Jesus came to Philip Lau in a dream and said to him, "Phil boy, you hadda take this stir fry thing down to Trinidad. I counting on you to make this happen." And Philip said, "yeah boy Son of God, I go handle that eh man, but i could only find a space in Chaguanas, I hope that go work for you."
If you're ever in Price Plaza, and can't deal with the overly priced, overly fried Ruby Friday's or TGI Tuesday's, be sure to check out that Mongolian Grill. It's mm mm good.
Genghis Khan approved.
I had lunch at this place on Monday - it's a gallery/ art supply shop/ café. The place smells nice, and they make good juice. They're at 54 Gallus Street in Woodbrook (between Ariapita and Tragerete), and the gallery/ shop hours are 8:30AM - 4:30PM (café hours are 9AM - 2PM.
The picture above is by Maisaa Moses, one of several artists that are currently on show.
I knew a girl back in the day that wouldn't 'eat by the road'. She endured a relatively sheltered childhood, and rebelled against her parents by dating on of my boys - a serious KFC/ Mackie D/ BK's kinda guy.
Anyway i have found that in Trinidad the most consistent eating experience is Roadside Cuisine. Whether it is a Kanhai roti, George X doubles, Yellow Cart burger or a Brown punch, you know that both the service and the quality of the food will remain consistent. Every now and then somebody on the team might get the shits (not me), but i've seen more roaches coming out of the kitchen at Tiki Village than on the sidewalk outside Kanhai.
So I was finally able to catch Swan open on Monday. Basically they have an OPEN sign hanging in the window, but you're at the mercy of the owners. I pressed the buzzer today and luckily someone answered. The service was good and the food was excellent - unlike a certain dive on Ariapita Avenue that may or may not serve Dim Sum on a weekend.