Category: Rankings

CANADA, Alexandria, Ontario. A small town restaurant does a good job competing flavor-wise with some much larger big-city restaurants.

CANADA Laval, Quebec Total Score 65 out of 100 RESTAURANT NO LONGER IN BUSINESS Standard vindaloo at a small restaurant outside of Montreal. We were the lone diners during a Thursday lunch visit. The food quality was good but the location is likely why this restaurant didn’t survive.

IRELAND, Dublin. A new measuring stick for future vindaloos. Switching to goat would make this vindaloo nearly unbeatable, and a larger serving size would have meant more to cherish the next day (I love leftover vindaloo). Very fresh and very vibrant vindaloo curry. Wonderful.

CANADA, Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec. Odd consistency, a miss on the curry makeup, and it was sweet. Did they add sugar? Did not smell like a vindaloo I’m familiar with.

CANADA, Pierrefonds, Quebec. Even though they offer goat meat (10 points) the rest of the dish fell flat in most areas. It was served as a soup consistency which was surprising.

CANADA, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec. A good effort, but lacks vibrance and flavor.

CANADA, Pointe-Claire, Quebec. Unfortunately, today’s vindaloo from Sahib is much inferior to the dish they served prior to 2020. It’s a good effort, but lacks what its predecessor excelled at.

CANADA, Pointe-Claire, Quebec. One of the best so far, but unfortunately the recipe was changed over time (~2020). The old recipe that is no longer available is still one of the top 5 current measuring sticks for future vindaloos I experience. Simply switching from lamb to goat would have made this vindaloo an even bigger star.

UNITED STATES, Orlando, Florida. I wasn’t impressed and despite giving it a total score of 53, I feel I’m still being too generous. I felt like it was rushed, was ‘fast food’, and was mass produced. Not much attention and care went into the recipe or the preparation.

UNITED STATES, Millbrae, California. I had heard their location in Millbrae was quaint and that their food was great. I gave it a try. The lamb vindaloo I ate was not great or quaint, but maybe it was an off-day. Freshness, curry vibrance, a less pasty texture, goat meat are all things that would help the dish. Willing to give it another try in the future next time I am in the San Fran area.