Singh’s Roti Shop

This place is hands down the BEST hidden gem in all of Boston. The food here is absolutely phenomenal. Everything here is made fresh and with love by the owners.
The thing that stands out the most about this little Roti shop is the love and passion that the shop owners have about their food.
Try their HANDMADE beef patties, have a little goat Roti, chat with shop owners, and enter food-​nirvana.
(Warning to fellow white folks: beware of bones)

I came here thru Unilocal!
I was hesitant to try the beef patties because I do not like patties. (the flat frozen ones they heat up at other stores). He insisted but I still denied them. I came in for curry chicken and rice. Witch was delicious but did need salt. He asked me how I found out about this place and I mentioned ( Unilocal) he was so excited, gave me a complimentary patty… & let me tell you THAT WAS THE BEST PATTY IVE EVER HAD! Homemade, Real Beef! So good! I went in after I smoked (420) so he gave me some hot sauce too go with my munchies and BOYYYY let me tell you. It was to die for !!
Only thing that is a bit frustrating is there’s a lot of stuff on the counters therefore I couldn’t see him, I like to look at people when I talk. But overall good food !!
Lost all of food & PLEASE GET A BEEF PATTY!!!

Its a small hole-​in-​the-​wall joint selling spices and a lot of prepared west Indian dishes. I went because of friends’ recommendations and the reviews, and mistakenly ordered a double for myself. Now I love a good huge meal –my friends can testify — but even I could barely finish this!
I reached around 2.30pm on a Sunday, and by now the goat meat was already sold out. Because they are unique to serve goat, its the first thing that runs out everyday. Singh was a friendly guy who asked everyone to write him a review on Unilocal — I’m glad they’re making sure they get onto the gastronomic map.
I ordered a chicken double and a crab patty. The crab patty was crispy and delicious, and the crab was plentiful and soft. The chicken double was huge — really — and had massive chunks of chicken in the curry. As an «east» Indian, or Indian from India, I can describe the double as a chicken-​potato-​chikpea curry stuffed in a massive fried kulcha.
The chicken in the double was delicious and I inflicted serious damage on it within minutes. However as I started eating more of the non-​chicken portion of the curry, I slowed down because –yes I was getting full but also — it seems they use this chickpea-​potato curry for all their meats, and its a little bland. Flavorful but not at all spicy, and has less salt. Expecting west Indian spicy cuisine, I found this disappointing. Also it’d be great if they gave spoons as it’s difficult to have a liquid curry with forks.

Visiting Boston for a conference and had a fantastic experience here. It is primarily a take out joint but has a few bar stools and window counter top. We were served by the owner and receive amassing service. Although I’m a Trini, I brought two American friends along. He explained everything to them very well!
The portions are generous (none of us could finish our rotis) and our dhalpuris were made fresh! Good texture, too!
The currants rolls are as good as the other reviews say. So much so, that I bought a few extra to take home.
The prices are reasonable, I felt safe in the neighborhood and just can’t say enough positive things.
It’s always nice to see fellow Trinis excelling. If I’m ever in Boston, again, I’ll definitely be back.

Come hungry and ready to try everything you see! Had the Double appetizer (fried dough-​like patty with chana on top), ginger beer and the vegetarian roti. The owner was so kind and offered us a free sample of the phở laurie which was delicious. If you like it spicy be sure to take home a bottle of the house-​made hot sauce — it’ll melt your insides.

Dude asked me 3 times to write a review for him online. Filling was good on roti, roti skins was stale, as was the bara for the doubles. Doubles had undercooked chickpeas in it. 3.5 stars.

This was an amazing experience for my husband and I. The food is delicious. We tried the boneless chicken, chickpeas, potato, pumpkin with rice and beans. Every single dish was very good, with the pumpkin and chicken being outstanding. We also asked for a plain Roti midway through our meal which was great.
Just to set your expectations for this place, there is limited seating and it probably works best as a takeout place. That said, we cannot wait to go back/​order take out and try more dishes from them. There is also a grubhub option for this place, which is great if you don’t live nearby.

Walked into Singh’s Roti on a quiet Friday night — greeted warmly by the shopkeep. Clearly a small family business — he started firing up some roti fresh as we were deciding which kind to get. We had a group of 4: got 1 goat, 2 vegetarian, 1 chicken. All were absolutely delicious. Nice spice. Goat was well seasoned. Got a 2L bottle of ginger brew to complement our meal. Shopkeep also gave us a free sample of fried dumplings with spicy sauce — delicious! It’s a lot of food that you get here with a lot of heart!

So after reading reviews and hearing such great things my friend decided to check this place out. My experience was pretty bad. Food was alright, very salty and overpriced. The sign leads you to believe it’s 8.49 with two sides, you end up spending thirteen dollars at the register. Two sandwiches and two drinks for 26 dollars. The attitude we received right of the bat was disrespectful. Don’t get mad at us because we order something and you don’t have it. They only had chicken and goat today. No sides buy a lot of attitude.
There are better places to go, very dissapointwd after it took a bit of convincing t get my friend to go.

So happy we found this place! I’m a new Dorchester resident and was looking for some delicious take-​out close by. Never had Trinidad food before but I like Indian and Caribbean and this is the perfect mix! It is very spicy, but I love spicy so it was great :) Singh the owner was so sweet… I went after it closed (unknowingly it closes at 9 not 9:45 like grubhub advertises). Luckily, Singh was still there and put together two delicious plates of jerk chicken and chicken curry with spinach rolls and his special sauce for my boyfriend and I — all was deliciou and huge portions! We will definitely be ordering again! (And a special thanks to Singh for saving our Friday night dinner!)

This place is a treasure. Great, authentic Caribbean food made spicy if you want it. They were nice enough to offer me a free dessert as well! I ate the Goat Roti, and I’d go so far as to call it the G.O.A.T. (Greatest Of All Time) Roti.

Visited Singh’s on a trip to Boston from Cali… the food was GREAT, and well worth the stop in route to the airport. Not only was the owner/​staff helpful… we were treated to a doubles sample (amazing)…with thier homemade hot sauce and chutney. When back on the east coast, I will be sure to return. Thank You Singh’s!

This place was recommended to me by a woman from Trinidad and the food really did live up to the expectation she had set. Very flavorful and the roti was just fantastic. The food can be really spicy but you are very much able to appreciate the complex flavors that go into it. We had a jerk chicken as well as the boneless curried chicken roti and both were delicious although I would recommend sticking to the boneless for the roti «wrap». The owner was very friendly and attentive and guided us with recommendations this being our 1^st time. I will absolutely return here! It’s a must for people who love tasty food (and spicy).

I love stopping in for a nice hot roti, usually vegetables or chicken, and a currant roll. The owners are always nice and friendly. The place is small and tucked in a corner in Dorchester, so if you’re ever in the neighbor don’t miss out!

YUM! I am so excited about this place. I am a vegetarian (I’m actually a vegetarian chef) who loves spicy, flavorful food. 90% of the time, I am incredibly disappointed with the options available to me in the Boston area. Not this time. I ordered the Vegetarian Dinner and told the owner I loved spicy food. He gave me a taste of his homemade hot sauce, despite being nervous it might be too much for me. It wasn’t. it was perfect.
The Vegetarian plate came with Rice and Beans, Cabbage, Carrots and Collards and Channa with Potatoes and a plain Roti on the side.
To be honest, I wasn’t expecting much, but my first bite of carrot made me realize that this was exactly the type of food I love and crave. They got so much flavor into the rice and beans. I swear, they must have their own special allspice, because I have never tasted anything like this in the states. The portions are huge and I wouldn’t change anything about the food at all. If you knew me, you’d know how rare that is. The owner gave us a big portion of hot sauce, which I ate all of. I am now basking in the lovely high of capsicum. I had to stop myself from eating the whole container of food, and I am already looking forward to finishing the leftovers late today.
I love connecting with people over food, and the owner was so happy and friendly. He takes pride in his food and really wants the customer to be happy.
My only complaint is that there is no seating (but we knew that going in). it would be awesome to have a nice sit down meal of this amazing food! I will be going back!

I grew up in a Guyanese & Trinidadian neighborhood in NYC and have been struggling to find roti, dhal, curry, etc. that taste authentic. This place reminds me of all the small roti shops from back home. They have definitely earned a loyal customer!

Can’t say enough good things about Singh’s! The price, the quality of food, and the dedication makes their food truly resonate deliciousness.
When I first moved to Dorchester my roommate and I would get dinner here upwards of 3 times a week, easily my favorite place in the area to get an affordable lunch/​dinner. I go back whenever I can even after making a move out of the area. Just writing this review is giving me a craving for some Roti for lunch.
If you need parking — you can always park in the KFC parking lot next door ;)

I recently stopped by this hidden treasure about 3 weeks ago. After reading many positive reviews on Unilocal.Upon entering I was welcomed by the owner and I believe his wife. The location was small in size but that did not stop them from pumping out the two best roti’s I have ever had (Shrimp roti for myself, chicken roti for my wife, and lastly a goat roti for my father).
All 3 were prepared while I waited (15 minutes) during which time the owner engaged in great small talk. We finally spoke as to why I stopped by and after mentioning the Unilocal advertisement and rave reviews I was given a small spicy snack to try right there!!! Definitely wasn’t expecting that but hey why not…
All in all the food, the service, and hospitality were top notch, I will definitely return whenever I need a hood roti and great conversation keep up the good work !!!

Ive had d food here b4 and its good.
But i just called for a delivery and first let me say the lady on the phone was rude, i put in an order for delivery and than i get a call back 15 minutes later saying that they dont have anyone to deliver. Im pissed and starving. she Shouldve figured tha out first before letting me put in an order n giving away my credit card info. not happy and wont order from here for a long time. wouldve given them more stars if they got their act together

This is my first experience with roti, but certainly not the last.
Unfortunately the online ordering system (through Unilocal) had two major problems: (1) the option of selecting a time for deliver did not work, and (2) the option for paying a tip did not work. This resulted in a fairly annoyed delivery driver who arrived at my location an hour early and got no tip. When I called the restaurant to try to tip by phone, they would not accept as the amount was under their credit card minimum.
Nonetheless the vegetarian roti was hot and spicy and full to the brim of comforting soft potatoes, chick peas and veggies. The option of the «roti meal» was a little strange in that the «sides» were inside the roti, and I could barely appreciate they were in there. I would have preferred a big side dish instead of more food crammed in the roti.
The menu has many options including lots of veggie sides.