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We ordered a small jerk chicken, two pieces of the fried chicken and a fried bread dumpling, I'm not sure what this was called! The lady serving us was really sweet but it took her a while to put the food together and punch the order into the computer. I'll chalk this up to them being new.
The jerk chicken was pretty good. Very different from what I've had before. The sauce has more of a sweet barbecue flavour as opposed to the savory jerk flavour that I'm used to, it was good, just not what I was expecting. It was spicy and flavourful. The rice wasn't great, it was overcooked and was lacking flavour. Hopefully this is something that will be improved over time, or maybe we had an off day. The fried chicken was not bad. I don't love that this is pre-cooked and kept on a hot plate. Fried chicken should really be fresh, but I guess it's not a fried chicken restaurant so I shouldn't be expecting much. I think my favourite part of the meal was the bread dumpling that we got. We got one fresh from the oil or oven. It was warm and yeasty tasting, crunchy on the outside and fluffy and doughy on the inside. I'm not sure if it would be as good if it's been sitting for a while but the one we had was delicious!
Everything in this restaurant is pre-made so I expect once in a while someone will get something not as fresh tasting. I get that jerk chicken can't really be made to order but fried chicken or those dough dumplings are probably better freshly made.
There are a number of options and stews and side dishes that look really interesting, like fried plantains, and patties, so I'll likely be back to try something else.
The restaurant is brand new and super clean. It's a takeout joint so not a lot of places to sit. Prices are on par with other places in the area. You can get a decent meal for around $10.
Overall decent, I'll probably be back because it's quick, clean and tasty and prices are pretty decent!
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