[Chat] New Trinidatian eatery in CV

[Judy Berlin]

hope chas vill supports it better than the support john's has received.
judy





On Oct 12, 2006, at 1:26 PM, Stephen J Gewirtz wrote:

> The Trinidad Gourmet just opened today at 418 E. 31st St., where Nancy
> Smith's antique shop was.  It is a carryout shop, but it has a small
> area where you can eat if you choose to.  I walked past it about 9 a.m.
> and saw that a sign said "Open."
>
> Since I love Caribbean food and especially goat meat, I went there for
> lunch.  I took home their curried goat and a bottle of ginger beer
> (total cost including tax: $9.98; there is no jar for tips, so that was
> the total cost).
>
> The curried goat comes wrapped in a type of bread (thicker, larger and
> fluffier than a tortilla), and it comes with chick peas.  I am happy to
> report that I found it very tasty.  It had a mild curry.
>
> Their menu lists quite a variety of foods including chicken, beef, 
> goat,
> fish, shrimp and vegetables.  They are open for breakfast (and I am not
> at all familiar with their breakfast dishes, but look forward to trying
> them).  Their hours are not yet posted, but the menu refers to
> breakfast, lunch and dinner.
>
> The food, like much of Caribbean food, can be described as Indian with 
> a
> Caribbean accent.
>
> The portion of goat curry was large, so if I want to lose weight, I
> cannot eat there too often.  One reason I eat in as much as I do is 
> that
> I can control how much I eat that way.
>
> To sum up, we have an excellent new eatery in the neighborhood.  Let's
> support it.
>
> Steve.
>
>
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