Mainsha Restaurant

This is one of my favourite places for Jerk Chicken. It’s close to my house so, it’s super convenient for me.
Their sauce is delicious, the rice and peas are perfectly cooked and the chicken just falls off the bone.
Not to mention the super cute staff!

There is no spot for the location at Lawrence Square so here goes. ONE STAR. Pitiful, ordered chicken roti, they actually had rotis to make it this time, and coleslaw. No slaw, what a big surprise NOT. This location is horrid. The staff don’t give a _​_​_​_​. Anyway got to table with roti and found it so full of bones it was a torture to eat. it was ¼ bone fragments. Sorry but everyone else in town can manage a boneless roti, some with slaw, for the same price and give a smile. Sorry but if all Mainshe’s are like this WALK AWAY QUICKLY VERY QUICKLY.

Love this place. Great value for the servings. Toonie Tuesday is awesome. I keep telling Coco (the owner) that he has to bottle and sell the red sauce. My favourite is stew chicken. On Tuesdays — I get BBQ or fried chicken.
Lines are long and slow — but to me — well worth the wait. I just wish there was one near my new place of employment.

Great value for money when you get the toony Tuesday deal.
I don’t know if I would have it any other day.

Other reviews have pretty much covered the reason this place gives Tuesday a whole new meaning. Chicken and rice for when you’re famished for a quick grub but do get 2 orders (if you’re really hungry) because they tend to go easy on their rice servings every Toonie day.
I suggest getting the BBQ version, (same price $ 2.50) as it has has a spicy and tangy sauce. Long lines and mixed crowds of locals and neighboring workers during lunch.
Recently though, I felt quite the attack of cold sweats, migraine and thirst afterwards which had me thinking they may have brined their chicken/​sauce mixed with MSG for the extra flavor so stick to H20 when grabbing a meal here. Chicken was also not fresh and obviously cooked the night before and preheated for a speedy Hello Toonie goodbye quality.

I had better jerk chickens before but I just love the toony Tuesday deal where you get a nice meal for $ 2.5
There is some line up and about 20 minutes wait but it’s worth it.

Even though this place looks so run down, I love their cheap jerk chicken kids meal. My Buddy and I love to get two of these meals just only 6 $ better than the 5 $ medium meal where you get the same amount of chicken as the kids meal. SO WORTH IT. If youre on a budget really cheap and satisfying lunch! Love the Keele location more though not a big fan of the Jane and Finch location where they switched names.

If its Tuesday, and you’re on Eglinton West… YOU MUST DROP IN! Mainsha has a local reputation for one of the best «toonie Tuesday» specials in the City!
Come with patience as the place is usually packed, and the service can sometimes be slow — but leave with a few orders… One is never enough for me!
$ 2.50 gets you a nice big piece of chicken, rice and peas and a small side of coleslaw. I also suggest getting a fresh juice as well!
Bootlegged albums and movies can also be purchased from some creative street vendors outside lol

Very good bang for your buck! They have pretty good fried chicken. Lay that on some rice and peas with plenty of oxtail gravy with some steam veg for only $ 5. Can’t go wrong. Their jerk chicken was just okay. Very friendly staff.

If humanly possible, I would mate with Mainsha’s jerk chicken and have its little jerky babies and have a heavenly jerky paradise of a life.
The jerky babies remain a happy little fantasy, but in the meantime, I will totally return to this Eglinton West hotspot for Mainsha’s awesome chicken, peas + rice + awesome array of sweet, colourful, icy juices that will make me feel like I’m a little kid again.
Jerk baby fever! (heart) (heart) (heart)