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| - Came in for lunch. The food was very very good.
I had never had johnny cakes before, but we started with a couple of these, and were really glad we did; they had a great consistency, were perfectly warm, and felt right at home in our mouths. :)
I had a full order of the jerk chicken; a half order would have been enough, but how could I resist going to a full order for only $2 more? I think it was the best jerk chicken that I have had since I was in the Caribbean 20 years ago. As sides, I got the rice and peas (which is called "red beans and rice" in most places that I've frequented) and the plantains, both of which hit the spot and paired nicely with the jerk chicken.
The atmosphere is simple, so it was nice to score a table right next to the patio so we could watch the haps on the street.
The bathroom down the stairs was clean, but could use a serious renovation....it reminded me of the bathrooms I would visit in Tijuana taco shops back in my college days.
Only downside was that it took a really really long time for the food to come out; I overheard the woman at the table next to us tell her friend "It didn't take anywhere near this long the last time I was here", so hopefully this was an aberration. I'll give them the benefit of the doubt that it was and leave my review at 4 stars, because the quality and quantity of the food for the price is definitely 4-star worthy.
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