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Riddim N Spice

4.4 (222 reviews)
Open • 11:00 am - 8:00 pm

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Jerk chicken, plantains, macaroni pie
Heather F.

I hadn't been here in years, so I'm glad it came to mind because I need to put it in the rotation more. I love the bright, island interior. I also love all the menu choices. Bowls, plates, lots of protein options - it's hard not to find what you want. The team was kind & helpful when I asked for recommendations. There's free parking on the street & in the lot. Love: jerk chicken (get both sauces); service (helpful) Like: macaroni pie (upcharge); plantains

Vegan Plate (large): BBQ Jackfruit, arroz con gandules, cabbage. DELICIOUS!
Tigra C.

On my first visit, I ordered a large vegan plate with BBQ Jerk Jackfruit, arroz con gandules, y cabbage. Soy cubana pues I felt obliged to add some Cuban black beans as well. Then I was informed that their Festival is also vegan, so despite my gluten intolerance, I had to try those too. JACKFRUIT- This vegan wonder fruit requires some serious prep, otherwise it ends up being bland and boring. When I saw the big chunks of jackfruit I was worried, thinking it'd be lacking in flavor. I have never been so happy to be wrong! The have excelled at the near impossible feat of thoroughly marinating every single nano inch of each piece of jackfruit. The flavor and texture were phenomenal! I was so impressed! 10/10 ARROZ CON GANDULES - Very good in a subtle way. Perfect combination with the jackfruit and Cuban Black Beans. CABBAGE- Delicious!! CUBAN BLACK BEANS- The test with beans is to try them by themselves before adding them to rice. These beans passed the test. Very flavorful on their own. FESTIVAL- Cooked fresh (made to order). Delicious! They also have a nice array of fresh juices and lemonades. The juices are $2 higher than the lemonades. I tried the following: Pineapple Ginger Juice - so fresh!! Real pineapple, real ginger. Tasted like it was just made that day. 10/10 Strawberry Mango was very good too. I went back the next day and tried their collard greens, Jamaican rice and peas, and habichuelas. They were all very good. I also ordered a gallon of the Pineapple Ginger juice. My coworker got the salmon and said that it tasted better the second day than the first time. Riddim n' Spice successfully executes various flavors and dishes from across the West Indies. You feel an irie vibe as soon as you enter; and I received a warm welcome as soon as I walked in the door. It's a spacious restaurant with a dedicated parking lot, so bring your whole crew.

Lauren H.

Riddim n Spice-- Nashville, TN @datriddimnspice Flavvvvvvaaaa!! The fam chose to be underwhelmed by Shoney's and Kami & I chose to try Riddim N Spice. I ordered the Large Vegan Plate I wanted the Curry Vegan Meatballs sooooo bad but they sold out by the time we got there! So, I ordered the BBQ jerk Jackfruit work Rice and Peas, Cabbage and Mac. It was actually delicious! I was so full! & it was Kami's 1st time trying Jamaican food. She said she really liked the Jerk Chicken! #Riddim #Spice #VeganJamaican #NashvilleTN

I did ask for my meat without the sauce. This one tasted a little better.
Udoka A.

I just went here. I remember it many years ago - the food was juicy and delicious. I got a large plate jerk chicken plantains and side of oxtails. Almost 50$ When I tell yall that this place has changed. The smell of the food itself was bad. The rice was dry, no flavor The plantains were fry and somehow tasteless The Jerk chicken?!?? This one upset me. Because it used to be so good. The chicken was so dry and tasteless as well I'm questioning if they just gave me a bad batch but I can never go here again to try it out. Too much money wasted right now for something I will not be eating.

Jerk Chicken
Jeremy P.

I have been several times and the jerk chicken has always been my go to. All of the sauces are top tier. I was disappointed on my most recent visit to find out they no longer served white meat chicken and they only had legs and thighs. The service is always great and always remember to grab a rum cake at checkout.

So delicious and flavors on point! I wanted to lick the plate!
GodBless T.

Definitely one of the best deliciousness to every bite! I had delicious oxtail , delicious creamy macaroni & cheese, yummy moist plantains! Everything was sooooo savory! My tastebuds are happy dancing to to da riddim & spices! Thank you! Wish yall had a location in every state's capitol oh and all their fresh pressed juices are perfecto too!

Jerk chicken bowl with trini fried rice, charred corn, caramelized onions, diced sweet potatoes, broccoli , & honey jerk sauce.
Tyneshia J.

Oh, how I love this place! The people are always nice & the restaurant is always playing some music to get you going. My favorite menu item is the build your bowl. You can choose your protein, sauce, & 4 toppings. My bowl usually consist of jerk chicken, trini fried rice, honey jerk sauce, corn, sweet n tangy peppers, & caramelized onions; however, their menu changed a few months ago & they no longer have the sweet n tangy peppers, but they have added diced sweet potatoes & broccoli to the menu- so that's what I added in. The sweet potatoes are fye! I can honestly eat those by themselves. And the bowl was amazing per usual.

Evan L.

Let me tell you, YOU HAVE TO GET TO RIDDIM N' SPICE. Kamal, the owner, truly does not play. Some of the best chicken and greens we have ever had. Nothing subpar. All top tier. So grateful this is a part of our Nashville food scene.

Reginice C.

My brother put me on to Riddim a few years ago. Back then, the vibe was great every time I would walk in. The food was delicious too. I've brought friends from Georgia here to eat, previously. I recently came back to the city, and we stopped to get food here. I'm not sure if they changed ownership, but everything was off. The guy who took our order(never seen before, but it's been a couple years), his energy was bland and uninviting. I've always ordered their bowl with all of the veggies, but in the past I've gotten the rice and peas as the base. This time, I got the trini rice as the base; it had way too much turmeric. I got the regular jerk sauce on my bowl and it was underwhelming, previously I would get the sweeter version which may be the bbq jerk sauce. Previously, I would get most of the veggie toppings to make my veggie bowl, but it's limited 4 toppings now. I eyed the jackfruit, but decided not to get it because it was the whole pieces. I'm experienced with jackfruit and you must shred it to maximize flavor; it's not something to just toss in sauce haha. I opted not to set myself up on this visit by adding it. They were out of the cucumber lime drink and the drinks come in bottles instead of cups now. The pikliz was pretty good... Overall, It was not a good experience. I'm sad because I use to enjoy this spot and really looked forward to my visit.

LAMB PLATE
Cleo G.

Got takeout, and really enjoyed it. I got a plate with lamb, Puerto Rican rice, sweet potatoes, mango cucumber salad, and some other veggies. The honey garlic sauce is tasty and the lamb has great flavor. It's a bit chewy in certain places and I do feel like the portion should've been slightly larger. But I did enjoy!!

Curry goat with rice and mac n cheese
Schyler D.

Excellent simple Caribbean spot! Relatively small menu but that's not a bad thing. They know what they do and they do it well. The curry goat was fantastic, so tender, rich, and flavorful. The rice was also good and soaked up the curry juices well. The mac and cheese was baked (just how I prefer), and had a grest blend of cheeses. Plus it had some richness. All around a great plate of generous portions!

Breanna T.

Was visiting from Memphis for the day and wanted some Jamaican food. And found this on Yelp. This was my first time seeing a cafeteria style set up Jamaican place. The food was well seasoned. The only thing was it was a a lot of fatty pieces to the oxtail. I don't eat oxtail a lot so I'm not sure if that's normal or not. And since the food is served cafeteria style it not as hot as I would like it. I like my food steaming hot. This was just like a normal to Luke warm hot. But overall still very tasty!

Large Leg n Thigh with yellow rice and sweet plantains. The picture doesn't do justice as to how much food this is.
Theo A.

Buckle up, Yelpers. I'm about to give the best review I've probably ever given on this platform. Just went to Riddim n' Spice today. I've been to restaurants in maybe over 20 countries on 4 continents. This has to be on my Mt. Rushmore of restaurants. The flavor of the food is absolutely amazing. One of the best mac n cheeses I've ever had. The spicy jerk sauce was amazing. The jerk chicken was amazing. The lamb shanks were amazing. All three rices were among the best I've ever had. I can go on and on. I'm from a Caribbean background myself, but I've always been a little bit of an outlier where I've never enjoyed Caribbean food that much. It never lacks in the seasoning department obviously, but most times I usually find that it lacks balance. I found Riddim n' Spice to be the complete opposite. Riddim n' Spice has the seasoning of Caribbean food with the culinary understanding of French food. For example, the lamb shanks were like braised short ribs with an accent. In my opinion they understand how to really COOK at Riddim n' Spice, not just how to season. If you read any of my other reviews you'll quickly realize just how much of an emphasis I put on value. I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED MORE VALUE FROM A RESTAURANT IN MY LIFE THAN I HAVE FROM RIDDIM N' SPICE. If I had to rank the restaurants I've been to in my life by value received, this spot would be 1 through 10 and everyone else would start at 11. I got 2 large leg and thigh plates with rice and peas and sweet plantains, 2 large lamb shanks plates (2 lamb shanks per plate) with yellow rice and mac n cheese, and a large goat with Trini rice and cabbage. I have enough food for a week easily, and that's a conservative estimate. There is honestly no point in doing grocery anymore when a place like this exists. When the employee was loading my plate up with goat, I almost wanted to tell her to stop, but I didn't know if that was sacrilege at a Caribbean restaurant to tell her to stop. The amount of food she was packing into this tray was mind blowing. I had to take most of the food home. I just spent the last hour cleaning out my fridge in order to reclaim containers just to store this stuff in. I'm still dumbfounded at the amount of food I got from this spot and how good it is. I live in Franklin so I live a good hour away from Riddim n' Spice, but I guarantee you, over the next year this will be the spot that I most visit over any other restaurant. I dare someone to audit me on that claim. If Riddim n' Spice ever shuts down I will riot in a way that has the FBI raising its eyebrows. If the founder of this spot runs for governor of Tennessee I will vote for you if you're reading this. Peace.

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Amazing food! Amazing atmosphere! The po'boys are so good. Sides are so good. Give this place a try.

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4.4(677 reviews)
1.2 mi•Midtown
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I really really wanted to 5* this place!!…read more We came extra excited for one of the fully vegan restaurants in Nashville, and the food didn't disappoint, but there were some notes that brought it down to a 4. Ambiance - casual. Maybe more casual than what we expected, but it's still a good place to come with friends or for a relaxed meal. Service - It was okay. Our server was really quite fantastic, but as the restaurant got busy, it became apparent that they may have been a bit understaffed. It might have been also a matter of expectation, but the food did come out much slower than we thought it would - took roughly 30 min for the food and 15-20 min for the dessert after we'd asked for it. At least everything was hot, which was really nice. Food - as far as appetizers go, the cheese board was quite satisfying! They had two clearly fresh and homemade cheeses and a bunch of other additions to the board that were fantastic. The Loc Mac and Chz was also really quite great and we kept on thinking about it well after the meal. The mushroom/walnut spread did overtake the cheese flavor a bit, but it did mix well overall. The Katsu tofu addition was not so great. No really marinated, just breaded/fried, so that was a bit disappointing. The cheesecake was fairly mediocre. The flavor of the actual cheesecake was very bland, and even the caramel and nuts were not enough to save that - it felt like it was prepared for fruit toppings in mind, not for more subtle flavors so that is one big edit that needed to be made. The gimlet and nojito were solid too We'd certainly come back if we were in the area

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4.7(621 reviews)
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The food was amazing .I had the hot chicken sandwich and fries. My son had soulfood plate amazing…read more as well .I will absolutely recommend this place if you visit Nashville. We ate there 3 days out of our 5 day visit. See you again in October .

Sent the business a message requesting a refund as I had been waiting over 2 hours for my…read morecarry-out. I still have not received a response and it has been almost a week. I'm guessing poor customer service and lack of communication is a top-down issue. Would not recommend. Was repeatedly told come back in 5 minutes and we are bagging up your order by the staff. Ridiculous Update: Phyliss R- If you are stating that I contacted you for a refund and then sent a text message to cancel that request. That is simply incorrect/false. I never sent a text message to the business stating this and I still have yet to be contacted by the business. I filled out a contact form on the website requesting a refund. Again, after waiting almost 2 hours. You coming on my post and lying further laminates the poor customer service and a severe lack of accountability. Your workers themselves said they were short staffed and no one was there to help them. I can have empathy for them, but I also don't think that I should be subjected to a 2 hour wait for carryout. So either you are unaware of the situation at your business or you don't care. It's Unfortunate that you would rather try to diminish my personal experience instead of just saying we messed up and take accountability.

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4.6(699 reviews)
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A mess of tasty food. I don't belong in Sunflower Cafe. I'm a not so large fellow, but large enough…read moreto pale in comparison with the regular crowd that visit. All these healthy people make me embarrassed as to what I've done to my body over the past 60+ years. My daughter says that it's never too late to turn it around. But like an oil tanker plowing through the ocean waves, that turn is going to take awhile. The first bend in that turn came in the form of Ginger tofu on a bed of kale and brown rice. Boy is that stuff ever good! Fresh, and if I'm at liberty to say, healthy. So I'll be crossing the threshold of Sunflower in the future. I'll get what my daughter had. Beats me as to what it was. She raved about it, so whatever she had, it'll be in front of me soon. Quick Tip: Look out for the cat.

I loved how tucked away and secluded this restaurant felt! It was adorable. Pinto and Lentil (which…read moreare great pet names, by the way) were so cute. I ate on the patio so I could watch them sun themselves and play. In terms of food- this definitely felt like a vegan school cafeteria, which isn't what I was expecting. I got the hot chik'n sandwich and was disappointed. I had expected a solid patty, and instead what I received was like a sloppy Joe that wasn't sloppy. I would love to give this place another shot when I return to Nashville, but I think the chik'n sandwich is permanently off my list of choices.

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4.2(826 reviews)
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Nashville, y'all showed OUT for this bachelorette brunch!…read more A little bride time, a little girl time, and a whole lot of GOOD FOOD! My daughter, my BFF, and I headed to The Mockingbird in Nashville, Tennessee for a bachelorette brunch, and let's just say the food did not disappoint! The menu was full of creative dishes, and everything we tried was delicious. From the burger and seasoned fries to the steak and eggs, crispy Brussels sprouts, and everything in between, we had ourselves a proper brunch! But can we talk about that GRILLED CHEESE?! Listen... we LOVED it! Sometimes the simplest dishes end up being the ones you remember most, and that grilled cheese definitely made an impression! And the sweetest little touch? The Mockingbird surprised us with a "Congrats, Bach!" card that made our celebration feel even more special. Good food, great company, and making memories with two of my favorite girls before the big day. That's what this season is all about! She Eats He Eats: Bachelorette Edition! The Mockingbird | Nashville, TN Now tell me... are you ordering something adventurous for brunch, or are you sticking with a classic grilled cheese?

Solid family dinner in the downtown dining room. I had the wedge salad, my son ordered the bird…read moredinner, and my wife had the burger. All three plates landed well and the kitchen kept things simple and consistent. The mocktail program deserves a mention. I had the Punchin' Bag (mocktail version) and my wife had the virgin mojito, and both were done right, not an afterthought. Their signature punch is the house calling card. Easy room to sit and talk through a meal. We will be back.

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