Ordered: Wednesday Special (~$13 CAD): Jerk Chicken w Peas + Rice, Free Veg Doubles, and Pop Chicken Pie (~$6 CAD) Cassava Pone (~$3 CAD) Solo Pop (~$3 CAD) Aya's take: I love me some Caribbean food and Lena's is serving dishes from Trinidad and Tobago. I love that they have cheap specials on each day of the week. On Wednesday, you can get a chicken dish (I got Jerk Chicken w Peas + Rice) and it comes with Free Veg Doubles and Pop! That's an insane deal. The jerk chicken is smoky, juicy, and lightly spicy. I will say the portion size could definitely be better. It wasn't enough for the amount of rice you get. I loved the Veg Doubles; it was well-made but not as fresh as I've had in other places. It lacked some chutney and filling but still good flavor. The Chicken Pie was a good try too; it was a bit dry but I enjoyed the flakiness of the pie and even the chicken had a good kick to it. I was pleasantly surprised at how much I liked the Cassava Pone. It's dense, sticky, and earthy with a nice coconut flavor. The Solo Pop was also the right drink to wash everything down with. You can have a massive meal here for 2 people with under ~$20 CAD which is getting harder to come by lately. Definitely recommend! read more

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My experience at Lena's was most pleasant. I was excited to have found a place that serves excellent Trinidadian food. I thoroughly enjoyed my doubles--the filling was so fresh and the chickpea mixture as well as the chutney was bursting with flavor! And the scotch bonnet pepper sauce was oh-so-fresh and supremely flavorful! It was the best doubles I have had in my life! I got a dhalpuri roti stuffed with pumpkin and it was out of this world! I absolutely loved every bite! The store was clean and inviting and the service by Ria was excellent. Parking is adjacent to the strip mall where Lena's is locatedI will DEFINITELY be back! :) read more

Lena's Roti & Doubles - Caribbean Near Me - Mississauga, Ontario

Legitametly amazing roti, and factually the BEST doubles of all time. The service is friendly and the atmosphere is what you'd expect from a roti place, but cleaner. read more

Ordered for pick up, ready in 15 mins. Regular Dark chicken roti, dhalpuri, medium spice. 5/5 taste super delicious the chicken is juicy. The medium spice, gives the perfect amount of kick. The regular size is massive!! I would suggest getting the small unless you are really hungry. Regular curry lamb roti, dhalpuri, hot. 4/5 meat was again super juicy. However, really under estimated the spice level of hot. Chicken double medium spice, these are the perfect size, theres a sauce to it that has a nice freshness. The chicken is tad dry. Shrimp double medium spice, 4/5 flavours are delicious, but there isn't much shrimp maybe 3 ? Little ones. All in all, service, food, and promptness would definitely come back read more

Lena's Roti & Doubles - Regular size, they don't look big but they are massive - Caribbean Near Me - Mississauga, Ontario

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I have had doubles from other restaurants before, but this could be one of the best I have tried! My family would agree as well. Then, we tried the Dark Chicken and peas inside a flatbread called Dhalpuri and goat and peas inside an Indian flatbread called Parata wrap. These were massive and filling! Lastly, we could not leave without trying the Jerk Chicken on rice, peas, and coleslaw. Simply a complete Caribbean food experience. They also let us try their newest ice cream flavors: Pina Colada, Soursop, Mango, and Coconut. We couldn't agree which one was our favorite. You have to try them all when you visit! Don't forget their house-made peanut drink which was simply the best I would commend the staff here for treating us very well! read more

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Finally had a chance to try this place! The food was very flavorful! I ordered the roti to be mild, but it still had pretty much heat. There were nice big pieces of meat and the food was tasty. Parts of the roti had a bit of a "fridge/freezer" taste, so I'm not sure if it was made ahead of time...but the sauce kind of masked everything. Despite that, I enjoyed the meal. The ice cream was a good way to end the meal. It was a little icy, but decent. Next time I think I'll stick to the mains. read more

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We really enjoyed trying doubles for the first time! The sweet and tangy sauce was excellent and we especially liked the curry goat. We also had a peanut punch which was also wonderful. Great service and very clean restaurant. We will definitely return! read more

Lena's Roti & Doubles - Curry goat double, shrimp double, chicken double - Caribbean Near Me - Mississauga, Ontario

Probably the best doubles I've had. Very delicious and filling. Service is great too. read more

Lena's Roti & Doubles - Chick peas doubles - Caribbean Near Me - Mississauga, Ontario

Hubby ordered doubles and although he said they were tasty, they were a mess. Inside the wrapper the filling had come out and it was messy to eat. The beauty of doubles is that they are usually easy to eat and yummy. At least they got the yummy part right:) read more

Lena's Roti & Doubles - the front of a restaurant - Caribbean Near Me - Mississauga, Ontario

We ordered 6 rotis tonight for the family. 4 were boneless chicken. They were inedible. They consisted of thick dry dough, some dry chick peas and hard dry chunks of overcooked chicken breast. No sauce/stew or moisture at all. So disappointing and literally disgusting. The two goat and veggie rotis we ordered were, in contrast, juicy and delicious. They REALLY need to work on the chicken ones!!!! read more

We have passed by this location hundreds of time, but never thought of visiting. In the area, so decided to stop by. Lunch time in a Saturday so wasn't that busy. The owners/managers knew by the questions we asked of this dish had any eggs/dairy/meat etc that our visit was the first. Spotless and clean inside and service was amazing. Ordered a small channa and aloo (chickpeas and potatoes) roti roll with a paratha and a regular channa and aloo roti with daal roti and made that extra spicy and finally a veggie platter. First the veggie platter we picked Okra, spinach, eggplant and raw jackfruit. The okra, spinach were really good and the eggplant was OK. The jackfruit (kathar/kathal) was the best. Would have loved more jackfruit pieces though and perhaps bigger chunks rather than tiny pieces. The rotis were delicious. The chickpeas aloo top notch, but too runny to eat in a wrap. The extra spicy roti was hot! Good hot that stayed with me for a long time. The owners threw in an order on phulories in the house as it was our first visit. They are the best we have ever had. A slight crunch on the out and soft inside. These ones had garlic and some herbs in them that was amazing. As if we were eating fried garlic bread! The tamarind chutney had perfect sourness with some sweetness. The phulories are way too greasy though. read more

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Had a take out from them couple of times, curry lamb and roti. While waiting for the food I noticed their clientele is mainly business/ office workers from the nearby office buildings. Place tend to get busy at lunchtime but dead in between. Prices are a bit high for what is offered on the menu but they do have discounted daily specials every day. Depends what you're craving is. 3 stars I feel is sufficient rating for this place. read more

Food was the usual. Nothing spectacular. Host is very pleasant and makes up for the food. read more

This location used to be called Radica's. Now Lena's. But even though it seems impossible, the goat curry is better than before!! We had a goat curry (medium) in a roti and a goat curry (mild) on rice and peas. With drinks $40.00. The curry was more savory than before with more gravy. The goat was very lean and juicy. The roti layers were very nicely paper thin like a crepe with the peas / dust between each layer. The rice was authentic and moist with peas mixed in. Great place! Good service! Plenty of seating! We'll be back soon! read more

I absolutely love Lena's! I discovered this place 5 years ago and am happy they are still opened for business during the pandemic. They are only open for take out and do require you to wear masks when you enter so be sure to be prepared. They also prepare the food very quickly after you place the order over phone call. We ordered 2 doubles, a small Channa and potato roti and a regular sized jerk chicken roti. It all came to $25 and we had left overs for lunch the next day. Highly recommend vising especially for your roti cravings! read more

Lena's Roti & Doubles - Jerk chicken regular sized roti - Caribbean Near Me - Mississauga, Ontario

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Their doubles regular is amazing. A bit on the soggy side but the flavors were on point. I got the jerk chicken, rice and chow mein combo for their Friday special and it was awful. Chicken was dry, rice tasted weird and the chow mein was very salty. I had high hopes from my last visit there a few years back and I don't remember the food being bad. Again, the doubles were amazing! read more

Taste was on point. Serving size was ample for family sharing. Food was fresh and delicious with ample choices to choose from. read more

It's saddening how unfair it was to get this quality of food. I've had wonderful jerk chicken at other places and I've also had Lena's doubles for years which I've enjoyed. This time around I ordered The jerk chicken and the lady who brought it outside said "good thing you ordered jerk chicken cu we just made a fresh batch!". The jerk chicken was absolutely disgusting, the chicken was slimey, the smell was horrible and the taste was pungent -- it was so bad that I had to instantaneously discard it outside -- this was not fresh meat AT ALL. Never ever ever returning again. Threw the whole thing out. YUCK! 0 stars if I could. read more

Lena's Roti & Doubles - Disgusting jerk chicken - Caribbean Near Me - Mississauga, Ontario

I stumbled upon Lena's one day after deciding to switch up my lunch routine. I was greeted warmly by the staff who made recommendations on what to get. I went with their recommendation and ordered a meat roti. The roti was huge and delicious! My only gripe about this place is that the roti is so big it may as well be 2 meals. I'd rather they cut the price (down from ~$14/roti) and size down. read more

Lena's Roti & Doubles - Caribbean Near Me - Mississauga, Ontario

Hi Yelpers! I came here after work one day to see what their jerk chicken is like. Let me tell you.. it's good! But not my cup of tea. The rice and peas had plenty of sauce.. drenched. It is flavourful but not my type. The chicken though.. so tender the meat just breaks apart easily. Love it. But the sauce again isn't that good. Difficult to describe.. more so salty but bland? The coleslaw was good.. very wet though. However, the lamb roti I had was good! That I ate quick. So I didn't get a chance to take a picture of it. The price is appropriate to the amount of food you get. The shop is a regular with minimal decor. Lots is tables and chairs to sit. Would I come back again? Yes. I'd love to try their other roti. read more

Lena's Roti & Doubles - Jerk Chicken Dinner - Caribbean Near Me - Mississauga, Ontario

Had the boneless jerk chicken with rice and peas and coleslaw, everything was great! Portion was good, I was pretty hungry and I got the regular size. Coleslaw was very creamy, the way I like it. Chicken was tender and flavourful. Will come back to try the double and maybe a curry roti as it seems like that is their specialty. Owner was very friendly and patient, none of that typical rudeness that Caribbean restaurants seems to portray in the GTA read more

I dig it, there's been a couple times where the chicken is a bit dry. Also I often find they don't put enough sauce in the roti, especially when it's a dhalpuri it makes it all just generally way too dry Love the doubles though, and still, it's probably my most frequented Roti joint because its somewhat close by read more

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My first time back here in a while and it appears there has been a change in ownership, management or both. While the signage is the same the preparation of some menu items have changed and food does not taste as good as my earlier visits. The chow mein noodles were over cooked and under seasoned and the jerk chicken was dry and had a greyish coating. I would stick with the roti which nicely spiced. May be a while before I return here again. read more

Oh that was so spicy but so good. Boneless jerk chicken roti, full of flavour, just falls apart. Not a fan of the powered peas in between the layers of dough. Fall apart and tender curry lamb with rice, peas and cole slaw standard fare. I would prefer jerk pork. read more

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Very unfriendly customer service pay up and go attitude, I bought doubles and curry goat, the doubles were very salty and sweet the curry goat again was very salty and probably cooked a few days ago the meat was very chewy and god only knows what kind of meat it was and the whole meal was a horrible experience and waste of money and was inedible not fit for human consumption I will never ever go any where near that nasty place again. read more

winstonchurchill / dundas location hosts are very friendly cater to your needs food is great , i like their veg special, ( enough for two ) also the rest of their menu try it once, youll go back for more highly recommended Jay..... read more

The food has been getting better since the new management my main complaint is the volume level of what supposed to be background music is too loud read more

boneless chicken roti is excellent. Almost as good as Island Foods was near the Dufferin and Dundas across from the ex. They need a vegetable roti cabbage potatoes carrots Island Foods use to have a great vegetable roti. read more

Amazing amazing amazing food! I had the special today which was boneless goat roti with a double. They gave me an extra double for free cause she knew it was my first time there. Service is super friendly and quick!will be coming back! read more

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First disclaimer: my expertise on Caribbean cuisine is quite limited and hence why I decided to try this place out. I ordered a large Jerk chicken with roti and spice level hot and all throughout I was like But that's completely on me because they did warn me that their hot is pretty hot but my brown ego thought I could take it. One thing I noted is that one of my friend ordered jerk chicken with rice and spice level hot and it wasn't as spicy as mine with the roti. I don't know why, but perhaps the rice neutralized some of the spices? Anyway, I still enjoyed it because I asked for a coleslaw with my order which neutralized mine. My other friend ordered the Jerk chicken with rice and spice level medium and it was really good! So I would suggest to take their spice level quite seriously lol. Only reason I am taking a star away from this review is because the wait time for an order of 5 dine ins was 25 mins which we weren't warned about. Moreover, the Jerk chicken my friend ordered with rice came with almost no gravy. At first we thought it was perhaps supposed to be that way, but we saw another similar plate with quite a bit of gravy and then decided to point it out to our server who later brought more gravy on the side. I would definitely be going back but would obviously not challenge myself and stick to medium. The prices are pretty decent averaging to about $12 person with a beverage. The ambience and interior is not the greatest it's the quality of food that keeps it busy all the time. read more

Lena's Roti & Doubles - Regular jerk chicken with rice - Caribbean Near Me - Mississauga, Ontario

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"People usually get plain roti because it's less messy." Give me the other one then. Lena's is messy delicious business. You have two options for roti, paratha or dhal puri, and an assortment of different meats to choose from (ex. Chicken, goat, duck). Of course, there are a number of items on the menu as well worth exploring. I had the goat roti and doubles, which came out rather quickly. I started with a fork and knife and gradually progressed to eating with my hands - a necessary change. The food is amazing! I found the meat portions very generous, and the meal was filling and super flavourful. Will definitely come back again to try more things in the menu. Note: this seems to be the same restaurant as the one in Brampton so enjoy whether you're there or in Mississauga! read more

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I was passing by at noon on Saturday and noticed Lena's is now open on weekends! I was having a BBQ at home with a few people later that day but have been wanting to try their dhalpuri for a while now. I decided this was a good opportunity to pop in and grab some take-out for my guests to sample. When I walked in, the place was empty (likely because people don't know that it is now open weekends) but I was welcomed by a very friendly and knowledgable woman who helped guide me on what to order. I decided on a sampling of 2 rotis (I chose dhalpuri style rather than the plain paratha style). I decided on one channa roti which is filled with chickpeas and potato ($7.99) and one boneless chicken ($9.99) and a side order of 2 "doubles" ($1.90 each) per her recommendation which are also filled with chickpeas (they do have chicken doubles if you prefer over chick peas for an additional cost). The food came out very quickly (I sat at one of their many tables in the restaurant while I waited). The food was nice and hot and brought out by another very friendly woman at the back. The rotis were huge! And the doubles were so delicious (filled with chick peas but they also have chicken if you prefer meat). The doubles were well worth it for less than $2 each. I could have one of them as a meal and be satisfied! I personally preferred the chick peas but my brother enjoyed the chicken better. I found the chicken a little dry but I am not a big meat eater so that could be just my viewpoint. I absolutely enjoyed both the doubles and the channa dhalpuri so would highly recommend. They also have really great other selections like goat, lamb and pumpkin! Check it out if you are in the area. You can sit in or take out. It looks like they also may have lunch specials during the week. read more

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Attending a meeting in Meadowdale and happened to discover this little gem. The place was packed with a long lineup of people My group ordered doubles, jerk chicken and I got the meat roti. It was decadently delicious. Being a connoisseur of hot food, I ordered hot but was cautioned to go with medium. They have several levels of heat and the recommendation was perfect. The price was reasonable, restaurant was clean but I found the portion to be a bit small. It was filling for me but for a big guy, I recommend going for the regular size. The owner who took our order was coming around asking if everything was okay which is not common in small restaurants. They care about their customers. A must visit. It will be on my list if I am ever in Meadowdale again. Thank you Lena read more

First time trying Caribbean food and I love it! The duck curry so very good- flavorful, soft and juicy meats. The nice lady in front suggested the Dhalpuri so I got it- sooo good!!! Nice flaky bread with layers of thin roti and granules of yellow lentil. The only thing that irks me is the styrofoam plate and plastics fork/knife! I hope they continue to do well and can afford real plates and utensils. read more

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Well I love Trini food, and heard that Lena's has opened in my neighbourhood. I dropped in one dday for lunch and enjoyed it. The line was almost out the door. I ended up ordering the boneless goat roti and three doubles (two for my wife when she got home). The Roti was good, not great. It was a little dry for my taste, and could have been great if it was moister. Still the roti bread and the double were great. I will repeat. Since I live in the area, I wish that this place were open on weekends. Hopefully someday they will. read more

Enjoyed a veggie roti with chickpeas and potato for take out. My order was taken by a lady who I assume had was Lena - very friendly and lovely to chat with. The roti was the prefect thickness and texture, thin and light. Curry inside was spiced nicely with delicious flavour and heat. Will return again soon to try some of their veggie dishes. read more

This was my first time trying out Caribbean food. My coworkers had raved about it so naturally I had to go with them to try this place. The owner was very nice and let me sample a few things before I selected what I wanted and he even threw in a free double for me. The food was good and the service was really nice. We took the food to go because we know the restaurant gets extremely busy. We came early around 1130 before the lunch rush. It takes a little getting used to the flavors since they are very strong and prominent but definitely a nice contender in the area! read more

Lena's Roti & Doubles - Caribbean Near Me - Mississauga, Ontario

I went to the Lena's in Ajax today. Now I have been married to a Trini since 1977 and visited Trinidad three times. I am well experienced in making and eating doubles and aloo pie. This was the worst I have ever tasted. I had to two out $17.00 worth of food purchased from this location. The Aloo Pie was so over cooked you could not bite into it. Worse was the taste after cutting one open with a knife. The Aloo Pie comes with, what the call, Tamarind sauce inside. It has a sick taste that cannot be described. I also purchase one each of Shrimp Double and Goat Double. In both cases the dough was not fluffy but paper thin and raw. The double with shrimp had exactly two pieces of shrimp that were rubber, and tasted dry and stale. The Goat Double was just a mess and awful. I will never go back to another Lena's roti. Gave a rating of one because none lower available. read more

Lena's is a wonderful little restaurant with amazing food and service! Friendly and warm and the establishment itself is kept clean with a lovely atmosphere. Being Trinidadian myself; I am always looking for homecoming that I can fall in love with. Lena's is now one! Right close to work too!! I had the lamb paratha and it was delish! Although I did question the meat cuz it tasted a lot like beef to me.. A little pricier than others I support but I think because it's so close to work for me, it'll be worth it for a treat! read more

Authentic delicious trini food, one of the best in Toronto. Love their doubles, goat in dhalpuri, and veggie platter with the jackfruit, mango, callaloo, chick peas, and okra with bus up shut to dip. They even give you a small container or chutney which Leela's doesn't even provide! They also have tamarind and hot sauce too. All of it was delicious plus their cassava or pone was so fresh better than Leela's too. read more

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