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| - So I've lived right around the corner from this fast-casual joint, and I've noticed that it's pretty much always crowded -- especially at lunchtime. I found myself wandering around last week and the lineup inside wasn't too bad, so I decided to finally give Ritz a shot.
There was a sign advertising a "chef's special" of Boneless Jerk Chicken for $7.99, which seemed like a pretty good bet at a Caribbean joint. And at that price point, I was expecting a fairly substantial lunch (I was hungry, to put it mildly).
After I placed my order, I noticed the guy behind the counter shoveling some rice and a small amount of chicken into a decidedly small container, but I thought, "surely they'll add more food to that." But aside from a far-from-substantial scoop of coleslaw, that was the extent of my meal. A meal that cost more than $9.00 with tax, by the way.
The tiny portion would've been acceptable had the food been tasty, but it wasn't. The rice tasted pretty much exactly like Zatarain's Dirty Rice mix, while the chicken was distressingly lacking in any flavor aside from salt. Spiciness was non-existent. The coleslaw was bland and unimpressive.
So color me baffled by this place's popularity, if what I ate was any indication of the quality and value of their offerings.
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