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Pam's Caribbean Kitchen
Category: Restaurants Caribbean Caribbean [Edit]
912 Bloor St WToronto, ON M6H 1L1
Neighbourhood: Dovercourt
(416) 533-3588
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Noise Level:
- Quiet
8 reviews for Pam's Caribbean Kitchen
8 reviews in English
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Review from Elif K.
Toronto, ON
5/16/2012
My friend and I were at Cardinal Skate shop the other night. On our way there, we both had a craving for roti and happened to mention it to the store owner. She was like "oh, you're going to Pam's?" It's very close to the shop and the one that had caught our eye on our way there.
So once we were done at Cardinal (very cool shop, and the store owner husband/wife team are super helpful!) we walked over to Pam's. My friend is veggie and I'm very veggie friendly. She got the channa with okra and spinach roti...I got the channa with cauliflower and spinach. Both were DEEE-LICIOUS! We asked for extra spicy and my friend had the great idea of getting some extra hot sauce on the side! It's homemade and absolute perfection!
We took our rotis to Christie Pitts and parked it on a bench and had at our roti goodness. Yes, it's a messy thing to eat...but if you take small bites (hard to do since it's so freaking awesome), then you'll be find and mess free. If you have the space (and the patience), I find eating it with a knife & fork helps with the mess factor and actually allows you to savor each bite even more.
If you're in the Bloor & Ossington area...do yourself a favor. Go to Pam's. It's amazing!
Bon Appetito! -
Review from Howard H.
8/19/2011 1 Check-in Here
Pam's is back and that fact alone says something. It is rare for a restaurant to survive MULTIPLE location swaps within a few blocks of each other. The reason the place persists is the food. This is some of the finest Caribbean cooking in the city.
The roti is the thing to get here and Pam's do not disappoint. The curry chicken and butter chicken varieties are both superb. All the chicken here is boneless and I've found it to be of a higher quality than many other similar establishments. There are many veggie options and they are willing to put together pretty much whatever you want however you may want it. One of the major positives of Pam's is that she will serve you a $4.99 lunch special - boneless chicken curry, pineapple chicken, or curry goat with rice and peas ALL DAY LONG. None of that "Sorry, it's 1:03 you missed the lunch special" crap here! Yeah - I'm talking about you Jerk King!
While I'm pretty sure that no one has EVER referred to Pam as "your genial hostess" I'm a bit surprised at some of the knocks against her in some reviews. Lack of warm and fuzzies aside, I have found this place to be among the most accommodating when it comes to special orders and off the menu. Of course, all of that customization comes at a price. In this case the price is speed. Orders come at two speeds here; slow and glacial.
So, if you like good Caribbean food and you've got time and you don't mind that the proprietor is NOT based on a Disney character - give Pam's a try. It's worth the wait...Listed in: Cheap Eats of Bloor West, Tour D' Roti
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Review from Di C.
Toronto, ON
11/7/2010
Pam's Back!
We've been eating Pam's Roti for years, and we were disappointed when her last move didn't work out. But now she's back, and right across the street from us at 912 Bloor St. This could be dangerous.
What I love is that they let you combine ingredients in any way you want, you don't have to just go by the menu. Nothing is pre-made here, which is likely why it takes SO LONG! Try to call ahead if you know what you want. Her new number is 416-533-3588.
My favourite: chick pea, potato and spinach. And her doubles are insanely yummy too!
I'm sorry that Monnie G had such a negative experience. My husband and I are both super pale whities, and she's never been anything but kind to us. I encourage you to give it another chance! -
Review from Monica F.
8/20/2010
Sure, the food is tasty.
But the tastiest food in the WORLD served to me on a gold platter by 2 Adonis' would never make me degrade myself enough to go back to a place like Pam's Caribbean Kitchen. I cannot believe she has been in business for this long based on the way she spoke to me the last time I was there. I don't even want to get into what happened. Let's just say, DO NOT go here if you're not dark skinned. It's so sad to see that there are still people like this in our World. Racist Bitch!!!!!Listed in: My S#!% List, Bloor Street West
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Review from Soobey S.
Toronto, ON
2/26/2011
Have to second the bad review below about this place. Biggest turn off was Pam herself. Acted as though we had committed some type of terrible crime by walking into her establishment, being friendly, and ordering 2 roti's to go - shame on us for doing such an awful thing!!!!
Her complete distain for our patronage carried over into the food - the two tinyest and least filled roti's this city has ever seen. What a load of crap! Not surprised to hear her last location was a dismal failure, seems she hasn't figured out the classic rule of business: if you make a point of treating people like s#$t, and then provide them a crap product, they will not come back ever again.
Here's a mini roti heirarchy:
A level - Vena's (fantastic)
B level - Island thyme (very solid and with a lower price than most)
C level - Jerk King (what they lack in freshness, they make up for in quantity)
F level - Pam's (small boring roti, high price, nasty service) -
Review from sally t.
Toronto, ON
4/11/2011
This place was pretty good! I had gone to their previous location (when it was beside Nazareth) and found it to be underwhelming.
But I gave it another shot, now that it's moved and seemingly under new management. I ordered the veggie roti with cauliflour and cabbage, medium hot. Good stuff! What I liked especially (besides the flavour) was that she mixed the filling *before* adding it to the bake (wrap). Not enough 'wrap' joints do this, and what ends up happening is that you get each bite tasting totally different from the next. (This is the main thing that annoys me about Caribban Roti Palace on Bathurst)
I'll definitely go back to Pam's! -
Review from Medhat S.
Toronto, ON
Updated - 2/15/2011
Happily Pam's has re-opened!
1 Previous Review: Show all »
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11/10/2008 First to Review
Brilliant rotis - large, filling, diversely flavoured, and reliable. Prices range from 5 to 8… Read more »
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Review from Karen O.
Toronto, ON
3/13/2011
delicious, couldnt leave the place for a week. have to say as well that im irish and as white as they come and she was lovely, perhaps she was a judge of character and not skin colour.
