Dirt Cheap Eats 2007: Teddy's Roti Shop

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Teddy's Roti Shop

7304 Georgia Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20012
Phone: 202-882-6488

Cuisines:
Caribbean

Opening Hours:
Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri,Sat,Sun:
General: 09:00 AM - 09:00 PM

Wheelchair Accessible:
No

Nearby Metro Stops:
Takoma

Price Range:
Inexpensive

Dress:
Informal

Noise Level:
Chatty

Reservations:
Not needed

Special Features:
Kid Friendly

Website:
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Best Dishes
“Bussup shut" (shredded roti with goat or chicken curry); goat or chicken roti; stewed oxtail with rice and red peas; callaloo (collard soup); house-made fruit drinks including ginger-pineapple, sorrel, and peanut punch.

Reader's Rating:

1 out of 5

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Lunch & Dinner Feasts

Buss Up Shut—it sounds like the name of an alt-rock band. In fact, it derives from the West Indian technique of slashing with paddles or spatulas at a freshly made roti. The finished product resembles a “busted-up shirt.”

Buss Up Shut is the house specialty at this Columbia Heights walkup, where the hot, torn flatbread can be topped with several curries—we’re partial to the goat ($10) and chicken ($6). Tear off pieces of roti to scoop up the spicy stew. It will bring a sweat to your brow and a smile to your face—and leave you sated long before you’ve finished eating.

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Teddy is Freddy

donny789 — June 8, 2009 4:38 PM

DO NOT FREQUENT FREDDY's Roti Shop. It is a Nightmare on Georgia Avenue. Freddy--his real name is not even Teddy it is Dave apparently--has provided terrible service DC for the last time.
The prices are not what they say. I went in to purchase a More ...

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