Location: 5220 Finch Ave E (east of Middlefield), Scarborough
Website: http://www.embassyrestaurant.ca/
Cuisine: Indian
Meal: snack
My thoughts:
A few years ago, someone got me a delicious piping hot and crispy samosa, and from my recollection, they got it from the Finch and Middlefield area. After doing some research online, I discovered this restaurant, which I automatically assumed from all the rave reviews that it was the same place that that individual had gotten the samosas from.
The place was a bit difficult to find. It is tucked inside a strip plaza, hidden from view from passing cars. When I entered the restaurant, I was blown away by how busy it was. It is a takeout-style restaurant, and there must have been over 50 people in line. Luckily, the line moved quickly. When it was my turn, I ordered 5 samosas for $1 (yes, you read that correctly!) and a roti for $0.40. The samosas were ginormous. Here, take a look!
And here is a photo I took in the car. They smelled so good I almost couldn't wait to get home to take a proper picture before sneaking a bite of one! They were packed in a paper bag, which is why it might look like I was taking a photo down a paper bag tunnel.
Anyway, needless to say, the prices are dirt cheap. But how did the food fare? The samosa wrapping was dense and floury (think the texture of chickpeas), and the filling was spicy. It wasn't anything like the samosas I'd had a few years ago; the wrapper I had was thin and crispy, like a wonton wrapper. The roti was also dense.
So while the food was cheap, I'm not sure I would come back if I'm craving samosas again, even given its convenient location for me. The service was friendly and efficient, though, managing to keep a line of 50+ customers pretty controlled and avoiding any shouting matches between what could be irate customers (which there were none).
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