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    Irie Jamaican Kitchen

    4.7 (41 reviews)

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    Fried plantains!!
    Megan S.

    Really, really good. We ordered the Jamaican jerk chicken meal, brown stew meal, and the fried plantains (a must!). Portions are HUGE and we had quite a bit of rice leftover for later, which I'm not complaining about. ;) The brown stew is amazing--super tender chicken and bursting with flavor. Highly recommend that dish. I found the jerk chicken (served drumstick + thigh) to be a bit dry, however, spiced well. I'm not sure if it was the chicken itself or the sauce it comes with, but something was packing a lot of heat...in a good way, but it might be a bit much if you are sensitive to spiciness. Irie doesn't have the Sorrel drink on their menu currently, which I was a bit sad about since I really wanted to try it. Hopefully, it comes back! We stopped by right at the lunch hour on a weekday so we had to wait a bit for our order. Irie does offer online ordering through their website, which seemed to be the trend as we watched multiple people just walking up to pick up rather than order at the window and wait. Fortunately, it was nice weather out so we could hang out by the fountain while we waited and didn't mind. But if you are in a hurry or just too famished to wait, you may want to order ahead!

    Jamaican Sorrel
    Stephanie M.

    I've never had Jamaican food before and all I have is just one word...plantains! Ok, maybe three...plantains, sorrel, and brown stew tofu! Oh wait, that's six words...anyways, I have many nice words to say about this small family owned food cart currently located at 8th & Oak. I've been wanted to try Irie for a while now, but as a vegetarian the meal options for me were limited. That is until this week when they added Brown Stew Tofu to their menu. I saw that and I immediately hopped into my car to finally order some takeout. The sweet ripe plantains may be the most heavenly thing I have ever eaten. The soft texture is so satisfying combined with the subtle sweetness from the caramelization of the plantain. I could eat these everyday of my life if I could. Jamaican Sorrel is a type of punch that is made from dried hibiscus flowers and Irie adds a little ginger to theirs to give it a nice little kick. It's a very well balanced beverage with it being sweet enough to tone down the tartness of the hibiscus but not sweet enough to feel like a heavy sugary juice drink. Thank you so much for adding the Brown Stew Tofu. I loved the texture of the tofu and it perfectly absorbed all the wonderful and flavorful seasoning and spices. A great addition for sure. I will be returning here and I can't wait to try the Ackee dish. I heard Ackee is awesome.

    Jerk chicken plate $8.50
    Scott E.

    Overall I recommend eating here. I ordered the Jerk chicken plate with rice & peas(beans). It came with steamed cabbage and a jerk bbq sauce on the side. The jerk chicken itself was fantastic and had a good spice level. I really liked the steam cabbage but the jerk bbq sauce was epic. The rice and peas were just okay because they were a little dry and might have been sitting for a while. Also the price was reasonable at $8.50. I will definitely be back to try more.

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