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    Island Taste Restaurant

    4.3 (3 reviews)

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    Caribbean Fiesta - Rastaman Wings

    Caribbean Fiesta

    3.7(119 reviews)
    0.2 mi
    $$

    Came here for a love island party one night and I've been HOOKED ! It's my favorite new spot !…read more The drinks are soooo good. The bartenders are great , attentive and know all the food drink suggestions. I loved loved loved the love island themed menu The food is equally as good. I've had the salmon cake , the oxtails, the wings , the burgers and the shrimp and I can't wait to try more of the menu. The restaurant is open daily and you can order great Caribbean food for dine in or to go. They even are on apps like door dash but the vibe is so much better inside . They also have an outdoor patio if you don't want to sit inside Some nights they have special events and stay open late for a more party vibe. The staff is great. They make you feel special as a customer and encourage you to be a repeat guest. This is what I've been missing in the Gwinnett area and I'm so glad I found it . You have to check this place out !

    Food was very good. Cafeteria style service, Caribbean flavors. Felt like homemade…read more Service was stiff, not terribly friendly and hard to hear over the Caribbean music (with a legitimate steel drum). Clean enough, a bit run down, but fine. I'm not Caribbean, so I can't speak to authenticity, but it felt authentic and was good. My wife was put off by the volume of the music and the inattentive service. It felt like a bar trying to be a restaurant, which is fine if that's what you're looking for. I can't complain about the food, though.

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    Spice It Up

    Spice It Up

    3.7(62 reviews)
    6.7 mi

    Spice It Up does not play! Everything I ordered was so good…read more The Oxtail Dinner and Curry Goat are my favorites. If you've tried different West Indian/Caribbean restaurants, you know that both of those dishes can go very wrong if they don't know what they're doing. The serving of oxtail wasn't stingy at all and they gave plenty of gravy. The Curry Goat plate was great. I usually eat curry with white rice, but this time I got it with rice and peas. Very glad I did, because it went together perfectly. Their Mac and cheese is good - not the best I've had but a solid side. The plantain was fried perfectly too. Spice It Up is a great option if you're looking for a Caribbean food fix and you can't get homemade.

    Okay so let's start with the pros, the food is actually very good. I got the jerk chicken "dinner"…read morewith rice and peas and cabbage and a side of plantains. Now let's get to the cons. The plantains while flavorful are precooked and sitting in a chafing dish like everything else so they get a tad slimy. The PORTION SIZE!!! I actually should've written the review in capital letters and the portion size comment in lower case because you aren't getting much for what you're spending. $27 for what I got was crazy: Three TINY pieces of chicken, a forkful of cabbage and a spoonful of rice and peas in a snack container, was downright criminal. The Yelp prices prices are absolutely INCORRECT, by about $10. Unfortunately I'm gonna have to drive all the way to Jamaica Mi Krazy by the stadium to get a real serving of food. I'd rather spend it in gas than give it away. Also the lady wasn't terrible in terms of attitude but she seemed annoyed that I didn't tip her. But like $27? I mean you got your tip honey. And I ALWAYS tip, but this was egregiously overpriced. For the aforementioned reasons I will not return unless I can catch the lunch special before 3. That would be the only time it would even remotely make sense. But also I could take the hike over to the stadium and get way more food for the same price at lunch too.

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    Ovations Caribbean Grill - Jerk Chicken

    Ovations Caribbean Grill

    4.2(121 reviews)
    5.4 mi

    Ovations Caribbean Grill has got a solid line up of menu items…read more We had the: - Jerk Chicken (with rice and peas [stew chicken cravy], cabage, and plantains) - Curry Chicken - Jerk Pork - Jerk Ribs - Oxtail Mac n cheese - Veggie Patty From top to bottom: The Jerk Chicken is tender. Make sure you get extra Jerk Sauce though! The seasoning is decent and there's a low level of spice to it. I recommend mixing it in with a bit of rice for a bite (maybe a bit of juice from the jerk ribs as well). The rice and peas are fine, but the stew chicken gravy is the star of the show. I'd get extra stew gravy on top next time I come. The cabbage is nothing to write home about, but its good fiber and doesn't clash with the other flavors of the plate. The plantain was fine as well, nice and sweet and best eaten when you first get your plate. The curry chicken is tasty! (Tender aswell) It almost falls apart in your mouth and has a decent moisture to it from the curry. Its good by itself, with the rice, or eaten with some coco bread. The jerk pork is fatty and has a good jerk seasoning flavor (not spicy at all). Its probably the most tender meat they have and its good even after being reheated a short time. The jerk ribs were my favorite! The ribs come off the bone easy and the sauce that comes on them is the best jerk sauce in the restaurant. I definitely recommend trying them if you like jerk or pork. (For a fuller, spicy note of flavor, get the hot jerk sauce to dip or pour on the ribs.) The Oxtail Mac N Cheese is okay, but its nothing too special. There's less cheese in the equation than a typical American Mac N Cheese, but the Oxtail is pretty good. Fatty, soft to chew, and almost buttery, I appreciate the influence, but I'd prefer a cheesier and saltier version of this dish. The Veggie Patty was great! I think the patties are homemade as I've never had such a good vegetable patty. I'd come back for the patties alone! The coco bread we got sat for a bit so it wasn't as soft, but I suspect thay was my fault. TLDR; I definitely recommend this restaurant! Its a 4 to 4.5/5 considering what Jamaican food in Georgia typically tastes like. We had leftovers that were good the next day! Get a jerk pork, a patty, some jerk Chicken, and make sure you get extra jerk sauce and extra gravy for your rice.

    I placed an order for 20 jerk chicken wings and a large plate of rice and peas for a party I was…read morehosting at my home. I prepaid for the order and provided the name of the person who would be picking it up. When my friend arrived to pick up the order, the staff said they couldn't find it and that the person who had taken the original order had already left for the day. Since they couldn't locate the order, my friend had to leave without the food. I called the restaurant after my friend returned to my house, and they again said they couldn't find the order. They told me I could come back to the restaurant to pick up the food, but I explained that I was in the middle of hosting a party and asked if they could deliver it. They said they couldn't. I then requested a refund and was told to call back the following day. When I called the next day, I was told I would have to come to the restaurant in person to receive my refund. I explained that I had placed the order online and don't live nearby, so I asked if they could simply refund the payment electronically. I was told they couldn't do that and was asked to call back in an hour because they were busy serving customers. What was most disappointing was the lack of apology or accountability throughout the entire experience. The interactions were also borderline rude, which made an already frustrating situation even worse. Unfortunately, I will have to contact my bank to dispute the charge as I'm not driving all the way up there to get a refund for an order I placed over the phone. Based on this experience, I will not be ordering from Ovations Caribbean Grill again.

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    Kool Runnings Jamaican Restaurant - Stew chicken, cabbage, rice and peas

    Kool Runnings Jamaican Restaurant

    3.7(378 reviews)
    5.7 mi
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    I drove a long way to visit this restaurant today, only to realize it wasn't actually my first time…read morehere. I remembered that one of my cousins had brought me here before for food, so I was expecting a decent experience. Unfortunately, today's visit was absolutely disappointing. I placed an order for oxtails, but they were out of mac & cheese, collard greens, and cabbage. The employee also mentioned they only had one dumpling left. What I don't understand is how a restaurant can be out of multiple sides that are supposed to come with the meal, yet still charge full price. The meal alone was $35. My son wanted additional items, so I still ordered food for him, but because the side options were so limited, I decided not to order anything for myself. In total, I ended up spending around $45, and the whole experience was just very disappointing. I really could've just bought the ingredients and made the meal myself, but I've been busy working in the house and handling a few projects, and before I realized it, the day had already gotten late. That's the main reason I decided to stop and buy food instead. Honestly, I guarantee I wouldn't have spent nearly as much making the meal myself as I ended up spending purchasing it there. To make matters worse, the employee serving us came across very nonchalant and unconcerned, which only added to the frustration. Overall, this is not a place I see myself visiting again anytime soon, if ever.

    It's a HELLLLLLLL NO for me!!!!!…read more Went in for a veggie plate, all prices are different from what the menu says! Mac & Cheese is not considered a side item, so for the veggie plate you can only get Rice & Peas, collards, Cabbage or plantains basically...... They were unsure about what kinds of fish is being served. Prices are whatever they feel the price should be that day and not according to the menu-LOL! Restaurant was super clean and empty. Service was pleasantly absolutely unsure, and I can't say what the food tastes like because I exited as fast as I walked in. Restaurants.... Do better, we work hard for our money and e have options.

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