Food. 10/10 the best food in PCB. Jaa was a one man show, taking orders, prepping food, etc. Be patient, he's gonna take care of you. We had street corn and salt fish fritters for appetizers. Wow. Great start! We both wanted to try the jerk chicken, but also wanted to try as much as possible, so we did jerk chicken dinner and jerk salmon. Both AMAZING! And some fried plantains to top it off?? Chef's kiss. Give it a try-you won't be disappointed in the chef or the food ;) Also-don't be boujie, where the restaurant may be lacking in the vacation vibes, it has excellent food and service! read more

JAA's Kitchen - American Near Me - Panama City Beach, Florida

do not eat here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! completely roach infested!!!!! roaches in rice container, all over silverware!!! do not eat!!!!

Great food We will most def be back!!!! Service was great and super friendly. Food came out fast! read more

JAA's Kitchen - American Near Me - Panama City Beach, Florida

Tried for the first time after being recommended by Fiancé. I has oxtail with rice and peas and pasta salad. I enjoyed the pasta salad very much. Rice is more coconuty than I am used to but I understand after one cooks differently. It was still very very good. The oxtail was cooked to perfection just small in size. The whole meal was amazing for Panama City. I will be back for my Jamaican food fix. read more

JAA's Kitchen - Mi Granny Oxtail - American Near Me - Panama City Beach, Florida

We're in town for the Seabreeze Jazz Festival and wanted to support a local, small business so checked reviews and ended up here. The service was superb! - 5 Cedea was absolutely fantastic! She did a wonderful job making suggestions for us. Food flavor -5 Every tasted delicious Food temperature - 2 Jerk Pork & chicken was literally cold & the rice $ beans were too Food freshness - 3 the only thing that hadn't been sitting for a period of time, based on the dryness were the steamed veggies. Well, we will try it again and I'll be sure to let them know about this experience so that we can be sure we'll get fresh food. Cedea saved the day with her exceptional service! Oh, we also had plantains which were PERFECT ...they came out after our meal, so I forgot to photo those. read more

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We just happened on this place going to the Dollar store and was pleasantly surprised! Jerk chicken sandwich, yum! My partner got jerk chicken with rice and beans. He enjoyed it! It was so good we made a commitment to come back tomorrow to try their ox. read more

Hubby and I ordered pasta salad, fried Barbefry chicken, jerk bbq half platter ribs, cabbage and sweet fried plantains. Would I recommend this place for a good go to Jamaican spot in Panama City Beach area? NO. They have crappy service at the front register, which kinda offset wanting to order food from there in the first place. But we still gave it a shot, but their ribs were dry and pasted with their Jamaican bbq sauce. The BARBEFRY CHICKEN TASTES NASTY. Better off going to "COOL RUNNINGS CARIBBEAN CUISINE". When they take your order they will acknowledge you and not be on their phone. They will also greet you as soon as you walk in, unlike JAA's. Besides the service they also gave us the wrong order, their mayo infested potato salad. But I'll let you decide where you want to go, but as far as my recommendations this place IS NOT IT. Thanks for coming to my TED TALK. Haha. read more

So this is hard. They are trying to do well and I want nothing more than when I return for their business to be booming. We went in and I think they had only been open for two days and the AC was broken. Our server was very friendly. The drinks were really good. I had champagne with watermelon mimosa, my friend had the rum punch and was really happy with hers and her daughter had a virgin something with mango and she really liked hers as well. We all three ordered oxtails. They were good. There was a slight kick to it which I loved! I would not order the potato salad as there was nothing to it but the pasta was great!! They got super busy when it was time for us to leave so had to wait a little for that but I think they are still working out those kinks. Best of luck! read more

JAA's Kitchen - Oxtails with red beans and rice and potato salad - American Near Me - Panama City Beach, Florida

We have wanted to try this place so we did. First - we sat in a booth along the wall and the AC, well, it works wonderfully. If you get chilly sitting still, be sure to bring a light jacket. Our waitress was super nice. We each ordered the half slab of ribs and the Kingston Fries with chicken. We also ordered some appetizers, the calamari and sweet corn on the cob. The calamari is a lot thicker than I am used to, but I did like the batter. The sweet corn was delicious. The ribs and the sauce were delicious! The coconut red beans and rice were also good, especially when mixed with the sauce on the ribs. The salad had an oil/vinegar dressing and was super light and refreshing. Spouse got the potato salad and it is probably some of the best potato salad I have had and I am from the South, so I know potato salad. We will will be back for sure, maybe treat our offspring next time. read more

JAA's Kitchen - Half slab ribs with Coconut Rice and Beans. Potato Salad in the background. - American Near Me - Panama City Beach, Florida

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The food and service was ok. The beans and rice was a bit dry but they provided sauce to help it out. read more

I'm Jamaican. I don't typically make reviews so the fact that I am now says a lot. I eat my countries food wherever I travel and I travel quite a bit. I can say that this is one of the biggest disappointments I've come across. First, and most importantly I'll talk about portion size. I ordered a large ackee and saltfish with a large porridge. It's clear that they just use a large box container while still serving the the same equivalent of ackee and saltfish that would be in small container. Both upper sides of the container should be full for a large. If not, what's the difference between a large and small? The boiled veggies? The cabbage? I don't think customers want more veggies when they order a large ackee and saltfish. For the price they are charging there should be more food simple and plain. Second and lastly I'll talk about taste and accuracy of the dish. There was VERY little saltfish. Instead, the chopped onions, green peppers and carrots were the highlights of the dish. They outnumbered the saltfish by a a lot. There was a good amount of ackee however. It would be more accurate to call this dish ackee and veggies. The onions and veggies should support the main dish not be the main dish. The taste was just ok, it for sure could've used more flavor and less oil. The boiled dumplings were ok as well, it's really hard to mess that up. The porridge was spot on and delicious. That is what bumped this review up to two stars instead on one in all honesty. The restaurant was clean and the ambiance was fine. Overall I think that they are in a tourist area and the current reviews and prices reflect that. A tourist wouldn't know the difference if this was their first experience with Jamaican food so they can get away with certain things that they wouldn't be able to get away with if you are an island native or just someone who really knows Jamaican food. read more

JAA's Kitchen - Ackee and saltfish....this is a large?! - American Near Me - Panama City Beach, Florida

Followed the owner's recommendation and got jerk chicken, ox tail, and salmon along with some plantains. The meal gave us a taste of genuine Jamaican food. Personally, I wasn't a fan of the ox tail because all of the meat on the ox tail was rendered down and there was frankly more bone than meat. However, the flavor was still amazing. The Jerk Chicken was solid as usual. The salmon tasted just like any other restaurant would usually cook salmon. The fried plantains tasted great too! Although we enjoyed the food, the price of it was very high. Our meal came down to $20+ per person, which was a lot compared to the food we got. I would definitely come back if the price was lower. TLDR: Great genuine Jamaican food, but too pricey. Ox Tail: 7/10 Jerk Chicken: 8.5/10 Salmon: 7/10 read more

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HURTS ME TO LEAVE THIS REVIEW BECAUSE I LOVE CARIBBEAN FOOD...but I have to!!! Couldn't leave Review on their page because the account is not set up like a business & another business seems to have same name. 1st time I visited Jaas Kitchen in Panama City Beach, FL it took a long time to get food after ordering...but it tasted good. Most recent visit was horrible because I tried the JERK SALMON for the 1st time & ended up w/ FOOD POISONING Within an hour of eating my stomach felt uncomfortable but I thought I was just full because it tasted good...now I feel like it was heavily seasoned to mask the issues. I ended up in the fetal position trying to suppress pain in my stomach for hours, sweating, chills, unable to sleep & ALL the other symptoms of food poisoning...IYKYK!!! I even sought medical attention to confirm. I spent next day & 1/2 "flushing" out my system & praying. When I was finally able to sit up w/o pain I called store & let them know their seafood had to be bad. I can honestly say...I WILL NOT BE EATING THERE AGAIN!!! #JaasKitchen read more

JAA's Kitchen - American Near Me - Panama City Beach, Florida

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Overpriced for what they give you. I ordered jerk wings and costed $16 for 6 wings. She stated it was because it's an appetizer. The featured that's a whole meal cost that. They purpose didn't put a price on their menu for that reason. Disappointed. read more

Food is great! Best Jamaican restaurant in PCB. Good smiling service. Can tell the chef cares for the food prepared, tastes and smells authentic! read more

JAA's Kitchen - Ackee and Saltfish (National dish) - American Near Me - Panama City Beach, Florida

The food was amazing and the service was impeccable. Will be go by back when in the area. First experience eating Jamaican cuisine. Chefs kiss . read more

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The food at Jaa's was in point and the flavor of the Jerk Chicken was awesome. Get there early if you don't want to miss out on the ox tail soup' read more

Omg the food is nasty and it's a teeny tiny hole in the wall place with no parking. I will never return.

Fantastic service and food. I don't eat authentic Jamaican food often, but since I am visiting on a work trip for the next few days, I have eaten here every night. The goat curry is particularly delicious. The ambiance of the store is great too. A whole bunch of happy people and good food. What more can you ask for? See you tomorrow! read more

Tiffany was amazing and very informative and knowledgeable about the menu. I was a first timer and she was patient with me, helping me decide between Ox Tails or Pork.... I went with the Ox Tails and they was very delicious.... Kudos to Jaas and Tiffany for the awesome food/services... read more

Jamaican food here is awesome stuff. I had some bbq chicken was really good with red beans and rice. Very friendly I think husband and wife team didn't ask in a food trailer on side of shell gas station. Don't miss it good stuff. read more

JAA's Kitchen - American Near Me - Panama City Beach, Florida

First time eating Jamaican food and it will not be the last time. Young lady who took our order not only answered all our questions but was spot on when she described the Jerk Chicken for me. I cannot eat really spicy food so I was a little worried it would be too hot but she described it as "Flavorful spices not necessarily hot spices". 1. Jerk Chicken, Coconut Beans and Rice, Potato Salad. The Jerk Chicken was moist and tender and the spices were flavorful and tasty. The coconut rice and beans were also flavorful and a nice addition to the Jerk Chicken. The potato salad tasted different than regular potato salad and I really enjoyed it...different spices in the sauce. 2. Sweet and Sour Chicken, White Rice and Pasta Salad The Sweet and Sour Chicken was perfection. Loved the coating they had on the chicken and the chicken was also nice and moist. Lots of pineapple and other veggies. White rice was standard and the pasta salad was pretty good. No complaints. We will be back to try the other items on the menu. read more

Not good at all. A little amount of food for a lot of money. Bad flavor and potatoes not cooked in the potato salad. Horrible mistake read more

Also I'm from Louisiana so we add extra gravy sauce for the rice, it was not enough. And the rest of the food like bammy and calamari was greasy and dried out. I expected so much more and I paid 50 for all of it and only liked the shrimp read more

JAA's Kitchen - Bammy and Fried Calamari Wasn't that tasty honestly the calamari was dried out and the bammy was greasy. - American Near Me - Panama City Beach, Florida

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Excellent food and great service, portions are right on point and is in a convenient location. I've had a few different dishes and all of them are awesome. read more

I literally found this spot getting gas and it smelled so good so I came back the next day for lunch. They have lunch specials. I got the jerk chicken and my friend got the goat. The menu says two sides but we didn't get two sides- we ended up with pasta salad and potato salad as a side; we didn't ask for this lol. The food was GOOD though. Jerk chicken was banging and goat was flavorful. Great Jamaican food! read more

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Simply delicious! They even serve a scrumptious breakfast. Great indoor seating accommodation as well as great customer service. read more

This place is phenomenal. When you think of authentic Jamaican, think of this. We had so much to eat. HIGHLY recommend read more

JAA's Kitchen - Pork plate - American Near Me - Panama City Beach, Florida

The food was delicious! I order the salt fish fritters, Rasta pasta and the fried fish plate with beans and rice and potato salad. I really liked the little spice twist they put on the Rasta pasta. read more

One of the best restaurants in PCB! They not only have the best Caribbean food, they have an awesome burger and great fish and shrimp tacos! You have to try the Pain Killer or one of their creamy coconut margaritas!! Don't leave without at least taking some of the bread pudding home with you!! read more

VERY VERY VERY exceptional when it come to their jerk meat. I was out for vacation and the service was amazing and the food was 100/10

Delicious caribbean food at an affordable price. Tcuked in at the gas station just before Hathaway. Jerk chicken was one of the best I have had. read more

I have purchased their food a couple times and it tasted good. What I felt a little disappointed was with the portion sizes the rice ratio to the chicken could have been a little bit more but other than that I was pleased read more

I was in a rush and the owner could see it on my face.... He assure me I would be served efficiently and prompted his staff to move expeditiously.The food was delicious and the catered attention towards a 1st time customer will return him a repeat custome. read more