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    Mr. Bigg's Restaurant

    4.4 (40 reviews)
    ModerateCaribbean
    Open 11:30 am - 7:30 pm
    Updated 3 months ago

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    Casual
    Good for kids
    Dogs allowed
    Good for groups

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    Curry Chicken, Rice and peas, Collard greens, with Baked Mac and Cheese

    My favorite Caribbean spot upstate. I've also ordered their jerk chicken and sweet plantains. Each order is made fresh and promptly every time. Excellent service.

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    Thomas C.

    Eddie Igho Akiti learned to cook from his mother, a Saint Lucia native who ran a Caribbean restaurant in London for two decades. But he honed his customer service and restaurant management skills from the Olive Garden, where he worked for years opening locations and running operations for the national chain. Akiti started his own Caribbean restaurant five years ago in Watertown. He went from running a small place in a mall food court to running two food trucks at Fort Drum, the U.S. Army base near Watertown. As business got bigger, he borrowed the theme for the name of his restaurant. For the past couple of years, he's run Mr. Bigg's out of downtown Watertown, and decided to open a Syracuse location to tap into the larger market. The menu contains Caribbean food staples of chicken and beef, seasoned with spicy jerk sauce or flavorful curries. Ginger, turmeric, fresh garlic, thyme, allspice, nutmeg and coconut season the foods. Curried goat and oxtail stew, rice and peas (which are kidney beans), plantains, cabbage, and collard greens round out the menu. The menu also includes "coco bread," a coconut-flavored savory bread that can be used like a pocket bread for sandwiches. He has a variety of wraps, as well as vegetarian and seafood options. On Fridays, he'll serve a fried fish of boneless snapper. I caught wind of Mr Biggs thanks to another Yelper about a week before it opened and knew I wanted to try it. Today, the wife and I didn't feel like making dinner, and since it's very close to her job, we decided we'd give it a try. Mr Biggs is take out and delivery only. There are no tables in the place to sit, just a couple chairs for customers to wait for their food and a counter in front of the kitchen. I ordered about 20 minutes beforehand and the gentlemen on the phone was very nice and answered the couple questions I had. When I arrived, there were a couple other customers ordering and I waited maybe another 5 minutes for it to be packaged up. On street parking only on N Salina, and only one employee at the counter who was very nice. The wife ordered the curry chicken entree with white rice, collard greens and plantains, while I chose the jerk chicken entree also with collards and plantains, but I went with Mr Biggs rice, a rice simmered in tomato sauce and spices. I also ordered a beef patty for us to split. I really wanted to try the coco bread, but unfortunately they were out. When we got home, we were excited to dig in. Each entree came with 3 chicken drumsticks, which were all perfectly cooked and falling off the bone tender, and we switched a drumstick of each so we could try them both. The wife's curry chicken didn't retain much of the curry flavor, but the rice underneath it did. It was mild, but good. My jerk chicken, on the other hand, was extremely flavorful. Spicy with a touch of heat that'll pop your taste buds. My rice was really good, also had a good spice kick to it. The collards were fine, but were simple collards. The beef patty was also alright, but it could've used a touch more flavor and the meat had a very liquidy consistency. The plantains were AMAZING. Lightly battered and fried, sweet but savory. So good. I could've eaten a plate of those alone. Overall, we really enjoyed it and will definitely go back. Each entree was $10.99 and the portions were huge and gave us each a second meal. I'd like to get a little more adventurous and try the other menu options, and it'll be a great option for when I don't want a heavy fried type meal. Great addition to the city!

    Jerk Chicken Oxtail
    Diana H.

    I LOVEEEEEEE ME BIGGS. the seasoning is perfection, the portions perfection, the prices are affordable and its AUTHENTIC!!! Im African and I know good food when i taste it. And hes sooo nice guys. please give it a try -Diana

    Curtis P.

    First time having Caribbean food in Syracuse and this was IT! Service around lunch was fast and food was hot and fresh. My brother and I both got he jerk chicken dinner and I loved every bite. You can tell time went into preparation and it was appreciated. Affordable too! I HIGHLY recommend and will be going back soon.

    Beef patties, 2 meat combo: stew chicken & oxtail with rice and beans, sides of Mac n cheese and cabbage

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    9 months ago

    The jerk chicken was fantastic!! The curry chicken cost it 1/2 star. Add Mr. Bigg's rice, cabbage and baked mac. Enjoy!

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    6 years ago

    The oxtails are sooo good! Sides tend to be hot or miss, but any of their jerked or stewed meats are always spot on!

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    6 years ago

    For my first time Eating here I thought the food was good and the guy was very efficient and timely. I'll definitely will be back!!!

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    8 years ago

    Good food covenant location. Next time I will ask for more gravy on side. We loved the curry goat and ox tail. Will be back next weekend

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    6 years ago

    not authentic jamaican food oxtails taste like ravioli && jerk chicken was not made on grill only thing that was great was the cornbread

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    Lived in the Caribbean for many years and this is the real deal. Very good food! Reasonable price. Friendly staff.

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    9 years ago

    Good live music, good service, and the Spicy Jerk Chicken was great. The owner, Eddie, was very friendly.

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    Authentic Jerk Restaurant and Grill

    Authentic Jerk Restaurant and Grill

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    I went to Authentic Jerk Restaurant and Grill recently for lunch and absolutely loved it! It was a…read morepop up stand but now has a location inside of the Center Ithaca. We ordered the Large Fricassee Chicken (with chicken leg and chicken tender) and the Small Curry Chicken. The woman who was working was very kind, answered all our questions, and gave us recommendations! The large entrees came with 2 sides which were the Mac n Cheese and the Cabbage and the meat is served over rice and beans. The small entrees came with 1 side which was the Cabbage (meat also served over rice and beans). I absolutely loved both meats I tried. The Fricassee Chicken had both juicy and some slightly tougher spots but was overall very flavorful. It came with bell peppers which brought a nice bright crunch to the heavier meal. The Curry Chicken was also very flavorful and saucy. For the sides: Personally, I'm not a mac and cheese fan but this was soo good. I highly recommend getting the large; great portion size and definitely can fill you up for 2 meals easily. I loved trying a bit of everything together - the chicken, the mac and cheese, the sauce, the rice and beans... soo good. I'd recommend you come and support a locally owned business!

    You can't go wrong with the Jerk Chicken, Brown Stewed Chicken, Oxtails, mac & cheese, rice &…read morebeans, or the beef patties. I try to make it my lunch at least once a week.

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