Nikita G.
Yelp
I can't believe I lived in Toronto for four years and never actually tried one of the many roti places there (Gandhi Roti, Indian Roti House, etc etc). So when I moved back to Vancouver, I bookmarked Indian Roti Kitchen as one of my top places to go for the summer.
I took the suggestion of several other Yelpers (love y'all) and called in to order ahead for takeout. My malai kofta roti (($13ish) took about 15 minutes to prepare, so it was ready by the time I got there! Luckily managed to snag the parking right in front of the place, but I can foresee having to leave extra time to park on the side streets in the event of limited parking on Cambia.
I had zero expectations coming here because I've never tried roti in this way before (but I'm a native Indian food eater). However with each minute on the drive home my excitement increased. Unlike with usual takeout where the food gets cold on the drive home, this roti stayed flipping hot for my entire ride. I'm talking burning through my jeans kind of hot. Yeah, there was a lot of uncomfortable adjusting on my part, but it was worth it to have warm food at home.
It's hard to capture this deliciousness in a photo, but basically it's your standard Indian curry (they have a variety of curries, veg and non-veg) wrapped in a roti. For anyone familiar with Indian roti, keep in mind this roti is a lot thinner, basically like a tortilla, rather than the type of roti you may be used to eating. It makes for an easy, but not mess-free, meal where you can cut through the layers of roti and pop in bites of curry roti into your mouth. Yum. Malai kofta is my favorite curry, so I'm a bit biased but it was delicious throughout. It's not the best curry flavor I've had, but as a whole the roti enhances it and makes it unique and yummy.
If you can't handle spicy food though, make sure to keep your spice level at 1 or 2. The spice here goes from 1-6 with medium being 4. I got a 3, and it was the perfect level for me but was still spicy for my sister and dad.
Overall, I think my family will be back here to try more flavors of their curries in roti. Will hold off on the 5 star until I've vetted the other flavors too!