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    Eric's Jamaican Cuisine

    4.3 (118 reviews)
    ModerateCaribbean
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    Jerk chicken and soda
    Shane N.

    I was very disappointed, I thought the food overall was okay, but I have heard so many good things about this place I expected a lot better. Also the chicken was chopped in a way that made it very hard to eat with all of the tiny bones. The service was alright too, the staff didn't come off as very friendly but they weren't rude in anyway. The restaurant offers a decent amount of seating and was clean. Last thing I wanted to mention was the pricing, I thought $40 for 2 jerk chickens and one drink is kind of insane. I do not recommend and I probably won't be back

    Grace Nicole C.

    We came here on a Friday night, and the place was empty, which was good as our food was given to us very quickly. They make the food for the day and then you order what they have available so the food wasn't very warm. They have a lot of space if you do wanna eat there which is always good especially since Main Street can be a bit chaotic for just take out orders . I got their small jerk chicken plate, which came with white rice, plantains, and cabbage. It was OK. They cut the jerk chicken in a way that they also cut the bones so it was very hard to get chicken and not get small pieces of bone with it, which made it very uncomfortable to eat. The rice was good and the plantains were OK; I didn't try the cabbage because it's just not something I really like. I think their food is definitely expensive in comparison to other businesses in the area who offer you the same portions, and even tastier food - such as Sazon Latino right next-door. Overall, I unfortunately wouldn't come here again, but it was nice to give them a try.

    Dry and tasteless plantains  and cold pork
    Mikey V.

    Pretty bad food. Just picked up: jerk chicken, jerk pork and oxtail. Chicken has bunch of tiny bones and almost choked on it. He used axe to cut the chicken and tiny pieces of bones are everywhere. Impossible to eat Plantains are dry and tasteless. Good has no sauce Pork was cold and rough Oxtail is very average. I asked for a extra sauce and they gave me with nearly NO sauce Bad food overall

    Interior
    Anton K.

    Eric's Jamaican Cuisine is located on Main Street in Boonton, New Jersey not far from where I live. The restaurant is on street level with rentable apartments above. They seem to do a lot of take-out but there are simple chairs and tables in the dining area. The place is kept clean. When entering the restaurant the smells are intoxicating. I ordered the Curry Goat ($16.50) which comes with white rice and peas, steamed cabbage and plantains at the counter. When the food is done it is brought to your table. The Jamaican spices are used to perfection here. If you are looking for authentic Jamaican food, Eric has it. I have had the Jerk Chicken platter ($16.50) as a take-out dinner and it was delicious as well. The oxtail platter is their most popular and sells for (21.50). Eric is both the owner and the cook.

    Large Oxtail
    Christine L.

    This place is amazing!! I've been to Jamaica and the food here is so insanely good and even better than I had in Jamaica itself. The oxtail stew is so tender and the meat falls off the bone and goes perfectly with the veggies and rice. Their Jamaican beef patty was also only a couple bucks and paired amazing with the meal. Definitely coming back to try everything on their menu!!

    Curry Goat
    Betty S.

    Lovely people very friendly. I went with the Curry goat rice&peas cabbage.Goat was tender fell rite off the bone nice flavors just wish it had a kick to it !!!

    Jerk Pork and curry goat
    Elizabeth D.

    Always delicious, never a bad experience. If you're ever in Boonton, NJ come out and show Eric's some love.

    Delicious ! My family and I came to Eric's Jamaican Cuisine last Saturday and was pleasantly surprised. My never too impressed Jamaican Husband loved every bit. My daughter and her boyfriend enjoyed the breakfast and we all took dinner orders home. The place was clean with nice Art work which added to the charm. Eric and his son were so gracious. We can't wait to return. The dinner order we took home was seasoned to perfection and meat tenderly fallen off the bone.

    Oxtail
    Lily T.

    I love love Jamaican food and I literally can eat it everyday if it's in the area when I'm hungry. We were in the area at the time when we wanted to pick up something to go. The lady behind the counter was super friendly and adorable and on top of the oxtail I usually order, I also got the curry chicken and beef patties to go. The oxtail was not as flavorful as I liked it unfortunately. Not sure if they had a bad day. But the oxtail was not that tender and the meat did not fall off the bone when you bite on it like the other places. The flavor was also a bit lacking and bland. The beef and curry chicken patties were decent however. I would like to think they just had a bad day and didn't cook the oxtail long enough or flavor it as much as they should've. I would definitely come back to here if I was in the area just to give them a second chance

    Small Jerk Chicken Plate (~$12).

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    Pricy, food not authentic. Had the stew chicken and jerk chicken and beef patty. The chicken tasted sweet

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    I love there food. There Jerk pork and rice & peas is great. I also love the Jerk Chicken and Curry Goat.

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    Very good food and extremely tender meat. The owners are very friendly and the service is great.

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    Food was delicious. Great service. Nice town. Lunch starts at about 12pm got their earlier must wait for the lunch.

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