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As a Scarborough boy raised on jerk chicken, rice and peas along with the 1 dollar patty on a corn bread lifestyle back in the day, I still get the craving from time to time. Most times I am in Scarborough and I will hit up my known spots. Today I was out shooting downtown and got the craving so I yelped this place. Walking in the atmosphere was pretty chilled out; its on parliament and there are parking spots on the street outside.
I was greeted by a friendly lady whom I asked for the menu and ordered some oxtail and jerk chicken to go with rice and peas. Order was made fresh and all the while in my car the smell of the food was making crazy so I sped home!
Sat down and made a ceremony of it, bringing out real plates and everything (normally I just eat right out of the styrofoam boxes cuz you know, it's just jerk take out). This was $20 worth of jerk, which is twice my normal spend so I wanted to give it the respect, you know?
Anyway, long story short, the jerk chicken was average not as amazing as other reviews made it out to be. The average spots known for jerk food beats this. And the oxtail was the bigger disappointment, the flavors were bland, I guess I should have known, it's made for the community it serves I guess. I hope the items I didn't try are good, as the service was excellent and the place looks fun for a visit; but I probably won't be going here for my jerk craving.
tldr: jerk didn't taste better than other places as the reviews made it out to be...
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