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    Irie Ting Jamaican Grill

    4.2 (174 reviews)
    Open 9:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

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    Catering!
    Kathleen D.

    We had catering from Irie Ting for lunch at work today in recognition of Black History Month. I usually work remote, but I drove half an hour to work for this one! The spread was generous, with a full range of items to select from, including beef patties, mac and cheese, plantains, rice and beans, jerk chicken, oxtails, and curried shrimp. My favorites were the beef patties and mac and cheese. The mac had a crisp crust of cheese on top - yum! I also tried oxtail for the first time - pretty good! I don't eat chicken or shrimp personally but heard good things about both from my coworkers. All in all - I was a big fan, and I'm hyped for the plate of leftovers I prepared for dinner tonight!

    Jerk beef sliders

    Ordered the beef sliders and it's barely a meat ball!!! Disappointing since it's one of my favorite places in RVA. I get the food prices are up but seriously? A meat ball is not a slider. Do better

    Jerk Chicken with rice & peas and a Fried Dumpling
    Nikki J.

    After 4 years of delivery only, I finally dined in at Irie Ting. Our server was friendly and hilarious. The food, as always, was delicious. I didn't realize all this time they had Sorrel to drink, it was so yummy. I was disappointed in the bread pudding. It's typically my favorite but today it tasted like it didn't have time to set.

    Curry Chicken
    Nathan S.

    Enjoyed dinner here tonight while on travel for work. The restaurant is quaint with not much seating inside; however, the food and menu choices were absolutely fantastic! I enjoyed the curried chicken dinner and it did not disappoint! I had a Jamaican beef patty as an appetizer and enjoyed the rum cake for dessert. The service was attentive and wonderful! I highly recommend trying it if you like Jamaican food!

    Escovitch with rice/peas and boiled cabbage.
    Rachel M.

    We were visiting Richmond for the first time and this was our first dinner in town. We don't have access to Jamaican or Caribbean food where we're from so we were looking forward to this meal. From their website and menu, this seems like a fun, welcoming place. There was ample free street parking nearby when we arrived just before 6pm on Friday evening. The food was decent but the service needs improvement. Our waitress never smiled and had a poor attitude from the get-go. We arrived on-time for our reservation, didn't have any questions about the menu, and always spoke to her with a smile (despite internally feeling off-put by her demeanor) so I'm not sure what the issue was. Normally, I would have some empathy--you never know what someone is going through and the service industry is rough. However, the restaurant was pretty empty (so no cause for being overwhelmed) AND she was clearly laughing with her fellow staff members throughout our dinner (so I don't know why she couldn't show the least bit of hospitality when waiting on us). The restaurant did have lots of food delivery people coming in/out to pick up orders but other staff members were primarily handling those. My husband ordered the jerk chicken and I ordered the escovitch. I didn't see other photos of the escovitch on Yelp. In the photo I posted of my meal, the escovitch is served with rice/peas and boiled cabbage, and behind the fish is a small dish of a brothy sauce and a small dish of the pickles that are typically served on top of escovitch. We enjoyed our meals in regards to taste and portion size so it was even more disappointing that the lack of hospitality/customer service left us feeling unwelcome.

    Macaroni & Cheese
    Leah J.

    Irie Ting Jamaican Grill has been on my list of places to try for a couple of years now so while my daughter and I were in Richmond over the weekend, we headed over to try them out! Thankfully, there was ample seating when we arrived so we dined in and scanned the QR code on the table to access the menu. With this being Jamaican cuisine, they offered mostly all of the items that you would normally see at a Jamaican restaurant. Our server, Tiara, was very nice and patiently waited as we decided on what we wanted to order. Since everything sounded so good, we decided on the Curry Chicken, Oxtails, a side of Jerk Chicken, Plantains and Macaroni and Cheese. The meals were served with Rice & Peas and Cabbage. The food took about 30 mins to prepare, which Tiara mentioned after we ordered, but that was no problem at all. When it arrived, everything looked amazing! I ordered the small size oxtail portion which came with 6 oxtail pieces and it was more than enough! Everything tasted phenomenal! The Jerk Chicken was spicy but not overpowering. The Oxtails were tender and flavorful and the Curry Chicken had the perfect amount of curry seasoning! The Mac & Cheese was just as great and we learned our server, Tiara, actually made it! We definitely gave her props lol! If I had to give one critique, I would've loved the cabbage to be served on the side versus under the rice but both were very good. Overall, I may have found my favorite Jamaican restaurant and even though Richmond isn't close, I will gladly take the drive again to eat at Irie Ting! I highly recommend checking them out, you will not be disappointed!!!

    Oxtail
    Javell H.

    This is my second time here because my fiance was curious to try it despite the fact that I wasn't impressed the first time. The decor is actually cute, and the food was actually impressive this time, but the customer service left me feeling unsettled. Our waitress was Donna-Kay and she was the sweetest and very helpful, however another waitress, Dan, came over to take our order and she wouldn't smile, gave us nasty looks and I honestly watched her gave my fiancé a look of disgust. At one point, I thought maybe something was on our face or we did something wrong to get the treatment we were receiving. To make matters worse, I think she is either the manager or Team Lead. I would never return or recommend if this is standard customer service patrons will receive. This was quite strange because I watched her go over to the guys next to us and she was quite outgoing and was smiling a lot. Based on the other reviews, this is common. The food was decent, we got the curry goat, the oxtail and the mac and cheese with oxtail egg rolls. The egg rolls were interesting, unique combo, I enjoyed it a lot. The entrees were okay, not good enough to tolerate that kind of treatment. Along with almost all of the drinks I ordered they told me were not available/ sold out... I settled on water.

    Oxtail with rice and cabbage
    Brandon E.

    If you are feeling IRIE Mon, but can't get down to the islands you're in luck. Nestled in downtown Richmond this Jamaican restaurant has a beautiful dining area, great menu options,friendly service and bar. My loyalty and respect to this place was sealed by one of the best TINGS I ever ate!

    Oxtail Mac & Cheese Egg Rolls
    Toni A.

    This is a nice small and local place. The decor is nothing particularly special. The service was honestly pretty slow, and I feel like they were so focused on backed up pick up orders. The food was delicious though. My husband got a combo platter with various meats. The oxtail was mostly bone. I ordered the curry chicken, but my order was mistaken for jerk chicken. Upon telling the waitress that I ordered curry chicken, she questioned me if I really did. This kinda threw me off because I know what I ordered. She kinda nudged me to take the jerk chicken selling it as really good. I decided to go ahead and take the jerk chicken. It was tasty, with a good hint of spice. The rice is seasoned well, like a blast of flavor with each bite. I tried my family members curry chicken dish, it was a good curry flavor. The chicken was a little dry, but the rice matched the curry taste well. The jerk chicken was good, just wasn't what I was craving that day. The ox tail Mac n cheese eggs were pretty tasty when dipped in the accompanying savory sauce. Overall, service kinda felt like 3 star, but I know they were stressed with how busy take out was. The food is what bumps this up to 4 stars because it really is so flavorful.

    Rum punch
    Tee B.

    Last weekend...some of the fam and I met for dinner @irietingja and it was a treat! Mimi and I both ordered their Rum Punch (4.5/5..pretty strong and fruity). I opted for the Island Fried (white meat 4.2/5 plain, 4.3/5 with the ginger sauce and 5/5 with their homemade jerk which I highly recommend) with rice/peas (2.9/5 the rice was a little over cooked)and cabbage (3.8/5). Mimi ordered the escovitch and she rated it a 10/5 (meaty and flavorful to include the sauces). Staff was helpful and nice. Cool vibe as Jamaican music played in the background. If your downtown give them a try.

    Oxtail Steam White Rice
    Rita R.

    Hands down the best oxtail I've ever had!!! Not even kidding!! Like seriously they better keep that recipe locked up cuzzz the gravy/sauce they use for their oxtails is AMAZING! It's literally fall off the bone oxtails in a savory and sweet sauce, I would buy the sauce alone! There is a great ratio of meat on the oxtails, and very rich. The service was very fast, I ordered take out and was attended to quick and easy, I love the vibe of the restaurant , I would love to come back and sit down to enjoy the food, especially since they have a nice size bar! It's situated in an awesome location, perfect downtown Jamaican spot! I'm taking all of my out of town friends here for sure!

    Outstanding wings!
    Jeffrey T.

    Just happened to be walking by here at dinner time and so glad we decided to give this place a try. Really great food and outstanding wings! Tried all 3 varieties, the fried coating and texture on the fried ginger and pineapple wings was fabulous and the jerk wings had a nice kick. My wife had the jerk chicken which was also really good. Might have been a little too saucy for some, but I enjoyed it, and the spiciness was just right. Highly recommend trying this place if your in the neighborhood!

    Pumpkin Soup (Mon, Tue, Thurs)

    The atmosphere was great, as there was good reggae music playing! The food was also amazing. We had pumpkin soup and oxtail( they were fall off the bone tender )with Rice and cabbage!!! We were grateful to find some authentic Jamaican food in the area!! It was also fast and didn't take a long time. 10/10 and definitely would recommend!

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    We were in Richmond on a Sunday evening and traveling with our four legged friend. There were…read moreseveral options for outside dining and the menu suggested this was a good place to start. Soon after we. Ordered the octopus and mussel appetizers a storm came in and the rain fell pretty hard. Our choices were to run back to the hotel or stay and dine huddled under an umbrella. Being a little wet with beverages and good food seemed the better option so we ordered more food. The octopus was great. I have tried it prepared many ways and here it was both tender and flavorful, really done well. Shrimp cocktail is usually pretty basic, but often the simplest dishes demonstrate the most skill. This is truly one of the best I have ever had. The shrimp were plump and flavorful. Their cooking stopped at just the right time leaving a slight bit of translucent hue, but still cooked through. Very nicely done. The salad with home ranch was dressed nicely and the dressing was light. The scallops were cooked well and perhaps my only criticism is that the corn purée was better in concept than execution. I can't say enough about the staff. We were two people on a Sunday night crazy enough to dine in a downpour. The staff never made us feel like they wanted to punch out, embraced us being outside and were creative in waiting on us with umbrellas to keep the food from getting wet. It would have been understandable for them to limit the trips to check on us, but they persevered and made us feel welcome. If you are in the area, highly recommended stopping by, rain or shine, and sampling their menu. Nicely done.

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    if you are going to read any of these dumb yelp review in full, this is the one…read more i once read an article describing the talent of the head chef's ability here to "cram so much bold flavor into a tiny dish". in general, i usually dread small plate restaurants expecting to pay a large bill and leave hungry. this was the exception. these were the most unique, creative, high end, flavorful, dishes i have ever had. seriously. the absolute best BITES of my ENTIRE life. i swear to god dormant tastebuds and flavors i didn't even know existed were provided here. the chef here draws spanish inspiration into each dish, and i was in there feeling like the food critic from ratatouille the way familiar flavors blended in effortlessly with extravagant flairs. and don't get me started on the presentation !!! everything was gorgeous. this restaurant was named #3 out of 100 in the city, and i honestly think it should be #1. i may be biased since my boyfriend works at a sister restaurant owned by the same guy, but this is definitely the favorite sibling for me. unreal how fresh, flavorful, and carefully crafted everything was. so so so so good. if you come to richmond, make this the top priority to visit. that being said, if you can't handle intense, innovative flavors, this isn't the place for you. also, go during happy hour

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    4.7
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    My awesome girlfriend made us a reservation here and kindly requested a seat by the garage…read moredoor....and they did it!!! Literally so nice and cool! Food was fantastic and really made you sit back and wonder "how did I end up in the French countryside and why do I have an urge for a cigarette?" Can't wait to come back!

    SO good, favorite spot of our Richmond trip!…read more My brother and I were looking for late night oysters. Sadly when we came in Wednesday night at 9 PM, we were told they were only serving drinks at that time. I emailed the restaurant and was informed that on most nights, they indeed close the kitchen and only serve drinks after 9 PM, but that on weekends they'll keep the kitchen open longer. I'm so glad we came back on our last day of the trip. It was a Thursday night at 7:45 PM and pretty full. Thankfully, there were some seats at the bar which we preferred anyways since you got to watch the oysters get shucked right in front of you. We ordered the bread service, and though it said house cultured butter OR whipped beef tallow, our kind server made sure to ask if we wanted one or both (the answer was both, of course!). We also got 4 Virginia oysters (appreciate not being forced to order in increments of 6 or 12), chargrilled oysters, and "dessert tonight" which ended up being the most perfect chocolate cake (I think it was describe as something else, but my memory fails me) with a white chocolate ganache-like topping and pistachios *swoon*. I tried the wine of the day which was an orange wine that it was a nice not-too-sweet, not too dry wine. I'd recommend it with a pasta or fish. Our server (didn't catch his name but he had a nice brown sweater and a beanie, receipt says Taylor so maybe that's his name?) was so nice! Great vibes all around from the interior to the bathroom to the service. Would definitely come back.

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    i love the dim lighting and the family style entrees…read more the brocc rabe garlic + oo w ricotta + parm add shrimp was absolutely life changing i cannot wait to have it again we had an amazing waiter he was spot on w everything so grateful to have been shown this restaurant

    I know this is a Richmond institution bc it's been around forever. It's good but I feel like it…read morecould be even better. Very old school with no online reservations which is not super convenient but hey I can get behind it if they are going for an exclusive vibe. Very much an old style Italian restaurant but feels like they have really packed the tables in here - like sardines- so yeah it feels a little tight for my tastes. Service was friendly and helpful. (Making the reservation over the phone was not overly warm and fuzzy but hey I get it you probably are tired of having to take reservations over the phone all day lol). We got a popular app- the squid,white bean and arugula which was bright and flavorful so lived up to the hype but a little disappointing in that there was not a lot of squid so $18 for beans and arugula seemed a bit much. Also got the seafood bisque which was pretty tasty. For entrees we got the halibut, the monk fish fra diavolo and the spaghetti with crab meat. The spaghetti with crab meat was shockingly good. It better be for $40 but I don't always like crab bc it can be overly fishy in a not good way but this entree was very good. We also liked the halibut- nice piece of fish perfectly cooked. The MonkFish had a nice flavor, but the bones in it was a little bit overwhelming, and kinda made eating a lot of work. Seemed pricey to me since only one of us had a glass of wine and no other drinks, but I guess $50 a person sans cocktails and dessert is the new norm?!

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