Flambo Caribbean/Indian Restaurant - Center City

"With island art on the wall, colorful chandeliers, and mannequins decked out in Trini carnival costumes, you would think Flambo is putting on a production you might find across the street at The Met. Luckily, you won’t have to keep reloading the Ticketmaster page to get your hands on an order of blackened shrimp sauteed in a buttery, peppery sauce and stewed chicken drenched in a tomato sauce—the Center City spot is pretty open when it comes to reservations. When you stop by, go for the curry chicken dhalpuri. The takari dish wraps strips of firey chicken, slow-simmered chickpeas, and grilled onions in a warm flatbread." - candis mclean

"With island art on the wall, hanging chandeliers, and mannequins decked out in Trini carnival costumes, you would think Flambo is putting on a production you might find across the street at The Met. But unlike the opera house, you won’t have to keep reloading the Ticketmaster page to get your hands on an order of blackened shrimp sauteed in a buttery peppery sauce and stewed chicken drenched in a tomato sauce—they’re pretty open when it comes to reservations. When you stop by, go for the curry chicken dhalpuri. The takari dish wraps strips of chicken, chickpeas, and onions in a warm flatbread, and the first bite into the warm pouch is so good that you might start playing mas. " - Candis Mclean

"Flambo’s menu represents a wide range of Trinidadian cuisine including items influenced by African, Indian, and Asian cultures. Whether you order one of the restaurant’s many curry, fried rice, seafood, or poultry dishes, be sure to pair it with the buss-up-shut – a soft, layered, and flaky roti." - George Banks-Weston

"Flambo Caribbean Restaurant, which specializes in Trinidadian and Tobagonian cuisine, offers buss up shut." - Diana Lu

"Flambo sounds like a really bad remake of Rambo that maybe stars Guy Fieri, but it’s actually a really solid Caribbean restaurant in Fairmount where you can get a huge dinner for about $20. Add in a couple of drinks - you bring the alcohol and they’ll add some Trinidadian peanut punch - and you still won’t even get close to the budget you promised yourself you’d stick to." - Sydney McElwee