One of my favorite ongoing series at Eater LA is a weekly feature called The Best Dishes Eater Editors Ate This Week. I hemmed and hawed for a solid 20 minutes trying to decide which dish on chef Rashida Holmes’s menu at Bridgetown Roti merited a nod on a recent roundup. Ultimately, I chose all the dishes. It’s impossible to play favorites with a menu so seriously stacked and skillfully prepared.
In honor of #Goatober and chef Holmes’s fantastic cooking, here’s a rundown of all that’s good to eat at this Caribbean food business…
Aunt Vie’s cod fish cakes ($8) are perfectly golden and served with a dainty dollop of garlic aioli and itty bitty chives.
Every bite is crisp yet tender, rich yet balanced — one bite wonders, I tell ya’.
The channa doubles ($11) are a must-taste — thank goodness there are two in every order. The puffy boats filled with expertly spiced chickpeas set The Astronomer’s and my mouths afire, especially drizzled with the accompanying sauce.
I deeply regretted not buying another one of the patties ($8) filled with rich and savory oxtail for later. The depth of flavor here was really something else.
And finally, the roti filled with smoked goat shoulder ($16) had me fighting for bites with The Astronomer, my goat-loving dining companion.
Find Bridgetown Roti at Smorgasburg on Sundays and at Crafted Kitchen on Fridays and Saturdays.
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One year ago: Feasts from my trunk: Taiwanese Breakfast, Cambodian Sausages, and more
Two years ago: {swoon} Spiked Lemon at Spago Las Vegas
Three years ago: {swoon} Anchovy Pizzetta from Chez Panisse Cafe
Four years ago: The Arthur J – Manhattan Beach
Five years ago: Slacker.
Six years ago: N/Naka – Los Angeles
Seven years ago: {swoon} Grilled Cheese with Pastrami at The Hat
Eight years ago: “Old Chengdu Traditional Dishes” at Dan Dan Tian Shui Mian – Chengdu
Nine years ago: Umami Burger – Pasadena
Ten years ago: Son of a Gun – Los Angeles
Eleven years ago: Crest Cafe – San Diego (Hillcrest)
Twelve years ago: Maple Bacon Biscuits
Thirteen years ago: Phở Hòa- San Diego
Fourteen years ago: Cơm Tấm – Broken Rice
Fifteen years ago: Jim ‘N Nick’s – Birmingham
Stopped by today on a rare trip to LA; the curry chicken roti was wonderful as was the orange salsa. The wrap texture and flavor is delicious, even though 2 hours of traffic had me worried it wouldn’t be fresh. Thanks for posting!
So glad to hear you had a great experience, Cat!