My parents have been known to drive from Rochester to Toronto for a fix of the Hopper Hut. This joint does Sri Lankan food justice: vadais, seeni sambal, curries, of course hoppers, it's all here. Warning: when they say spicy, they mean it. Fiery times for your mouth and belly will ensue. read more

What is the power of a good Yelp review? Write one well enough and you'll go to the ends of the Earth to try their restaurant of choice. Or in this case, to the ends of the Toronto subway system. My lady has a Yelp crush on a Detroit reviewer. It's been a rewarding crush, as it has led us to an introduction to El Salvadorian and now Sri Lankan Cuisine. More to the point, it's changed our definition of lampries from fish that clings onto sharks to kick-ass curry stew dish. So what is a lamprey you ask? It's a package of meat, curry, yellow rice and an egg, wrapped to cook in a banana leaf. When you open it up, it's like opening the best present under the Christmas tree. And this is coming from someone who had a Weber grill under the Christmas tree this year. Inside, you find perfectly stewed meat (chicken just waiting to fall off the bone in this case). The curry adds just enough spice to make your mouth burn without the painful need to guzzle the nearest liquid, be it soda, water, milk or lighter fluid. The lady, however, would argue that the chicken kottu rotti was the winning dish. It was probably the least spicy thing we ate, but it had a good flavor to it especially when it was doused with lime juice. We also tried the #1 Hopper combo (1 Egg Hopper, 3 Plain Hoppers) with sambol, which was more for those of a spicy inclination. The hopper was almost as if an Indian restaurant hired a French chef to cook naan, and ended up with something more akin to a crepe. It was light, airy and the perfect sidekick to the spicy sambol. For about $15, we got enough food to feed an army. We can't wait to come back and take a another trek to Sri Lanka on our next Toronto trip. read more

Wow Hopper Hut. Where do I begin? The food here was awesome. My sister and I visited Toronto recently and I had started a thread in the Toronto Talk page asking for suggestions on restaurants to try. Kat F chimed in to say that she has a List Of Things For New Yorkers To Do In Toronto list. Hahhah! It's Yelp sarcasm. Very funny. But wait. She wasn't kidding. She really does have such a list. And it's got 28 items on it. At the time of this review, Kat F has 101 lists. She is out of control with those lists. If it is possible to have lists of lists, she'd probably have a few of those, too. And so it was, from this list I picked out Hopper Hut. I have never had Sri Lankan food before, and neither has my aunt, two cousins, and my sister. Altogether there were five of us ready to try Sri Lankan food for the first time. We had no idea what to expect. A few of us thought it would be like Indian food. But there are different regional varieties of Indian food, I maintained. And I wondered, to what kind of Indian food exactly would it be similar? We arrived at the restaurant on a Tuesday night and it wasn't busy at all. The space inside Hopper Hut is not big and there were two or three other tables of people eating. We sat down and told the waiter than none of us had ever had Sri Lankan food before. Very friendly, and patient in explaining some of the dishes to us, he was able to immediately give us suggestions on what to try. Egg Hoppers, Mutton Lampries, Kothu Rotti with chicken, and Masala Dosai. Hoppers are a Sri Lankan specialty and they were also the namesake of the restaurant itself. So what is a hopper? It is difficult to describe, but I'll try: a bowl-shaped thin-pancake made with rice flour. I think it's cooked by frying. Confused? Ok go look at a picture. The Egg Hopper is a hopper that is cooked with an egg fried in the middle, and it is quite a tasty delight. The Masala Dosai had what looked like a very long rolled-up crepe along with sauces to dip, and the Kathu Rotti with chicken was a flavourful and spicy dry curry dish. It was the Mutton Lampries that stole my heart though. This lamb and rice dish with a boiled egg wrapped in banana leaves was delicious, meaty, and spicy. My mouth is watering right now thinking about it while writing this review. I now have a mission - to find good Sri Lankan restaurants in New York City. Unrelated note: it seems from the food we had that Sri Lankans love eggs. I think there was at least one egg in almost every dish we had. I think that's pretty great. I love eggs, too. Some links: The Toronto Talk thread I started. http://www.yelp.ca/topic/toronto-visiting-toronto-from-nyc-next-week-what-do-you-recommend Kat F's List Of Things For New Yorkers To Do In Toronto. http://www.yelp.com/list/list-of-things-for-new-yorkers-to-do-in-toronto-toronto read more

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

Nish N, your parents come up to Toronto from Rochester to eat at the Hopper Hut? I find any excuse to come to Hopper Hut from Milwaukee! My father is Sri Lankan, I so miss this food, there isn't any Sri Lankan restaurant, authentic or otherwise, anywhere in the American Midwest. Hopper Hut is the best and closest place for real Sri Lankan hoppers. It's tasty, spicy, authentic, delicious, cheap, in the city's ugliest restaurant ever. I'm actually drooling on the keyboard right now so I have to cut this review short. Amma, mata badagini! read more

Hopper Hut is a Sri Lankan Tamil institution in Scarborough. Whenever family visits from out of town, a group of us ends up there for authentic food like our grandmothers used to make. Hoppers [or appam in Tamil], are a thin pancake, made from a batter of fermented rice flour, cooked in a small wok-shaped pan [appachchatti, or seenachchatti, in Tamil]. The mutton rolls are quite good, as a starter. For main, it's a good idea to get the hopper combo, which features an egg hopper, a few plain hoppers, and a sweet hopper. They come with coconut sambal. I usually order the mutton curry to accompany, which is quite good. The kottu roti is also very good there, as is the chicken curry. It's a good idea to go with a large group, so you can try a variety of curries. read more

Hoppers here are much better than Kottu, since they are a little "stingy" on the meat. So get the hoppers only!!:) they are well made, and I give them a 5/5. Overall, this place is a bit dated, but its Legit for good Sri Lankan food. They also have a nice selection of "short eats" as we natives call! haha! Definitely recommended if your new to Sri Lankan food, although if your in the Toronto area, there are places now even better than this ol'place! Nevertheless, be adventurous and try some Sri Lankan Food. read more

On my return visit I opted for take out. The place was busy on a Tuesday evening, a sign of just how good this little gem is. We got the chicken Lamprie and a few bite size samosas, and it all came to $10.00. The Lampries are massive and good to feed 2 people. The chicken was tender and juicy, and everything inside (rice,curry sauce,potatoes,sardines,egg and pickled veggies) were all spicy and delicious. I love this thing! The samosas were a bit too greasy, but tasty nonetheless. I am so glad that this place is whiting easy reach for me because this place offers really good food, friendly service and amazing value. read more

Had to see what all the hype was about. I had no idea what I was getting into though. Most people recommend lampries so I thought I would give it a try. I didn't know what it was gonna look like but when it arrived it came wrapped in banana leaves. It was huge like the size of a big mac when they came in the box packaging (sorry, best size comparison I could come up with at the moment). After unwrapping the leaves it revealed the deadly contents inside. There are just so many different ingredients inside (1 boiled egg, shrimps, 2 different leafy veggies, little dried up fish, rice and some kind of hot sauce just to name the ingredients I recognized - there were other things in it which I can't even describe what it is) The first few bites were bearable but as I kept on eating it felt like nuclear bombs were going off inside my mouth. It was that hot. I was tearing up, my nose running non-stop and my face turned a bright red. Not a pleasant feeling but its all part of the experience. I came with my sister and she ordered a roti type dish which was stuffed with goat meat and hot sauce of course. My sister used a knife and fork to eat this and when she cut into the roti and reddish, orange liquid started leaking out. It was the freakin hot sauce!!! Nuclear level type hot sauce once again. She took a few bites and she couldn't continue any further. It was just too hot for her. So I had to finish it off myself as I hate wasting food. I was so disoriented by the hot sauce that I forgot to take a picture of the roti dish. Do I even dare to go back and order it again just to get a picture? Even though the dishes were very spicy hot, the taste of the food was spot on. So I just kept shoving the food down my throat. It just tasted too good. After a while I think my tongue got use to the hotness OR it was just numb and had no feeling. I myself couldn't finish the 2 meals and this is rare. But good thing the lampries came in a nice portable package of banana leaves so I continued the madness for dinner. A must try in my books as it is definitely a different dining experience and if you like things hot then this is the place for you. read more

Hopper Hut - wrapped up "Nuclear Bomb" Lampries - Indian Near Me - Scarborough, Ontario

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The quality of this food is poor. It used to be great back in the day. It has lost its touch. I ordered sambol (a coconut dish to compliment the larger dishes) and there were flecks of actual coconut shell...the curries taste of mostly cinnamon - wrong spice to have overpowering the curry. I would not eat here, also for the lack of cleanliness. There are so many better places nowadays in the GTA to get good Sri Lankan food. read more

Sri lankan food is like indian food in high def. Flavors are deliciously overwhelming, portions are shockingly excessive and the price was dirt cheap! As I've said before I'm having a full on love affair with indian cuisine, be it east west or island, I just can't seem to get enough. Now I'm not sure if it is because they do vegetarian so well, or if it is the intoxicating layers of flavor. A few true Canadians and Susan ventured to the Hopper Hut. With a gleam in our eyes and an adventurous palate we perused the menu with high expectations. Let's just say for me anyways, thank goodness for the pictures! As a new indian eater some of the commonly known terms were lost on me. So I stuck out my tongue and tasted our waiters' recommendation. I had the seafood lampries, basically a few curried dishes with fish potatoes and rice. The massive paper pouch held a cacophony of flavours, some I loved to taste, and some I'd love never to taste again. But fantastic overall! We each nibbled on the others' platters and found that we could barely make a dent in the sheer amount of food. A subtle hint from the waiter would have been helpful, but we each left full and fired up. Literally fired up, the food was HOT! So if you go to this delightful little place, come with an empty stomach an adventurous palate and make sure you try a hopper. Great company doesn't hurt either. The only reason dropped a star was because towards the end of our meal the owners lit some sort overpowering incense and I had to literally run from the building due to a powerful allergic reaction. . I'm still sporting the hives to prove it. Bottom line...sri lankan is my newest crush! read more

I love hopper hut. Everytime we come to visit family in Toronto, this is a must stop place. The food tastes home cooked! Hoppers are always light and fresh, curries are always spicy as HELL. BEACH ROTI-- you must try this. And dip it into mutton curry= heaven. GREAT food. I had the mutton kothuroti and shimp curry on my last visit...good stuff as always. Sri lankan people- this is our place! Great food and great service! read more

Hopper Hut is way back in the corner of this plaza and if you're not a local resident that walks the area, it is definitely an unknown until great Yelpers put this place on the map. As this place has been reviewed a few times already, I'll keep it short and sweet(SPICY in this case). There is the traditional path of parking in front of the restaurant/take-out shop or the more local/sketchy narrow ghetto pathway from the back where you can get across to the Baskin Robbins on Kennedy road. There's only enough space for one person at one time and you'll even notice a Hopper Hut take-out plastic bag on the ground letting you know you're on the right path. Hopper Combo(#2) is a great option as an introduction to Hoppers. Egg, Milk, Plain were all tasty. The Sambol didn't really get my attention but it's served separately which means totally optional, therefore I enjoyed the Hoppers as is. Fyi, Sambol did wake me up a bit with the spiciness. Chicken Roti($6+) came unconstructed which seemed to be a popular culinary gimmick at some time prior. The bowl of Chicken along with sauce was delicious and the Roti Wrap made for an excellent source to soak up the sauce. Maybe a bit on the small portion size, so order 2 next time. Mutton Lampries($8.00) was a Banana Leaf bundle of Mutton, Rice, Veges, Beans, Curries and more that melted the flavours nicely together. It gave me an initial head sweat but as it calmed down I was able to finish most of it, maybe even a bit more. The friendly Host(Man) really did a great job for us, but it's unfortunate that he was on his own out in the front which meant he had to man the front Take-Out counter most of the time and wasn't able to have proper vision to the dining area when we needed some additional service(Water). Yes Yes, the Water was for me. Thanks for the person going out to get more Water for me. read more

First venture into Sri Lankan food and I must say Hopper Hut definitely passed the test!! Loved everything we ordered however the spicy coconut sambal and the 6 vegetarian curries steamed together in a banana leaf? was truly amazing and that dish alone would garner 5 stars!!! Deeeelicious!! Hoppers are great in lieu of utensils-haha (they do give you utensils, btw, but the hoppers were more fun)...All in all, it was a fun messy food fest, perfect balance of herbs n spices....what more could one ask for???? read more

My brother-inlaw introduced me to this Sri-Lankan place. Located not far from where they live in Scarborough called Ellesmere Village, where you'll find West-indian groceries, and a huge Supermarket. First we had the Lamprey...It's your choice of meat, Goat, Lamb, chicken or Fish Curry wrapped in Banana leaves with rice, boiled egg & salted fried anchovy . DELICIOUS!!! can't get enough of it...I tasted it all and I must confess, I like all of it... Ehen I came back to New York I found one in the Village...and what did I order? Their Lamprey of course..An excellent choice... read more

I haven't been here for a while, and almost forgot that the place is not visible from the street, and can be easily missed. There were a lot of media activities going on inside and in front of the restaurant when we were there because it was the day that Canada decided to allow the asylum seeker ship from Sri Lanka to dock in B.C. We watched our waiter tactically avoided camera man, dangling cords, and interview-seeking reporters while providing pretty good service to customers. Brilliant! Since Janelle W has provided excellent description of Hoppers, Lampries, etc., I will just pile on her comments: -- Milk hopper is great with gooey sweet coconut milk at the bottom/centre; the surface is firm enough to form a thin crust but the inside remains soft. Some people eat it as a dessert, but I have it with my meal, rip a piece off and use it to scoop up Kuttu Roti or whatever (amazing sweet and savoury combination). -- String Hoppers are rice noodles. It has a nice and unique texture compared to other versions of rice noodles from Chinese/Vietnamese/Thai/Singaporean cusines, soft and slightly springy but not chewy, probably because it's made by forming the rice flour dough first and then forced through a sieve-like equipment to make the noodle strings. Give it a try. -- Lots of great snack items to be picked up from the take-out counter for people on-the-go. I am partial to the stuffed Roti rolls (chicken or mutton, with potatoes, seasoned nicely and add half of a perfectly boiled egg) read more

I really like hoppers (Appam) and this is my go to place in Toronto to satisfy my cravings and appetite. I got milk, egg hoppers when i was there and they served it with coconut sambal (Grated coconut with chilli and spice). Hoppers and sambal is a very traditional Sri Lankan dish that I have had the good fortune of enjoying very many times. However, the sambal served here did not really hit the note right. Something was missing - which was unfortunate. For appetizer, we got fish pattis (A dish made with fish curry similar to empanadas) and it was hot and spicy. We asked for hot sauce and they gave us an almost empty maggi chilli sauce, which did not seem so professional. The combination was great so no complaints. Finally to finish off the meal, we ordered tea and I felt that tea had way too much milk than tea. Again, another classic item did not hit the note. Even with all these small misses, i was still a happy camper! Prices are reasonable and food was served quick. (I'm always hungry when i order food so appreciate getting food quick) :) Great meal. Go to hopper hut to get some of the authentic Sri Lankan foods. One caution though, if you are not used to hot/spicy food, please make it a point to ask your server to make it mild. read more

This is my first foray into Sri Lankan cuisine and it was a pleasant experience. Tried two Tamil staples - Khothu Roti (chopped roti shells stir fried with meat, eggs, veggies, and spices) and a Lamprie (a flavorful smorgasbord of your choice of meat/seafood, eggplant, anchovies, potatoes, onions, sambol and more topped over rice wrapped in fragrant banana leaves). Portions are quite generous with well-rounded flavours - salty, sweet, tangy, spicy. Prices are fair for what you get - about $9-14 a dish. Dining area is hidden behind the front counter, where trays of snacks greet you upon entering the restaurant. Give it a try! read more

Hopper Hut - Chicken lamprie. Huge portion - good for 2, contains a multitude of ingredients/flavours. Must try! - Indian Near Me - Scarborough, Ontario

Eaten here a few times and keep coming back - so that tells you something. I personally would prefer to grab the food and take it home but we don't live close by and some of the dishes (Hoppers) don't transport well. The Mutton Roll is really good, so are the stuffed Rotis and Lampries. Not the biggest fan of the Kothu Roti which can be a little dry. Overall a tasty joint which keeps calling you back. read more

The last few times I've been here I've gotten very sick and finding out they have had a few yellow card health violations is not surprising at all. I should note that I'm no stranger to this kind of food, I'm didn't just have a bad time because I'm not used to the spice. There was absolutely something wrong with the food I had the last two times. read more

This is a pleasant enough little restaurant but I cannnot concur with the other review in liking the food. I would preface this by saying perhaps it is a matter of taste and unfamiliarity with Sri Lankan dishes: Of the things we ordered, a sort of Hakka style noodle dish was tasty, a dish of fried rice with chopped up rotis was spicy but just acceptable, a vegetartian thali was inedible, a dosa combo was okay but boring (we thought it would feature different kinds of dosai but they were all plain), and the beef lumprie was also inedible due to unpleasant texture and seasoning. Again, perhaps we ordered the wrong things or do not have the acquired taste for this cuisine. I do like North Indian and standard South Indian food, however. read more

Hopper Hut was my first experience with Sri Lankan food and, while my experience was mixed, it was certainly worth the trip out to Scarborough to try this unique cuisine. Portions were large, prices low, and the food was interesting and mostly good. The restaurant has a takeout counter up front and a sit down restaurant, which was totally empty on a Tuesday evening, in back. Our server was very friendly and helped explain the menu to us; most items were unfamiliar to us. We were eating vegetarian and there were plenty of meat-free options on the menu. Refer to janelle w's excellent review for an explanation of the main dishes on the menu. We had: Hopper Combo #3 ($5.25): One egg hopper, one milk hopper, and two plain hoppers with coconut onion sambol. We really enjoyed all three types of hoppers. The milk hopper (coconut milk not cows milk) is sweet and meat to be eaten with white sugar. The other two hoppers are savoury and meant to be eaten with the sambol. I've never had sambol before but I found it a little dry for me, otherwise it's tasty. Kottu Roti ($5): This was our favourite dish. It had great flavour and the lime wedge it was served with really added to it. This was the spiciest dish we had but I wasn't unbearably spicy. Vegetable Lampries ($7): Six vegetarian curries and rice wrapped in a banana leaf and baked. This was the dish I was most excited about and it looked amazing when it came out. Unfortunately, while good, it turned out to be our least favourite of the three dishes we ordered. I really disliked a couple of the curries in the dish and, while the others were tasty, since they were all combined together I had to pick around the bad ones. Overall the food didn't live up to the high expectations I had for Hopper Hut. It was good but I kept feeling like it could probably be done even better. Sri Lankan food has tons of potential and I felt Hopper Hut wasn't fully tapping that. Of course, I've never had Sri Lankan before so I could be totally wrong. I'll certainly try Sri Lankan again but next time I'll probably go to another place for comparison. For now, I'll give Hopper Hut three stars for the friendly service, low prices, and above average food. I'll adjust the rating accordingly as a try more Sri Lankan places. read more

Very authentic Sri Lankan food . I loved the string and egg hoppers w the coconut sambol. We also had the mutton and chicken curries, which were not tamed down like most places. It was a home cooked meal that I've been missing . read more

Went last night based on the write up in the Weekly Yelp and I am definitely a fan! For $35, including a big tip, the two of us ate like royalty. We had: Hopper Combo #2, plain rotis (2), pitthu combo with the mutton curry (soooo good), and a vegetarian lampries. Sure it's not a fancy location or atmosphere, but the food is so good and so inexpensive that absolutely outweighs the lack of ambiance. It's not an "impress the boss/in-laws" kind of place. It's a "i love tasty food" place. For cheap and cheerful and amazingly tasty, you can't beat the Hopper Hut. read more

We were a group of 6 people who went crazy with the ordering. Wanted to try everything, ended up ordering hoppers, mutton curry , crab and lamprice and a tonne of other food! We were blown away by the quality of food but at super reasonable price ! Would highly recommend getting the lamprice and crab curry. read more

Good tamil/south indian food, spicy too. Value for $ You should try the various Biriyani combos here... definitely stimulating your taste-buds ;-) read more

3.5 stars. Had the mutton lamprais. It was good but kinda stingy on the meat. Will come again though to try some other dishes. read more

This place is ... interesting. I had never tried Sri Lankan food before, but I figured since I like all the surrounding regional foods i couldn't go wrong. I started with the egg hopper. It was ok. The texture is nice and they give you this strange chunky spicy stuff to eat it with (I would have preferred something spicy with a sauce consistency - but it tasted good). In any case, I wouldn't return just for these. I forget the name of the main dish I had, but it was this massive rice & meat dish cooked and served in an enormous banana leaf. It was HUGE. Too much food for two people. And it seemed like it had everything but the kitchen sink in it: beef, chicken, rice, tamarind, vegetables, even some little sardine type of fish. Most of the meat was of the end trail variety with lots of bones in it. Didn't make for easy eating. It was mildly spicy. Probably not overwhelming for the average person who likes their food a little spicy. The dish did seem a little overcooked as it was a bit dry. But, a decent dish nonetheless. I'm definitely glad I checked it out but I can't say I will be going out of my way to go back. Maybe If i'm with a really open-minded friend who wants to try something different. Oh yeah, this place is dirt cheap. that massive banana leaf thing was only $7. read more

Dropped by at lunchtime to satisfy a craving for hoppers and idly. Ordered the Hopper combo of 2 plain, 1 (coconut) milk and 1 egg, served with a heaping bowl of coconut sambol. Although it was fresh and delicious, after a few bites, I ordered an extra veg curry to balance out the flavours and add some heat. Now I was in Heaven! Just wishing my dear daughter could finish work early and join me. :-) The idly were not listed on the menu as side dishes, only as a main order. In hindsight, I should have ordered them, had a taste and brought them home. I ended up driving over to Babu Catering to buy some and I was underwhelmed by their lack of tartness. Oh well, there's always tomorrow... read more

Bought some banana balls today. They were raw in the middle. Returned to the place and received a refund. This is the second time this has happened this year. I really hate eating raw dough. It is unsanitary. I am thinking about filing a complaint with the Toronto Public Health. After years of visiting this place and having good service I just cannot continue going to an establishment that serves unsafe food. Leave the banana balls in the fryer for a minute more? Do not put your most junior person on the fryer for banana balls? Train your cooks better? I don't know the reason. Just do a better job and not poison your customers. Banana balls have been on the menu for over a decade, so there is absolutely no excuse. The first time they gave be undercooked banana balls I phoned them to complain and then I let it slide. This second time is infuriating. They obviously did not learn from the first case. read more

Everyone seemed to take out but we decided to be the only ones to dine in. Waitress was attentive and polite, lamprey was extremely spicy but I was expecting it beforehand. First time trying hoppers and I really enjoyed them! read more

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Sri Lanka formerly known as Ceylon lies off the Southern Coast of India. Unsurprisingly it has a number of different influences ranging from Indian to the various traders who have passed through. The food is similar in some ways to Indian food, as it tends to use cardmom, cumin, turmeric. However there are differences in the actual ingredients such as the fishes they use. The funniest thing about the Country that I have always found, is that the first introduction to Sri Lanka that Indians have is through the story of Ramayan. In which a demon king from the country comes and steals the main protagonists wife, and they go to war. Beyond that the country has a pretty rich history, but I'm not going to go into the politics of it here. I myself haven't seen a lot of this type of cuisine, usually the food tends to be pervasively South Indian rather than from Sri. Lanka. I like the food here well enough, the hoppers are pretty decent, though we got an odd fish smell from some of the rice. The food is usually spiced pretty well. The hoppers were the best I have had anywhere though. I don't know if they were cooked right because I don't have a lot of experience with them, but they tasted pretty good. The service I have found has been generally decent. The restaurant itself is a kind of smallish place which generally seems to be clean. read more

Hopper hut was pretty good. Had the mutton kothu rotti and a mutton roll from take out. Large portion and very filling! This is coming from a guy that once ate a 5lb turkey. Probably could split it in two portions to eat. At 7 dollars total cost it would 3.50 for a filling meal. The kothu rotti is a dollar cheaper than Babu's and just as good. I will be returning to try their Lampries next time. Another hole in the wall with good food. read more

Hopper Hut - Mutton kothu rotti - Indian Near Me - Scarborough, Ontario

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I tried Sri Lankan food for the first time today. I didn't get anything crazy...just hoppers. I went with the hopper combo 2 which comes with a egg, milk and 2 plain hoppers. The Hoppers aren't as exotic as a thought it would be...but their good. What makes it stand out is the coconut sambol. They give a generous amount of this side to eat with your hoppers. It gives a nice spice and texture that is not overpowering. The egg hopper was cooked to perfection and was able to coat the hopper in silky yolk as you break through. The milk hopper was pleasantly sweet...almost desert-like...really good. The plain hoppers were light pillows to enclose the awesome sambol. $4.50 tax in...can't go wrong. I think I will be more adventurous next time and get a a fish or mutton lampries. I will definitely be back to explore. read more

I went there & bought 4 hopper and they weren't good. That looked like a simple rotti that was cooked 2 days ago. I expected to eat fresh hopper that day..But I couldn't eat even two pieces. Hopper price was also higher than other store. I bought a plane hopper, that was better than milk hopper. I also waited about 20 minutes to pick it up. Very dissapointing to say the least. read more

Pathetic dosa. We just came back from a most frustrating dosa experience. I think their other foods wrapped in banana leaf and stuff are good...but dosa is beyond bad. I'm not one to write reviews...too lazy...but this I had to. It wasn't cooked fully...not crispy...the batter they used to make the dosa tasted stale, esp the uncooked part. Please do not go their for dosa that's all I can say. read more

Had a couple of friends visiting from out of town, and we dropped by mid-afternoon to grab some food. We sampled a little bit of everything, eating like kings to our hearts content and our total bill came to something like $12/person. Amazingly cheap for food this good. If you're in Scarborough, do yourself a favour and stop by. read more

I've only tried the snacks from the take out counter here, and they are all very good - patties, rolls, vadas are all good quality, hot and fresh. Very nice! I have yet to try any of the meal items, but judging by the volume of take-out they are doing, it seems popular. My only critique is that it can sometimes seem a bit disorganized. People cut in line, and its not always clear who is being served next. But, the people behind the counter are very friendly and are clearly doing their best. Nice place! read more

Went here today for the first time and am still excited about all the flavours hours later. The takeout counter is at the front of the restaurant. If you want to dine in just walk to the back and take a seat. We ordered hopper combo 2 which has one egg, one milk and 2 plain hoppers. We chose the coconut sambal and also added some sugar to our milk hopper because it was coconut milk. This was delicious, it was all so good and will order it again. I'd like to try the milk hopper with mango sometime, not on their menu but I will get one to go and sit in my car with a mango. Next we tired a chicken lamprai, it was filled with dried anchovies, eggplant, fish cake, lentil curry, potato, collard greens and chicken all wrapped in a banana leaf. It was pretty tasty every bite was different which I love. I wasn't a fan of the smell of the banana leaf though. Finally our ghee dosai came it was beyond delicious the flavour was similar to deep dish pizza crust. It came with some more coconut sambal, lentil curry and a couple of sauces the green one was cilantro and I'm not sure what the red one was but it wasn't bad. I love the dosai and will have that again. Not sure about the lamprai because I didn't like the banana leaf smell not because of the flavour, although I wasn't a fan of the dried anchovies either because they were so tough. We did order dessert and got what he called Sri Lankan pudding it was a brown square flavoured mostly with cardamom, by the texture I could tell the main ingredient was egg. I ate half as it was such a strong flavour and my partner ate his and finished off mine. We will be back there is so much to try on their menu. I will warn you it isn't clean in there at all. The surfaces are clean besides the main surfaces the dirt is deep.....really really deep especially in the washroom. Despite the deep dirt we will be back. read more

First time trying Sri Lankan cuisine and was really impressed. Tried the hopper combo, chicken buriyani and chicken curry. There is no lack of flavour and you get so much food. I would've ordered less if I knew that hoppers are not good for leftovers - best to eat them fresh. Will definitely visit again read more

Get the crab curry and milk hoppers. Total perfection. Kotthu has also been a solid 4.5 stars when I've gotten it. It's a Sri Lankan restaurant so depending on who's working there that day you may have to be assertive in terms of asking for service, but I feel like, when you're back home at a restaurant sometimes it takes two hours for the food to come out, so whatever. The falooda was bright green and from a mix the time I tried, but everything else has been on point. This place is a classic of Lankan food in Scarbs. I believe it when folks say there are newer, better places, but I end up coming here because I live in west end Toronto and it's the closest Scarbororugh spot to get to. Don't come here if you want mild food (ha!) or if you want to order a North Indian style dish. read more