02-23-2018, 12:12 PM
Amaya Express (on King, between Benton and Queen) has closed. Mark's Caribbean Kitchen and Seafood coming this spring:
The Amaya effort sadly always felt somewhat half-hearted, and they definitely did not have many customers either at lunch or dinner, as far as I could tell, so this is not a huge surprise. But this really makes DTK underserved for Indian food. Hopefully someone will seize the opportunity soon.
Based on Mark's web site (https://www.markscaribbeankitchen.ca/) they will mostly offer Jamaican dishes but more upscale than Rainbow Caribbean (directly across the street). They also have some non-Caribbean dishes (dhal, naan, burgers, steak) so I think not direct competition. Maybe more so for Ellison's but I suspect still different enough.
The Amaya effort sadly always felt somewhat half-hearted, and they definitely did not have many customers either at lunch or dinner, as far as I could tell, so this is not a huge surprise. But this really makes DTK underserved for Indian food. Hopefully someone will seize the opportunity soon.
Based on Mark's web site (https://www.markscaribbeankitchen.ca/) they will mostly offer Jamaican dishes but more upscale than Rainbow Caribbean (directly across the street). They also have some non-Caribbean dishes (dhal, naan, burgers, steak) so I think not direct competition. Maybe more so for Ellison's but I suspect still different enough.