Ideal Restaurant — Restaurant in Charlotte Amalie

This is a very cute, family feel type of restaurant and service is awesome. The counter guys seem to know the entire town. "Roti" here is actually a massive 3 lb. burrito stuffed with curried meat (Chicken, beef, goat, shrimp, or conch) and veggies of your choice. One "Roti" can feed two adults and a small child, and it should because meat Roti's range between $12-$15 each. You can also select your spice level, medium, hot or spicy. We stick with medium, and don't want to find out of what "hot" or "spicy" is. The counter guys will warn you that medium is a good degree of spicy.

If you are on a day trip from one of the cruise ships, and will only be here once, try the Goat Roti ($15) or the Curry Goat Plate ($16). It is absolutely mouth watering delicious! A good runner up is the boneless chicken roti ($12) or curry chicken plate ($15). Of course you have to wash it down with the region's version of bud light and get a "Carib Lager". I love the Shandy Carib, which they carry, its a good but strange tasting flavor of a beer (Sorrel) that you keep on drinking, because the flavor is just so different.

The bummer about this place is that they are popular, and when they are slamming busy there is no where to sit, as they only have 7 bar stools with a counter. But they do have wifi to help cut down on burning your data!

Its also so blistering hot in this joint, that your metabolism will speed up to burn off those calories that you're packing on from eating roti here. No worries friends, this is an IDEAL place to eat and not get fat.

As for the parking situation, you're going to have to put on your thinking cap. It's slim pickings, and there really are not that many explicit parking rules in St. Thomas, those that are posted and exist, are not followed. For example on the next street over from this restaurant it says "no parking on this side of the street" however, that side of the street was so full of cars, that no spots were left! Park at your own risk and keep in mind this territory has the most cops per capita than any state in the US.

Try looking at Government Hill for free parking or across the street of Veterans park (although that is an 5 minute uphill hike to the restaurant and good excuse to eat more!).

If heading out to this location isn't your thing, they deliver island wide! Woohoo, finally one restaurant on this island that does! I have yet to experience their delivery and if they are willing to make the trek up to my home that the USPS and waste management company of USVI won't I'd think about bumping my rating up to 5. They only lost half a star because its too hot to eat spicy food in there, and there are no areas around where they are located to sit...

I've known about the location from its humble beginnings in a back alley over 20 yrs ago. It's just as good then as it is now. I've been to way too many other restaurants in New York and all over and none can hold a candle to their Roti (any and all pick one)

I would give this restaurant more stars but is all but allowed.

FYI If you ever make your way here.. you can't just get one roti.. at least 2.. 3 if you're super greedy.

The consistency with this restaurant is unparalleled. The taste and flavor hasn't wavered over years. I hope it continues into the...

While we were shopping downtown, a jewelry store owner suggested we try this place for roti. I'm not a curry fan but I AM IN LOVE WITH THESE! My husband and I ordered a beef and a boneless chicken and they were to die for! I can only describe them as St. Thomas burritos in super thin tortillas. The tortilla is super thin and airy, the chicken and potatoes are tossed in the curry flavored sauce (but not dripping in sauce), and then it's rolled up. Highly recommend! Definitely will...