On Saturday, for $10 (tax included!) we bought a tiffin from Rubina Grill on Granville Island. Such a deal! For $10, you get a tiffin which is a stackable set of stainless steel metal tins. Not only do you get the tiffin itself, but the two tins are filled with rice topped with two entrees from Rubina Grill.
Yesterday, we enjoyed broccoli and mango and rice in one of the tins of the tiffin and tamarind beef with mushrooms and rice in the other. Delicious!
And the best part is, you can refill it for $4. That's gotta be one of the cheapest deals in the city: a filling lunch for two for $4.
Apparently, in India, tiffinwallas go round to homes, collect the tiffins, deliver it to hungry workers and take the empty tiffins back home. And they do this without being able to read and write!
We highly recommend the $10 tiffin and if you have a larger group, a four tine tiffin is available for a little bit more.
Here's a photo: