Yes, I did it.
I drove an hour through the hail storm during April of 2018 to try this establishment. Over the course of two months, a friend of mine kept raving about Chris Jerk. He was particular on ordering the Jerk Chicken Schwarma. He mentioned it is the best Jerk Chicken in town. Being the skeptic that I am, I had to try it.
I arrived at 7pm only to find out Chris was sold out of Schwarma. I've been warned this is a common issue. Therefore, I ordered the Jerk Chicken Dinner along with a side of Jerk Chicken Poutine.
Here what I liked:
- Inexpensive meal with moderately large portions. The dinner comes with rice, choice of side, plantain, jerk chicken
- Gravy was abundant and had a lot of flavour
- The poutine is one of the best poutines I've tried. Very crispy fries, similar to popeyes fries that softens with gravy. Amazing poutine
- Coleslaw was fresh and tasted great
Here's what I didn't like:
- The jerk chicken. Sadly, I was not a fan. My meal was not hot and had some cold parts around it. The chicken itself was on the dry side and flavour was what you'd expect anywhere else.
- Rice and Peas was actually Basmati and Peas. The traditional long grain parboiled rice was not used. I don't like basmati rice because it is very neutral, bland and too soft to give the dish a meaningful bite
My review is not set in stone because I will revisit to try the Schwarma.