Despite my adventurous dining attitude, sometimes I just want to warm myself with a reliable meal, and with flavours that speak to my childhood. In this case, Negril Jerk Food fit the bill.
Negril is a small, takeout only spot at Steeles and Middlefield. There's nothing flashy or extra about Negril, and apparently it doesn't have to be, because these guys have been in the area for years, selling staple Jamaican dishes. Along with welcoming and down-home service, you can opt for meals like: curry goat, jerk pork, snapper, and snacks like patties, soups, and festival.
This time around I chose the oxtail dinner and coco bread & patty as a side. The oxtail dinner comes with plenty of seasoned rice and healthy helping of oxtail. Like I said, I was in search of reliable flavours, and that's what I got. I can't play around and say that it was amoung the best oxtail meals I've had, but I was happily satisfied. The coco bread and patty on the other hand was a step outside of what I had past experience with. I live on planet Earth, so of course I've had a beef patty before, but the coco bread combination was novel to me. I was surprised to see that it's simply a patty sandwiched between warm coco bread. Though I appreciate the simplicity, my health conscious side had trouble not thinking about the seemingly needless carbohydrate explosion. Anyway, it was tasty.
I'm a fan of what these guys are doing. They bring Jamaican-jerk food to south Markham in a good way.