Ritz Caribbean Foods

Thought I’d have some jerk chicken for lunch. I found the chicken here very dry, and no gravy over my rice — maybe they don’t do it unless asked.

Just finished my small ox-​tail lunch and it was delicious :) Hot, fresh and full of meat.
The staff was friendly and the place looked clean.
I’ll be back

this spot is beautiful and amazing and the reason i dont go hungry 4 nights outta 7. it’s not gourmet homemade caribbean food or anything. but for what it is — quick, relatively cheap, giant portions of rice+meat, it fits the bill.
you just gotta know what to order. safe bets: jerk chicken, BBQ chicken, rice+peas, coleslaw, potatoes, maybe the oxtail or goat curry depending on how fresh they look. avoid: fish. the trick to ordering at Ritz is just looking at the dishes and figuring out what has been most recently prepared and ordering that.
service is always nice and efficient. they have recently slightly raised their prices, but given taste and portion size, that is a-​okay with me.

Used to be a big fan of Ritz. Their BBQ chicken dinner with coleslaw is so bomb, albeit overpriced. Today I ordered their fried chicken. To my dismay I found a bright blue plastic speck embedded in the breading of the chicken. I am sure this is not their first incident, as I have read other Unilocalers in the past mention these types of findings in their food. I am so disgusted. F this!

I’ve tried a lot of jerk places around the city and this is still by far the best. The jerk chicken is nicely spiced with a flavour that penetrates right down to the bone. Rice and peas and coleslaw are brilliant too. Forget about comparisons to portion vs price. When it’s this good it just doesn’t matter.

This place has a really popular lunch special in the area. $ 5 for jerk or fried chicken, rice and coleslaw. My friend is convinced it’s the best fried chicken he’s had. Line ups can be a bit long so it may be worth visiting a bit early before the lunch rush if you have a meeting. The person working the orders works really fast. It’s often a wait for the cashier to keep up.
Every time I’m forced to wait in line for this amazing deal of a lunch I can’t help but contemplate how I could find a way to speed up processes.
If you want an extra kick of spice, ask for their hot sauce. Don’t be fooled by the tiny packet, that stuff is pretty damn spicy!

Admittedly not the best looking food joint on the outside, but for a $ 4.99 lunch deal of bbq chicken, rice and coleslaw, it can’t be beat. Don’t let the tiny box fool you, there’s actually a lot of food packed in there. I was satisfied with my meal and will return again. Had the jerk chicken before at a different location but I think I will stick to the bbq chicken when I’m feeling up for some Carribbean again!

First time at Ritz and I got the lunch special $ 4.99 for small box. Came with rice and Coleslaw. Chicken was amazing same as the Coleslaw. Wasn’t a big fan of the rice with beans. It did fill me up for lunch so it was good for what I paid. Will come back for the Ox Tail next time.

They have the $ 4.99 lunch special, where they give you rice, chicken and coleslaw or salad. It is all packed into a styrofoam, square box.
It was good, but the coleslaw was too sweet, like candy. The jerk chicken was tasty but very mild, to appeal to the masses. Rice was good, very moist.
Filling, and indulgent, because it is sweet and fatty. But hey, for a little above 5 bucks, not bad at all.

Great service, friendly staff and great food. Ordered the chicken stew. Chicken was very moist and falling off the bone and very flavorful. Really good portion for cost. Only thing would be would have liked a bit more stew/​chicken for rice and salad ratio.

First time I ever went into a Ritz. I’ve never gone before bc of neg. Unilocal reviews. But i am happy to report that such neg reviews are completely unfounded. While they may have been true once, none of what I have heard, occurred today.
I went for the jerk lunch. He took a leg and thigh, perfect, I love the dark meat and then he put in another leg. The female server then put in a super generous serving of coleslaw.
The food was very good. I have been to Jamaica and I have to say the jerk here was a bit milder, but since a lot of white folk, not used to heavy spice, probably come in here, I would say the flavor was decent. Spicy, not too spicy but also not too mild. Rice ‘n ‘peas, good. The slaw, was on the sweet side. I am absolutely sure that there was sugar in it. I personally prefer a vinegary, tart slaw as opposed to a creamy one.
Although the portion seems small, it was very filling and I was full enough before I finished.
I saw a man at the serving table as I was leaving and I approached him and said, «you cooked the jerk chicken, didn’t you?» He admitted to it and I complimented him on a fine job. Everyone there was friendly. Could be, that I went in smiling and smiled at everyone there and left a tip. These small things make me and other people happy. So simple, just a smile, doesn’t cost anything.

Every time I go the food is fresh and the staff is really nice, courteous and professional. Great portion size for the special that runs from 11– 3pm (dont quote me on the timing)

I don’t like this location nearly as much as the Yonge and College one. Maybe because the portions are smaller, or because the service is not as friendly. Maybe both.

I found the employees to be very disrespectful every time I went in. First time the two young men were talking and laughing about patrons in the restaurant. The second time the woman was very curt and not at all pleasant. The food is good, but I would never go back because of the awful customer service

I haven’t been to this place in a while and maybe 6 months ago, I would have rated it 4 stars but I’ve tried so many different Caribbean places that are heads and tails above this place.
The BBQ chicken is a bit too sweet and drenched in BBQ sauce. I prefer my BBQ chicken to taste like chicken with bbq sauce as opposed to BBQ sauce topped with chicken.
As for the jerk chicken, it’s not bad, decent spice, but when you order the small dinner, the chicken has a lot of bones and very little meat. In addition, the rice, while edible, isn’t the tastiest.
Will I visit again? Probably not, unless I need a really really really quick lunch.

Food: 3.3÷5 — The beef roti was OK, but nothing amazing. Portion was very generous.
Value: 3.5÷5 — Decent value. Huge portion of roti for $ 8. Then again, I wasn’t particularly impressed by the food.
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May or may not return.
Dr. Nick

This doesn’t even make it into the top 5 chicken roti’s I’ve had in Toronto.
We’re talking about dark meet all cut up and pre-​mixed with curry and potato and the occasional bit of carrot (?), then spooned into the roti in a take-​out container.
But the reality is that a curried chicken roti for $ 8 is a great lunch time value proposition, and for filling that need I’ll still give this place 4 stars.

A filthy rat-​hole, and I mean that literally. THEY HAVE RATS HERE and in the Falafel place next door. In addition, you might notice that they have a green pass on the door. Look more carefully. It’s marked «CONDITIONAL» You can look this up on the Toroto municipal website. Let’s check their violations:
— Operator fail to maintain hazardous foods at 60C (140F) or hotter (marked as a CRUCIAL HEALTH HAZARD)
— FAILURE TO PROTECT FOOD FROM CONTAMINATION (marked as a SEVERE HEALTH HAZARD)
— FAILURE TO ENSURE /​PROVIDE FOR PROPER EMPLOYEE HYGIENE /​HANDWASHING
— IMPROPER MAINTENANCE /​SANITATION OF NON-​FOOD CONTACT SURFACES /​EQUIPMENT
In addition, they have rats in the kitchen. Not mice, RATS. To top it off, the place has received multiple complaints, but continues to blast radio from a blown-​out exterior speaker, into the street. If you read this and still choose to fund this operation, you deserve to end up in the hospital with food poisoning and maybe rat babies growing in your intestines.

After being told by my co-​workers about the jerk chicken many times. I finally went to The Ritz Caribbean Foods. I found it a bit warm as the place is not air conditioned and a bit small. The atmosphere was nice and the menu had a good selection. I ordered the half pound of chicken (Two thighs) I dont know if it was actually half a pound as I was still hungry after. Apparently they use to give more than they do now, but what can you do? Besides these downsides, I found that the jerk chicken was delicious. To an average person it will be a little bit on the spicy side. If you can handle your heat you may find it mild but flavorful. The chicken fell off the bone and was moist. I would go back to try some of the many other options that they had. I would chose to get a side or some carbs with the meat to satisfy your hunger. I enjoyed the taste of the jerk chicken and would recommend this place to others to try.

Just discovered that Ritz has opened a location on Yonge just south of Bloor.
Went in today and it was PACKED. I ordered a Roti with a side scoop of Chana which I could barely eat half of. So delicious! The 4 stars is due to the lunch special $ 4.99 gets you rice, salad (or coleslaw) and chicken. (Or Chana I assume.)
Try their hot sauce, its great. Regardless of the line, it came fast. Will return for sure.