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| - I've only been here once. But as far as I can see, their only disadvantage is that they're right next door to the fantastic Casablanca Cafe. It's just so hard to turn down Moroccan lamb couscous just feet away. Hence why I've only been here once. But enough about Casablanca. This is about cheap and cheerful Caribbean food, a cuisine that's sadly underrepresented in Charlotte. And why is that? We seem to love soul food. And Caribbean is like soul food, only with more fish, less of a dependence on deep-frying and a more diverse palette of fruits, herbs and spices, owing to its tropical origin and influences from China and India. There's nothing wrong with pork fat and hot sauce. But is there anything that's not improved with scotch bonnet peppers, mango or ginger? I humbly submit to you, dear reader, that there is not.
As I've only been once, I can't make too many recommendations. I had the jerk chicken with yellow rice, plantains and cabbage. It was cheap, delicious and the portions were very generous. I did however get a sly peek at some of the foods other diners had ordered and it all looked fantastic, almost to the point of making me regret what I'd ordered. I suspect you couldn't go wrong by throwing caution to the wind, closing your eyes and pointing to a random spot on the menu. Unless, of course you're freaked out by the idea of eating goat or oxtail.
One thing you should not leave to fate is your choice of drink. They sell Ting, the impossibly refreshing D&G produced Jamaican soda made with real Jamaican grapefruit, real cane sugar and tears of sheer rapturous joy. If you come here and don't order a Ting, so help me, I will find you, corner you and mercilessly mock your lack of taste and good judgement. You have been warned.
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