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Ochi Caribbean Takeaway
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If you’ve lived anywhere long enough, it’s likely that your local takeaway has seen you in everything from your nice first-day-at-work shoes to a lazy Sunday tracksuit. Ochi is a tiny Caribbean takeaway spot that’s a familiar constant for the people of Shepherd’s Bush in search of great goat curry.
Regulars order without a single glance at the menu, and locals walk in empty handed and leave gripping takeaway bags in both. Not much seems to have changed in the past 10 years in the way of decor. The white tiles are plastered with signed posters of artists as big as Busta Rhymes and Ian Brown as well as local talent like Michael Underwood, who have all popped in for a patty in the past. But pull your eyes away from the wall and focus on the menu behind the counter. That’s where you’ll find a friendly server looking at you expectantly—assuming you’ve already been there before—and waiting for your order so they can shout it back into the kitchen.
photo credit: Aleksandra Boruch
photo credit: Aleksandra Boruch
photo credit: Aleksandra Boruch
photo credit: Aleksandra Boruch
photo credit: Aleksandra Boruch
Go too late in the day and you won’t find rice and peas, but the curry goat has enough flavour and bright yellow-ish sauce to make some plain white rice go the mile. If it’s your first time here, order one of the super soft, peppery beef patties, a large box of jerk chicken (always ask for extra sauce), and the goat curry. There’s only space for two, two-person tables, but this tastes better once it’s dumped in a plate and eaten in front of a TV show that doesn’t require too much focus.
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Beef Patty
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Jerk Chicken
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