I grew up in Boynton Beach. Tropical Island was never my first option for island or Hatian Food. because of the reputation that the restaurant had before when it was in the old location up the Street I decided to try this restaurant for the first time since his new location has been open for about a year or two. Surprisingly, when I walked in the restaurant was clean and up-to-date, the staff was super nice and greeted me initially when I came in the door with a friendly Hello! I checked out the scenery, of course, and noticed that in the new location the kitchen was open and you can see the staff preparing the food. Once I got to the register, I explained it was my first time there at this new location. The staff quickly gave me a rundown of the menu and dinner options available to me. One of the staff members also explained the difference between the two meat choices I was interested in. impatiently waited for me to make the final decision on which dinner plate I was interested in ordering. After paying , my food came out and about 10my food came out in about 10 minutes tops. The cashier opened the plate containing my food to show me how hot, fresh, and tasty looking my food was. Lastly, He secured my food with a plastic bag and handed me all of the items I purchased. I thought to myself what took me so long to actually come to this restaurant. It was such a great experience. I love the grow of the restaurant Customer Service different from the past experiences. I have had with this restaurant when it was in the location overall the experience was great and the price for one large plate of Griot was only $15. You cant beat that with a fat stick lol! Cheers to growth! read more

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Please, people, avoid this place; spend your money where you will be valued and respected. Your preferences for a meal matter. I encountered a waitress today whose name I don't know. It was the worst experience of my life. She called me stupid for asking for my fried plantains to be crispy. read more

I purchased a patty that was under baked. Not only was it underbaked the filling was the size of a quarter. How do you miss the mark like that? The service was fine. read more

Tropical Island - Quarter sized filling - Haitian Near Me - Boynton Beach, Florida

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I was waiting in the area a stumbled across tropical island. The staff was great I walked into smiling faces. I ordered the Tasso turkey simp and Grenadian juice. Everything came out quickly a fresh. The ambiance was clean and clear. Food was amazing crispy and delicious 10/10 I'll recommend and come again. read more

Tropical Island - Simple Tasso turkey - Haitian Near Me - Boynton Beach, Florida

The food was good and plentiful. We had the Haitian staple of Griot and it did not disappoint. They provided the right amount of side dishes, plenty of sides. The people were friendly and customer focused! I recommend it. read more

Tropical Island - This is 1/2 of the large Griot plate! - Haitian Near Me - Boynton Beach, Florida

People are very helpful and friendly, portions are large and delicious. Plenty of sides to choose from.

The food was good! Will go again. Prefer Mais san pwa in the morning for breakfast... Let's see if they have it next time...

I love Tropical Island Restaurant, this is the second time I've been here and I plan to come every time I'm in Florida, which is a couple times a year. For now, I will just review my recent visit. They open early and serve breakfast, I was told they start serving lunch around 1130. I ordered the goat curry over the phone and the lady was so sweet. She kind of had a heavy Caribbean accent, I felt bad for making her repeat her sentence more than once. She was trying to ask me what kind of rice. lol In the end I said surprise me. The goat curry is exactly what I expected, fall off the bone delish, it was a bit spicy but I loved it. The red onions and peppers on top paired well with it. I got the fried rice and all of it was sooo good. The crispiness of the plantains just brings the entire dish together. (Dip the plantain in the sauce, you'll thank me later) I will be back, thank you! read more

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Stopped by after church; ordered the brown stew and the fried pork chunks. Both served with rice & pigeon peas, sweet plantains, and salad. Did not realize it was Haitian food till after perusing the website (there were no menus posted as we arrived during grand opening week). I'd had Jamaican brown stew and this tasted a bit different, but delicious! My friend loved the fried pork chunk meal. read more

The new Tropical Island Restaurant in Boynton Beach. So after I heard that Tropical Island had been rebuilt from the ground up, I had to go see it for myself. Owner Jean spent $3M on a modern fast-casual that is still takeout-oriented but now has a HUGE kitchen where they can cook many more kinds of dishes, not just Haitian cuisine. He intends to offer food from all over the Caribbean once he gets the place up to speed, and also he's applied for a full alcohol license. The dining room is simple but clean; it's very much an order at the counter and pick up your food kind of place. He has indoor and covered outdoor patio seating. The beverage cooler has soft drinks from all over the Caribbean, including a beer called Prestige, made in Holland by Heineken but using a Haitian formulation, which is very good; it reminds me of Red Stripe (it's 1 percent ABV stronger, 5.6%) and goes well with the spicy island food. I had every intention of ordering like a normal human being, but as soon as Jean saw Rachel and me, the gig was up; he immediately recognized us and decided we would have the menu grand tour. You're in for a serious treat if you have never had Haitian food. We had two kinds of chicken, the curry chicken and the jerk chicken, entirely different from the Jamaican type. Both are roasted/grilled and then flash-fried, but they are seasoned differently. It should be noted that everything served at this place is aggressively seasoned; they don't serve bland anything, so be prepared for that, and it doesn't taste anything like Cuban or Puerto Rican, or even Jamaican food. The curry chicken (a dry, roasted style similar to the jerk, it's not a stew) is served with a curry sauce on the side, and the jerk comes with a jerk sauce -- both are spicy, but not ridiculously so. If you want hotter stuff on the side, ask, and you will get it. In addition to the sauces accompanying the dishes, we also had a "hot sauce," a brown concoction with jerk-style spices that was very good and hot but not ridiculous. We also had "Tasso," deep-fried chunks of marinated seasoned stew beef that fall apart in your mouth. It's a similar dish to the "griot" fried pork chunks (my Haitian usual) but beef. It's delicious. Veg: We had "Lalo," a (very) seasoned spinach and jute leaf stew that had pork chunks in it -- it's similar to the Jamaican callaloo but has a much stronger flavor to it, and it is flavored with "Epis" which a green herb seasoning base similar to a sofrito. This can also be prepared with chicken on request; blue crab is a popular way of having it, and he's working on sourcing it. We also had "Legume," a mixed vegetable stew with eggplant, and other things, including tomato paste which gives it a red color, like a Caribbean ratatouille. It's excellent. Also, we had two different types of Pickliz, the all-important finely chopped cabbage and carrots that are fermented in habanero pepper vinegar. The one he called "commercial" pickliz was damn hot, the cabbage is swimming in a pool of bright orange-colored vinegar, and you smell the habanero/scotch bonnet the second it is within inches of your nose; it utterly reeks of it; it's like a punch in the face. It looks like coleslaw, but you should not eat it like coleslaw; you want to use it sparingly on bites of meat to give it extra zing. The Tasso also came with an onion pickliz that was very spicy. We were also treated to the "real" pickliz, which Brian would probably classify as a 4 on his heat scale, made with ghost peppers, and after I tasted it, I thought I would die. I took a picture of it next to the "commercial" one, and you can clearly see the color difference. You need to ask for that one special. In terms of starches, you are going to get fried plantain (tostones) and also several kinds of rice. There's white rice, seasoned peas and rice, and also "diri djon djon", black mushroom rice, and my favorite of the three. And you get a lot of it, so expect to take food home. If you are up in the Boynton area and you want to try something quite different from your normal stuff up in that area definitely hit Tropical Island up, especially if you like spicy stuff. read more

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We always get Haitian food when we're down in SOFLO, but we always used a different restaurant and it always took FOREVER even if I called ahead. So today we thought we'd try Tropical Island. I ordered online and it was hot, fresh and waiting for us when we got there! Perfect experience and the food was delicious. My son got the friend beef platter and I had black rice. Both were excellent! We'll be back!!! read more

Excellent place!! Clean. Helpful staff, clean restrooms. Plenty of parking, AND THEY HAVE COLD BEER! read more

Tropical Island - Excellent. Have to try it! - Haitian Near Me - Boynton Beach, Florida

Oh my Lord! This has got to get the award for most delicious food find of 2021! I cannot get over how much I just enjoyed my lunch. Another bar has been set! First of all, it's small and doesn't even look like a restaurant! It's in the middle of a very inconspicuous area. The definition of a hidden gem. I walked in and all I heard was Haitian Creole and a few folks waiting for their order. While I waited I saw person after person come in, this place is clearly a neighborhood hotspot. I ordered (the menu is in creole so it was a bit of a challenge but made me certain that it was authentic) I was able to read jerk chicken and I selected the smaller portion. It comes with rice and beans (beans are puréed sorta so no actual beans, yummy!) and a bit of a salad. From the first bite ... my eyes opened wide, and my probably turned into a heart shape! I was in love. This sauce beats out nearly every jerk sauce I've tasted. Blasting with flavor and spices. Chicken was perfectly cooked. I could go on but honestly this place is just amazing and deserves 6 stars. Also; cannot forget to say that service was first-class. The busy ladies at the front still were able to be super friendly and smile when they gave me my order. I felt really good here. I will be telling EVERYONE and this is also where I'll be bringing friends. read more

Tropical Island - Made my day!!! - Haitian Near Me - Boynton Beach, Florida

Went to try out this place and was pleasantly surprised. So we are always on the lookout for caribbean, jamaican / haitian types of places And found their location to be a nice brand new clean and an amazing restaurant. What's nice about this type of place is the amazing staff and the locals. The people are always a little spicy people watching can be pretty entertaining The food was really good the griot was moist and the rice tasty and can't wait to try the jerk chicken. read more

Tropical Island - Griot rice and beans with salad. - Haitian Near Me - Boynton Beach, Florida

They used to be the best haitian spot but in the last week twice already got subpar orders, fried turkey nothing but big bones no meat, mediocre food at best. Do yourself a favor and go and try Nessa's kitchen , truly amazing haitian food read more

Tropical Island - 80% of plate is bones and rice - Haitian Near Me - Boynton Beach, Florida

Chicken stew, mac n cheese and black rice is so delicious , I'll always eat hear! Every time it's so fresh. read more

Tropical Island - I've been here twice and the food is so good!!! - Haitian Near Me - Boynton Beach, Florida

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Horrible customer-service every time, I scheduled my order I get there and still have to wait for my food, It's like the women in there have weird power trip vibes like you clearly see I'm in my damn uniform. This is my second time making an online order and I had to wait or they get other online orders before mine (mind you I came in before these other online orders). Not to mention I can see my food literally sitting in their face while I'm waiting forever for an online order, I waited 20 minutes the last time and this time 26 minutes basically my whole lunch break I'm waiting for food I scheduled to pick up ! read more

2nd time to this location, I had to get my Griot fix. It's right off BB Blvd, if you're not paying attention you'll definitely miss it. There's probably 3 parking spots outside so it's not parking friendly. The ladies at the counter were super friendly. Ordering was quick and only took about 10 minutes to receive my food to go. Fresh, plentiful, delicious and piping hot. The pork was cooked just right, I hate dry/overcooked griot and the rice and beans were tasty. I love pikliz but not a fan of it here but the meat sauce was . Definitely have to try the turkey next time, notice a lot of people order it. read more

Tropical Island - Complete Griot (Large) - Haitian Near Me - Boynton Beach, Florida

I want to be fair and say that I was spoiled growing up near a large Jamaican community and had a hunger for Caribbean prepared in that style. This food is--I'm guessing--more Haitian in flavor? Never been to Haiti so wouldn't know for certain. Curry chicken was not awesome--not terrible. Just mediocre. Curry lacked fire and flavor. Plantains we're kind of overcooked / tough. Rice was just okay. Portion size was nice and price was very fair. Customer service seemed a little...hostile? Not quite certain but I continue to wonder why a minor degree of politeness and hospitality can't be offered to guests in your own restaurant. Anyway, wouldn't go back but perhaps I just stopped by on an off day. Wish them continued success. read more

I usually have low expectations when I order takeout from any place, especially one I've never tried before, but Tropical Island was a pleasant surprise. We ordered the fried chicken meal and the griot with rice and beans and both were delicious! The chicken and pork were both well marinated, tender, and moist. I've had griot that can be pretty dry and need a lot of hot sauce to bring it back to life, but hot sauce was really unnecessary except as an added bonus in this case. The pikliz was all spicy and vinegary goodness, but my blood pressure probably went up a few points after the meal. You get a good sized portion for the price you pay, which is very reasonable. This is gonna be my go-to when I have a Haitian food fix. read more

Tropical Island - Haitian Near Me - Boynton Beach, Florida

A flavorful Haitian spot in that specific area. I usually go for the turkey meal with the sauce and Haitian fried goat . Sometimes it's a bit of a wait but i always like to order over the phone in advance so i can just grab and go . Never really had any issues with my food since I've been visiting here . It's hard to find good Haitian or Caribbean spots . I noticed Miami has more variety. But this spot is not bad at all. They elevated from their previous spot they've been at for yearss and have done a great job in presenting this one . Congrats ! Proud of them :) read more

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Here's a picture of my order receipt vs what they gave me which was wrong. Omg so many bones I can't even eat my plate and it was totally wrong!! I ordered stewed chicken with black rice and red creole sauce. This plate is too hazardous that I'd choke literally because of all the tiny bones. Wish I could get a refund because I drove 30min out and back ‍ this never happens to me I'm super disappointed at kitchen staff read more

Tropical Island - Haitian Near Me - Boynton Beach, Florida

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The food is amazing as always but customer service is lacking. I was given the wrong order several times and food items were missing from my order that I payed for. No one cared to address the issue after bringing it to their concern. I was told to live with the wrong order. read more

Fantastic place. Food was delicious and the service was even better. The portions were large and the facility was very clean and tidy. I would definitely return and get the fried goat read more

Amazing goat and black rice. The picles was outstanding. The price and quality were higher than their peers. I love it. I'll defiantly order again. read more

Wow. Just wow is what I can say. I only had one dish but the flavor combined with the unbelievable service and patience with my ignorance of the food, if I ever come back to this area again, I am most certainly stopping here again!! The goat meat was soo tender. The curry.... I wish I had more now!! The atmosphere is cozy and authentic. The location isnt what I would say matches the high end surroundings but if you know me , I gravitate to dives and with all respect, this is an awesome restaurant. Don't hesitate to try it !! If goat isn't your thing, try it again here. There is several different ways to get it. Do it! read more

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Amazing place and a super friendly staff! Saw their new location last night and decided to order takeout. What a find! Had the curry chicken with rice and beans and plantains. The owner has been in the area his whole life and we shared some memories about growing up in boynton. I wish them luck but they won't need it because the food is so good! read more

Tropical Island - Haitian Near Me - Boynton Beach, Florida

The food is subpar and portions are mediocre. The staff doesn't communicate well whether ordering inside or over the phone. Poorly managed

Everything here at this modest place was amazing! The best food I have ever eaten! The lady who took our order was so kind and helpful! I like it hot! My wife and I will be back! read more

Tropical Island - Haitian Near Me - Boynton Beach, Florida

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The Jerk Chicken was ok. It was so salty and spicy. The plantains were rather dry. The rice and beans were good. I prefer a more sweet and tangy Jerk Chicken. The portions were really big. A large served at least two meals. read more

This is my favorite spot. They open promptly for breakfast which is very much appreciated. 8:30. They're food is always hot and ready to go. I always order the grits and fish. Great portions. Super delicious. Definitely like my mum and grandma made it. Very great service! They start serving lunch at 11am! They have great options and I've heard great things from my coworkers but I haven't had a chance to try their lunch and dinner menu. They take Apple Pay! Thank God. I always forget my wallet when I go to work. Highly recommended read more

Very good and authentic I liked it a lot! I felt like I was in the islands. The the rice and beans and pork was tasty as well as the spicey Cole slaw. read more

"Thank you so much of your time coming out as the best manager you can be. Rate 5stars for you! Trust me no manager will ever come out like that at all. But you have the best heart and I will recommend other people to your restaurant. Have a blessed safe night ." I had an issue with my order but it was solve by the best Manager there. read more

Great service. Delicious food. Short wait time. I had the jerk chicken and mushroom rice. I ordered the large and it lasted me for three meals read more

Great food!! Best Haitian food around Nice place and service Seating inside and out Definitely a go to spot read more

Delicious! Highly recommend the lunch stewed chicken with rice beans and plantains. Chicken falls right off the bone and seasoned perfectly. My one wish is that the plantains were sweet instead of more a fried tostones. Really made me miss home. Highly recommend read more

Tropical Island - Stewed chicken, rice and beans and plantains lunch special for $8.99 - Haitian Near Me - Boynton Beach, Florida

I was in town for a wedding. My cousin ordered from them. I enjoyed the food nice presentation. I give it a four out of five overall.

Tried out this establishment today for lunch. It's a nice restaurant but the food I ordered didn't do it's justice. I ordered the fried griot with djon djon. The djon djon was cold and the griot was lukewarm. You would think since i ordered there the food would come out hot. The Flavor wasn't really there and service was really slow. Waste of money. read more

I enjoyed the food from this restaurant on two occasions. Not a place to eat in, as there are few tables and it can get crowded (COVID issues notwithstanding). The menu is not extensive, but of course, that could indicate what is offered is excellent. The portions are very large even if you have a big appetite. I enjoyed what I ordered on both occasions, the fried turkey leg with rice and beans. Authentic, delicious and satisfying. Thumbs way up! read more

Honest food review. The fried pork was just ok 6/10 The mushroom rice was 8/10 The pikliz was 9/10 The fried green plantains 3/10 Everything was luke warm. This place can definitely be amazing but they need to take pride in serving in their food and serve it the best way possible. read more