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    Flavas International Grill

    3.7 (192 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated 1 month ago

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    FLAVAS INTERNATIONAL GRILL ATMOSPHERE

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Dogs allowed

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    Jaxxx T.

    Food was LITERALLY amazing!!! Highly Recommend. Servers served this plate up! And I certainly devoured it!

    Lunch special with rice, Fried Chicken, and String Beans with jerk sauce
    Samantha S.

    The fried chicken was delicious, the service was nice & helpful, and the menu had many options (vegetarian & meaty) and was economical. I was glad to find an authentic neighborhood spot during my brief trip to the stadium area. I brought my relatives, and we ordered a variety of meals, which, for four people, came up to around $50, which I thought was great, not to mention this food felt healthier than a lot of other stuff we could have eaten.

    Ox-tail, rice w/beans and cabbage.
    Izzy G.

    I wanted something local and different. Flavas was not far from Yankee Stadium and looked really good. The food is served cafeteria style. I ordered the dinner plate and got rice w/beans, cabbage and ox-tail. The food was so delicious! Portion was plentiful (I did finish it all) and staff was friendly enough. The ox-tail was so tender and full of flavor. The restaurant itself was a little warm and could use some updating, but I grew up in places like this, so no biggie. I would definitely do by if I'm in the area again. Cost was around $30 with a drink. The ox-tail was one their more expensive items.

    buffet style Ripe Plantain
    Natalie ..

    A local recommended this place while waiting for a Yankees game. Glad we stopped by! The rice and beans+ gravy were yummy. The bbq chicken was tasty and rich. The service was average and the portions were big! Small shop with minimal seating and a quick paced feeling. Good place for a grab and go situation

    The containers the food arrived in!

    The food was not up to par with other locations that have this name. The macaroni and cheese was not made with love. You can tell it was slopped together. It was bland lacking of quality and seasoning. The products being used are not of high quality as well. The oxtails had too much fat. The yams are missing molasses. As far as authenticity is concerned it is far from being so! The delivery time was extremely fast! Not a long wait time for an order placed at 4:pm est on a Saturday afternoon!

    Debbie A.

    I visited here as it was one of the few places near Yankee Stadium that was clean and quiet. The cashier and workers that attended to me were friendly. I ordered oxtail, Mac and cheese, and cabbage with a kola drink. The Mac and cheese was just okay, nothing special. The oxtail and the sauce that it was in was too salty for my liking but the cabbage was absolutely fresh and delicious. I probably won't come back here again for oxtail but I'll try the fried chicken next time and see if there's a difference.

    Oxtail Stew Combo Plate
    Austin B.

    tl;dr heavy platters of slightly pricey and okay-to-great Jamaican fare are the rage at this hole-in-the-wall takeout joint As I searched for non-stadium food around Yankees Stadium, Flavas was a routinely recommended option. And promising authentic Jamaican eats and large portions, it was an easy choice over the Hard Rock Cafe. The small space feels even smaller due to the heavy-duty glass structure fencing customers off from the kitchen. Contemporary music and chatter between patrons echo loudly around the room. The yellow walls are decked sparingly with the required NYC restaurant code posters, broken ordering touchscreens, and a muted flat-screen TV playing CNN. Two mismatched tables are squeezed into the tiny area. Mains and side dishes sit in trays along the display counter, but with such quick turnover, new batches routinely replace old ones. My girlfriend and I arrived just before 5PM, and not a moment too soon -- a line quickly began forming just after we ordered. We opted for Jerk Chicken and Oxtail Stew Combo Plates, with sides of Butter Beans and Tomatoes, Sweet Candied Yams, Mac & Cheese, Collard Greens, and Ripe Plantain. Both platters were enormous: our large takeaway containers were loaded nearly to the brim. The chicken was slightly dry and therefore was well-complemented by its thick, sweet-and-spicy jerk sauce. The sauce was so good that we couldn't help but dip our plantains and mac & cheese into it. The tender oxtails, coated in a light gravy, melting in your mouth with fatty decadence. Of the sides, our favorite side was the sweet and fluffy yams. We also enjoyed the flavorful (and wholly standard) collard greens and the sweet, well-cooked (but underseasoned) plantains. Meanwhile, the mac & cheese was limp and underwhelming (despite being a fresh batch), and the beans were underwhelming and bland. Service was forgettable, but we listened as another customer complained multiple, separate times about not receiving the correct items in her order. While a few items hit the spot, others were mediocre at best. And at a hair over $40 for two (mostly comprised of the oxtail platter), Flavas was no cheap eat and won't become a regular part of my routine. However, for a hungry belly in the area looking for an eclectic cuisine, Flavas is sure to leave you satisfied.

    Barbecue BBQ Chicken Combo Plate
    Candice A.

    The macaroni and cheese I ordered was OK you will definitely get plenty of food they give you plenty of food. I had barbecue chicken. The chicken was kind of dry barbecue sauce was something I never tasted. It really didn't give barbecue. I had some yams which were good. I ordered off of Uber Eats so I'm not sure about the service inside the restaurant or the ambience if I need to order something like last resort, I will order from here again.

    Bones total bs
    Bat M.

    People do not want chicken soup with bones in it. It was not described in the menu chicken bone soup! Totally absurd! Imagine biting into 4 bones in one cup of soup .. discusting! Mashed potatoes were from a box....

    Vegetable Combo
    Steve A.

    A cool spot for Caribbean. Flavas is a pretty small cafe with not much room inside. It often has a long line. Better than expected. There's a computerized self order system. Especially busy before or after Yankees games. It doesn't have much room inside so you're likely taking it to go. The food isn't the best price. It helps that they give you a lot. The last time here it took awhile to make a few items that were a part of our meals. It's forgivable especially if there's a game. They have food in a combo where you choose items and sides. I like getting the vegetable combo. It's about $8 for a lot of starches and vegetables picked from a list. There's choices like okra and plantains. It has pretty healthy food. Stop before going to a game. This food is much better than anything there.

    Oxtails Lunch Special Collard Greens Mac and Cheese

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    Oxtails are the best. Sides are very good also. Service is good. Try it,you'll like it

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    The food is tasty and the price is good! They serve down home Caribbean food. You won't be disappointed!!!

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    The food was great for and very cheap on taco Tuesday. The drinks were cheap as well but a little diluted. And the music was a blast.

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    The cook is fantastic. The service was wonderful. Well worth your money. The curry goat was delicious.

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    really like the mac and cheese, and super big portions. The Beau really liked the rice and peas

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    Big portions and good food. Seems this place is always busy, but it's worth the wait. Love the variety of meats and sides.

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    Love their food! So much I catered with them for my son's first birthday as well as my Company 's.

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    Ask the Community - Flavas International Grill

    Is there delivery?

    Yes, there is delivery without allowing a customer to exercise the promotion. This is an unfair business practice. Change your business practice, which is not consumer friendly.

    Is the oxtail spicy?

    No it's not I just asked my boyfriend he said there is no spice

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