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| - I was really looking forward to coming here based on past reviews. sadly, I was disappointed to say the least.
Pros:
Nice, friendly, staff
Cons:
Jerk was way too salty
Prices are much higher compared to other places
Came by on a Friday evening because I was craving oxtail. My GF wanted some jerk chicken so it seemed like a good opportunity to finally giving it a try. As I said before, based on previous reviews I was definitely excited.
When I came in, the place is much tinier than I would of expected. There was no staff around when I came in. Everybody was in the kitchen. It took about 5 minutes before someone actually spoke to me. When she came out, she was very nice and apologetic about the wait. This girl was the highlight of my visit by far. She was friendly, patient and everything you could ask for. She's the reason why this review rating isn't any lower.
First thing, they were out of oxtail at 6pm. For a place that closes at 10:30pm, that's not cool. I has to settle for a jerk chicken order for my GF and a jerk chicken and ribs for myself. Now that there was no oxtail, we took our order to go. There was only one table seated at the time, but it still took a while for the food to come out. I'm guessing they may have been short on staff that day.
When we get home and open up our food, right away I'm a little disappointed. Basically I got a few slices of lettuce and 4 or 5 pieces of cucumber. I'm used to coleslaw, plantains and even a nice garden salad. I get basically what you would give a rabbit. The jerk was not up to par as well. I think I have a good idea on what jerk should taste like. I have co-workers born and raised in Jamaica whoa re now in their 40's and 50's who bring in jerk and oxtail for all potlucks. If anybody knows authentic jerk, it's them. This tasted nothing like what they make from home. The jerk chicken was way too salty, It was spicy which was nice, but just way too salty to taste anything else. It could of used a little gravy as well. The "ribs" were just a slab of pork that was kinda tough to bite through. Very disappointing.
The prices are also much higher than any jerk place I've gone too. $13.95 for jerk chicken is by far the highest I've ever paid. Getting a few slices for lettuce as veggies just made it worse. I could of gotten a jerk chicken dinner with way more portions for about $8 at Ritz down the street.
I was very disappointed but I will be back. I honestly think they were having a bad day. Based on the reviews in the past, it should of been better. I also took note of the roti the other people were having and that looked pretty good. I will be back, not anytime soon, but I will. For now though, this is where I stand on this place.
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