I've been coming to Island Foods for years and it never disappoints. I had the chicken roti this time and it was DEVONE... like seriously so good. The flavor, the seasoning, the softness of the roti -- everything hit. This spot has been a go-to for me and it's one of those places that stays consistent. You know what you're getting every time, and it's always on point. I absolutely love it here. If you're craving real Caribbean food, this is the spot. read more

Island Foods - Caribbean Near Me - North York, Ontario

We popped in this afternoon because I hadn't eaten all day. I had read about this place a while ago as having one of the best roti in the GTA and had been meaning to come here for quite some time. This place does not disappoint in any way! The boneless chicken roti has a very generous portion of filling. The filling is not loaded up on carrots and peas, but delicious boneless chicken breast and potatoes that are done just right. The grave is smooth and a little grainy without being chunky and chewy. The roti skin itself is absolutely perfect. It is not thick or too thin that it falls apart. Mala, the owner was an absolute sweetheart, and made sure that I would enjoy my meal along with the help of her two daughters. The place is quiet so that you can enjoy your meal without Loud music or loud noises. This is my go to place from now on for a good West Indian dish. Next time I intend to try the courage goat. YOU gotta eat here! read more

Island Foods - Boneless chicken roti - Caribbean Near Me - North York, Ontario

I went to this place this afternoon after my appointment at KMH labs next door. I ordered the chicken roti with hot sauce which is stuffed with boneless chicken breast and potatoes. The roti was cooked with fresh ingredients and quite filling. However, it was a little bland and I had to use my own hot sauce to give it a little more flavour. Service Take out Meal type Lunch Price per person CA$10-20 Food: 4 Service: 1 Atmosphere: 2 read more

Island Foods - Chicken Roti - Caribbean Near Me - North York, Ontario

I love this place!! It's family owned and operated. I've been purchasing patties and dinners etc for over 15 years. The food is excellent, freshly made , filling and reasonably priced. Never turn down food from Island Foods !!! read more

My local destination for ox tail and jerk chicken. The patties are great too. Reliably delicious for as long as I can remember

Second time coming here and the doubles are delicious! Airy, pillowy soft and comforting. The boneless chicken roti was ok. Great flavours but about 6 layers of roti folded up at the bottom. The square wrap was about 5" big and the roti texture itself was stretchy and similar to a tortilla wrap. The dhalpouri is the same thick roti with many chewy layers and a little bit of Dahl. I recommend getting the doubles! read more

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Our first meal of the trip was to Island Foods as family in town have been many times. It's a family run restaurant that specializes in Caribbean food. They have another location out in Markham. We dropped in on a late Monday (around 1:00pm) to grab takeout. Didn't see a single soul eat in. Line up to order at the counter, then pay. The menu consists of snacks, dinners and rotis. - 4x Boneless goat roti ($10.99) - this is the relatives go to order. - Boneless goat dinner ($12.95) - all three sides were mute and one-dimensional. Never tasted such uninspiring flavours. The goat was a touch on the dry side. - Oxtail (stew) dinner ($13.50) - the better of the two dinner options. Oxtail had more flavour. Cash or debit only. 2.5 stars. read more

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It's been years since I've been to this location. We use to frequent it often when my niece was living with us. She loved island food. Anyway I had a craving for some food nostalgia and made a trip to Island Food. Nice to see they survived Covid lockdowns. I had my goto goat roti, slightly spicy. It was as delicious as I remembered it. Soft roti filled with a balanced well seasoned goat curry. Wonderful! Establishment clean, friendly service. read more

We've drove by Island Foods so many times and finally decided to go inside. All I got to say is, I finally have found a restaurant that has curry that compares to my mom's. I got the boneless curry chicken and it was so delicious. So tasty, flavourful and just the right amount of heat. My boyfriend got the jerk chicken which he enjoyed, although it tasted more like a jerk chicken stew. Will definitely be back to try other items off the menu. read more

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I've been a customer for about 3 years; their service and food quality never disappoints! My favorite is their oxtail. Unlike other restaurants all the oxtail they serve look intact but still manage to serve them fall-off-the-bone tender! When I do visit I always get a container of oxtail only to go. As mentioned earlier I am amazed each time by the quality control and portion they put in that container, there are very little broken pieces! I also love their channa and doubles (not pictured), so do give them a try! read more

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Every time when we visit Toronto, my partner has to come here and have their roti. It's like a tradition now. At first I didn't understand why, but after a couple of times, I realized that this place not only offers affordable food, but also making the effort to get to know their customers. We were there for about half an hour, and three different groups of people came in are all regulars. They were taking to the staff sharing their holiday stories, it was very pleasant to hear how much they know about their customers. We ordered the boneless chicken roti with a side drink. The chicken was tender and juicy, with the right amount of read more

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Mom & pop type shop, good service and they have delicious roti gravy that you could almost drink from a cup. read more

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As a child seeing the Island Foods stand at the EX every summer was a give in, something I could just depend on. Then they stopped partaking,then they closed the Dufferin and King location. Now I cherish being able to test myself to their Chana and Spinach roti or a Double. Pair it with a Peanut pinch or a ring...happy place. Get one of their dinner combos..the goat is always tender and add spinach and a dhalpouri roti on the side so you can try it all. you won't be disappointed. read more

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I came here after my husband kept telling me the roti was amazing obviously I had to see if he was right or not. I am happy to say I have eaten my words and they were delish! I ordered the boneless chicken roti with some extra gravy on top (thanks to my fellow yelpers reviews) and boy was it mouthwatering. The filling is a potato mixture with some just right seasoning and big chunks of white meat chicken. My only one critique would be perhaps smaller chicken pieces? But, really the roti was yummy nonetheless. If your going to eat in, extra gravy is a must- a must you hear me! I'm happy to say this location has gained another regular customer. read more

Island Foods - Boneless chicken roti- yummy!! - Caribbean Near Me - North York, Ontario

ive missed this place! not as good as i remembered...the patties were a bit stale and the foods lacked a pinch of salt but over all, still delicious! we ordered the spinach & poatoe roti, chicken roti, 2 beef patties & extra gravy on the side. the lady and gentleman working were quite nice and friendly. read more

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Always top notch. Best Roti in the city. Too bad the Pattie's changed, but, wishful thinking is a change back in the future.

This place has very tasty Chicken Roti . However my recent visit was a little sad as the Roti I had was half the size that it was in my previous visit. Same price. $12 ish. What i got should have been $6 or so. Service great. Clean place , but much smaller portions. read more

Nah Jah! Look, food was just okay. Had 2 doubles, goat roti and chicken roti. Doubles don't make the grade at all. A very yellow curry, no chutney, could taste the oil in the dough. Not like real Trini doubles. Much better places in Toronto to get doubles. 1 1/2 stars. Goat roti was the best flavour of the two. Goat was tender. No bones but still juicy. Again a very yellow curry and very salty. Dalphuri wrap didn't have much split peas inside but was nice and fresh, cooked right then. Amount of curry goat and curry chicken inside the rotis was skimpy at $11+tax each. 2 stars. Sorry Island foods on Don Mills but you have to do better. Improve the flavours, drop the salt and ease up on rationing the portions. read more

Hot and muggy day! Great to have some Caribbean/West Indies Food that make me feels like I am on one of the Islands dipping in the turquoise ocean... X Hot! I screamed when I ordered my Goat Roti. How is XHot achieved? not by extra spices but just adding Xhot sauce, maybe I could have done it myself. Goat was quite tender.. Roti is thin and not too doughy... Just wish my Cola Champagne is really champagne... Just wish I am really eating some food on an Island... Just wish me and my lunch date are both in bathing suit by the pool... Then he woke me up by making me eat this doughy Beef patty... Just wish my patty is flaky... read more

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There is an Island Foods in my 'hood (King Street W/Dufferin) and I love their chicken rotis. Stacey, my colleague, also likes their rotis so we've been trying to figure out how to get there for lunch. She and I had a meeting this afternoon in Concord and she suggested that we have lunch along the way at Island Foods at their Don Mills Road location. I didn't know they had a Don Mills Road location ... whoohoo! We both ordered chicken rotis with "gravy" on top. It tasted a little different than the ones I've had at their other location (a stronger curry flavour) and it was delicious! read more

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Have been going here for years, was never extraordinary food however lately consistency has really gone. Roti watery and doubles a soggy mess, no love has gone into this food AND never mind the dreary atmosphere.. Owners should be ashamed sending sub-par food and taking people's hard earned money!! read more

Doubles make me so happy! Was very happy to find them here when picking up an order. I love doubles and I love Toronto so together my belly is in paradise! Was visiting from the states (TX) so of course we don't have a lot of spots like this. Great customer service with a smile! They probably couldn't help it since I may have been grinning from cheek to cheek. Check out the doubles, patties or roti here when in the area! read more

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I've never had a roti before I went to Island foods so they've really set the bar for the next place I try! It's a very nice, home made, flavourful curry wrapped in a wonderful Indian tortilla (Im not sure what it's called). I tried the goat and the chicken thighs and they're both super tasty! The goat is incredibly tender and the chicken is fall off the bone amazing. The potatoes are stewed with the meat yet are the perfect texture not too hard and not too mushy. It looks like a pleasant size in photos but it can really make one full for an entire afternoon and evening. I'm also slowly tasting each of the exotic drinks they have. I LOVE ting! It's so refreshing and not too sweet. It tastes like an elevated sprite if you can imagine! There's another guava juice I tried but I didn't like it, it was really sweet then bitter. Looking forward to trying the dinner plates next time with rice and other things on the menu! read more

Island Foods - Roti with sauce and a ting - Caribbean Near Me - North York, Ontario

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This Island Foods is strategically located along a stretch of Manufacturing Industrial area while facing Residential across the road. I can definitely see this place as a lunch spot for those local workers similar to how Patty King does for their nearby customers. Nice staff taking order and prepping the Rotis and Meals. It is more of a Fast Food place as you are served on styrofoam plates and plastic utensils. They accept credit cards when you purchase over $10.00 as I attempted my MasterCard. I got a Goat Roti($6.75) & Grace brand Ginger Beer. The Roti wrap was A-OK and the Potatoes included in each Roti were perfectly done. The Goat itself was originally tender but the more I ate the more mushy it felt. I guess being left in the steam tray does take a toll on the Meat. Although there is slight spice in the Sauce, it is even too light for me and I wished I said YES when they asked me if I wanted Hot Sauce. When given this decent portion of Food, it's really good to have flavour to the very last bite. A-OK, Island Foods. read more

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SPOTLESS!!! Absolutely spotless restaurant. Super nice guy at front was completely willing to customize my roti's. They were SO GOOD. I don't live in TO anymore but if I did, this would be a go-to spot. Lots of vegetarian options. Place was fairly busy and I can see why. Done right. I will recommend to my Toronto family who are always looking for a roti spot. read more

the service was very good, the person who served food, had no mask, the potato roti we used to eat used to b very good, this one is not even close to that, curried goat wasnt good either,. Jerk chicken was okay. I think i just wasted my money, coconut ginger snack is yummy read more

I have to say this is one of my favorite places for Rotis. Especially West Indian Rotis. I usually go to Mona's, but this is a great alternative. I ordered the chicken roti, with boneless chicken breast. The pieces of chicken were big pieces and i had a bite of chicken in every bite. The sauce was spicy and cooked just right, not too watery. Can't wait to go back. Actually going today to try their shrimp roti. A great place, friendly staff, nice family business. read more

Holy crap. They really meant the extra hot. My mouth was on fire but that was a lot if fun. Ordered the goat curry and ting . tender goat no smell and delicious spicy curry. Ting was a nice drink but too $$ for the size. read more

Island Foods - Caribbean Near Me - North York, Ontario

I try to make it to this joint once a week. The roti goat is amazing, make sure if you ask for a double you bring your appetite because it's quite the task to finish. Also skip the potatoes in favour of extra meat. Gravy on top is a must. If you're eating in try and make it before noon or you'll end up taking out. I'm no roti expert but I make it a point to come all the way from North York (Yonge and Steeles). read more

Island Foods - Roti goat no potatoes and some Ting! - Caribbean Near Me - North York, Ontario

Roti tastes okay, but the portion size is ridiculous. Usually Rotis are stuffed, this place is so cheap, all I see is flaccid roti with very little stuffing. Don't be cheap with your customers...we know what it's supposed to look, feel and taste like. read more

Went here with my Sister a couple of years ago.. phenomenally good ROTI. Large portion good price. Truly a hidden gem, almost hidden..but worth every mouthful once found! They also have a ginger pineapple beverage that I have not been able to find anywhere else, and is it ever good! read more

I've been going to Island Foods for their Roti for quite sometime - including the original location for this one at Eglinton and Mount Pleasant. The other one is on King and Dufferin. This biz is run by a lovely wife and husband team - and sometimes their daughter is helping out. Truly a family run biz making meals using their family recipes. The place is out of my way but when I do end up running around nearby, I make it a note to drop by and get my hunger satisfied. Everyone has a favourite place and though I have not been to a lot of West Indies places, this is my favourite from those I have experienced. My fav is the chicken breast roti. They have generous portions of chicken and potatoes in a nice thin roti. If you like it spicy, they can make it to whatever you think your tastebuds can handle. I like mine hot and they make it HOT! Sometimes a little over the top! My fault - where the heck is my Pepcid! If I have the time to dine in, I get extra curry ladled on top of my roti. Bonus! What a treat! I don't do it for takeout as it makes the meal way too soggy. Their beef patties are also pretty good. Lots of meat but I would like a bit more gravy inside as I find it dry sometimes. If you want something different than your usual burgers and fries, or tasteless noodles, give this a try! Cheers! read more

Island Foods,Still has outstanding food,Always so friendly,And the food is sooo delicious.This is the only place I go to because there food is always consistent.if you want really want delicious jerk chicken,All there options are delicious as well. read more

This is first time I went to Island Foods and I was quite disappointed, I did a goat curry and jerk chicken dinner take out and the quantity of food is very little for the price. The food did taste good no doubt, but definitely not for the price. The place is run by a family and one of the kids who served me did not even have a smile on their face, I just entered the restaurant, smiled and asked how they were, I got a reply "what do you want" ......Wow!!. If you are running your own business, a smile and a hello to a customer or even small talk goes a long way..... read more

Am I crazy? Or are all of you? These rotis taste like a bunch of chicken bouillon cubes and water with some meat swimming in it. The skin/shell wasn't even that tender, chewy, or tasty. Granted I'm partial to east Indian rotis but this place is near where I live so I had to see what the fuss was all about. Sincerely disappointed, it's just curry powder and chicken base, salty and boring in my opinion. Sorry! Won't be back, I'll stick with the pinnacle of all rotis (Mother India/Gandhi Roti). read more

Gluten-free spelt rotis made fresh and filled to the point of bursting with incredible curry flavour. You can find a better roti in Toronto, but if you find one closer to my work, please let me know! The melt-in-your-mouth goat curry is my usual order, but the chicken is awesome and the channa and spinach is so good and perfect for when you're feeling a little vegetarian. You can ask for spinach on any of the rotis, and I heartily recommend it. You must try the chicken/beef/vegi patties, they are so fluffy and the filling is seasoned perfectly. There are all kinds of Caribbean drinks including Malta, Coconut Water, Ginger Beer, Ting, Mauby and Peanut Milk. Have a beventure! Once in a while they will have fresh doubles, but never before 12, and they go quickly. This is classic Caribbean fast food and they are awesome, and if you get the chance, try them! Island Foods also sports a full selection of ice cream including sour sop, mango and rum butter. There is usually a lineup for lunch, and you can probably find a table, but it's primarily a takeout establishment. Rotis are around $7 and patties are under $2. read more

I've been coming here for years. Dave, Nalla and the kids are beautiful people. The care and the love that goes into their food comes out in the flavour;easily the best roti in the city. There's a lineup during the lunchtime hours however it's worth it. Plenty of parking next-door if need be. read more

Island Foods is a busy place, which is a good sign in my books. Parking is available but all spots were taken (I lucked out and nabbed one). There was a lineup from the counter to the door, and it moved at a reasonable pace. I ordered a boneless goat roti and a Ting (yeah, Ting!) to go since I wasn't sure if I'd get a table. Although they have lots of tables, they were filled with people! The rotis are served on styrofoam plates or, for to go, in foil coated envelopes which keep them nice and hot. The rotis all come with potato in them, and it's just the right amount to not overwhelm the meat. And the goat was deeeeee-licious! Seasoned perfectly and amazingly tender. I wanted another, even though I knew I'd never get through a second one. In addition to Ting, they offer a variety of drinks from Grace as well as regular pops and juice. Recommend this place and will for sure be back! read more

This family owned business is a gem. They offer the convenience of pick-up with high quality food that tastes homemade. Located just north of Lawrence on Don Mills Road. Accessible from the DVP or 401. Whether you're in the mood for roti or doubles, check them out! And ask for their award-winning hot sauce! My personal favourite is their curry goat roti! read more

I'm so happy that I work close to this place! They have the best roti that I've ever had, (not that I'm some connaiseur). They give a great portion that's not too big so that you're super full, and use all nice quality white chicken meat. Their shells are also fresh made and make all the difference. So tasty!! I want one right now :) To top it off, their very reasonably priced. read more