This little spot has been around for a bit now, but we had not yet tried it. A friend of ours…read morecelebrated his 50th birthday and this restaurant catered the meal.
Our senses were delighted with the wonderful dishes they served up at this party. I don't recall every dish that was served, but it was enough to get us to want to try the actual brick and mortar for ourselves.
First, let me start by saying that you order at the counter. Ideally, you're familiar with Jamaican food and should know what you want to eat as they don't seem very keen at answering too many questions about their dishes. However, let me say that the quality and taste of the food more than makes up for what is lacking in customer service.
We have tried the jerk ribs, the jerk, chicken, the oxtails, and the escabeche. All of these dishes were paired with their yellow rice and cabbage.
The oxtails were fall off the bone tender. I ate these mainly with my hands as i could not help but to want to suck all of the delicious flavor off of every inch of the bones. I really wish I had taken pictures.
The jerk wings were some of my favorite. They were spicy, moist on the inside with just the right crispy texture on the outside. I would legit come here just to order jerk wings.
The pork paired really nicely with the extra sauce they give you on the side and their rice was cooked just right. Rice can be hit or miss at some places, especially when it is not cooked from scratch which this one totally was. The cabbage balanced the heat of all these dishes, very nicely.
As far as the escabeche, I did sample that dish off of my husband's plate, but I have to admit it's not something I would come for even though I understand it to be an authentic Jamaican dish. It just wasn't my favorite.
I don't recall what day of the week we came, but we have come on several occasions just after 5 o'clock and it's usually hopping with people popping in and out for carryout orders. We have sat and ate here on the occasions that we have come. The place is ample and has spacious seating as well as booths. The bathrooms are also very clean.
As a sidenote, they also serve a variety of desserts here that are not necessarily Jamaican. We have not tried them, but all the cakes behind the counter look delicious.
If you fancy, you can also get your choice of island beverages that vary from ginger, sodas to Sorel and many others
This place gets all my stars