So what is "jerk"? I wasn't quite sure myself till last night. The guys from The Voodoo Jerk Truck…read moreexplained to a few Yelpers and myself. Basically, jerk refers to jerk spice either dry-rubbed or web marinated onto meat (or tofu if you're a vegetarian or "not a jerk") relevant to The Voodoo Jerk Truck's cooking style. This is my first real experience to trying Caribbean-Jamaican style food, so definitely not an expert in this style of cooking or food. The Voodoo Jerk Truck guys gave us a little taste test of their signature "Jerk Spice" and "Jerk BBQ sauce". Make sure you ask to taste of their jerk before you try their food, as this will help make more sense of how the jerk is incorporated into their food. The Jerk Spice has a natural earthy flavour with a bit of spice with no sweetness, and slight grainy texture to it. It's not spicy like Indian or Thai flavours, more of a garlic spice. I tend to like spices with a sweet note, so I had to think about this Jerk Spice for a few seconds before deciding whether I liked it or not. I actually didn't mind this flavour. If you like spices (in general) or an earthy (less sweet) flavour, then this Jerk Spice will probably be for you. Unlike the Jerk Spice, Jerk BBQ sauce has a smooth texture and slightly sweet texture. It's a lot runnier in texture than your usual supermarket BBQ sauce, and sweeter too. It's definitely not strong in flavour as the American BBQ sauce typically used in ribs. If you're a BBQ connoisseur, then you will probably appreciate this unique flavour. Mel P bought two Rude Boy Chips for a group of six, which came in a little basket. The Rude Boy Chips is a "beer battered chips with rude boy salt & bombastic sauce). These chips are amazing. Let's be honest, we all love hot crispy chips on it's own. Good sauce is a bonus. The Voodoo Jerk Truck boys got it right with the crispy beer battered chips and the sauce. Definitely a good dish to share in a group. Following the chips, I had the The Voodoo Beef Burger which was made of "braised rib, jerk BBQ sauce, garlic aoili, carrot & cabbage slaw)". The braised rib is very tender which is how I love my braised beef. The combination of the braised rib, Jerk BBQ sauce, garlic aoili and carrot/cabbage slaw gave a very wet feeling (probably intended) so expect your fingers get slightly greasy if you get your hands on this burger. If you can overlook the "wet" texture between the buns, then it's worth a try particularly if you're a Burger lover. Personally, I would of preferred the braised rib with just the BBQ sauce and lettuce. I found the garlic aoili, carrot and cabbage slaw let down the BBQ jerk sauce. But hey, that's just me. My partner enjoyed the burger, and usually he tends to complain about burgers being too messy, big or overload with ingredients or juices. The Jerk Pork Ribs was made up of "grilled jerk spice ribs with mint yoghurt" was delicious. The combination of the grilled jerk spice ribs dipped into mint yoghurt was match made in heaven. If you can eat pork or appreciate ribs as more than just meat on bones, then you'll enjoy this because my partner and I certainly did. This is a great dish to eat at a camp fire, festival or party. The food is similarly priced to other popular food trucks. If you feel like getting your jerk on, grab a few of your friends along to try the Jerk Spice and BBQ Jerk sauce flavours at The Voodoo Jerk Truck. The menu also caters for vegetarians but The Rude Boy Chips and Jerk Pork Ribs is a must try. I want to go back and try their other dishes particularly the Bermuda Bread, Caribbean Salad and Blazed pineapple.

Los Barbudos has a new permanent food-truck set up out the back in the way of Voodoo Jerk Truck. I…read morewas going to make a crack about introducing some jerks, but the guys we met from the kitchen were really lovely, so I'm not gunna do that. The menu is split in two: Jerk and Not a Jerk. Anything in the 'Not a Jerk' section doesn't have their jerk spice seasoning - however if you order from this menu, I do recommend grabbing that big bottle of their own Jerk BBQ sauce because it is delicious and was a big hit with our group. Tastes just like the jerk spice only with a bit of extra sweetness. I had the cauliflower salad and some rude boy chips to share with the group. The chips were excellent - covered in spices and mayo with great crunch. I may have gotten stuck into more than one serve of these... The cauliflower salad was tasty, although it was a tad soggy. I like my veggies crunchy, so I found the cauliflower itself was a bit overcooked and dressing-soaked. Flavours were good though. Other dishes like the pork ribs and jerk burger were being hungrily devoured by others and the noticible lull in conversation suggested everyone was into it. If you come early, you can take advantage of the Los Barbudos Happy Hour which has $8 mojitios until 7pm (although really...the full price of $10 is still decent!). A good bar-food option if you're stopping by for some rum downstairs.

After living in the UK which has a rich Caribbean community, I've been waiting for an authentic…read more Caribbean restaurant in Melbourne. Firstly the service was great and personable, we felt at home as soon as we centered the restaurant. Unfortunately we did not enjoy the food as much. The jerk chicken was not smokey and did not taste as having the scotch bonnet chill rub flavour you would expect. Also the Jerk chicken had a mango puree as part of the dish which did not compliment it. The Seafood gumbo lacked flavour, and was very watery. The fish in the gumbo tasted like Basa. I really wanted to like the food but can't recommend it. This would be a good place to have a casual drink, unfortunately the food lacks real Caribbean flavour and finesse.

Having spent a bit of time in the Caribbean - I returned and went in search of this place I heard…read moreabout which opened up in my neighbourhood since I left ... However I arrived before they opened and they were about to launch a new menu that night ... Online their opening hours were listed differently - so I missed out on sampling their food but the way they handled us was a bit snooty and short off - so not really digging their first impression at this stage ...in terms of being welcoming - actually not sure if I will go again / regardless of cuisine ... It's also very much about personality, service and vibes too !

Service staff were attentive but the food was veeeeeeeeeeery sloooooow to come out…read more. We ordered the house special which was a draft beer added to the broth that the fish was simmering in. The fish itself?? You can only go by the texture of the fish for freshness... Well with all the chillie you can't taste much. I think fans of this type of cuisine come back for the mining sensation from the peppers I found it to be quite good however a bit salty and higher than usual on the msg side.