Sunday, August 23, 2009

Caribbean Veg food in the heart of the Annex

One-Love Vegetarian restaurant, 854 Bathurst Street

This summer on Bathurst Street, we've seen a number of new spots open up, walls have been repainted and store-fronts redone. Here is a handy review of One Love Vegetarian (I don't care if BLOG TO already got there first, it's my street)

I'm sure you've seen it, because of the gorgeous mural that envelopes the wall around this restaurant on the corner of Bathurst and London, across from Bathurst Subway Station.

Seriously delicious Jamaican food. Their rotis are super fresh, everything is cooked in front of you. Their caillou is hearty and out of this world. Their portions are generous, fresh and appropriately priced. It's a family-run restaurant, and it's a beautiful family. We were served by the two daughters.

They used to have a stall at Harbourfront. The produce they use is organic, and they buy stuff from local farmers. With the vegetarian-friendly, organic produce, you see a lot of 'hip', 20-something, typical Annexers, but because it's right beside a strip of West-Indian hair salons and barber shops, you see a lot of West Indian families and their children. Makes for a unique mix of clientele.
Only drawback to this delicious joint was that they ran out of food, and because they cook everything right their in front of you and have a small family (when I arrived, the two daughters were running the kitchen and handling cash, with about 20 customers in front of them), be prepared to wait a long time for it.

Totally worth trying out though!
Yum Yum and Triple Yum.

S.

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