Mainsha Restaurant

It’s toonie Tuesday and I didn’t want kfc so I came here not my first time I’ve been coming to this exact location for years love the warm greeting you get as you walk in the foods always the same when you come here great that is hands down I love this place

Spent $ 10 on stew chicken and ox tail. Pretty much just got bone, no Meat. Ended up just eating rice and peas with gravy. (Not the best thing to eat.) they don’t take debit or credit. So had a 20 on me. Refused to take it even though my bill was $ 10. Forced me to use their atm machine inside which charged me $ 2 for a transaction. They did not have any napkins. At the end of it, was still hungry. Going to mc Donald’s for a quick snack now. Really disappointed in the service.

Things to know about Mainsha before going
1. They only take cash and only small bills
2. They may only have one type of chicken at any given time and their not going to make a specific kind just for you
3. It’s not a nice looking place (from the inside or the outside)
4. There is only two seats if you want to try to dine in and there are usually taken up by friends of the staff hanging out
5. There must be something wrong with the ventilation; on cold days the steam from the kitchen can fill the whole place including the takeout counter so much you can barely see
With all of these things considered I say…
Get over it and go to Mainsha!
It’s tasty Caribbean jerk at a price that doesn’t make sense. I won’t bother telling you the menu items as I have tried it all. Just go with an open mind and an empty stomach and you won’t be disappointed.

There’s not a lot you can do with 2.50 cents in Toronto. However on a Tuesday, you have the choice of getting either Jerk, Chicken or BBQ chicken with rice and peas/​or white rice. They have distinct gravy’s with you choice red sauce, oxtail or stew. You have a choice of coleslaw and veg. One of the best deals you can get in Toronto hands– down.

Definitely the better location. Located near Yorkdale Mall in a run down plaza, parking is minimal and lunch time is a nightmare with traffic.
Today was and still is Toonie Special, every week and it’s our go-​to place if we wanna feed the army who enjoy a properly and deliciously prepared chicken meal.
Ended up with 10 containers of their toonie special mixed of jerk, fried and bbq flavored.
Jerk: Seasoned with their jerk spices (dry rub).
Fried chicken: Perfectly coated with the right amount of batter and moist, tender meat.
Bbq: fried chicken coated with their tangy, sweet and a tad spicy bbq sauce. Finger lick in’ good! My favorite for sure.
Their coleslaw is fresh and compliments the sticky rice the chicken comes served on. For $ 2.50 you can never go wrong but feel appreciative of the few comforts in life that come dirt cheap and Mainsha, you made our food run easy and a hit among the girl’s soccer team.

For $ 3 (kids meal) you can’t go wrong, this meal includes rice+coleslaw and chicken. You can have a choice of BBQ, jerk or fried. They have their special ‘red sauce’ and beef gravy, which are pretty bomb. I would definitely recommend this place to people who want cheap and good filling Jamaican food.

Three stars for $ 3 chicken. $ 3 chicken is pretty much where it’s at. Haven’t ordered anything else really. I’ve tried fried, barbecue and jerk chicken. Comes with rice & peas, coleslaw and «red sauce» (sweet sauce) if you ask. I dare not look around the kitchen, how the food is handled, or the lack of décor. I just close my eyes after I make my order leave my $ 3 on the table and hold my hands out until they hand me my styrofoam container of suspiciously delicious chicken. Then I proceed to walk out the door without looking back.

I have driven by this place for years, and part of me wishes I kept driving past… The upkeep is horrible, they might not have chicken, coleslaw, or any other damn thing you might find at a West Indian restaurant, but when they do, boy but when they do is it every delicious. OK let me explain… nowhere in the city are you going to get a meal for $ 3.00, but here you can… the issues are they often do not have food. I have gone six times in the past three weeks and it has been hit or miss. They offer BBQ, Jerk, and Fried Chicken meals however only ONCE have they had any chicken besides fried. OK OK OK, you’re thinking it’s so good they are sold out, NOPE… not the case as I have went in when they first open to be told they don’t have food. How the hell do you own a West Indian restaurant and you not have rice and peas… no joke. I keep going because when I can get the full combo (chicken, coleslaw, and rice & peas) it is delicious with some «red sauce» applied… I just never know when I am gonna be able to get the full combo…