Very delicious. CeeCee took care of my entire party and made great recommendations. She was very attentive and even offered spice free options for those in need! For normal people the favor and spice was perfect! Authentic vibes and cuisine! read more

Service is great. Probably the best rice and peas since my friend's Mom- can taste the thyme and the hint of coconut milk. Good stewed chicken, wish it had a bit more sauce. Oxtail was tender and delicious. Hubby had the respectable jerk chicken and really great curried goat. Portions were nicely sized and not overwhelming. read more

I ordered take out for a birthday dinner. It was entirely too spicey and greasy. No one in my family could safely eat it. I will be throwing out plates of untouched food. I now have a horrible reflux and will never order from this restaurant again. I stopped ordering fromD's for this reason and now I can no longer order from Kingston Kitchen either. As a Jamaican myself, I am deeply dissappointed. I hate to write a poor review but I must warn others.... If you can tolerate heavy spices, enjoy. If not, beware. read more

I literally never write reviews, but my husband and I just ate here and it was the best jerk and curry chicken we've ever eaten. We are definitely coming back, not only that our waitress was so kind hearted and brought our food out really quick.! 10/10 read more

I enjoy the jerk chicken plate at Ceedee. It's juicy and flavorful. I will try the oxtails and goat too.

The food was delicious, service fast, nice surroundings. Would go here again. I ordered the coconut shrimp and some fry bread and unsweetened iced tea. Was all great! read more

Kingston Kitchen - Nice restaurant on the inside. - Caribbean Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

Great atmosphere, everyone was super kind, the food came out fast and fresh, and it was delicious! I got the Jerk Chicken and my girlfriend got the Curry Chicken. Both tasted great and were fall off the bone tender! The festival bread was also delicious, and I would highly recommend the watermelon lemonade. read more

Fun vibes and good food. The rum punch was amazing. Loved the Bob Marley booths. The service was amazing and I will definitely be going back. We tried the jerk chicken and curry chicken. Both so tasty. I just wish it was a little spicier. I will have if they are able to make it spicy. But still it was so good. read more

I don't know why but we were the only people dining at CeeDee's at 1pm on a Wednesday afternoon. A nice casual atmosphere with good reggae music, pleasant and attentive servers, traditional Jamaican food and drinks (both alcoholic and nonalcoholic) are offered here. If you're not familiar with Jamaican cooking the servers will take the time to explain the dishes. Before going on, two things stood out however. First, on the outside of the door is a 'no firearms' sign. While I certainly agree with the sentiment it makes me wonder why it was necessary to post. Second, while the rest of the restaurant appears very clean, it was very warm inside during our visit so I was going to ask if they would turn on the ceiling fan. That is, until I saw it. It had quite an accumulation of dust bunnies on the blades. Ok... back to the food. We were looking forward to Jamaican meat patties - a favorite of both my wife and myself. If course, as luck would have it they were out of all patties. My wife ordered the coconut shrimp and 'festivals' fried cornbread. Both were excellent. The shrimp came with a tamarind dipping sauce that was much better than what is normally served at other restaurants. The frybread was almost like a beignet minus the powdered sugar. Although fried it was lite and fluffy with a touch of crispiness on the outside. I ordered the oxtail and curry goat combo. This plate is served with rice & peas and a choice of 2 sides. I chose the festival bread and plantains. The oxtails were very tender and the meat just fell off the bones. They were topped with a soulful rich brown gravy that perfectly complimented the meat. Many times in the past when I've ordered goat it nearly always is very tough and often dried out. Such is definitely not the case here. This goat was moist and nearly as tender as the oxtail. The green curry sauce which covered the goat as well as the rice & peas was very tasty with maybe just a bit too much salt. All in all this was a very enjoyable meal in a comfortable yet atmospheric restaurant. The menu prices range from fair to a tad high ($18 for the oxe and goat combo). The quality and taste and service definitely make up for the prices. We will definitely return to CeeDees. read more

An unassuming restaurant making awesome food. It's hard to find oxtails, and even harder to find really good oxtails. The ones I got were great! The plantains were excellent also. The portion was so large I am taking leftovers to work tomorrow for lunch. Next time I go I might try the curry goat. I'll be back for sure. read more

Good food good service all the food was well cooked and very well seasoned. Would recommend and will be coming back!

Curry goat was just okay, lots of bones. Oxtail the same. Food was luke warm when we got it. They tried to charge a different price for the oxtail than what was on the menu, something weird like $25.93 instead of $16. The waiter seemed to want to hide that fact best he could by not showing the tab and accidentally (?) not including the sodas at first. Had to argue about it and they claimed it was because the menus weren't updated (get a marker and update them, would be my suggestion). Not worth coming back for. read more

Went for lunch. There is no lunch menu so...expensive....but so good. I came here shortly after they moved to this location...for lunch...have not returned since....I should not come for lunch. The place was empty so needless to say it appears others feel the same way! Ordered a combo: jerk chicken and curry goat which came with rice and stir fry veggies. ($16). So good. Sweet spicy chicken. Curry goat was tender, steeped in a nice curry. The "dirty" rice was good! A nice plateful. They have a wide variety of non-alcohol and alcohol offerings. Tried the Sorrel hibiscus flower. Sweet yet a spice tang (like ginger beer) a purple color. Enjoyed it. Enjoyed the whole meal. Friendly people here. read more

I went on 9/02/2023 and ordered a togo order. The food was ready fast and it was GREAT! I ordered Oxtails and Jerk Chicken Combo. :):):)

Okay I gave CeeDee an extra star just in case my two visits were not the usual and that both were for lunch I have to say that everything I had seemed to have been previously prepared and the microwaved The Jerk Chicken was warm ( not hot) the rice tasty but agin luke warm. The plantain was dull in color and barely warm. I think perhaps the dinner service must be better or else they just couldn't be open all these years The waitstaff could be more friendly and attentive. Wrapping it up. Skip the lunch stop and try dinner. read more

Sooooo good. I love this place!! Can't beat the lunch special with the jerk chicken and mmmmmmm the fried plantains. I ordered a extra side of fried plantains!!! Sooooo good! We also ordered the coconut shrimp appetizer and it was really good. Very good moderation between the amount of shrimp meat and the very fragrant taste of coconut, crispy and not filled with batter. Don't forget the Moss drink! I got peanut and it's amazing!!! Atmosphere 5 very Jamaican Service 5 very attentive Food 5+ seriously, mmmmmmm Price 5 can't beat the $5 lunch special read more

Kingston Kitchen - Caribbean Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

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Yum Yum the jerk chicken was wonderful! This was our first time, we will be back! Place was nice an clean. Our waitress was pleasant and informative. read more

Kingston Kitchen - Great atmosphere and music - Caribbean Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

The jerk chicken is very flavorful and pretty spicy, but the chicken pieces are really boney without a lot of meat. They're dry too, like they've sit under a heat lamp for a while. The meal comes with sauteed vegetables, rice and peas, and festivals. They are pretty good. The service can use some improvement. It took a good 10 minutes to be acknowledged and no smile at all. I know not everyone is into customer service but I feel like I'm an inconvenience. When it comes to Jamaican food in Tucson, I'm definitely on Team D's. read more

The beef patties are made with what smells and tastes like stray dog. Which I've eaten twice in Vietnam. The dough for the patty is hard, dried out, and stale AF. The total for my order of oxtail, peas & rice, cabbage, with that abomination of a patty was cents shy of $20. I had three bites of cabbage on the plate, and there were three whole pieces of oxtail. The rest was old rice and again dried out peas. At least there was some consistency in the lack of flavor and dryness throughout the entire meal. Bland, and nothing tasted freshly made. My mom who made me eat leftovers for three days straight wouldn't even let me eat that tired mess. I would eat a Subway sandwich off the asphalt of a Walmart parking lot before I ate food from here again. read more

Best damn jamaican food I've had outside Jamaica. Best damn rice, best damn plantains and the absolute best damn Roti!!!! The pineapple upside down was so moist and the perfect amount of sweet. I had the beef parties too! And damn again. Much fuller than regular beef parties and the perfect spice! read more

Incredibly disappointed. This will all be written with high hopes and extreme interest - that didn't add up. 1) 'Highly recommended'. Upon arriving, on a Saturday evening, there was only one waitress. The place was near dead. One family currently present. A set of three gentlemen walked in behind us and within 5-7 minutes of that ONE waitress not tending to them; they departed. Not a good sign. 2) The place looks like it was attempting to be upbeat, but misses in visual quality, a lot. It looks more like a tired drinking bar from the edge of a Washington border pub than a unique Jamaican Kitchen downtown Tucson. It needs a facelift. 3) I presented I was looking to get a potential party of 20-25 people here for a luncheon and wanted to see if they would be able to handle it. I asked if they had any 'other' waitresses to handle it. The one person working there said they could always bring the owner's wife out to help. Not another good sign. 4) Drinks ordered, they were over priced and under flavored. $2-4.00 with no refill is incredibly unappealing... 5) Bonus! The meal was extremely quick. Unfortunately the meal was very unappealing, dry, and in the case of mine, burnt. I ordered the very common 'Jerk Chicken' with Festival Plantain, rice and beans. The chicken was burnt. Pictures can be provided. The chicken to bone ratio was off. When I presented this to 'Melonie', she contemplated this wasn't accurate. It was and you never tell the customer they are incorrect upon a conversation that identifies a sub value. The plantain was chewy, and unflavored. The rice and beans were dry, and unappetizing. I'm trying hard to appreciate the meal, but it clearly wasn't ready to be exalted. My wife ordered the curry chicken and it was a step up better, barely. 6) I even spoke to the owner, 'Dion' who was courteous and polite though took some time to speak to him from behind the kitchen. I got a sense that he was happy to assist with a party but I really question this ability seeing the food quality... :-( 7) Overall, we drove up from Sahuarita JUST to try this place. It wasn't bad, but it was really disappointing in that every mouthful of the chicken, you were reaching your fingers back to your lips grabbing bone fragments to pull out. The chicken quality IMHO was incredibly substandard. I have had some incredible Jerk Chicken from ALL AROUND this wonderful world and unfortunately, this restaurant suffers in all avenues: quality, atmosphere, layout, drink preps, and price... The prices here are the nails in the proverbial coffin. The prices are outrageous, overpriced and doesn't beg a second chance. $40.00 = two meals, dry, tons of shattered bone fragments, and never offered a second round of drinks. I think you can clearly identify, this place is not one to highly consider. It's locally owned, very dank and dark, not appealing from the prices to product. No other way to say it. Cheers. read more

Last time I ate here I got extremely sick afterwards. I only had one drink and it tasted like cleaning products, so I didn't have another one. They give you more rice than anything which is impossible to eat all of, and they. Skimp you on meat. I would never recommend this place to anyone. read more

Stopped by for my first visit snd was not disappointed. Great patties and an ice cold red stripe are what the doctor ordered. Now for my MRI down the street. I'll be back, often read more

Like eating a minefield... I was told that the flavors here were unique, and I decided to do some takeout for lunch. I got the jerk chicken dish with rice and festival cornbread. The festival bread and rice were the only things I could eat without fear of breaking a tooth. Every single bite of chicken had visibly undetectable chunks of brittle bone fragments in it. Even if I exam a piece for a while I still won't find all the sharp chunks until I painfully chewed on one. It's like they took an entire chicken and hacked at it with a cleaver a few times before seasoning and cooking it. The flavors were very authentic and sweet, but hard to enjoy between pulling chunks of inedible marrow and bone out of your mouth. I might have got a bad batch, but as a first impression I can not recommend eating here. Especially for the price. I am starving right now with a bunch of bones placed on top of overcooked rice sitting in front of me. I just can't... read more

Kingston Kitchen - I didn't realize I ordered the bone jerk platter... - Caribbean Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

Good food, good portions, fast service Stopped here after browsing the human society thrift store next door. It smelled good, so we followed our noses. Got a combo plate: oxtail & beef stew with steamed veggies Portions were big enough that my partner and I could share and both be satisfied I LOVE oxtail so I was super excited The plate was very clean when we were done We tried the ginger beer and pinapple watermelon juice The ginger beer is very gingery a bit too much for us But the juice was perfect read more

This may be my new all time favorite place. I am in love with the jerk chicken. The service is great the food has come out quick. The rum punch was delicious. Great atmosphere, I feel welcome and at home. read more

Kingston Kitchen - Caribbean Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

Cee Dee is in a well kept up shopping center. I was really impressed with the interior, it was very festive with a sizable seating areas as well as a bar. From their bathroom posters one notes they offer DJs/music nights some with covers some without. I just might have to partake one day. I have not previously dined on Jamaican cuisine so I went "big" and ordered goat, they offer it curry style. This comes with rice or rice and kidney beans, along with two sides. The meat was very robust, moist, really a nice flavor. Definite downside is the very VERY small bones found in almost every bite. This fact alone will keep me from ordering this in the future. My girlfriend had chicken curry served as drumsticks that looked nice. The curry sauce was really good, definitely had a nice kick after taste. The rice and beans wasn't anything special but good, next time I'll opt for double steamed cabbage sans rice. My other side was plantains that were not covered and fried just fried which I appreciated, they're a lovely sweet treat. Definitely will be back for those plantains and the curry read more

Kingston Kitchen - Chicken curry - Caribbean Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

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I found this place through the Food Network's "On the Road" app. The app can find any restaurants nearby that have been on any food network show! Apparently this place was on a show called "Meat and Potatoes" (never seen). Like Yelp's app, it's very handy while traveling! Beef patty: A bit too dry and crumbly on the outside. The beef was okay, but nothing too special. Festival: Deep fat-fried batter. The guy on the phone said it was fried cornbread, but the inside was more the consistency of batter. It was still good. Plaintains: These were okay, but I've had better in south Florida. They weren't very crispy, which I prefer. Jamaican rice: Dry, but not too bad in flavor I guess. Ox tails: They were ok, but nothing special. There was a good hearty flavor, but not enough compared to other cuisines. I've had more flavorful Cuban food, like ropa vieja. At least the meat was tender and falling off of the bones! Jerk chicken wings: Spicy! I had this with the root beer (which was also spicy), and my nose was dripping. I don't know if it's because I am not used to the spice (have no problems with crawfish), but what a kick! The service was good. I had called ahead for pickup, and the food was ready on time, as promised. The only thing is that you cannot get a copy of your credit card receipt (only an itemized receipt provided). The restaurant owner claimed that it's possible someone can sign the second copy (since there's a signature line). I didn't have any problems on my credit card statement, but it seemed so strange to me! read more

Kingston Kitchen - Clockwise from top left: beef patty, root beer, festival, plantains, Jamaican rice, ox tails, & wings - Caribbean Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

Yes, it's Kingston Kitchen now. Wow. We had jerk chicken, the beef patties and the rice comes with your choice of gravy on it: chicken stew or the oxtail which I recommend! The vegetable side was steamed cabbage with slivered carrots and corn. Who knew it would be such a great combinaton! You must try "festival". You have to order it just because of the name! They say it is fry bread. I say it is a unsugary doughnut and delicious. read more

There are not a lot of Jamaican restaurants in Tucson but this little jewel in a strip mall on Speedway is outstanding. Differently a mom and pop run kitchen. My brother had curry chicken, I had curried shrimp and Kathleen had the coconut shrimp. All came with a large serving of rice, steamed or raw vegetables and festival bread. The food was seasoned so perfectly that you didn't have to hot sauce. They have a full bar and special nonalcoholic drinks. Of course they have Red Strip beer for all of us that fell for it on the island. This is one of the few places in Tucson that serves goat curry style. I have had that before along with the jerk chicken. Just a nice local restaurant with Jamaican music playing in the background. Since it wasn't crowded at 5:30 we had excellent service. I hope when it is busy the bring more then just a cook and a waitress/ bartender. We would highly recommend this place for the lovers of Jamaican food or if you have never had this type of food a great place to try it for the first time. Reminded me of the little restaurants you would find on the side of the road in Jamaica. read more

I should have done the buffet. I went during weekday lunch. There's a lunchtime buffet that I think is around $8... I should have done that, but instead ordered an entree: combo plate with beef and jerk chicken. Ambience - it's dark, cozy and nicely themed (with Jamaican colors and vibe). Between 12noon - 1p there were a total of 5 tables occupied (three were solo, like I was this time, and two tables had a couple of folks at them). This made the place barely 1/4 occupied (roughly 16 tables with half being 4-tops and half being 2-tops). This location (5305 Speedway) is much better than their old one and parking is free and plentiful. The buffet had 3 warming trays and featured (from the sign) jerk chicken; talapia and plantains I think. There were two huge guys sitting at separate tables near the buffet and they had easily consumed 3-4 platefuls of food... I don't know how CeeDee can break even on them and clearly I should have gone the route of the endless jerk chicken buffet too. My entree this time (as in previous times) was a mixed result. The jerk chicken, (chopped pieces, bone-in, including sections of thigh and drumsticks) was VERY good. The chicken was just-charred and had that signature tangy sauce on it. The curry beef was terrible, however. The curry flavor was good, albeit subtle and dry, not soupy enough to mingle with the rice. But the beef portion was full of fat and/or gristle. At $14 for the entree (with rice, steamed cabbage and plantains) it was overpriced. The chicken portion consisted of a small leg (like the winglet kind) and maybe 1/4 of a thigh (two spoon-sized chunks). the beef serving amounted to maybe 4 oz or half a cup of cubed meat mixed with a few chopped carrots. The side cabbage was delicious and so were the plantains!... not crisp as some have complained, but very substantial, sweet and still fried on a grill. In sum, there were some definite hits (the jerk chicken; plantains) and misses (besides the beef, I've also had the goat and the oxtail before: the goat was even more chock full of gristle and the oxtail simply was too much work for me to eat (with too little meat/protein overall). The joint gets an "ok" from me, but I think I will try their buffet, as that has to be the caveman's bargain here! read more

I ordered the curry chicken with carrots and cabbage along with the festival cornmeal fritter. Flavor was great, fritter was a little dry but still had good flavor. I ordered the sorrel drink which was a hibiscus drink with ginger, I loved it! Great service and ambiance. I was a little jealous of my husband's watermelon pineapple drink, so I think I'll get that next time. Oh, rum cake was yummy, not too boozy, and very moist! read more

Kingston Kitchen - Caribbean Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

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I had oxtails rice and beans plantains and festival. It was all very good. I also had the house made rum punch. read more

Kingston Kitchen - The food was great the drinks were good - Caribbean Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

The food waS excellent. I got the goat and oxtails. I also had a Jamaican splash drink and it was good not enough liquor for me but it was still tasty! read more

Kingston Kitchen - Caribbean Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

So delicious. We ordered for our office and we are so happy we tried it. We're trying to support local tucson restaurants and this one definitely didn't disappoint it. I will be going there again for sure. read more

Tucked into a strip mall best jerk chicken I've had in years. Clean no frills restaurant nice menu with basics of Jamaican food and attentive staff. Service was slow but there was only one waitress when we were there and she was serving and doing setups. Answered everyone's questions. One if my companions projected the oxtails delicious also. It was slow when we were there and I was a visitor but here's hoping the locals will patronize so this gem can stay afloat. Reasonably priced dinner with beverages under 20 dollars. read more

The food was good. I had Curry Goat. The curry wasn't strong. It was a bit mild, tasteful but mild. It had a lot of bones which took a way for the enjoyment. The two little plantains were tasteful but cool. The Festival (fried bread) was good. The rice and beans were so so. I ordered some jerked chicken wings to go. DO NOT buy them. I've had better wings. They didn't taste like jerked chicken and it was spiceless. They lathered a lot of sauce onto them but it didn't work. I was the only customer in the restaurant. I didn't see my server until I walked up to the counter to pay for my food. I will go back to give them another try. Again, my meal was good but I"m used to curry goat having a little kick to it. read more

I love love this food!!!!!! I either dine in or order to go! Call ahead if you're ordering fish. If not order when u get there. Service is fast! If you go enough they start to remember you! My favorite is the Stew Beef. It has amazing flavor! My husband usually orders the combo with jerk chicken and curry chicken with rice and beans and vegetables!! The food is good! read more

Food is ok, the rice and peas is tough... but what the worst about this place is the costumer service. 0n 2 June 2019, I called to place an order, the mature lady that answered was extremely RUDE. She yells into the phone that she couldn't hear my while the music is blaring in the back ground, I had to yell my order into the phone. I order the jerk chicken and she yell at me what two side I give her that info, she ask how long will I be I sail 10 mins and she just hangs up.... really?! I'm Jamaican and I understand how we are as a people... but that's not the way to handle ppl read more

I'm amazed this place does not have a rating closer to 5 stars!!?? I seriously can't put into words how amazing the food was!!! Everything was incredibly fresh, perfectly cooked and seasoned. It was so good I needed to confirm we were still in Arizona and not Jamaica. The staff was wonderful; we also got the opportunity to meet the head chef who was kind and humble. I would highly recommend this place to anyone who enjoys Jamaican food. read more