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Irie Food Joint

Reviewed by Toronto Life
  • 745 Queen St. W. (at Bathurst) • View on map »
  • 416-366-4743
$30 Gourmet
Allows one person to dine well for $30 or less, including tax and tip; they are not star rated More like this »
Editorial Review

People who can resist nodding to the rhythmic reggae music in this seven-year-old Jamaican Queen West hideaway should have someone check them for a pulse. Generous plates of traditional favourites tantalize, with spices dialled down for the masses, sometimes disappointingly so. Molasses sweetens succulent jerk wings, best washed down with a bottle of Red Stripe. Sweet corn and mashed potatoes prop up a seafood gumbo teeming with fresh mussels, shrimp and plump scallops. Fluffy rice ...

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    745 Queen St. W. (at Bathurst)
  • 416-366-4743

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