We got 3 meals, the jerk chicken, curry goat, and veggie meal. All 3 were delicious. The Mac and cheese was the best I've ever had and I'm 44 years old. Great food and can't wait to go back. When you look at these meals you can see that they're real food, cooked like home but something I had never had before. read more

Wow, just wow... what can I say! This food is definitely a labor of love! My dad and I tried this place during our visit to Eureka based on previous reviews and it did not disappoint! The stew beef was so flavorful and tender and the Mac and cheese was just delicious! The rice and veggies were also excellent. Wish I lived locally to come back again! read more

The Jerk Kitchen - Caribbean Near Me - Eureka, California

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Love this place! Great food and Great Staff! I definitely recommend the Chicken Curry Plate! All in all needs better hours though like 24/7 kind of deal or later hours or something!! read more

Being here in Humboldt, there's not many choices for jerk chicken and oxtails but this place definitely hits the spot. They were good before the ownership change. AND even better now. Their portion of servings, the food, the service... top notch for me. And they have oxtails on the daily now too. Nothing bad or negative I can say about this place besides the fact it's addicting. Have never had a bad experience nor food. read more

This is the BEST restaurant in Humboldt hands down! I eat here weekly and always have a great experience. It's so good I usually forget to take a picture. But today I went and got some of the organic green banana porridge for breakfast and it was delicious. Tastes just like a warm hug! read more

The Jerk Kitchen - Organic Green Banana Porridge - Caribbean Near Me - Eureka, California

I tried this place after my husband had it given to him by a rep for his work. It was so good! I loved the Mac and cheese because it's got a lot of pepper in. I have been telling my co workers that they have to try it now! read more

Delicious jerk chicken and rice. They have very big portions. Get there early before they run out of plantains.

Stop here if you're anywhere near Eureka - beyond worth it!!!! Had the curry chicken and jugga juice, both of which were incredible. Staff are also the best! Vibe is also warm and bright. Would give 6 stars if I could read more

Just straight up delicious. I had the curry goat and beef patty. Very authentic, home cooked Jamaican dishes. Respect.

owner & staff made a wonderful first impression. food was fantastic! service was excellent! when i am back in the area will not only make it a point to return but also when live band is playing. small eating area but definitely cozy. highly recommend! read more

Outstanding food! We enjoyed every morsel that we've ever eaten here. My problems and the reason I won't return are that the service is super slow at time when one particular person is serving and it seems as though as you get closer to the evening 6:00 and beyond the food seems to always be running out and slow coming of the grill. My last experience there ended with them were running short on the vegetables and brown stew chicken and I got short changed us on those. We were skimped and short changed on my plate. So much so, that I had gotten home opened up my meals and realized we were missing multiple chicken. So I gathered the meals and went back mentioned it to the server. She knew it when she saw me, fixed it that was the end. I really love their food, tip well each time but I will not be going back there after that experience. read more

Let me just say, the hype is REAL. Portions, flavor, everything is on point. I'll definitely be back.

Very glad we found this place on our road trip to the Redwoods. If you are headed that way you need to stop here! the food is the real deal! Perfectly seasoned and cooked slow. A taste of Jamaica. The jerk chicken, rice, brown stew and Mac and cheese were so incredible! read more

People of Humboldt- try this place. The jerk chicken is some of the best chicken I have had. The Mac and cheese is superb I would order it again and again. Will recommend this place whole heartedly. Will be back for sure. read more

We've recently moved into the area and hadn't tried this place bc it's hours were a little hit and miss. HOWEVER; we were just informed that they are now open Tuesday-Saturday. Good thing because we are finally trying it for the first time and this food is phenomenal! So much flavor!!!! Great portions. I had the shrimp curry. My husband had goat curry and jerk chicken. They were all amazing. The beef patty is absolutely delicious. I definitely recommend this place. Be prepared for a little spice but not too much. read more

I love this place I eat here every weekend I just love the jerk chicken best chicken in town.

So glad they are carrying on...had not tried before because the folks chose limited hours and it never seemed to match my window...had a sampler the other day....can see why it has such a strong following....on my repeat list from now on.. read more

Oh my gosh, I absolutely love The Jerk Kitchen! Let me start off by saying that I am so grateful to have this business operating in Eureka. I love to support local and black owned businesses. As soon as we walked in, the family was kind and welcoming. I felt safe, as the aroma of the fresh and spicy food wafted towards me. I ordered a large plate with jerk chicken, Mac and cheese, veggies, and rice. The balance of flavors and textures made my heart flutter. The jerk chicken was tender, spicy, sweet, and perfect. My partner ordered the chicken curry and I can't explain how amazing it was. If you love flavorful, fresh, and delicious food--this is your place. Gosh I can't wait to go back! read more

Oh my gosh; this is my favorite BBQ Chicken to go place. OxTails are to die for as well. Sides of ample delicious rice, veges and the most amazing mac and cheese is such a treat. Even though the mask mandates are lifted (March 2022), these thoughtful owners continue to wear face masks as do their employees to make their customers with compromised health, or who want to avoid getting Covid (vaccinated or not) feel safe. All they do to make getting my Jerk Chicken dinner fix safely, is greatly appreciated. Fancy new food containers have been added, and are going to be appreciated by all those who commented they wanted recyclable containers. The to go containers are the best. It washed out easily with soap and water. Today, I will heat up the left overs for another delicious meal. I feel so blessed to live only 5 minutes away. read more

I went on a Friday to get the Ox tail. It wasn't quite ready yet but I decided to wait because it sounded really good. The people working were very nice and offered me a beverage and something to snack on while I waited for my food. The portions are large and the food was absolutely delicious. Definitely worth the wait in my opinion! read more

Incredible food, huge portions, classic reggae and other great Jamaican music, and incredibly down to earth and sweet owners. You can tell they put a whole lot of love into their food. We were just stopping through and it made our day! Make sure you eat here soon because they will be leaving town within the year! read more

The food is amazing...super flavorful and the chicken was nice and moist. I called up for the daily menu and they had three plates on the menu: Jerk Chicken Brown Stewed Chicken Oxtails We ordered everything. The portions are really generous and it came with beans/rice, sauteed veggies of broccoli, red cabbage, green beans, fried plantains, and mac and cheese. Nothing was overly spicy, kinda of just a warming heat. The chicken was flavorful to the bone and really moist. Everything was super flavorful, even the veg. I hope this place continues to thrive and sticks around for a long while and becomes an institution in Humboldt. read more

I love this restaurant. The owners are super friendly. The food is really fantastic and they give you big portions. They let you choose your sides which is a big plus. The barbecue is always going and they disappear food as soon as it's ordered so there's no wait! Definitely one of my favorite places in town read more

I love the food here, the people serving me were so friendly and outgoing. They have the same humor as me and I love it. I got the jerk chicken and it's delicious! read more

A MUST TRY - one of the best places to eat in Humboldt County hands down! Have never eaten anything I didn't like here, toooo good

5 stars for a reason. The bark on the chicken was amazing. Lovely family owned business.

Great food! The real deal, I just didn't come on fridays which is there ox tails day. I will definitely be back soon!

Best jerk chicken I've had in the states. Good people too! First time tonight driving through on a long drive. Really appreciate you all. Will be back next time I'm in the area. read more

We had a great meal from here! I really appreciated their safe "walk through" pickup. The smell of the smoker in the back of the restaurant made my mouth water, and when we got our jerk chicken we were not disappointed! The sides were all wonderful and the chicken was just the right amount of spicy. And --oh!--those plantains! read more

Something quality in Humboldt. Be good if it was a big city. Refreshing for Eureka. Not just some milk toast, watered down like the usual ( no disrespect to the milk toast). I went with the basic Jerked chicken! So much more to taste. read more

This is better than kingston Jamaica food i just cant believe the consistency they have

Very good ! And authentic !! I love different cultural food and this is the first place that I actually liked with the authentic food ! There rice is so good and fresh chicken off the grill ! I Will be back read more

The Jerk Kitchen - Jerk chicken plate - Caribbean Near Me - Eureka, California

We tried the jerk chicken and their chicken stew. both were good. right amount of spicyness in the jerk, very good flavor, stew was great for kids, there was slight spiciness but my kids who are sensitive to spice still gobbled it up, the mac&cheese, rice and plantains that came with the meal goes well with everything. definitely visiting this place again when we pass by Eureka. Simple place, great food. read more

I am absolutely thrilled to have this wonderful restaurant as a resource in our community upon taking my first bite of my beef patty I was transported back to my home in New York City where I bought these on the corner but they were nowhere near as good the dinner is such a nutritious yummy well portioned offering I am incredibly grateful to everyone that is working so hard to make this place available to us all many blessings read more

Delicious food, and wonderful people. Our family is so happy to finally be able to get Jamaican food locally. We go every time we get a chance. read more

If you are looking for a good home cooked meal and extremely fast this is the place. Food is good vibes are great service has improved immensely since they were able to hire a few more people. Highly recommend it and if you haven't tried it your missing out read more

I've lived in Humboldt for years and somehow missed this place. We got the jerk kitchen combo with rice, veggies and Mac n cheese. It was delicious. Staff was friendly. Would definitely recommend. Only complaint is that food is served in Styrofoam with plastic utensils. read more

Sooooooooo goooood!!!!! Highly recommend! The jerk chicken is on point every time and the goat is just ridiculously delicious.

Yummy so good. A good change to our normal boring American food in Humboldt, the chefs are legit older couple from Jamaica. Good portions. Loved the chicken and Mac and cheese! Yum highly recommend. read more

this place is so amazing! really friendly sweet staff and the ox tails were so delicious. best meal i've had locally in a long time worth every penny read more