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| - On a rainy evening, while in search of this little place, I passed by a shuttered restaurant and saw the dimly lit words " Royal Caribbean" and "Jamaican" and went NOOOOOOOO!!!!! All that traveling halfway through Pittsburgh for this much raved about Jerk Chicken and it ran out of business? Then I squinted through the rain, looked closer and saw that the place that closed shop was actually called "Islands Tast" (That is not my typo) and that I was actually a block from my real destination. Calming down slightly from my momentary panic attack, I arrived at The Royal Caribbean and went indoors.
Whoa that interior was small. You enter and just like that the ordering counter is right in front of you with maybe a few short feet of moving space between you and the wall. The matronly lady by the counter casually asked me am I new to the place? With a nod, I answered yes and went about my business of ordering. The rice orders comes as either small or large, the large being about $2 more per order. Thinking that I wanted try more then one selection here, I chose two small orders, assuming it'll be tiny enough to manage. My thought when my orders came was, "Damn if that is the small size, I can't imagine the big one." The portion size was generous. There was no Homemade Ginger Beer that was very disappointing, and no Cabbage on this Tuesday evening.
My orders:
Jerk Chicken. This dish must be filled with crack. It's so moist, juicy, flavorful, and surprisingly had a decent spicy kick to it. The meat was of the fall of the bone variety and the skin was peppery, well spiced, and slightly soft but not soggy. The rice with beans that I chose with this order was just as good.The beans infuses the incredibly soft rice with it's flavor and gives it a slightly sweet taste. Not that I know what crack is like mind you. No.. really. I just assumed that it's like eating this dish. Once I start, I can't stop. Help me... I think it's my new addiction..... One of the best Jerk Chicken I've had in Pittsburgh.
Curry Goat with a side of salad. It's pretty tasty if you could get past the gamy taste of this particular type of meat. The chunks of goat meat were tender if a bit chewy, and pieces of it came with the bones still attached. The rice this time was infused with the non spicy green curry sauce that smothered the whole dish. The side salad came in it's own small Styrofoam container. I was expecting a typical bland salad but this pleasantly surprised me. The salad was drenched in a light semi sweet dressing and consists of (from my memory) leafy greens, raisins, red peppers, yellow peppers, cucumbers, onions and probably one or two ingredients I don't recall. I would happily order the larger version of this from the menu if I had to.
I took everything to go.
Luckily, this place is located across the street from In warmer weather, I suggest taking it to go and eating it nearby.
I think I could understand why that other Jamaican Restaurant had to close down. It's hard to imagine staying in business with a rival that makes food as fantastic as this place only a mere block away. Especially with that Crack Chic... I mean Jerk Chicken.
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