Heard great things about this place and considering they have 3 locations with all 4+ stars I can believe it. However my experience was quite different. I did get there at 4:30 and they close at 6 so I'll take that into account. The guy working the front desk was so patient and accommodating considering he was the only one working in a busy place with the phone ringing non stop. He deserves a raise/bonus for sure I ordered a catfish dinner and oxtail but they were out of oxtail. I got fried honey bbq salmon instead. Catfish and collard greens was yummy, mac n cheese was so cheesy you really didn't get too much noodle. It was pretty overwhelming so I couldn't eat it. The 2 orders of wings I got were plain and spicy. They were pre cooked frozen wings so I wasn't too keen on them considering this is a soul food restaurant. Hopefully they can do better next time. I wouldn't be opposed to trying it. read more

I decided to get fried whiting because I was on the east coast . I got my fish with yams and green beans. The sides were absolutely amazing! That whiting wasn't seasoned well or fried hard. The fish seemed to be fried with four instead of corn meal . I didn't enjoy the taste due to lack of flavor. I could see myself giving this place another try. read more

Amazing Taste - Fried whiting - Soul Food Near Me - South Bound Brook, New Jersey

We were craving some soul food and finally decided to try Amazing Taste. Had ordered over the phone and we used the menus that were posted online (google, yelp, etc) unfortunately, these menus were super outdated and their prices had changed... a lot. I had paid over $60 for a plate of oxtail over rice (no additional side includes), a plate of whiting fish with mac and cheese and collard greens, ordered a jerk chicken empanada and banana pudding. Not sure if it was just today that the food was overly salty. I couldn't finished the greens. The oxtail was okay. Yes, they were tender but I wasn't a big fan of the gravy as I've had better. The Mac and cheese was mediocre nothing that made me dream about it at night. The jerk chicken empanada was dry, salty and burnt. The only item I had enjoyed was the banana pudding - maybe it was because everything was so salty that made the banana pudding tasted delicious. Nevertheless, it was a lot of money for the food that I had received. I would feel a bit better if the food was better but sadly everything was just so salty. The service was good and the girl at the cash register was really nice. The restaurant itself is really clean and spacious. I'm not sure if I would come back, maybe in the future to give it another shot! read more

Amazing Taste - Soul Food Near Me - South Bound Brook, New Jersey

An absolute hidden gem! I stopped in to grab some lunch to go after someone recommended Amazing Taste to me and I am so happy they did. I'm not often in South Bound Brook, so I would never have just happened upon it. It's right on Main Street, has a few tables and a very big menu. The owner was in and gave me a few recommendations and customer favorites and let me know I could order through the kiosk. I got the baked chicken platter which comes with two sides. There were so many delicious looking dishes to choose from but I went with candied yams and collard greens. Both were so tasty but the star was the chicken 100%. When I say this meat fell off the bone, I am not kidding. i just lifted the leg and off fell the meat. Oof, it was incredible. I also got a side of rice, and I am kicking myself for not trying the cornbread or banana pudding, but there will be future trips for that. After taking a better look at the menu, I sent my mom back the very next day to pick up some oxtails for herself since I know they are her favorite. So happy to have discovered Amazing Taste! They have two other locations, but this is the closest to me. If you are looking for good, home cooked food, this is the spot. read more

Amazing Taste - Roasted Baked Chicken Platter - Soul Food Near Me - South Bound Brook, New Jersey

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I had this part of a catered event. Once again, I had the jerk chicken as well as the macaroni and cheese. Both were as I remember, but the macaroni seemed better because of it being cheesier and having more flavor. The jerk chicken seemed it had less jerk seasoning and was just spicier. Regardless, it was still tasty and very tender. I also had the baked chicken, which fell off the bone too. It was particularly good. Besides that, I had yellow rice, string beans, and candied yams. The rice was cooked to perfection and paired nicely with the rest of the plate. The string beans were pleasant, but the star was the candied yams. They were sweet and soft with tons of flavor. read more

Awesome food! Great customer service. I highly recommend this place. Loved everything that I tasted...shrimp, whiting, collards etc.

Absolutely love the cat fish, banana pudding and sweet potatoes. Order a head or grab desert while you wait for take out. Staff is efficient and portions can feed the family. Love the consistency and simplicity in the menu makes it easy to return. read more

Trying to unalive us. Bloody chicken. - also food didn't taste fresh. Maybe a day old? read more

Amazing Taste - Bloody chicken. Chicken wing dinner. Mac and cheese likely was a day or two old. - Soul Food Near Me - South Bound Brook, New Jersey

amazing (grace) taste wonderful service.... This is soul food for real. I had the fish, yams, mac&cheese and cornbread.. all Banging!!! Like a grandma house...that's were I'm taking my dates ..this is a respectful and well maintained Black own business. 100 read more

The Amazing Taste food is so good, it'll make you want to slap your mama! With that said, there is a surcharge for card transactions - something to the tune of 3.5%. I paid ~$100 for 4 platters and 3 desserts (which is HIGH). The least they could've done was waive the surcharge. The owners should consider revising their payment policy and only apply surcharge for transactions under a certain dollar threshold. That would be more fair to customers. There's no reason to apply a flat rate to each and every purchase. I question whether they end up making more money on the backend due to this surcharge - above and beyond what is needed to cover their card services fees. Or, perhaps they need to negotiate a better deal with their merchant services company. read more

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I had the yams , mac n cheese and the Parmesan garlic wings. Everything was great, well seasoned. The Mac n cheese was a little spicy I don't know why but other than that it was great. read more

Great fish sandwich and fish platter was delicious. The service was great very polite. They are very welcoming.

I just order here the whiting fish had a water after taste... the mac n cheese had peculiar taste don't if it's the choice of cheese but that's no good and the string beans taste like they come from a can Please don't go here read more

Ohh man, when I walked in i was skeptical and when she said the price I was like a little pricey. But omg that food is Bussing !!! Worth the price, 10 out of 10 Young lady recommended jerk chicken I will be coming back here read more

Amazing Taste - Soul Food Near Me - South Bound Brook, New Jersey

I was looking for the best soul food place around and I stumbled across this spot... The food is simply Amazing. The best in South Bound Brook. I'd recommend this place to anyone. read more

We've been loyal customers of Amazing Taste for years--not just because the food is consistently delicious, but also because the prices were always fair. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case during our most recent visit a couple of weeks ago. I ordered the BBQ fried salmon platter, side of potato salad and the fried whiting platter, and was shocked when the total came to over $50. I asked the woman at the counter for an itemized receipt to understand the charges, but was told they could only provide a receipt showing the total amount. When I requested a menu to verify prices, she said they didn't have any available at the moment. I would have pressed further, but I had a crying toddler with me and didn't have the capacity to argue. I'm disappointed. We don't have many local soul food options, and I've always appreciated having this spot nearby. I used to pay around $35 for these same platters, so the price increase feels steep and unexplained. I hope they reconsider their pricing transparency, because experiences like this make it hard to keep coming back. read more

This place is great. The food was delicious. We ordered the baked bbq chicken (Which the kids loved) my wife had the oxtails and rice (Which are the best oxtails I've ever had in my life!!!!!) and I had the whiting, which was delicious . The sides were also great. The Mac is cheese was soooo cheesy and just tasty. The candied yams were perfect. The green beans were fresh and the cornbread is definitely home made. All in all a 5 meal. The only thing was that they forgot (Or there was some sort of miscommunication) my wife's side of greens . Outside of the greens snafu everything was great. I would recommend it. read more

Amazing Taste - Fried whiting with Mac & cheese, Candied Yams and cornbread. - Soul Food Near Me - South Bound Brook, New Jersey

Food was freshly made but fish portions were smaller than other places. Prices are good but you will get charged a credit card fee...disappointing. read more

My mom wanted to come here for lunch and we ate inside and to me it looked like a hole in the wall but the food was absolutely amazing and I was very surprised I had the 2pc whiting fish with mac and cheese and string beans and it was very good and I'll definitely be back for sure to try it again and the banana pudding was pretty good so I wasn't leaving without that but definitely giving this place 5 stars and I'm very impressed read more

Amazing Taste - Whiting Fish Baked Mac & Cheese Yams Banana Pudding - Soul Food Near Me - South Bound Brook, New Jersey

Amazing Taste in South Bound use to serve great food, the cook and her crew quit and the food never been the same. The candied yams taste like they are out of the can, not sweet all the vegetables are not t satisfaction. The Rte 22 in South Plainfield has went down as well. The owners needs to take over and start cooking again. I have been with them since they had the food truck. This is disappointin. read more

I placed an order through DoorDash from this for fish whiting with a side of yellow rice and candied yams and I must say the food was really good. I give it a 5 star at least on what I ordered. I am yet to get other items on the order but the whiting has flavor, the whole meal was very hot when it arrived, the rice was tasty and my favorite their candied yams. The only reason I give thus place a 4 star instead of a 5 is because I decided to stop by this location to pick up a side of candied yams which I enjoyed very much, the young lady there told me it was $4.00 but I had mentioned I thought it was $3.00, she then told me it was $3.75 plus tax making it $4.00 hence why she said $4.00. After I was charged and got home I realized she still went ahead and charged me $4.00 plus tax making it $4.14, $0.25 more than what it was. Now $0.25 cent don't break me or make me but it's the principle of her knowingly overcharging me. You can't just charge customer whatever you feel that day than what the menu says or maybe you can because she sure got me! But either eat their food is amazing. I will try other things on the menu sooner or later and may update my review on them. Stay tuned! Candied YamsWhiting Fish read more

Amazing Taste - 3 Piece Whiting with yellow rice and candied Yams - Soul Food Near Me - South Bound Brook, New Jersey

This place is the OG and is better than the one in North Plainfield. Catfish is my fave, along with the jerk chicken. Soul food with a Jamaican twist! read more

Amazing Taste is the perfect name for this restaurant! I stopped in. I know when for lunch if I was working nearby. When I tell you that the food was amazing and it's not an exaggeration. Everything was fresh and hot and seasoned to perfection. To mention the portion sizes were enough for me to eat off of it twice. Good healthy soul. Food is what I would call it. Nothing was greasy or oversalted. Each item was cooked with loving hands and you could tell by the flavor and the presentation. This platter was jerk chicken with string beans, yams, and I added a side of macaroni and cheese. I also indulged in a lemonade and banana pudding which were both delicious. I stopped in again the next day for lunch while I was in town. Anytime I'm in the area I will definitely go back. Please treat yourself to some great soul, food and support this family-owned business. Amazing food and the young lady who took my order was very gracious and appreciated the fact that I was enjoying the food so much. Great food! . read more

Amazing Taste - Jerk chicken, green beans, and yams OH MY! - Soul Food Near Me - South Bound Brook, New Jersey

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I have gone to three locations now and this is my favorite one. They have the best service here too. The one in North Plainfield is my least favorite. I be getting dirty looks and having to "interrupt" the guys watching the tv to get my food. But this one! This one is amazing and they have the best banana pudding. Idk what they do different with the pudding but it taste soooooo good! They're also a lot faster I come a lot because I'm also an Uber driver and I rarely wait more than 2 minutes if even that. The banana pudding has been so good and stuck in my mind that I never even took a pic of it. Wow it was so delicious. I always get the jerk chicken platter obviously, it's what their known for. And my sides are either Mac and cheese, collards green, or jerk fries. Like the name suggest, Amazing taste indeed! read more

Amazing Taste - Jerk Chicken Platter - Soul Food Near Me - South Bound Brook, New Jersey

The food I chose was excellent. I just ordered sides: yams, collard greens and Mac and cheese and potato salad. This cost me about $20. The portions were fair for that price. I referred a fries to use Amazing Taste for catering a meal for after a funeral. They were very pleased! For me, the taste was equivalent to the quality of a Thanksgiving at my family home. On point! read more

One of the worst restaurants I've ever had for a very LONG period of time. It was refreshing how BAD some restaurants can be and how misleading Yelp/Google can be. I bet this 333 good ratings are made by bots or people who got bribed by these people. Veggies are totally disastrous, overly sautated and from last month; meat/fish has absolutely no taste inside but poorly seasoned on the outside, overly cooked. The menu doesn't even show the price, and the whole thing is shorter than an appetizer menu in any restaurant. At the end of the day, it's pricy. 30+ dollars for 2 lunch boxes, I should've gone for McDonald's and shovel 30 McChicken down in my throat. If you said they tasted good, you need to check your taste buds, literally. DO NOT RECOMMEND. Edit: 5 mins after I posted my unpleasant experience from this place, the owner replied me with: "You've obviously have an acquired taste for McDonald's. there's plenty of them every few miles. Enjoy your happy meal." Yep, that's why there's only one of you or soon to be less one of your existence on the market. And Joshua you should probably go back to elementary school before you keep running this place to the ground since you have no idea what analogy is. I guess inheritance is real huh. Whoever passes this business onto you should feel ashamed. This guy actually has the balls to confront his unsatisfied customer instead of thinking of a way to improve. Very impressive. Edit 2: Leave with grace? Wow what a hallucinating owner of a barely surviving restaurant. So apparently you scammed my money and you wish that I will just walk away in a pleasant way? Let's see who's being ignorant and arrogant here. So with horrible experience you have to shut your never to be customer's mouth? Wow dude, dictator in 2021 that's quite eye opening. Any American fast food chain is doing a better job than your so called "soul kitchen" right now. And they are BAD. You are one of the WORST. After 8 years of running you have only 100+ review? That, is, lame. Better think of ways of improving yourself as a business owner(or human being if you could ever), and stop wasting your time on going back and forth with your unsatisfied customer. Yep, that's exactly why your restaurant isn't going anywhere. Go find your employee's shoulder and cry a river. Edit 3: Lmao keep bluffing and check your spelling. Like I said, you are not completed as a human, may Lord have mercy on you. Since you're butt hurt that's why you're crying over 1 negative comment. Keep defending your horrendousness, it will benefit you in the long run I guarantee you. Hmm what am I gonna have for lunch today? Definitely not the "Fugazi taste sole kitchen". Also, gonna share your extreme narcissism towards your so called kitchen on social media. As I recalled, I was there around 12pm noon time and guess what, I was the ONLY customer. I shoulda taken the sign and just left hahaha. I live and learn, but you don't. Tsk tsk, pity you. Edit 4: Keep calling names doesn't change the fact you are getting less and less customers. And it's actually after pandemic. Wow, so, so bad. Can you ever bounce back? Ever? I guess I'll take the high route and see what else you can pull off as discrimination. Probably become the first Fugazi food place owner who got banned on Yelp. Hahaha Edit 5: Rofl what kind of delusional owner would think I would ever go back? Let's get it straight, I banned you and your food place from me and all the people I know. And remember, don't start talking if you cannot take any sort of criticism. Work on your people skill and cooking skills. Then you're qualified to talk. read more

I ordered delivery from Amazing Taste because I was craving Jamaican food, and even though it's not a Jamaican restaurant, it still had jerk chicken and delivered to my house. I'm so glad I decided to give this place a try! The jerk sauce isn't traditional jerk sauce but it was still good, and the chicken was so tender and fell apart easily. I had the yellow rice which was fluffy and amazing, the collard greens were solid, and I enjoyed how the mac and cheese had extra black pepper. Will definitely order from here again! read more

Their sides are absolute fire!! The yams aren't super sweet, cooked perfectly. The second best side is between the Mac and cheese and cornbread. Hand picked greens are seasoned right. They didn't have of tails but I still enjoyed the food. I'll go again! read more

Amazing Taste - Jerk Chicken Platter - Soul Food Near Me - South Bound Brook, New Jersey

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I'm a real southern country Boi and I know real southern cooking and I must say the name is what the cooking is Amazing‼‍

I'm not from the area and I found this restaurant on Yelp, just by chance. The food was delicious. The mac and cheese was ON POINT. I will be returning. read more

Amazing Taste - String beans, Baked Macaroni and Cheese and Fried Spicy Wingettes. - Soul Food Near Me - South Bound Brook, New Jersey

We went here on a Sunday after service. It was about 18 of us so we dined in. We took up the entire restaurant as there is limited seating. We ordered our food there were 3 people working that day. At the time there were other people walking in and also placing orders. We got our food and it was fresh and hot. Different from when I first ate here years ago. Because it was so many of us it took a little while longer than normal to get our food. But we didn't mind we sat and talked amongst ourselves because some of our family members we hadn't seen in ages . Everyone finally got there food and enjoyed it very much. We paid for it and thanked the staff for being attentive to our requests. read more

Amazing Taste - Fried Salmon String Beans Baked Macaroni and Cheese - Soul Food Near Me - South Bound Brook, New Jersey

Got takeout for lunch. The service was great. Food was packaged very well. I got the jerk chicken with Mac and cheese, yams and corn bread. It's A LOT of food. Definitely best for two people. The Mac and cheese was good but the yams were great! The corn bread tasted good but I'm not a fan of the denser version of cornbread but it was good. The jerk chicken tasted good but I wouldn't consider it your standard Jamaican jerk chicken. It's not spicy enough and it's not the same spices used. Overall good experience read more

The disk is small and food is ok. Nothing to brash about but had worse. The fish side is small. The yams was the best of all the sides I've tried. The place is clean and in a good location. Staff friendly and helpful. read more

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I've been eating at amazing taste since they first started. The food is great! I never hesitate to drive from somerset to one of there three locations. The only reason I gave them 4 stars is because sometimes the taste of the food isn't consistent. Sometimes the jerk chicken is amazing. Other times it's just okay. Or for another example; the Mac and cheese tends to taste different depending on the store as well. Of course there are different workers, but sometimes you want the north Plainfield jerk but the Mac & cheese in bound brook is better. But other than that I'm happy to see that they're doing well! This is the one best place to get soul food in central NJ read more

Amazing Taste - 3 Piece Whiting Sandwich - Soul Food Near Me - South Bound Brook, New Jersey

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Looking to try some soul food, and with options pretty limited in the Central NJ area, me and my sister decided to try out Amazing Taste. I ordered the turkey meatloaf with sides of candied yams and jerk French fries. The turkey meatloaf was impressive, particularly how moist it was, which is not easy from a lean protein like turkey. The meatloaf's flavor was delicious, having a hint of sweetness like pork. Candied yams were chunky, sweet, and robustly seasoned with cinnamon; a spice I really enjoy (though some may find it a bit too strong). The jerk fries were interesting as it was wet seasoned and the container had a small portion of liquid jerk gravy at the bottom. I liked the tangy flavor of Amazing Taste's jerk seasoning, but not so much the ensuing sogginess of the fries. My sister ordered the fried Whiting with sides of green beans and mac & cheese. The cornmeal crusted Whiting was perfectly cooked; crispy and crunchy on the outside with the flesh inside flaky and still very moist. The green beans were the perfect complimentary side dish as they were dressed in what tasted like white vinegar. Mac & cheese was good, creamy with a distinctly cheddar flavor, but overall I've had better versions as I think it needed a bit more variation either with introducing an additional type of cheese or adding a crunchy element. For dessert seeing banana pudding on the menu I had to order it, and it was magnificent! In my opinion, Amazing Taste's version matches the Magnolia Bakery gold standard of banana pudding. Magnolia's will bath you with more creamy richness, while Amazing Taste's version is thicker and has a notably bolder banana and vanilla wafer flavor. Finally, service was so friendly. The manager and chef were both genuinely interested in our experience and what we thought about the food. From my first experience Amazing Taste has lived up to its' name. read more

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Food is good not service so much. Also at times they run out of menu options towards the end of the day.

Well well well look who finally got her raggedy behind over to Amazing Taste. Ima be brief. The food is amazing. I got 4 pieces of fried whiting, double Mac and cheese AND double collards. And who I ask gon check me boo? No one. ‍ The texture of the Mac n cheese was just like my mom's and considering she makes the best mac n cheese in all of Wakanda you know it had to be good. Honestly though I'd go back just for the collards. I destroyed them. Somewhere my grandmother is proud that I'm getting my greens and keeping regular. I got my food to go but there are 2 or 3 booths if you want to eat in. So happy there's another outpost though I woulda driven to Plainfield if I had known it was this good! read more

I was so excited to find out that Amazing Taste opened up another location in South Bound Brook! It's run by the same family, so I knew I had nothing to worry about. When you want soul food, you can't just go anywhere. You have to go where they know what they're doing. That's here, people. I ordered the fried tilapia with yams and mac n cheese. I can't even convey how stuffed I was at the end of my meal, but it was so worth it. I know they will have just as much success here as with their N. Plainfield location; or at least I hope so, because I plan on making many future trips. read more

Amazing Taste - Soul Food Near Me - South Bound Brook, New Jersey

If you are still accepting orders 45 min before you close at full price. Do NOT give me old food. You all are a disgrace to soulfood... I ordered jerk chicken, Mac n cheese and yellow rice. The chicken was hard as it has been sitting all day. The Mac n cheese was lacking cheese, the yellow rice? Let's just say that the yellow rice in the yellow bag has more flavor and taste... to all my down south folk, remember, 'I want some good up north soulfood' said no one! Ever! Unfortunately, as a trucker I had to order food.. I had to choose this or dominoes... for $27? I knew I should have ordered dominoes. Update, response to owner: why would I try to ruin a business that presents itself as such? Why would I have to call you after you are closed to give you a CHANCE to make it right? You had the chance the first time. Keep the money, the point is, you offer and advertise such food. The chance was given when I read your reviews, looked at your menu, ordered and paid... you want another chance? Your year has been hard and you are saying I had an emotional breakdown? Wow, no, I didn't actually... I drove to a truck stop, received better food, paid and ate graciously.. new unqualified ppl should not be your excuse. Let me guess.. it's due to COVID . Right read more

I haven't had true "Soul Food" since I was a kid. I grew up in a city-section of Long Island, and the only soul food I had was at my friends houses, made by their mom's. Fast forward to today. My boyfriend and I find another "hole-in-the-wall" near my home that specializes in Soul Food. I'm *so* game. We walk in, and it's super clean, with friendly employees and hella-good music rollin' in the background. Yes, please! We have a sit-down and a lovely lady comes over to take our order; My man orders Oxtail on rice, with candied yams and collard greens. I order Baked Chicken with Macaroni and Cheese and collard greens. Fast turn-around, it comes out and looks amazing! I had to snap photos. The oxtails were like butter! Chicken was as fall-apart-ee as *I* make them at home (so yeah... they were THAT good!!!) Collard greens were insane! Not one ounce of bitterness left in them. Candied yams were so delicious... wow. And the Mac and Cheese was just as yummy. I didn't get a chance to try the corn bread because I was focusing on my food. We brought two desserts home with us, and including the desserts, everything was $40. Sooo affordable. Needless to say, we will be back to this amazing restaurant NUMEROUS times in the future... read more

Amazing Taste - Oxtails on Rice, candied yams and collard greens. - Soul Food Near Me - South Bound Brook, New Jersey

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