Had the pleasure of coming to this wonderful place with my cousins. The food was incredible. It's a…read moresmall restaurant with incredible flavors. They will soon be expanding the space to include a bar and more tables. I am from California, so I look forward to see what they do to the place when I get back. I ordered the Etoufee Egg Rolls, Wings, and Jambalaya. My cousin ordered a burger, and his son ordered the Mac and cheese. OMG - the egg rolls were incredible. It came with a roumalade that I think they need to bottle up and sell. It's the kinda sauce you'd want to put on everything. I liked the texture and flavor of the wrap and omg the flavors tasted like they were wrapped in love. Chloe, the owner, told us that the jambalaya ones are even better. I was already ordering the jambalaya so I opted for the etouffee to get a wider variety of flavors. I ordered the wings with the lemon pepper and buffalo seasoning. The combo was a little salty, but good. That roumalade with it was bombacious! The jambalaya won my heart. It gave me the warm fuzzies because it felt like a beautiful story unfolded with every bite. So many flavors to take your tastebuds on an incredible journey. Love that the food is cooked in beef tallow. You can taste it in the fries. The crispiness and omg - I miss the days before people cooked with vegetable oil. Looking forward to the day when I can come back again. PS- please bottle up that roumalade and sell it!

Ordered takeout here at Johnnie Mae's and I was very pleased…read more The Cajun shrimp PoBoy was delicious with the perfect balance of shrimp, bun, and toppings. I don't think I've ever had a better one. The 1/2 order of jambalaya also excellent and properly spiced. My grandson enjoyed his chicken strips and fries. I also liked my Cajun fries and Jamaican cola. I look forward to returning here again soon to try some other tasty options on their menu, including red beans and rice, collard greens, oxtail, etc. The owners were very nice and the food was ready for pickup right on time. I will be back.

We saw this tavern on the way to our hotel. Not a huge parking lot…read more Walking into this place was definitely not how I expected. They were jamin' out to soul music! Good vibes all around. Felt bad for the bartender, I believe his name was Rodney? He was the only one working the front! Husband had a burger and fries. He really enjoyed his meal. I tried their grilled pork steak chop dinner. Comes with two and you have options to have them grilled, fried, or smothered. Two sides I had corn bread and green beans. Also a side of cabbage. All very good!! Pork chop I give a 8/10! For drinks I did try one of the drinks of the night which was a pink senorita. Wasn't too bad and then finished off with a Stella Artois! Husband drank modelo. The Friday night drink special was a bucket of modelo or coronas.

This is the last time giving this place a chance! I really have to question if these people taste…read moretheir own food. I went there today and ordered the catfish dinner with Mac & cheese, tasteless!! No salt or pepper or anything also ordered their do called dressing. OMG!! I'm sure they definitely didn't follow any recipe because that was the nastiest bunch of slop thrown together. Wasn't even comparable to any dressing I've ever had. Won't be back ever!!!

The best food ever. The service was outstanding. I called on Friday and Sunday I had two steaming…read morepans of chicken. One southern fried and one jerk chicken.

From the owner: We here at Jrsmokehousebbq specialize in BBQ, Creole, and Southern cuisine! A mix of Southern…read moreflavors with a touch of creole!! #CATERING #BBQ #Creole #SouthernCuisine #ComfortFood

I am a certified professional eater (Da Garbage Disposal) and when I say I know food ..... I do…read morethis for a full time job. I been to Big Ed's when he had the smaller place and every time I pass by Waukegan my vehicle has a lock on Big Ed's to go eat. EVERYTHANG I tries there so far was delicious. Meaty ribs made my mouth water, the burnt ends were fire, all the sides I tried were terrific SPECIALLY that BBQ Tony Macaroni I call BBQ Ice Cream!!!!!! Only thang bad about goin' to Big Ed's BBQ ius you have to leave at some point!!!!! For all the folks that complain in his reviews either you are gettin' paid by his competition, jealous your Mom can';t cook like this when you grew up or you are from the UK and can';t handle seasonin'.

Delicious food! We are visiting from the Deep South and this place defied our expectations for…read moreChicago bbq. We got: The yardbird - like t didn't need any additional sauce, flavored perfectly. Brisket - so much meat! Chicken tender and fries appetizer (as a meal) - so good and the fries were delicious (similar to 5 Guys) For sides we did Mac and Cheese (x2) , beans, and mashed potatoes. Everything was delicious. I highly recommend the French Tickler (drink)

We stopped by here on our way from the beach walking…read more This place is the real deal! The food tastes phenomenal and definitely homemade! The owners were very nice and laid back! My husband and I enjoyed everything! Collard greens,mac and cheese, catfish and wings! Next time we will take pictures of the food! The banana pudding made by his mother was like icing on the cake!!! Just delicious! We thank them all for their southern hospitality!!! We will definitely be returning!

I had a rib tip dinner, which came with 2 sides, and purchased an extra side of green beans (which…read morewas $6.99!!!!!!). My total was just over $30, which is absurd; particularly since the ribs were on the tougher side - almost as if they were reheated. While I love to support black owned businesses, and this one has a rich family origin story - I'm not sure I'll be returning with that price tag and experience.

After a day where a shocking number of things went wrong, we stopped in here for dinner & we're…read moretotally blown away. Caribbean style beef patty? Better than some I've had _in the Caribbean_ Fried catfish? Crispy. Not greasy. Flaky, moist fillet. Don't even get me started on the greens! The staff are lovely & trying hard to take good care of people. If you have any capacity to give this place a shot, you must stop in.

Delicious food! I tried the greens, chicken and meatloaf, it was all good! The cornbread is good…read moretoo!

The food was amazing . I had the porkchop dinner which came with 2 large fried pork chops. They…read morewere like fried chicken. It came with 2 sides. There were several to choose from but I chose black eyed peas and sweet potatoes. The black eyed peas had a smoky taste to them. So delicious! The sweet potatoes warmed my soul. My husband got the meatloaf was in lage portion and full of flavor. He also got 2 sides. He got sweet potatoes and also collard greens. The collars were cooked to perfection. We also got 2 appetizers. One was fried green tomatoes. They were cooked through without being mushy at all. We also got Mac n cheese eggrolls with a sweet potato sauce. The service was more than you'd expect. Our waitress was very attentive to our needs. The ambiance was welcoming.The place was decorated so that you could have an instant elegant get together or bring your family.

I have been here to eat twice. 1st time the food was too salty but the 2nd time was much better…read more The fries green tomatoes though are to die for!!! Love them!! Will definitely go back for those if nothing else.

Me and my husband visited this past Saturday and let me tell you. You need to pull A.S.A.P…read more The establishment was clean, clean, the interior had that Jamaican vibe, and the service was good too. Now to the food! The food was delicious; it came out hot and the portions were nice. I ordered the catfish, mac and cheese with cabbage and sweet potatoes and I don't know what they put in the mac, but it was hitting, the cabbage was tender and flavorful, and the catfish was seasoned perfectly with the right amount of crisp, I could go on and on. My husband wanted oxtails, but they were out so he had jerk chicken was juicy and had the right amount of heat, the red beans and rice and it too was sooo flavorful. This is officially our new Jamaican restaurant. I can't wait to go back. We gave them their props and told them we would be writing a review.

We really wanted to love Mama Jerk N Tings, but the food really missed the mark…read more I was excited about this place because I love supporting small businesses, but unfortunately with the higher prices and poor quality food we were served, we won't be back. We went around 5 PM, there was one other person waiting when we walked in. First let me say, the cashier was amazing. She was beyond pleasant and professional, and truly the only good part of the visit. But the vibe got super uncomfortable when the cook came out of the kitchen and snapped at her right in front of us over a custom order. Plus, it took almost 30 minutes to get our food, which makes no sense because the restaurant wasn't crowded at all. As for the food, most of it lacked authentic flavor. To be honest, I've had better Jamaican food from the grocery store. The Good: The jerk sauce itself was actually good. The Sides: The gungo rice and peas were unremarkable (parboiled rice, no flavor). The cabbage wasn't fresh at all and used what tasted like canned carrots and corn. The plantains were dry and tasted like they were old and/or microwaved. The Chicken: The jerk chicken was incredibly dry and lacked flavor. It was almost crumbly in consistency. We also tried the jerk egg rolls which had bones in them and the jerk nachos which tasted like cheap nachos you'd get at a high school football game. Nothing exciting. The restaurant itself is a really nice space--honestly, I hope they find other good uses for it--but the dining experience we had left us very disappointed.

All of the above food, services, and ambiance were all 5 star I would recommend going for lunchread more

The ambiance is chill but upscale and classy. Black and gold everything and local art work invite…read moreyou into the space. The hostess was insightful and inviting, like eating at someone's house who loves you. Outside of all of that the Mediterranean lamb was phenomenal. As someone who has eaten lamb in the Middle East this was delightful, with the rice and flavorful kale it's a wonderful bite full. Large serving sizes...and that grilled pound cake lawd

Been going here for a minute now. Some changes were made that made me not so happy buuutttt Daddy's…read moreback! The good cooking is back!!!

I decided to lunch at Daddy's Soul Food Grill recently looking for some comfort food. It's located…read morein a new modern looking building with street parking the only available option I saw. You go down a cafeteria serving line telling the servers in the other side if the glass what you want. The waiting line was short in length (maybe 5 people) but moved very slowly. In fact it didn't move at all for about 10 minutes. Not sure why. Finally, I was able to ask for a meat and three for $14.49. I chose baked chicken, mac n cheese, green beans and black eye peas. The meal came with a cornbread muffin. Their soft drinks here are canned and with one and tax my bill was $17 and change. The prices here are reasonable. While the vegetables were hot and good tasting the chicken was barely warm. It was a victim of the dreaded non heated serving pan it was in and being kept out on the line too long. That deserves no more than a 3 score from me. The interior was also a little chaotic with a man selling colognes and perfumes inside! I don't believe he was affiliated with Daddy's.....