I needed a meal for my daughter's dad and I on a whim since I didn't get to cook for Christmas Eve. I've seen this place before considering I've gone to another restaurant a couple doors down. I've had their veggie patty previously, but never had their food other than the Patty. The patty was was delicious and so I decided to give the food a try since all other places were closed at 8 PM on Christmas Eve. I ordered the oxtails with rice and peas, cabbage, and a large order of the curry chicken with white rice and cabbage. I also ordered a side of mac & cheese. My food was piping hot, and the portion size was pretty hefty for both orders the flavor of both the chicken and oxtails were out of this world! Whatever sauce they use or gravy, they are using for both the curry. Chicken and oxtails is beyond delicious for words to describe! The rice and peas were cooked well meaning they weren't mucky or mushy, and the cabbage was seasoned to perfection. Both the meats were fall off the bone tender, and I wish I would've had a little bit more cocktails but hey, I'm not complaining. Lol. The mac & cheese was about average considering most places in the Atlanta area do not know how to make mac & cheese, however, it was good overall because I've had worse. I would rate the macaroni and cheese a 7. The food was palatable even for my little toddler and the curry wasn't too spicy considering she ate some curry chicken, and she had oxtails lol. The service was good. The young lady at the register definitely had to be a daughter and they were slow so it was super empty. Again, it was 8 o'clock at night on Christmas Eve. My order was received fairly quickly and by quickly, I mean within 10 minutes Since I was right around the corner. Of course I didn't sit down to eat, but it's a nice mom and pop/to-go style. Sit down and eat really quickly type of establishment. The place is quaint so it won't sit a full restaurant of people however it's just enough if you wanna sit down enjoy your meal and leave. They have cultural/traditional Jamaican drinks and play real Jamaican music. You can definitely tell their authentic Jamaican and not Americanized Jamaican as some places are and have been. My meal total with tax and including a veggie patty was $50.56. I always say you get what you pay for, therefore, just know I have no buyers remorse. I will definitely go back when I'm in the area again! read more

The service was really good and they were authentic Jamaicans. The place was really clean and the smell of the food had me nose jumping for joy! The food was good, like everything about the experience and I would definitely go back. read more

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The rice has no flavor, the jerk chicken has some weird sauce (tastes like bottled sweet and sour) and it is definitely not jerk. The cabbage is undercooked and hard. I contemplated hard on not coming here and I regret not listening to my instinct read more

Kingston 30 - Jerk Chicken - Caribbean Near Me - Lawrenceville, Georgia

HUGE REGRET coming here. As a Jamaican, please know that this is NOT authentic Jamaican food. Our food is not like this. I ordered takeout and EVERYTHING I was given was OLD FOOD. The chicken, the rice, the macaroni, it could all make you sick. The chicken tasted old, the rice was definitely cooked days ago and the macaroni tasted like reheated leftovers from who knows how long. The rice had a bunch of clumped up rice together. Kinda like what happens when you reheat food in the microwave for too long. It tasted so odd. This is how the chicken looked when I pulled it a part. There was literally nothing to eat from it because it was all burned and had hard pieces, the same texture as beef jerky. The macaroni was obviously old. None of the food tasted fresh and all had a weird smell. I don't understand why or how anyone would sell this to another person. read more

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This was my first time coming and I got the Jerk Chicken with Sweet Plantain, Rice and Peas & Cabbage. The jerk chicken was super tender it was really good. They use weird cuts of chicken but it was still flavorful. The rice was definitely not my favorite it tasted kind of stale or maybe pre-made? Almost like it has been refrigerated in the past, not fresh. The sweet plantain was really good definitely would get that again. I am not usually a fan of cabbage so I did not try that much but it was slightly undercooked. I also had a beef patty which was super good would definitely get that again too. Customer service was wonderful and they were really nice when I ordered. The restaurant was also clean. Overall I would visit this place again but I would only get the chicken, plantain, & beef patties again. Might try something new next time! read more

Kingston 30 - Jerk Chicken with Sweet Plantain, Rice and Peas & Cabbage. - Caribbean Near Me - Lawrenceville, Georgia

Dont eat the pudding, the service was pretty good but the food was not. The seating was decent and a place was kinda small and dark. read more

Kingston 30 - Sweet Potato Pudding - Caribbean Near Me - Lawrenceville, Georgia

$30 for five oxtails and a lot of rice. trash restaurant. They are barely surviving to keep it operating.

The portion sizes was questionable but they more than made up for it with the flavor of the food. I ordered the curry goat and curry chicken. Both were delicious, just wish the portion sizes would be bigger read more

Kingston 30 - Caribbean Near Me - Lawrenceville, Georgia

I stopped by what use to be my favorite Jamaican restaurant and ordered a small jerk chicken spicy. I've been coming to this restaurant for years and I either get the jerk wings or jerk chicken dinner. It looked like only the owners were working and there was a couple already seated. Long story short, I wasn't being impatient because I could tell he was busy. When my order came up it was curry chicken and I said I ordered jerk chicken. He continued to bag up my order which to me mean well you are getting curry chicken. I tried to be rationale as I looked at the menu and saw that curry chicken was more expensive than jerk chicken. So, I said maybe this is a win. Well, it wasn't the curry chicken was bland, and they had the nerve to sprinkle hot sauce on it.... never again. You lost a long-standing customer as you pushed the wrong order on me....I will go to Ovation going forward. read more

As a Jamaican, I want to say that this food is in no way shape or form Jamaican food. Not a pinch of seasoning in the food. I don't know who is making the food but I will never give them my business again. No flavor at all in the jerk chicken or the rice and peas! The place should be ashamed for putting the name Kingston on the building, THAT IS NOT HOW A JAMAICAN COOKS! read more

Kingston 30! A small Jamaican restaurant in Lawerenceville area right across from sugarloaf mall. Ample parking and decent-sized indoor seating area. The food here is super tasty! I ordered the veggie plate, a side of Mac n cheese, a side of jerk Mac n cheese and a veggie patty. The portion size of the large veggie plate was plenty for two people....or just one hungry person lol! They have Great service, friendly staff and the food is well priced....How can you argue with that!? I'll definitely be back to try more items. read more

Kingston 30 - Menu - Caribbean Near Me - Lawrenceville, Georgia

The male cashier that'a tall was very combative and I ended up leaving the restaurant after my friend and I ordered food. The curry chicken wasn't as good as prior either. read more

Woooo! That place is SMOKY!!! It was cold outside and my glasses immediately fogged up when I walked in! It's a compact space, so the grill is basically in the seating area. The food is probably bangin tho. I grabbed a couple of beef patties. They were pretty good. read more

Kingston 30 - Call for pricing! The 2 Patties and 24 oz. Fountain Drink Meal costs more than what's listed here. - Caribbean Near Me - Lawrenceville, Georgia

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Being from the NYC area, I am super picky about my Jamacian food, and this place flavor is spot on. The coco bread was amazing. Stew chicken just right. Dumplings were perfect. Food had flavor and was not salty. Kudos to the chef. I wish your business lots of success. read more

Ordered a cheese patty with bun, ackee and saltfish, mac & cheese, and sweet potato pudding. My food was delivered and arrived nicely packaged with saran wrap which I appreciated. As for the taste of the food... The cheese patty & bun was pretty good. The ackee was a bit mushy & salftfish a bit dry. I've definitely had fresher. The Mac & cheese could have used some more cheese as well as salt. The sweet potato pudding never arrived but instead I was given a piece of rum cake which was just ok. That could have been due to the fact I had my mouth fixed to try the sweet potato pudding I saw on the menu. Overall it wasn't the worst but I can't say I'd order again. read more

What a great find in the search for food. My friends and family love Caribbean food. Kingston 30 was quaint and delicious! I enjoyed the oxtail and the large portions. It was the priciest thing on the menu but we'll worth it for authenticity and taste. I will return, when back in Georgia. read more

Kingston 30 - Oxtail, cabbage, rice and peas, plantains - Caribbean Near Me - Lawrenceville, Georgia

DO NOT GO!!! I went to this restaurant recently and although reading the reviews that says do not go I thought it couldn't be that bad, but when I tell you the food sucks believe me it really sucks, the food has no flavor AT ALL, i also bought their pudding that worse!!!! Omg this is not a very good representation of our Jamaican food. Please do better because this is not it!!!!!!! read more

If you live in the Gwinnett area, you have got to check out this Jamaican restaurant in the vicinity of Sugarloaf Mills Mall. The food is delicious and authentically Jamaican. My favorite it the Jerk Chicken and Rasta Pasta, drizzled with curry goat gravy (substituted for the rice & peas). Their oxtail, on point! Best in the area. I also love the patties from there; they are so flaky and yummy. The owner/manager is very nice and always makes an effort to resolve any issues you may have with service. read more

PLEASE DO NOT COME HERE!! You will surely be disappointed and will waste your money. The oxtails had no meat on them and they were very bland and gritty with a lot of fat on them. The rice was also hard and gritty. Again please do not waste your time and money. read more

The food is ok but being that im Jamaican myself I've never once in my life tasted my family cook any food sweet and the gravy for the oxtail was too thick , just not the taste of home I was looking for . The service is amazing, the employees are very friendly and nice as well. read more

Lack of flavor is an understatement I wish I could go below 1 star for this buisness. I had the jerk chicken and rice, I am totally disgusted at how soggy the chicken was and how unflavored the rice was. This upset me as I paid over $15 for this plate and after my 3 bite I am throwing it away. Oh while writing this I am eating and I must say the steam cabbage is not bad. I think I will finish the cabbage but the rest of the dish sucks!!! Don't waste your time as I have smh. read more

If I could give it 1 star I would. Just left here and ordered 2 stew chickens and 1 jerk chicken. As a native Jamaican this is the worse Jamaican food I have had in my life. read more

This is not a Jamaican food spot at all. They didn't cook this in no Jamaican way. If you are a Jamaican do not eat here.

This food is always fresh and so goood I always eat here I'm here now I will tell you there is no competition wow!!! Tell them Comeduan Jordan jackson sent you read more

Kingston 30 - The best food ever!!!! - Caribbean Near Me - Lawrenceville, Georgia

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I really enjoyed the jerk chicken. It came with rice , cabbage, etc. I would order the full portion and not the lunch. You will be licking your plate. LOL. The customer service was great. Very polite and cute place. read more

Since I got back from Jamaica, I've been on a SERIOUS Jamaican kick looking for a restaurant to replicate the flavors of the brown stew chicken I had while there! Was brought the brown stew chicken from Kingston 30 with rice & peas and vegetables. I will say they give you a decent portion but everything was seriously lacking salt. I added my own and it tasted decent, and even lasted me several days with the amount they provided but I definitely would recommend they make everything with a bit more seasonings and salt so no one has to go home and doctor it up on their own! read more

Great customer service....my first time here at this establishment...I ordered the curry chicken roti w/ boneless chicken an it was amazing...also ordered a chicken patty while I was waiting for my order....I will definitely be back again to try other items on the menu read more

Kingston 30 - the front of kingston 30 jamaican restaurant - Caribbean Near Me - Lawrenceville, Georgia

3 is a generous rating. Would probably do like a 2 and a half. But i support them doing better if possible. The patties were not exceptional, nor hot. The red velvet cake was on point. I saw so messiness, well a lot of messiness while waiting in line to order, but they're still functioning through the mess so GOD help em', give em the strength to be more cleanly with their place. Their was a random patty sitting out on a pan, but i do know fast food can get like that. Their were a whole bunch of random papers on the tables that used to sit guests before the COVID pandemic. That looked terrible. I didn't get their restaurant score but it was definitely a prompt to do so at every restaurant I go to moving forward. read more

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We are not Jamaican food aficionados by any means, but we thought the food here was pretty good. We placed an order by UberEats and it took a while for delivery. I can't handle too much spice and the jerk chicken was too much for me, but my bf enjoyed it. We also had the rice and peas, plantains, and stewed fish. I had hoped that the fish was fileted but it was a whole fish which made eating it kind of a pain, having to pick out bones. I absolutely loved the beef patties. Rum cake was just okay for me. All in all, our Jamaican theme night was completed with our order from Kingston 30. read more

Great Jerk pork entree flavorful and season to perfection. The accompanying plantains ,rice and beans complete a great meal. When the spicy jerk mac&cheese is available pick it up to open a new world of experience. Word of advice pack your patience's customer service is good but things take time to be made and a wait most certainly will happen. read more

Went there for the first time and got the curry chicken and the brown stew chicken. The food was tasteless which is very unusual for this type of food. Even the corn on the cob was bland. Total waste of money and I'm still hungry after only a few bites. My boyfriend and I were so disappointed and needless to say will not be giving this another go. read more

I ordered oxtail platter and curry goat roti. The curry goat roti was all bones. The oxtail was flavorless and not cooked properly. I honestly want my money back. This was the worse Jamaican food I've ever had. The only thing that was edible was the chicken patty. read more

Kingston 30 - a meal in a styrofoam container - Caribbean Near Me - Lawrenceville, Georgia

I have been to this place on a few occasions. For the most part, the food is pretty good. I have only had their Jerk Chicken so far. There are some things that they can work on service wise but hey... Parking can be somewhat limited directly in front of the location. However, this place shares an additional lot with Sugarloaf Mills, so you can park and just walk across the street if there isn't any readily available. This place is very small. I have dined in twice and picked up a to go order twice. Today, I went and ordered Jerk Chicken white meat with no rice just veggies. The chicken was flavorful. They give you the option of spicy or mild sauce for the chicken. My veggies were not steamed enough. They were still extremely crunchy. This has not been the case in the past. I called my order in because I was in a rush to get back to work. I asked how long was the wait. I was told 5-10 minutes. I arrived about 8 minutes later and still had to wait another 10 minutes for my food. This is an inconvenience. I do not mind waiting for good, fresh food but please give an accurate estimate on wait time. In the past, when I dined in, my main complaint was that no one comes to pick the tab up from the table. You have to take it to the register to pay. That somewhat defeats the purpose of dining in but no big deal. The staff is normally quiet... but still friendly. I would definitely return. Next time, I may try the oxtails. read more

Kingston 30 - Jerk chicken lunch - Caribbean Near Me - Lawrenceville, Georgia

There was no wait to be seated. Great customer service. The food very tasteful as it met the expectations of my pallet. read more

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Spent a lot of money, over $32 for fish and waited awhile for the food, for it to be just OK. They were nice, which is a first for a Jamaican spot. But I won't be going back. read more

Service was great but the taste of the food was lacking. Unfortunately I can't recommend.

I just gave you guys 5 stars on Uber eats because after the first taste I thought it was delicious. But now, I'm very upset. I was done with my meal when I bit down on something hard. This was in my meal. I could have chocked on this. I'm so disappointed, I've never had an incident like this before. Please be careful next time. read more

Kingston 30 - Metal in my food. Oxtail, Rice and Peas. - Caribbean Near Me - Lawrenceville, Georgia

A group of six of us from work went for lunch on a Friday afternoon. We got right in and was seated. It is small and seating is limited but did notice a lot of take out orders as people came in to pick up. We all ordered lunch deals that do have a lot of food. I ordered the jerk chicken with bones which comes with rice and peas, cabbage and plantains. All of the table ordered the jerk chicken except one who got the curry chicken boneless. I got my chicken spicy, which actually was fairly mild. It did have a good seasoning and the rice and cabbage was good. We ordered an order of jerk chicken wings for the table that came out way too done. Barely could chew the meat. Plan on spending at least an hour for your lunch hour here. Server was nice but waited to order and for our food. I think next time I will call ahead and pick up. read more

Great food and beverage. Friendly staff. The Oxtails are amazing. I love getting food from here.

This shit was fire. Expensive, but fire. I got the oxtails w rice and beans, plantains, and steamed vegetables. I also added a beef patty on the side. I can't complain about the food. It was good. I didn't give 5 stars cause it wasn't life changing, but it was delicious. read more

Kingston 30 - Caribbean Near Me - Lawrenceville, Georgia