different combos to choose from. The one we selected consisted of 2 plain hoppers, 1 egg hopper, and 1 milk hopper. They came with onion sambol which was spicy. The hoppers were quite big, thin and crispy on the outer edges, and thicker, soft, and chewy in the middle. I LOVED the hoppers and combination of crispy & chewy textures. The egg and plain hoppers were my favourites. The egg hopper had an egg in the middle with still-runny yolk (loved breaking the yolk). The milk hopper, which was made using coconut milk and sugar, was quite sweet. All the hoppers were good to eat with the curries in the other dishes. read more

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During Covid, I watched way too much Youtube and many travel vloggers went to Sri Lanka. Alot of them had the Egg hopper and it looked very good. I live in Calgary and obviously you cannot find Sri Lankan food here. So, I noticed during my search of restaurants along the 401 that there was Hopper Hut. It was on my way to Pickering so I decided to stop by. I was stuck on the 401 for 1 hour and couldn't wait to eat. Service was bad! A customer decided a Chinese girl was "NOT a customer" so he budged me and the person at the back counter knew I was waiting and never acknowledged that I was first. When I ordered the food took forever too! I ordered the Hopper and Lampries. I'll be honest I had no idea what Lampries was. It looked interesting and I thought it my resemble Chinese rice dumplings. Little did I know the Fish Lampries was HUGE! Feeds 4+ people lol. I'll be honest, I did not like it at all. The fish tasted like can fish and I ended up nibbling the rice and literally thew the whole thing away. I wasted all that money on bad food! I thought the Egg Hopper was made from coconut milk and should have coconut flavours. I couldn't taste any of that! Yes, I know this is not my culture so I do not know what is good or bad Sri Lankan food. However, it was not for me and I don't suggest it for foreigners because it is probably not made to our taste. I wished I didn't detour to this restaurant. I wasted so much time and money. Not a good start to my trip to Toronto. read more

Hopper Hut - Indian Near Me - Scarborough, Ontario

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I checked this place out on eater YouTube and thought. I wanted to try this place, we got mutton rolls and hopper with spicy coconut sambal, the service was good fast and quick, the hopper was crispy and soft with the sambal a little spicy perfect balance, and the mutton roll was awesome you know a lot of places sell mutton roll with out mutton they just stuff it with a ton of potatoes, so I greatly appreciated that, and this place is very reasonably priced im gonna come back and try the curries I think they will be delicious as well, the ambiance, is fairly small they have a restaurant but that is currently closed so you can only get take out but that's fine read more

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We found this restaurant when we were in Toronto 11 years ago. It was outstanding so when we came to Toronto again yesterday, we went there for lunch. Once again it is as good as or even better than restaurants in Colombo Sri Lanka. Perfect service and outstanding food. read more

Food was dry and looks old. 'Average' at best. Service was below par. Long lines. There are 2 ladies who take turns in running the counter. Each one takes one order and go back to the kitchen to convey the order and the other one takes the counter and takes the order or the next customer. So it looks like musical chair competition and they mix up orders. Not friendly to customer and even rude at times. Dont look for a great ambiens in this joint. If you really want to go, go with little expectations just to get the food but that too will be 'OK' if you are lucky. read more

I got my intro into Sri Lankan food via Hopper Hut eons ago. Located in the back of this non descript suburban office strip mall, I don't even remember how I stumbled upon this place. I'm a regular who usually orders the mutton Lamprais. The 5 pounds worth of food is.. well.. well worth it. It's a package of meats, anchovies, veg, egg and rice wrapped in a giant banana leaf is like a Chinese joong on steroids and spices. This is mostly a take out place, albeit they do have a restaurant in the back. If you've never tried Sri Lankan, this is a decent place to start your adventure. read more

Hopper Hut - Indian Near Me - Scarborough, Ontario

Best mutton rolls ever!!! My family has been coming here to get mutton rolls. We've tried so many at all different locations but the ones here are the absolute best! read more

Hopper Hut - Indian Near Me - Scarborough, Ontario

This place Hopper Hut, will sell you old and stale food. I went to buy food ordered 2 Fish Roti and they had one out, they said the second one they need to make. I asked them is it possible to make 2 fresh ones, they said yes. But they took the one outside into the back room they put both in one bag I checked one was nice and hot like it was fresh. And the other one was cold. I asked them I asked for 2 fresh Fish Roti and oneness cold and the one sitting outside. They said no its fresh. So I asked for a fresh one. They said it will take about 10 to 15 mIn. I went back after about 8min. And they had it sitting onnthe counter, and gave it to me. Sure enough it's cold. I asked them if it was the one outside they said "no". But it was they where trying to get rid of the old one instead of making me a fresh one asnI requestEd. They lie and chest you out of money. I would never go back to Hopper Hut. Worked food every you might get sick from there food because they sell stale food. read more

After eating at Hopper Hut, I now daydream about eating Sri Lankan food. I just love Hopper Hut! Lampries! I love the Lampries! Not only that it is sizable, cheap can feed 4 of me, the spices in there are so complex... with all those different spicies in it and serving steaming hot.. oh what a treat! Even I am not into Mutton (I don't eat lamb, goat!!) but the Mutton Lampries is A+ OK for me! All the items are delicious. And it is a good restaurant for sharing with your friends or fellow yelpers The owner of the restaurant that served us are really nice and friendly and with a nice smile! I definitely will be back! LAMPRIES!! read more

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I fell in love with Hooper at a Sri Lankan wedding. That was the holy matrimony between Hopper and I. I adore crisp hopper with creamy sweet coconut milk in the centre. In search for my love, I started Yelping various Sri Lankan options. I visited Hopper Hut a while back. It's an average location for Hopper. It feels like this restaurant would not pass food inspection, unfortunately. While Hopper Hut is a decent choice for hopper (appam), I much prefer the flavours and texture from other Sri Lankan takeout. read more

Authentic Sri Lankan food for a great price. The crowd here tends to be South Asian. There was a long and slow line for the takeout snacks we ordered for the road and also a long wait for the meal we ordered (hoppers, string hoppers and roti) although both were totally worthwhile. The food transports you to a tropical island in the Indian Ocean. Authentic and delicious. Lots of parking here. The building itself is in good shape - it has bathrooms in the restaurant area and hand sanitizer available for the handheld food products - but it is a kind of strip mall that is perhaps on its last legs and in a lower-income community. The mall area is pretty run down and populated by a really diverse range of first gen immigrants but if that makes you uneasy then you should not eat here because you will be one of the people who complains about it being "not clean" and the service not being fast enough and your poor rating will make this gem harder for others to find on Yelp. If on the other hand you love Sri Lankan food and understand that you are getting it insanely cheaply here and that low-cost and authentic food may cost you in time, then go for it. I loved this meal. One of the best I have had outside of Sri Lanka. read more

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I did not know what to order so I settled for the khotu roti. I was in the lineup and another lady who was ordering food as well said "you can sit and eat" as they have a dining area. As I sat to eat and was enjoying the dinner a Tamil guy with a beard showed up and said "excuse me you can't eat here if it's takeout" lol I was shocked and insulted because other ppl were sitting there as well. Im walking out and never coming here again! How unprofessionally rude! read more

Hopper Hut - Yumm - Indian Near Me - Scarborough, Ontario

Last time we had Sri Lankan food was several years ago at Colombo and Unawatuna, Sri Lanka. So over the weekend, we decided to try it in Toronto. The place is pretty clean, the server was excellent and very polite (just like what you can expect from a good Sri Lanka restaurant). We had egg hopper, friend shrimp and stuffed roti with beef. The food was good. Especially the shrimp was tangy delicious. Though the menu said fried shrimp, but it was not crispy fried, it was stir-fried with a tangy spicy sauce... it was really good. The hopper was freshly made and everything was good. We really need to go there several more time to try the rest of the dishes :-p read more

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Haven't been here in a couple of years, but I'm happy I revisited this place. Ordered combo no. 2 & 3 of appams & YUMMMMM. The staff was very nice. They made sure we had everything we needed. They've made a few upgrades with the decor which is good! The only thing I didn't enjoy as much is the seeni sambal (fish) or maybe it's not the flavour I'm used to. But the regular coconut sambal is always good! Will definitely come here again! read more

Hopper Hut - Indian Near Me - Scarborough, Ontario

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The moment you enter the restaurant your olfactory senses will be woken up by a myriad of fragrant spices. The friendly staff guided us to the dining area which was separate from the glass protected ready made section of the restaurant. The decor is alright, there are big tables and small tables. The server helped us as we did not know what to order. It's a good thing he advised us to order one lamprey instead of two. We barely finished one haha in the end. We also ordered roti, which was soft to my liking. It came with some sort of spicy spread, tantalizing and a hint of curry leaves which was a plus. Onto the main dish, a chicken lamprey (serves 2). Eating it was very fun, the whole thing was wrapped in some sort of leaf, maybe banana leaves. When you open it, the aroma of the dish will make you salivate. There's rice, lentils, eggplant (I love eggplant, this was really good and I ended up hogging it from my girlfriend), potatoes, 1 boiled egg, and a bunch of bone-in cut up chicken. I used my hand to rip a piece of roti and scoop up a morsel of the lamprey. Oh so good! Watch out, it is spicy! My mouth waters while writing this review. I would come back to this place. Takes all payment options including debit/credit (AmEx, MC, Visa). Along Ellesmere, turn into the parking lot before highland farms. Hopper Hut is at the corner and the end of the lot. read more

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Has been that spot since I was a child. One of the most consistent Tamil restaurants for take out in ends. The mutton rolls here are amazing with the mutton to potato curry ratio leaning more towards mutton which is a win compared to other places. I especially love getting the mutton kothu roti with extra mutton. Of course most foodies know of these two items as they're the most popular. Want to know the real low key sleeper? The seeni sambol buns. Think onions with sweet, spicy, and a hint of tartness in a bun. TML. read more

I've had a long-standing love affair with Hopper Hut - we've probably been mixing with each other for over 15 years! I usually order the same things: Vegetarian String Hopper Kothu Mutton Curry ...and about 3 mutton rolls. I've also tried the lampries, potato curry, eggplant curry...and other assorted short eats. I'm a single guy, and for about $30 you get enough food for at least 3 meals. The food is always consistently slamming - bursting with all of those amazing Sri Lankan flavors. Lots of heat, but heat that enhances the flavor and doesn't overwhlem it. This place is a Scarborough institution. Long live Hopper Hut! May you continue to fill my belly for many years to come. read more

Great Sri Lankan food. Got the fish lamprais and the string hoppers (with mutton curry). Fish lamprais was great. Good combination of ingredients including the fish curry, mini fish (no idea what the correct name is), eggplant, some kind of pickle, potato, etc. Only complaint is I don't think that there was any seeni sambol (common ingredient of lamprais). Also the rice: meat ratio was higher than what I like (lots of comments mention the big size, but really a lot of it consists of rice). String hoppers were also good. In addition to the mutton curry, comes with sambol and potato. I wasn't the biggest fan of the mutton curry (quite a few pieces of fat), so I probably won't get this dish again. I will definitely return for the lamprais though. Accepts credit card Lots of free parking read more

For those of you who have never had Sri Lankan food before - They love to have their food spicy. Food: We ordered Plain Hopper, Veggie Rolls, Masala Dosai and Vegetarian Plate. Plain Hopper: The plain hopper was almost exactly like a Dosa (Rice Crepe) but it was in a shape of a bowl. I am not a 100% certain but it had a hint of sweetness to it, so I'm assuming they add a little sugar to their Dosa batter for these hoppers, this hopper was useful to reduce the fire caused in my mouth from the vegetarian plate. Veggie Rolls: Veggie rolls were mashed potatoes with various spices, turmeric that was deep fried in a bread batter, the inside tasted almost exactly like Masala Dosai filling. These rolls were fairly spicy, they served it with a hot ketchup!! I wouldn't order this one again until I build up some more steel plates on my tongue to handle the heat, but my partner who can handle much hotter foods enjoyed it. Masala Dosai: I love south indian food and I have had masala dosa at many restaurants in the past. The one from here was excellent, it was more oily than what I am used to but it was still yummy. The chutneys that this was served with was just awesome, there was this red coconut chutney that was very flavourful. The filling was a potato filing and the Sambar served with it had actual whole cooked lentils in it which was an interesting texture, usually Sambar is served with lentils completely mashed up. I enjoyed this one very much and I would order it again. This was a main course that I ordered that wasn't spicy compared to everything else that we ate. Vegetarian Plate: Serving size of this plate was massive, it could easily feed two people. It came on a stainless steel plate all wrapped up in a wax brown paper in the shape of a square. The brown paper is the same one used by butchers! When we unwrapped the brown paper there was a banana leaf with all the food wrapped inside it. Once we unwrapped the banana leaf, all the different dishes were mixed in served on a bed of rice. There was a potato dish, a veggie dish that appeared to be made of flat green beans, a dish with some coconut powder in it and a lentil dish. It was very spicy but there was rice that I was using to mix in to reduce the heat. The experience of eating on a banana leaf made ordering this worth while, I would order this again but I would share this with another person. Drinks: Chai: I wanted a chai, I have ordered a chai at a Sri Lankan restaurant before and it was nice and spicy, but the one here was just a tea bag served with hot water, milk and sugar. I was a little disappointed that it was not authentic where it is steeped with a mix of ginger and spices. Ambiance: For the price that you pay the ambiance was alright. The place is bright, so not good for a romantic dinner, plus the spicy food might have you breathing fire at your date, depending on what you order. The chairs could've been more comfy, but I'm not fussy about that stuff I was here for the food. When you enter this place it almost looks like a bakery with this huge display case in front, only in behind the display case is all the awesome Sri Lankan food that they offer, if you would like to be seated there is a walkway to the left that leads you into their dining area. Table was set when we arrived and we did not have to wait for a table, the dinner napkins are paper but were nice and thick. Bathrooms: The washroom was clean, which is what I like to see because if a washroom is dirty I think the kitchen would be in the same condition. They have a hand wash station next to the washrooms because a lot of people eat with their hands, so if you enjoy that it is recommended that you wash your hands before and after your meal. Service: Service was fast and they offered suggestions when we asked. Our server kept our glasses of water filled as required which was important for me as I'm not used to the spice level in the stuff that I ordered. Parking: There is plenty free parking available in the parking lot right at the front of this restaurant. read more

Hopper Hut - Vegetarian Plate. - Indian Near Me - Scarborough, Ontario

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. read more

Hopper Hut - Beef Roti - Indian Near Me - Scarborough, Ontario

I grew up in Scarborough and have always had a lot of Sri Lankan friends. I would say 95% of my friends are. The weird thing is that I have never experienced Sri Lankan cuisine. At around 9:30PM, my hungry boyfriend calls and tells me he hasn't had dinner and tasks me with finding a place to satisfy his growling belly. I think SO's with Yelp SO's are lucky! Seeing as by the time he wrapped up with his buddies it was 10:30PM, I had to get creative as not many places stay open that late. I gave him 3 choices, and he picked Hopper Hut. Although most people have written about the lampries, we opted for the Kottu Chicken. I am such an amateur when it comes to West Indian/Indian cuisine and felt intimidated as I stepped into the restaurant. Its like when a foreigner goes to dim sum and the menu is all in Chinese, and all they can do is lift the steamers and point... That would've been me at Hopper Hut. Fortunately, the SO is a pro when it comes to West Indian/Indian cuisine and knew exactly what he wanted. I had already had dinner, so I was really just there for company. I did however snag a few bites, and it was absolute delicious! We had ordered the mild, but it was still pretty spicy. The portion sizes are extremely generous... It would probably count as 2 portions for me, but the SO is a big boy, so he gobble it all up. There is a seating area behind the food counter, though I'm not sure if the menu is different as we didn't explore. I will definitely come back and try some of their other offerings! read more

Hopper Hut - Mutton Roll - Indian Near Me - Scarborough, Ontario

I've never been to the store but my co worker offered to pick up some food for us and I've been having cravings all the time since (it was only a week ago). I've never had Sri Lankan food so I didn't know what to expect. I had the filled roti with chicken, a tandoori chicken leg and vegetarian samosas. I was absolutely thrilled with the various flavors in the food. The portions were definitely generous which I greatly appreciated being first timer here. I can't wait to be back! read more

In a word, delicious. That sums up Hopper Hut. The food is fully authentic and the portions are massive. None of the five of us Yelpers that went for lunch could finish what they had ordered. The waiter was extremely helpful with navigating us through the menu as none of us had eaten Sri Lankan before. Also, he spoke perfect English, bonus! Make sure you try a hopper. It's similar to a pancake or crepe but in a bowl shape. I had the Chicken Kuffti Roti which is like a normal roti except they chop up the bread into the dish. My suggestion is that you order what you want, but the whole table shares what they ordered because any way to look at it you'll be taking home a doggie bag. My only hit on this place was that they were out of a few things and the waiter had to go to the kitchen a couple of times while we were ordering to see if they had what we wanted. The once dessert we all wanted to try, the pineapple pluff, was not available that day. read more

Hopper Hut - Indian Near Me - Scarborough, Ontario

Location - a bit hidden-- its on the upper level of the corner complex. Park on the side facing Highland farms for easy access. In the front is the takeout counter and if you continue walking to the back there is the restaurant. Service - great, willing to answer any questions (which there were many) and attentive and checked up on us often to see if everything was ok. Food - Mutton roll - SO GOODD! Crisp crust, not super oily and filling is delicious and not spicy. Hopper combo 1 - hoppers alone dont come with coconut sambal, so get the combo. These were really good!! A cross between an idly and a dosa, I would actually prefer these to either, because it's the best of both worlds - crisp shell with a thick spongy interior. Chicken Lamprie - this was ok - I think next time I would try the veggie. While I love the diversity of the dish, I think the proportion of rice to topping was a bit off. It was good, but didn't blow me away. Overall, would definitely return just to continue trying the diversity of items they have on their menu :) read more

Hopper Hut - Chicken Lamprie - big enough to share between two - Indian Near Me - Scarborough, Ontario

Some good eating here! This place matches my Korean taste buds. We got the lampri wrap, hopper combo, mutton roll, and indian donuts. The spicy coconut side is delish with a lot of heat! read more

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I have never had a hopper or a lampries before visiting this place and even before I arrived, I was very intrigued. Tucked away in a rear unit in a building across the parking lot of Highland farms, this little joint was everything I had expected it to be. We ordered some hoppers with onion sambal and a mutton lampries to share between the two of us. I must say, the hoppers (egg & plain) were very tasty and I liked the mildly chewy texture and the sweetness. I would have been a happy camper just eating the hoppers by themselves without the sambal. The mutton lampries, on the other hand, was like being smacked in the face. In a good way, that is. I am not the one to shy away from heat but this was seriously spicy. My poor husband who does not fare too well with spicy food had tough time with the level of heat in this dish. He downed almost a whole glass of mango lassi (which was excellent) by the end of our meal and was still sweating. This dish was packed with a boiled egg, chutney, pickles, little salty fried anchovies, rice...etc and was so substantial that we had to bring the leftover home and have it for another meal. The lady who took our order was very helpful when informed that it was our first visit to the restaurant and helped us with the menu. All in all, our foray into Sri Lankan cuisine was a good one and we would return to try their less spicy curries soon. read more

A place to grab a bite when you have nowhere else to go. Lines can be long and service a bit slow but seems popular with the locals. There is little décor or distraction. One can dine in or take out; take-out seems to be the method of choice. Price point is the main selling point here. Food is quite average. We decided to dine in on a Wednesday night after a long work/study session. Service was glacially slow but friendly. The menu was extensive with pictures as references (which is always appreciated, though we still has to google search a couple of items). Ordered a Mutton Lampries, hopper combo w/ an egg hopper, a milk hopper and 2 plain hoppers served with onion sambol, and a masala dosa. First off, for two, that's a lot of food-we barely made a dent in it and ended up pack 80% of it home. The lampries was interesting. Rice and various components are packed and steamed in a banana leaf - very similar to other Asian cuisine. I found that I did enjoy many of the components of the pack-like the salty dried anchovies, the sweetness of eggplant, pickled vegetable, and starchy potatoes. Everything was quite good, I didn't particularly enjoyed the mutton however, the taste was good but the meat was tough and quite dry. The hoppers were easily the star attraction, aka their namesake. Each had its own highlights. I especially loved the milk hopper eaten with sugar (as recommended by our young server). Wonderfully light and delicious. The egg and plain were eaten alongside the sambol and masala (from the dosa platter). The dosa was a bit disappointing. To compare it to other dosa places, the dosa was very lackluster. The dough was neither crispy nor thin. It had the consistency of a soft crepe and just didn't showcase any of the wonderful dosa charactistics. I was quite disappointed. Overall, this place had wonderful hoppers. The price is the main attraction. Close to average on all points. Be prepared to be patient, and don't go when you are hangry. We'll be coming back on those lazy nights when there's nothing to do or crave. read more

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This my first foray into trying these dishes from this region. Knowing this regions repute for hot dishes I was looking forward to this visit. My DC didn't want to stray too far off the beaten path so ordered a biryani. I wanted to try their claim to fame dishes so ordered Kothu Roti with Chicken and Lamprais with chicken as well (should have gone with shrimp) The take out was busy but we had to wait a bit to find out that there is sizable dinning area in the back. Ah well you live you learn. On to the main event. Biryani was OK not what I expect from this dish. Spiced well though and the mild version had a kick. The chicken served with it was dry as well. Kothu Roti. I didn't like this dish. Hot but the bread felt kind of stale (not sure its supposed to be this way) and meat was dry as well. Hmm maybe now that I have a reference point I will know what to compare it with if I try it elsewhere. Lamprais. This was good and well worth the visit. I had the spicy version and this is a generous portion. The meat cooked in with the rice was moist (owing the this method of cooking). Nice heat with a complex combo of spices. I liked the dried fish as well (though some people will refrain for it). This was a lot of food for 2 people and I ended up taking some home. 4 Stars based on Lamprais (very reasonably priced( as I don't think I will order other items in the future if I am back to this place. A hidden em in this faceless plaza. read more

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Went there yesterday for dinner with the family. Location: The area outside the restaurant is a little dirty. The restaurant has barred windows. Restaurant: Once you walk in, you will see their takeout section, walk in a little more and it a small restaurant. Staff/Service: There were 2 people taking care of the whole restaurant, so service was a little slow but friendly, so if you are in a rush don't do the sit down. Food: Good Sri Lankan food. We asked for the mild heat because that is the lowest we can go for the kids but it came out to be more spicy for them than we hoped for! We ordered: Combo Hopper 2 $7, served with spicy raw onions ( wished we got the coconut instead of the onions). The kids loved the hoppers because it's the only thing that had no spice and bread like shapped into a bowl. The shrimp Lampries (spicy) $11.50 is tasty too, wrapped in banana leave, the key is to mix all the ingredients up when it arrives at your table. String Hopper Kothu-mutton (spicy) $7.00, which is like compacted vermicelli dry noodle dish. Lastly, the mutton curry $6.00 was the smallest dish and mildly spiced, it was good but small. I would come back here if I was craving Sri Lankan food because the price is good for the amount you get for most dishes. Total including tax was around $36 and fed a family of 5 people with left overs. read more

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So many delicious vegetarian short eats. I absolutely love this place. I lived in Sri Lanka for four months, and eating their food makes me so happy. I've only ever gotten take out. I load up on stuffed roti and fried delicious things and bring them back for my friends and family. I also make sure to get lots of plain roti (comes with pol sambol) and red lentil curry. A magical delicious place which is worth the drive from Buffalo. read more

I love trying new foods when I travel, especially places that are "off the beaten path"/hard to find that serve foods that I have not yet tried. A strip mall restaurant in suburban Toronto serving Sri Lankan egg pancakes met that basic criteria. The reviews were mixed but we gave it a go and it was totally worth it. We got veggie rotti, hopper compo (4 different hoppers with sambal/sauce), and a vegetarian lamprie (6 veggie curries, over rice, served in a banana leaf). All of it was so good, flavorful, interesting and different from other foods that I have had. The service was helpful and efficient. They will start serving alcohol soon, BONUS! Definitely worth the drive and your time. read more

We came here after seeing some really nice yelp photos, regardless of the bad reviews. The food looks nice, and it ends there. 1. The place is filthy, they didn't even clean off our table and we were the only ones in there. 2. All we could hear coming from the kitchen was some guy sneezing, coughing and hacking all over. 3. The food looks nice but there was no flavour except salt! Beef roti was so tough you couldn't chew it. Corriander chutney was NOT fresh at all, and again no flavour but salt. Please don't waste your time, not sure how these places even stay open. read more

Hopper Hut - Indian Near Me - Scarborough, Ontario

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Two things to get here: Mutton curry and hoppers! Hoppers are lightly battered crepes that you accompany your curry with. They have a few different types of hoppers, with my favorite being the coconut. The mutton curry is SPICY, but so tasty! You definitely need to order extra hoppers to stop your mouth from burning!! read more

Hopper Hut - Plain, egg, and coconut hoppers - Indian Near Me - Scarborough, Ontario

Been looking to try Sri Lanka food for some time. This place came recommended. It is mostly a take out joint. They do have place at the back that functions as full service restaurant but you wouldn't want to take a date there. Food was pretty good. I tried the 2 hopper combo with fish curry. This is decently spicy. My wife who is vegetarian tried egg plant curry and did not like it and then tried Aaloo tomato curry and that lousy her a bit disappointed as well. Apparently they have special vegetarian stuff on Fridays. I cleaned out my food. Just fyi..if you are from india,.hopper is nothing but aapam. Next time we will try the food cooked in banana leaf. read more

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This restaurant is located in the back of a big plaza and has 2 sections: the front is for short orders (snacks) that are on display in food trays. This includes fried things like vadas. They also have bags of dried snacks like channa (chickpeas). The back is sit down with menus. It was eerily quiet when I went but there were a lot of locals there which made me happy to see. There wasn't enough servers so service was slow but I expected this from the other reviews. This might be the only place in Toronto to get hoppers (if I'm wrong please message me because I would love a place closer to downtown). Having not tried Sri Lankan food very much before, all I can say is WELCOME TO FLAVOUR COUNTRY! I got the hopper combo, string hopper combo and mutton rolls with both crab and mutton curry. I loved everything. The curries were spicy (like really really spicy so if you don't like a lot of heat this might not be for you) and delicious and complex. The hoppers were amazing and were the clear winner, don't waste your time on the string hopper. The hoppers are like little dosa bowls and you can eat them with your curry and the orange coloured coconut and the vial of yellow liquid that comes with it. I'll be back anytime I get a craving for hoppers! read more

Whenever I'm in Toronto I swing by this place to get a plate of Mutton Biryani. Decent portion size and the price is great. The biriyani is delicious. I would avoid the chicken biriyani because it had a ton of bones and very little meat. Do try their Hoppers. It's delicious. Great place to swing by and try different Sri Lankan dishes. read more

Visited this place while on vacation in Toronto. Safe to say I wish I could just drive over from Chicago for more food. The food was amazing and only made me miss Sri Lanka more. Will definitely come back here when I go back to Toronto read more