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I was feeling Caribbean for a late lunch so we decided to check out Cool Runnings Restaurant & Bar.
We dropped in on a late Monday afternoon (around 1:30pm). The inside is small but there's plenty of tables. Everyone that dropped in grabbed takeout except for us.
Service is super laid back and friendly. Our waitress refilled our water several times and even changed the TV channel to watch the French Open when I asked. Note: food comes out island time so beware if you're on a tight schedule.
The menu is two pages: appetizers, sandwiches/wraps, vegetarian, stir fry, salads, soup, roti, meat platters, seafood, sides and desserts.
- Plantain ($2.50) - you get four pieces. Good sweetness but there was a mix of soft and a bit too dried out pieces.
- Curry lamb shank ($19.00) - I've never seen lamb on a Caribbean menu before! You get three solid shanks. Great texture. Rice and beans were satisfactory and the coleslaw was light and refreshing.
- Curry goat ($14.00 large) - the goat was tender and curry had great depth and flavour. I don't know why you would get it boneless ($2.00 extra); bone gives all the flavour!
Chill vibes and good food. I'd come back to try their oxtail or even their seafood options.
Excellent beef roti. Very flavourful. Would definitely come back to try different dishes. Ambience is ok, parking available on street. Economical priced.
Cool Runnings is a classic-style Jamaican restaurant located just south of Gerrard on the west side of Main Street. It is quite appropriately named after the Jamaican bobsled team of the same title, who’s challenging journey to the Olympics in the face of prejudice and eventual earning of respect was made into a movie. On that note… Hey International Olympic committee, remember when your biggest controversy was Jamaica competing in a winter sport? I’m sure they’ll answer after clearing their diving pool of algae and their landline phone of pleading voice mails left by Ryan Lochte.
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