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Oxtail Meal
Mary G.

This place definitely satisfies my craving for jerk food! The service was amazing! It's in the food court so it was convenient but everything looks so clean and the food was delicious! I got the oxtail the rice and sweet plantains! Yum!

Wessrick H.

I've been going to Jerk King since they opened a few years ago. Best tasting Jamaican food in Minnesota. The jerk chicken was moist and tender. The mixed veggies were excellent. They even had callilou in the veggies. The plantains weren't cooked down enough for me but still tasted good. The rice was soft and really good. I will be back. It's been a while since I've been but their standard of good food and excellent customer service hasn't changed.

Oxtail plate
Mary H.

Visiting Mall of America. I was hungry and looking at all the food located in the food court area. This mall has so many places to choose from This spot looked good but I wanted to know how many oxtails would I get for $20? Doesn't hurt to ask right ? The employee said 4-5 depending on the size. I suggest you ask before you order. The entire dish was good I ate again here two days later. I like the rice and peas and the chickpeas could have been cooked a little more but they were good. I think this would be a good stand alone spot outside of the mall. The employee said they have another location in Canada

Ox tail with corn, rice & beans..
Eddy H.

Oxtail flavor was great. wish there was more meat than bone 8/10 Corn needed seasoning 4/10 Rice and beans was good 7/10 Service was good

Curry Goat Roti!!
Peter S.

Here's the deal. If you've been to the Caribbean and tasted the real local food, that is nearly impossible to find anywhere outside the Caribbean, save for Crown Heights, Brooklyn where there's a concentration of Caribbean immigrants. Well Jerk King, in a food court nonetheless, has stolen our hearts. This is absolutely the real thing, no holds barred. Pimento is good, but they do cater to the Eat Street crowd. Get the Curry Goat Roti. You'll taste palm trees and blue ocean. Hmmm judging from the other reviews it looks like they may have a consistency problem. Well the 3x we went it was good every time. Go there before they close like all the other Caribbean joints that are short lived in the Twin Cities. Sorry Harry Singh for leaving you out.

Oxtail combo after I didn't like it (LOL)
Daniel Y.

As I was fast strolling through the MOA Looking for a few gifts I got hungry and ended up in the eateries at the 3rd level of the mall. 1st stopped at Popeyes chicken to grabbed some chicken to go back to the room for later and then I rounded the corner and spotted this Jerk King, I'm a fan of jerked chicken so I was intrigued. Upon inspecting the selections on display in the steam table, I wasn't too excited by the looks of the chicken or the wings. However they also had oxtail that is stewed in a jerk sauce. Guess what I couldn't resist that dish so that's what I opted for. A oxtail combo, white dirty rice and chick peas for sides. This turned out to be the best meal I had the whole trip to Minneapolis. If I didn't have the chicken I bought already I would've ordered another oxtail to go.

Ox tails rice and beans and corn

Was very good. Portion size, temperature and flavor was good. Jerk Seasoning was not as spicy as I thought it would be. Beef patty though! Yes sir! I would come back.

A very large portion of the ox tail with beans & rice and curry chickpeas. Come Hungry!
Jared B.

I have three reasons why this is a 5-star review. My first and possibly most important note for this place is that you will easily feed 2+ people with the surprisingly large portions they serve. You will not walk away from a meal at Jerk King still hungry. Definitely won't be able to walk away quickly. Next, the excellent lovely ladies behind the counter were just like they were serving up food for guests at home. Smiles and warmth, making sure I felt welcome and taken care of. Last but certainly certainly not least, the wave of flavors. All Caribbean smells, flavors, spices, and hearty heat are present and accounted for. I love ox tail for plenty of reasons, and Jerk King is bringing their A-game. Full of the Carribean spice and subtle heat, smothered in that jerk sauce with a surprise hit of ginger and lemongrass, I was still eating even after I was full. I'm sad I won't have another chance to eat here for a while since I was just passing through.

Fried chicken
Neng Y.

I ordered the ox tail meal, and it came with rice and optional side of chick peas. I also had a couple of pieces of fried chicken with spicy jerk sauce. All in all, I thought it was just OK, tasted like something you would get at a buffet... chicken was dry from sitting out but still pretty tasty, reminds me of chicken from cub foods. Ox tails in sauce are just mediocre. Spicy jerk sauce is just OK, and the chicken peas were OK (nothing to write home about). Would love to try the jerk wings next time. Friendly staff....

Ox tail mwah with 2 kinds of spice red beans and rice and a mixed vegetable

As a chef and a small business owner I love ox tail and this spot is the real deal not only authentic, but also the person that helped me was amazing and also someone from the Caribbean herself so it was really cool experience. The food was amazing 10 out of 10 but highly recommend the oxtail with the sides of red beans and rice and vegetables the spicy level was really on point for the culture and everything else is so good. I would recommend it any day .

Sakinah M.

bunch of frozen vegetables it looks like and they just top it off with jerk sauce.. nothing at all worth the $13 for a jerk vegetable roti. the roti was burnt as well!

Jerk chicken and fried chicken with veggies, beans and rice, topped with spicy (yes it's lip tingling spicy) and a little ox tail sauce..

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The oxtail was delicious ! I enjoyed it with rice and corn. My partner for the jerk chicken. They serve a lot of food

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1 year ago

money well spent, recieved a plate with enough food for 3 people for like 15$ good as hell too.

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3 years ago

I love it and I go often I get the oxtail meal, beef Pattie's, and jerk chicken! The service is great! They are always friendly.

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I've been looking for a place with good oxtails and they are huge! Good flavors and quick friendly service, I'll be back.

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ZZQ Smokehouse

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(343 reviews)

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I gotta stop believing yelp reviews. People want quantity over quality on this app and this place…read moreis a great example of that. There's nothing redeeming about this place. Yelp reviewers have no taste. They just want a slab of meat and they're all happy. I should've tried their sauces before I bought anything. The barbecue sauces were all ketchup based. They added in too much apple cider vinegar and the sauces were too viscous and runny. A good barbecue sauce has molasses, brown sugar, and tomato sauce not ketchup and white sugar which is what these were made from. I'd have been better off bringing in my own bottle of barbecue sauce from the grocery store. We ordered a half rack 6 ribs and two sides of coleslaw and potato salad. The coleslaw was runny and too liquidy. It had zero buttermilk in it. It was also made with apple cider vinegar which is a HUGE NO, NO. The potato salad was meh. No mustard. Just white potato salad. THEY HAD NO CORNBREAD! How much does a box of jiffy cornbread cost?!? Seriously, this business should NOT be in the rib business. The half rack of ribs: DRY, DRY, DRY. They were baked way too long. The ribs were flavor-less. I would not go back again. It's a huge shame for a rib joint to be this bad. The ribs were such a huge disappointment. Not even a smoked flavor was ever detected. I hope they don't go down the liquid smoke route either because that's just driving off a cliff at that point. I'm DONE listening to yelp reviews. Yall have no clue what you're talking about.

The prime brisket was delicious as was the pulled chicken and Mac and cheese. The potato salad…read morelacked flavor. The bbq sauce was a great complement to the smoked meats. This was a catered order so I can't speak on decor and ambience.

Bonchon Eagan

Bonchon Eagan

(74 reviews)

I've had two very different experiences here, back to back. Love the storefront so cute…read more First visit: The restaurant was fairly empty, and the menu looked so good it was honestly hard to choose. I ordered the Seoul Platter with extra wings. The platter included two drums, four wings, pork potstickers, bulgogi fries, and Korean street corn with coleslaw. Service seemed limited (it looked like only two staff members), but the food came out quickly and was excellent. Crispy wings, great flavor, and everything tasted fresh. That first visit left a strong impression. Second visit (the next day): The restaurant was much busier, and unfortunately, the service didn't hold up. I waited about 15 minutes just to be seated and never got the chance to place an order. Eventually, I had to leave, which was disappointing, especially since I enjoyed the food so much the day before. Overall: The food is really good and definitely worth trying, but service consistency needs improvement. I'm willing to give it another shot, just hoping for a smoother experience next time.

We've been getting chicken takeout for years, but this was our first time dining in and we had a…read moredelicious lunch! Chicken is still my fav here, but it was fun to try more menu items. Food (4/5) Service (3/5) Ambiance (3/5) Chicken (5/5). A bit pricey for fried chicken but so tasty! I love the extra crunch from the double fried Korean chicken joints. My new fav sauce is the Korean BBQ with a tiny hint of spicyness, but my long time fav was the Soy Garlic. Hubby likes the Spicy sauce that I call "Korean Buffalo". Seasoned French Fries (5/5). We always opt for this when we come for lunch! MoPo Corn Dog (4/5). I love Korean Corn Dogs. It's mozzarella cheese inside with cubes or potatoes in the outer batter. Theirs is just ok, and the price is relatively low, so it's a 4 star in my book. Bulgogi Bibimbap (3/5) not the best Bibimbap I've had, but it was okay. Served in a hot stone bowl, but the flavors were just meh.

Toma Mojo Grill - Yummy sandwich

Toma Mojo Grill

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Checked out Toma Mojo yesterday and we will definitely be back!!…read more First off, we had like 10 star service, the gentleman working yesterday was absolutely amazing. The food was delightful! So many awesome side and sauce options. And great variety on the menu. I love that they have lots of healthy meals options, and also lots of good hearty options. The Piri Aioli was our favorite sauce. The seasoned fries and brava sauce were also something I could eat every day. The chicken was nice and tender and juicy. Prices and portions left us super happy. Super excited to come back and try some of their other options!

I'm so glad I finally tried Toma Mojo Grill, after one of my best friends has recommended it to me…read morecountless times. I stopped in for lunch on a Friday and it was a pretty easy experience to order, pay and pick up my order. I only had to wait about five minutes for my food. I wasn't sure what to get, because everything looked good, but I ended up getting the rancher salad, with a side of fries, Mojo green sauce and brava sauce. I really liked the flavor of the fries, they were hot and perfectly done, and liked the Mojo green sauce a lot! Would recommend! The rancher salad was good, full of great flavors, and the crispy chicken was so tasty. My only feedback was that the bowl was too full of spinach, that it made it impossible to mix my bowl before eating. I would definitely try Toma Mojo Grill again, as there's so many good looking things on the menu!

Bonchon Mall of America

Bonchon Mall of America

(65 reviews)

After seeing multiple reviews of this chain restaurant on TikTok, I was excited to give them a try!…read moreHowever my experience was nothing short of terrible! Located on the south side, 3rd floor. The first thing I noticed when I walked up was that they were out of so many items!! They had a tv screen with napkins blocking at least 3-4 items saying "sold out." I also noticed their fountain soda was sold out of every flavor except Starry and Pepsi. That's wild to me. This is the Mall of America! Despite being out of so many items, the item I was there for, was still in stock. I couldn't help but notice the counters were very dirty. The front of this place also had a lot of trash around it. The mall does get very busy, but this was not a good look, and there are plenty of food joints around here that looked clean. The girl who took my order was straight to the point, no greeting. Just "what do you want." I ordered a number one. This includes 6 wings a side of your choice and a beverage. Soy garlic seems to be the most popular, so I got that. The food was handed to me fairly quickly. But it was not what I ordered. I like a good bone in wing, and I was given the number 2- boneless wings.... Because I don't mind those, I didn't say anything and just took my food. Do not get the boneless! They are spongy, had dark meat in them and at one point I spit out the wing because it just tasted like old chicken! There was barely any sauce on the wings! The fries were standard. The starry tasted like cleaning chemicals and I did not drink it. May be the stand alone restaurants are better, but this was actually disgusting. I will not be returning to this location. Given the amount of food options, I'd say go ANYWHERE else!

I saw all the hype and TikTok's on Bonchon so I had to try. I had the hot and my husband had the…read moresoy wings. They were good and crispy.

Southern Social - Jambalaya for the win!

Southern Social

(363 reviews)

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Came here to celebrate a birthday with family. A nice, big space...a little too loud the night we…read morecame but that's okay. My dinner was especially good....the chicken fried perfectly...all dark meat the way I like it. The potato salad was not what I expected but I was pleasantly surprised. I'm used to a mayo based potato salad but this was even better with lots of flavor! The corn was also delicious. Everyone was very happy with their dinners. The chicken and waffle dish was also good. Ratio of breading to chicken was perfect and perfectly seasoned. The honey butter that came with it was also delicious. The New Orleans shrimp bowl was great too. The ratio of shrimp, which was perfectly cooked, to rice was good. Lots of great flavor. I think that everyone in our party enjoyed what they ordered. The only "ding" would be the service. We had to ask for silverware so we could eat and had to wait for straws because she forgot. I'm still going to give it 5 stars even though the service was lacking a bit. She was very nice but seemed rushed.

What a disappointment today. Party of 4 to celebrate a birthday. I suggested the restaurant and was…read morequite surprised by how drastically different this visit was compared to the previous. I ordered the Social salad. It was good but the presentation was trash. I also got a cup of the She - Crab soup. It was also just okay and certainly overpriced. Husband got the Pork Belly Burnt Ends at my suggestion. He asked if they had sauce added to them and if so, to get it on the side. Our server said they are prepared and the sauce caramelizes so no, no sauce. He asked due to being a type 1 diabetic and needed to calculate his insulin. Well, they came out covered in fresh sauce and were too dry to swallow. There were six chewed up bits of pork left on his plate when it was cleaned away. The Texas toast was the only redemption. Lastly the two others shared the half bird entree. Presentation was haphazard and the chicken was visually dry looking. They ate most of it and said the biscuit and sweet potatoes were good. The food alone wasn't bad enough to keep me away; but combining it with the service was. Our server Laura (sp?) didn't make her debut well after we've been sitting 10 minutes. We were there at 5:30 on Sunday. It wasn't busy at all. She was very nice. Her second stop was to take our orders. Food runner came and asked if we needed anything else. I asked for water as my glass was bone dry (I even ate my ice) and others' were 1/4-1/3 full. She said she couldn't bring beverages. It's water...not vodka. Weird. So Laura eventually comes back and filled our drinks and left the bill. She did overhear the birthday happenings and was nice enough to offer a free dessert. She got her cash payment and we never saw her again. Maybe it was the end of her shift? It just felt off. The table next to us had quite a few complaints and had a different server, so maybe there was just a bad vibe with the staff today? Hopefully management can figure it out. Bathrooms were nice and decor was nice throughout the restaurant.

K ChiMac

K ChiMac

(26 reviews)

A great way to try out some Korean cuisine!…read more We were seated quickly and the waitress gave us enough time to look over the menu. We really enjoyed the Mandu dumplings, that are crispy and have a flavorful inside. The Korean fried chicken was also a hit. We got the bone in and enjoyed the K barbecue sauce style. But I actually liked the tofu soup and army stew. These soups were not very spicy, but had the spice of the Korean chili flake nicely infused to a flavorful broth. I'm a big fan of glass noodles so the army stew had some nice salty notes with the spam and hotdog. My friend liked the tofu soup and it came with three Bach Chan side dishes. Would be nice for them to have a bean sprout side but the vinegar dikon radish was good! The space was inviting but maybe too bright for me with the lighting. Overall would recommend! I have had many a tofu soups in the cities and i would say this one is my favorite!

We tried K-Chicmac in Richfield and had a great experience from start to finish. We ordered one…read moreserving of chicken fried wings and asked if they could split it into two portions for us--and they happily did, which was a really thoughtful touch. The wings were excellent: light, crispy batter, evenly fried, and juicy inside with no greasiness. Simple, clean execution that lets the chicken shine. The kimchi had a nice fermented tang, and the vinegar-pickled radish was crisp, refreshing, and perfect for cutting through the richness of the fried chicken. The ambiance was good, comfortable and clean, and the service was friendly and accommodating. Solid Korean fried chicken spot with great attention to customers--we'll definitely be back.

KFC - Chicken pot pie

KFC

(27 reviews)

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Not sure what happened to the KFC chicken batter but the 8-piece bucket I picked up tonight…read morebasically had none. It used to be you could tell if it was original or extra crispy, and could pull it off the chicken. Now there's nothing there. What was there could best be described as extra soggy - not extra crispy. The Colonel would not be happy.

After doing a bit of shopping and driving around, I needed some dinner on a Sunday. My original…read morethought was to get something from Taco Bell close to the hotel. When I got there, it was closed. It was around 6 pm when I was in this area. Sadly, many fast food eateries have been closing early due to being short-staffed. I have driven by this KFC many times. I typically try and find eateries that I don't frequent back home. Then again, I haven't hit KFC much. I used to after work when I worked from the office. I hit this KFC's drive-thru to check it out. I had chicken tenders on my mind. However, when I spotted the mac and cheese combo with popcorn chicken on top, I knew that I had to order it. There was one car ahead of me. When it was my turn, I placed my order. I got a Diet Pepsi as my drink with this combo. I paid with a credit card. My meal was well under $9 with tax. I got my food pretty fast. I thanked the nice man and drove back to the hotel to eat in my room. I wish that KFCs in Canada had a mac and cheese bowl with popcorn chicken. I'd get it all the time! I absolutely loved this bowl. The mac and cheese was creamy and cheesy. The elbow noodles were perfect. I love the popcorn chicken at KFC. They were the perfect amount in this bowl to keep me happy and not pass out immediately on the couch. This combo came with a chocolate chip cookie. I liked getting dessert. It was the right amount of sweetness at the end of my meal. The Diet Pepsi was the perfect drink to wash everything down. I loved that my drink and my cookie had Kentucky Fried Chicken spelled out and the Colonel's mugshot on it. It felt like what I grew up seeing as a kid. Now, if KFC Canada would bring back the mixed salad with the corn kernels from my childhood, I'd be a happy camper! At least the coleslaw is no longer that weird green colour. I loved the mac and cheese bowl combo so much that I came back to get it my final night in Eagan before I returned home. It was comforting and yummy, which was what I needed that evening. It's sad to see such low ratings for this KFC. I had two great experiences. I hope to finally get a biscuit the next time I'm here. (25)

Jerk King - desserts - Updated May 2026

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