Westside Cuisine. We had been there before on our Taste of Trini Tour with Jesse. We tried to go another time that season but found it closed. We went again but too late for Aloo pie so we settled for doubles.
This season we hit it just right. Oh man, did we ever! We took a maxi from Coral Cove with Stu, newly arrived from South Africa. Walking up to this outdoor place we found Leo, one of Jesse's drivers and his wife and grandbaby. "Leo, what are you doing here?" "Oh man. Hi. I just live up the street. We come here all the time."
There was a bit of a line so we waited our turn and watched. Hoo....mon.....the food is fresh made on the spot. You cannot get any fresher.
I opted for the Saltfish bake. It was HUGE! The bake is actually fried bread. Who cares! It is a golden circle of puffy pastry like a big soapia the size of a teacup saucer. It is hot out of the oil and then sliced into. Inside a big serving of saltfish (combined with finely chopped boch choy and seasoning) along with lettuce, tomato, onion and sauces ( it is Trinidad after all and Trini's love their sauces). A full serving or even two of veggies. "Baby you want it with everything?" I had just seen one served up this way....."Hell ye.....er....I mean Yes mama." The favors were amazing. The saltfish was not too salty. The seasonings and sauces were just right. Tom and Stu had an aloo pie (potato pie) each. Aloo pie is big, golden oblong fried bread with potato inside and yet light somehow. Watching while we waited in line, they HAD to have a double each as well. Tom said not only was it hot as in "peppa" but hot to hold since the doubles skins were being fried up right there on the spot vs pulled out of a cooler only room temp.
Amazing!
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