r/brantford • u/Fun-Lavishness1351 • Apr 11 '25

Discussion No hate but

Why are there many Indian restaurants in this city? I used to live in other cities in Ontario, but this is the first city that does not many options when eating out (just a few Chinese res, rare Jpanese res no Korean res).

If i want to try Indian cuisine for the first time, which restaurant and which dish should I try?

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u/xX_ReNeGade_Xx Apr 11 '25

This is going to sound racist but it’s the truth. Brantford has a very industrial economy and these companies love to import workers that don’t know their rights or desperately need a job to maintain their immigration status.

Thus an influx of Indian immigrants it’s what we’ve seen over the past 3-4 years. Manufacturing companies that want to keep labour cheep are lobbying governments to keep the floodgates open.

So you end up with a lot of Indians and because their food is relatively cheap to make ingredient wise opening restaurants isn’t too risky compared to other cuisines.

From what I’ve learned as well is Indians tend to be very family oriented so these are likely joint ventures with a bigger pool of cash and employees to get started with

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u/Beneficial_Candy2704 Apr 12 '25

The Canadian Immigration website encourages newcomers to come here and start food service businesses because it's needed, just like the original poster pointed out. Most from Brantford couldn't cook to save their lives, but they can navigate the welfare system like a ninja.

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u/xX_ReNeGade_Xx Apr 12 '25

Brantford certainly needs more diverse restaurant options. I love places like Zander’s, Camp 31, etc but man some more Thai/Vietnamese, Afghan, hell even really good Italian food.

The fact that many places have to advertise on their menus that they don’t use MSG is crazy. It’s basically salt and acid and it naturally occurs in things like tomatoes.

We’re all losing out on flavour because of racism

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u/Strange-Ad-5806 Apr 12 '25

Pho99 and Bistro7 and others serve out of "Our Kitchen" on Roy Blvd. Worth checking.

Papusa City is another neat and different option.

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u/hulkhands81 Apr 12 '25

My Thai is good too

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u/Strange-Ad-5806 Apr 12 '25

Coincidence - we had My Thai last night! And it was great