Foreign vs Local Franchises in Trinidad and Tobago - Pizza, Fried Chicken and Coffee
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- Опубликовано: 12 май 2023
- I've always wondered if how well will our local food and beverages franchises (proudly T&T) would do against some franchises whose origins is outside Trinidad and Tobago, so join us my Trinbago Vibes peeps as we got:
Pizza Boys (local) vs Pizza Hut (Foreign)
Royal Castle (local) vs KFC (Foreign)
Rituals Coffee (local) vs Starbucks (Foreign)
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- Rajeev
Nice one, Rajeev. And special hello to the wife. Probably you forgot, but the Pizza Boys branch at the corner of Queen and Frederick streets burned to the ground in a massive fire about 15 to 20 years ago. I do believe that it was the very first Pizza Boys outlet in Trinidad from the early 1980's and was called Burger Boys then. They eventually included Pizza on the menu and became Pizza/Burger Boys.💯💥👋🙌
Couldn’t remember the fire, but I do remember a burger boys, thanks for the info bro
@@TrinbagoVibes Try Naafa's Pizza.
@@benjamind3448 we did in a pizza hopping video, well that’s before they moved by chase village
Marios in Valpark was older than them tho.
Absolutely loved this video! Hello to your wife as well! Sending love and blessings from Canada!
Much appreciated Trini bites family
The First KFC in Trinidad was in Port of Spain, back in 1965, the Maritime Plaza didn’t even Existed back then, it was a Empty piece of vacant Land.., for the Uneducated Challenged Trini people who don’t know a little about Trinidad 🇹🇹 History,.. And the First Royal Castle was in Port of Spain too, and was first Owned by the Cannings beverage company, in 1972, and Later Sold to the Amar group of Companies, who owned all the Toyota dealerships and Assembly car plant in Trinidad and Tobago.., with all of the Comparisons about the taste test, NOTHING and I mean NOTHING Beats a Good Old TRINI Doubles and or Chicken or Beef or Goat Daalpuri ROTI…, And that Ladies and gentlemen is The end of DAT…! And Nothing beats a Good old fashioned Coffee like HONG WING Coffee..! 🙋🏾♀️❤️🇺🇸🌈🇹🇹🦋👍🏾
Lol, thanks Danica and yeah nothing can beat a good ole doubles or roti, but the fast food does call sometime
Everything Danica said and Hong Wing in my suitcase every time coming back from TNT 😂😂😂
@@kendallroache5058 nice
Really nice to see you both, thanks for sharing all that information, learnt a thing or two 😊❤, keep up the good job....🍽🍕🍗🍟
You’re most welcome Charisma 🙏🏽
Every time i watch this man channel i does get hungry for nice food yes loll, Great content bro
Lol, much appreciated and yeah even when I’m watching over my videos I make sure I’ve something to eat 🙈
I love Julia's expressions! 😆😆Great vid as usual Jeeves 🙌
Much appreciated 🙏🏽
I will have to check that one out. When I use to live there I loved Mario's. Good job on the videos
Thank you 🙏🏽
Just ran into this good brother at tabanka roti shop...Good to see you in person my brother..Keep up these great videos man..Love
The honor is mine bro, it’s always a vibes to meet my Trinbago peeps on the outside and thank you
@@TrinbagoVibes Anytime brother..It's a small world..I'll see you again sometime..Peace and love
Hello Rajeev, I really enjoyed this one. I am a Starbucks person, I have it everyday. I love seeing your wife in the videos with you also, shout out to her. I do miss a good royal castle. Lol
Hey Maria and thanks, but you good to have Starbucks everyday…since they increase in prices I’ve been making my own coffee, lol
have money to waste
Nice Vlog with your wife but you forgot out Mario's the first and best pizza around, my opinion, I love Royal Castle ckn and their pepper sauce is the best in fast food but love KFC mash pot and Cole slaw, hard toss up, job well done tho 👍🤗😋😁
Yea marios was suppose to be in the pizza category
Thanks Belinda and next time I’ll include Mario’s
I am OLD school so I prefer Marios...good ole Royal Castle since Frederick St in the red plastic basket😅 and Hong Wing coffee..but I am open to all of them..especially Pizza Hut. Another good one Rajeev and always great to see the other half Julia👌👌
Thanks Karmini 🙏🏽
Really enjoyed this one guys! Things got real with KFC v Royal C .. Gyros next!?
Lol, and yeah one of these days we’ll tackle Gyros
yeh boy gyros sounding like it
Hey Rajeev this was another banger really enjoyed it and is always nice to see you and your wife do a video together as for the battle I would have to go with royal castle I love kfc but I love royal more great 👍 job bro keep it up
Much appreciated bro and ihu with the Royal Castle
Love all your videos and your wife who always looks amazing, like a Korean in my opinion, keep it coming
Thanks Maylene 🙏🏽
Wheyyy she almost huff the second leg too yes. And we know Trinbago vibes likes his leg and thigh. Another great video 🙌🏾
Happy wife, happy life 😁 so she can huff away anytime, lol
Girlllllllll curly fries is the bomb hahah. nice video guys!
Thanks peeps 🙏🏽
Cool video 💯
Thanks 🙏🏽😁
Some tough decisions dey breds… I wonder how the results would have been if they were 'blind taste tests tho' but great video man!
yeahhhh should have been blind test
That is an interesting concept, may use it in a future video 😁
Love royal castle they had a boss pepper sauce. Nice seeing Julia in the vlogs. 😊
Thanks 🙏🏽
Bhai beautiful upload!🎉
Thanks bro
Mario's Pizza
Churches chicken over kfc & RC anyday (personal opinion)
Starbucks coffee
Great video I enjoyed it!!! ❤
Lol, to each their own Tyriq and those are some good ones as well
For us:
🍕 Pizza Hut
🍟 Royal Castle
☕ Eh, depends on the drink/food and the location and the day lol
Lol, ihu..good choices
Nice seeing Julia on this vlog
Thanks
Royal Castle for the win, that plus their Pepper Sauce, 'Party Done!!!'
Lol, ihu and yeah that’s 100% local pepper sauce is a winner
@@TrinbagoVibes Yes indeed!
Mario's pizza.
Royal castle.
Hong wing.
Lol, ihu…although hong wing is importing their beans these days
@@TrinbagoVibes 😲😲😲
@@STUDIO-2.1 if you can get Tabaquite coffee, it’s all local and have a similar taste to back in the days hong wing
Such a nice Couple Don't see that often in Trinidad
Thanks 🙏🏽
First KFC was in Henry st which is now Esmelda plaza which is walk thru.First Royal Castle was The Frederick st branch.
Well according to KFC website the first branch was in St. James so 🤷🏽♂️
Thanks for sharing and I would like to shout out your wife it was definitely nice seeing her
Much appreciated Vina 🙏🏽
Nice video 📹 👍🏻 love seeing you guys. KFC for me. 💯👍🇹🇹
Thank you and yup that’s understandable
For a long time Marios in Valpark was the ONLY Pizza in Trinidad - you should have used that pizza as the trinidad version.
Wanted one with the word Pizza in it, Had plans to pit Mario’s against Papa John’s, which may occur in round 2
The first pizza in Trinidad was Mario by CipraniBlvd which is still there
Yup
Mr & Mrs are too cute. The pizzas look delicious.
Thank you Shirley 🙏🏽😁
Nice always do things together it keeps a family together what was the pizza place at green corner green corner was the place for families and globe cinemer for hot dogs and popcorn and that was the only place i use to enjoy popcorn
Think that place is Mario’s Angela
Happened Anniversary 🎉🎉 it looks like any Hilton I stayed in. Or Lowe’s, Sheraton! Hilton Trinidad was Refurbished in 2009.
Lol at almost all Hilton is the same and thanks for that refurbishment date, could find the exact date in the short time I was editing this one
Another interesting cuisine vlog vibes. See you were torn between KFC and the Castle. 😅 For me there is no contest, Royal Castle reigns supreme 🎉🎉🎉.
Interesting KFC fact for you, in Europe you can only get hot and spicy chicken in Amsterdam. Also even if your a paying customer, you still have to pay to use the wash rooms.
I am surprised that you didn't use Mario's pizza as they around longer 🤔.
Do you remember other local chicken and chips franchises, Sunday Basket, Chuck Wagon and Convoy Chicken?
Thanks Ricky and that’s interesting in Europe and yeah I was torn….went with Pizza Boys as it had the word “Pizza” in it to match it with the Pizza Hut, lol
Royal Castle,all day for me 💯❗
Boom!!!
@@TrinbagoVibes Next time I suggest you do a Mario's vs Joe's Pizza ( I'm on team Joe's) , that'll be real interesting 🤔
@@maxiancambridge668 local vs local 🤔 sounds good
Really nice video
Thank you Melissa 🙏🏽
My mouth is running water now me going for a pizza tomorrow
lol, yeah these vids tend to increase your need for food, pizza in this case
I go , go with the castle . Besides i dont like secrets in my food 😂🤣 .And as far as d coffee . Sorry ordering a coffee is to complex ,too much choices . And Dounut Boys muffin is cheaper.😂🤣 . Thank you Mr &Mrs . Bye , till Sunday ( God Permitting)
Ihu bro 🤣
Lovely vlogg Rajeev & wife ,pizza will always go down good ,Zinger/cruncher was my favorite at KFC..Dont know how they "rank' now ..Qauality vs Quantity...🤔
Thanks Jameel and the Zinger/Cruncher is the same, just more expensive, lol
Question...though..where did you purchase those Tshirts....the first 2.....in the vids....not in the coffee category..
The first one is from: Tiantees, a local company and the second from
Kes the band at one of his concerts, but you can get it online from his site
Haven't really been on youtube in a while,not doing too well physically.Just starting to recuperate but I always try to watch trinbago vibes..Haven't had royal castle in forever,but was always a royal castle fan over kfc..Last time I had pizza boys was yrs ago before I left home but love pizza hut over Domino's and other franchises
Ihu bro and pray for your recovery 🙏🏽 let me know how you find the food from Tabanka was
@@TrinbagoVibes Thanks and tabanka was ok..Like you said the roti was better,doubles were ok,nothing special,lol..Was a lil disappointed
Loving the videos with the wife
Thank you 🙏🏽
Nothing beats a hong wing coffee
Tabaquite coffee have more of the original Hong Wing taste these days. And they are local, hong wing import their coffee beans these days
Hi rajeev and princess wife .Live you guys .Blessings to the both you
Thanks Parbati, have a blessed one as well 😊
Nice pizza tasty over nice 😀👍👍👍👍
Lol, yup
Havent had for a bit due to price increase but u can try Mario's pizza , fried chicken and fries
Whoa, we tried Mario’s pizza already in a pizza hopping video
KFC is better than Royal Castle. Never had a good Royal Castle chicken without tons of pepper. Also, the KFC chicken is usually cooked better than Royal Castle.
For the most part yeah, unfortunately not all KFC are the same, so consistency does play a role with these sometimes
Hear nah. That "rethinking all life choices" look around the curly fries comment from wifey had me rollinggg 😂😂😂 Nice vid! I agree with another commentors' suggestion on blind taste tests! Sounds fun and cool for next time! Best fries up next!!! 😅😅 #AlooIsLife
Thanks, we shall see
KFC in Miami is fire, but I love Royal Castle. Rodney from Chicago
Ohhh nice Rodney, I wouldn’t even think to try KfC in Miami, lol
Hi. Let mw know where I can get that 'we home ' jersey. Thanks
Greetings, I’m not sure if it’s available atm but you can check KestheBand website, I bought this at one of his concert during our carnival season
@@TrinbagoVibes thanks man. Appreciated! 🇹🇹
Hello Rajeev, where flying to Tobago is September and staying at crown point. Silly question do you by any chance love lobsters or seafood and do know any local seafood restaurants “not the tourist places or resorts” that you might recommend, somewhere that you or the locals go. Thanks.
Whoaa, not sure where in Tobago has good lobster, I would recommend thr Suckhole for local seafood, let me find out from a Bredrin of mine who grew up there and get back to you
@@TrinbagoVibes okay thanks
Was told to check out these 2 spots:
Z Grill in Pleasant Prospect and
Jemma’s in Speyside
Would do a video of these spots next time I’m in bago
@@TrinbagoVibes thank you very much. Peace from London
@@DRAGON.13 you're welcome, also right next to Z-Grill is a spot called the Fish Pot, heard it's getting some good reviews, but can't guarantee it, but you can always check it out as well
I guess foreign win, it good to see your wife, very pleasant god bless❤️
Unfortunately by a slight margin
Let me tell u the best combo eh. Royal castle fries, kfc chicken and churches biscuit
That sounds about right, lol
Hi nice video and d food is so good i like KFC more.
Lol, ihu
d frist kfc was in maritime plaza
Not according to their website, lol
To know if a coffee is Good it must be favorfull stronger
That’s true
The castle for me anyday.
Boom!!!
1:44 can't find pizza boys, but EZ pothole sitings.
Lol
Try hannah burgers next located marabella
I’ve to do Marabella one of these days so yeah I’ll check them out
Love the content with your wife. Beautiful
Thank you Ashley 🙏🏽
Pizza hut medium is so small i was supprise 😂
lol, yup…one person alone could eat it out on a hungry day
YA QUE LAS RELACIONES DE ABOS PAISES ESTAN BIEN PUERES VENIR ASER UN DOCUMENTAL AVENEZUELA DELA COMIDA Y PAISAJES
One of these days, although you should check out my Flavorama video
Hey, although Pizza Hut is an international brand, the pizza produced here is actually a lot better than what they make in the states. So in terms of the pizza comparison, I believe it is flawed.
You now have to do another comparison video 😊
Lol, ihu and the same can be said for our KFC
Mario's for the W I N . . !
Boom!!
I recently tried Mario's with Mozzrella cheese and I must say I think I may be switching from Pizza Hut to Marios (sorry Prestige holdings).
Ohhh they using Mozzarella now, I’ve to check that out
@@TrinbagoVibes Its an option. I think it costs more.
I live overseas and will forever be a local supporter. There are certain ingredients and enhancements used in those foreign brand products which is not wholesome for the body. Temporary satisfaction for a lifetime of discomfort. Hence the reason I feel more comfortable consuming the local brands; at least I will live longer.
True that Blue Clues, especially the seasoning that is grown locally here
Your wife is very beautiful😍😍😍I enjoy watching your videos....y'all should do more videos like this together😊
Thanks Selene
What about Mario's. Weren't they around before pizza boys
Yeah, but I was going with the “pizza” wording and we already covered Mario’s in a pizza hopping video as well
Royal castle beats kfc everyday! Fries win hands down. Pepper sauce also goes to royal castle. Chicken is a toss up depending on location.
Lol, agreed
Having your wife on the channel was nice
Thanks
Also you was to try in KFC the Orginal is salty that is the Original Favour
Ohhh yeah, I just went the more popular option
Are those muffins really that expensive?! One for $22? Wow.
Yup $20 and $25 TTd which is approximately $2.96 and $3.70 USD respectively
Prefer my KFC in Trinidad. Nice vlog.
Always , KFC anywhere else is kinda failure, lol
Love this ..do more of these rajeev....loving how wifey involve
Thanks Cindy
Royal castle...is flavour...with the local pepper sauce....KfC...is alright....Pizza/...im not picky........
Lol, ihu
Should have compared PHut to Marios.
Did that already in a past video, should check out the Pizza hopping battle 😁
I fed up give royal castle a chance and they fail ...kfc wasn't the best all the time but better than r.c .. kfc wins for me ...where was the first royal castle location? So i can try them
Right on Fredrick street but ihu with the chances
My choices are royal castle, pizza boys ,rituals
Some good choices there, although I feel rituals lost their touch these recent years
@@TrinbagoVibes thank you I don't buy their coffees I buy the ritfreshers drink they just brought out and the chillaz and the Jamaican chicken and beef pies
@@sheresenedd4831 yeah those patties are winners and ihu
@@TrinbagoVibes yes they are the ritfreshers are good too especially the peach mango tango
@@sheresenedd4831 that sounds pretty good actually
Fact info..... I have worked in KFC .... only the original KFC chicken is the exact recipe in all countries but the other types of chicken are customized to the country that they are in. As such, the spicy chicken is customized to Trinidad taste. in Jamaica, they have a jerkish type of chicken. the spicy chicken in Canada does not taste as spicy or good as the spicy KFC chicken in Trinidad as they cannot handle the heat. but there is a popcorn chicken bowl that tastes very good... Japan has their own variations as well except for the original chicken..
So for a real comparison, the original KFC chicken should have been used.
Thanks for this info Trinity, definitely learnt from this and next time will use the original
Royal castle all the way
Done know
I RECOMENDIG YOU TO MI FAMILIA EN COLOMBIA
AND EN ARGENTINA
Lovely 🙏🏽🙌🏽
Rituals for me
Nice
I would go local any day
Ihu, support local
wat about marios d frist pizza
Saving that for round 2
Shocked that rituals lost their quality... They really need to rethink this entire line up and souring of ingredients. I had a regular brewed coffee with a splash of milk recently and just felt sick 🤢.
Most definitely Michael
what happen with mario pizza
We covered Mario’s in a pizza hopping vid already, plus I wanted the word Pizza in it
GUAOOOO YOU FOR GET MARIO
Lol, next rounds
Royal Castle all the way
Our culture, our taste 🙌🏽🙌🏽
Royal Castle chicken
Churches biscuit
KFC deals
Church’s really have the best biscuit in truth
Royal Castle
Boom!!
Royal castle all the way for me
Nice 🙌🏽
Pizza Hut is the best😊
Can’t go wrong with ah Pizza Hut
What Happen to Marios I Like it it is better than Pizza Hut
Next rounds
The smallest Starbucks in the US is the short...is that available in TNT??
I’m not sure but highly unlikely
The pizza boys burn down long time ago around 96or98
Thanks for the info Alisha, it would have been nice if they could have rebuilt it
U know nilah Blackman is my cousin
Yup
KFC's batter is better but Royal Castle seasons their chicken better
Yup
The best kfc branch is in gasparillo i promise
Lol, to each his own
How come u chose pizza boys over Mario's though. I think Mario's wins easily in that battle
Cuz I was thinking to use a franchise with the word pizza in it