This is authentic. Just like my mom and grandparents would make in Jamaica. I always order the oxtails. This meat is fall off the bone. It is served with a hearty helping of authentic rice and peas and salad. Parking is difficult as it is street facing plan ahead or uber to pick up your food! You will enjoy! Their Easter bun ( you can enjoy it year round not only at Easter ). read more

Just Like Home Jamaican Kitchen - Oxtail Meal - Grocery Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Greeted by a lovely woman before walking in the door. I love a good home grown locally owned small business. I felt like I was walking into my favorite store I went to as a kid, a very home feeling very welcoming with music playing. I loved that there were Jamaican/Caribbean groceries inside. This place was Located in the back of the store. The wait was long but well worth it and I would do it again. Bought a beef Pattie, 2 pineapple ginger drinks, jerk chicken and curry chicken. Portions were great for the price. You could tell these meals were made with love. I would definitely come back anytime. Thanks ladies read more

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Visited here cause a friend had posted about the for Plate of Nations. Also since it's March wanted to support a woman owned business. We went with the chicken curry and jerk chicken. Generous portions meat was tender and rice was flavorful and she made sure to put curry sauce on it. The salad has a vinegar dressing which adds a brightness Located in the back of a convince store. read more

Just Like Home Jamaican Kitchen - Curry Chicken and Jerk Chicken Meal - Grocery Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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It's a grocery story w a deli in the back. It's great if you miss items from the Caribbean read more

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I visit this place twice before writing a review each time I got I think almost the same thing, but I did do the goat and oxtail. Everything was literally seasoned well very spicy. The size I selected were good. It's located behind the market of the building, but the customer service was good. It's welcoming when you come in and prices is reasonable. She served up a good plate. read more

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The worst Jamaican restaurant I've ever been to in my life. horrible service. very rude and disrespectful people. the food was horrible. charged $77 two plates of food that wasn't even good quality charge me $27 for some outdated cookies that cracked my teeth. when I called to address the issue to them, they were rude and disrespectful told me that they don't like people like me or to deal with people like me. I took that as racial discrimination rude and disrespectful. their establishment is dirty. unsanitary they didn't want to address the issue or take care of their responsibility of refunding my money. they continued being rude and disrespectful. the lady goes and tells me I don't make those cookies so I'm not responsible for your teeth being broke for them being rock hard cookies that were outdated. I will definitely be contacting the better Business bureau health department and I will be contacting my lawyer because they will be paying for my broken teeth If they don't take care of this issue or address it or take this serious, it's not going to look good on their end Update You guys are rude and disrespectful and you're over here lying about your quality of your food and the presented of your establishment being uncleanly like you're selling outdated product and no, those cookies should have not have been Rock solid. Hard to the point where they crack your teeth. And yes I will be reporting you to better Business bureau as well as the health department and my lawyer will be contacting you. I will have that place shut down. I promise you that and I will put a review and have everybody put reviews all over your website. I don't care. You people are rude, disrespectful, and ungrateful. I've seen all your reviews and the way you guys react to your reviews and you guys are rude and disrespectful. You're not going to come to America and disrespect, America and American people that is rude. You came to our country respect us and our country don't come out here with your trash and your garbage. Trying to be disrespectful to people that come in and give you business and then serve horrible quality food that's not fresh. Let alone sell products in your store that are outdated. You've messed with the wrong person. I hope you're ready for what's coming your guys's way. I promise you it'll be the end of your guys's business obviously you guys don't take your business seriously and obviously you don't take your customer seriously. This is a way that you're going to lose your business by mistreating people. The way you guys do look at all your bad reviews and it's going to continue that way if you guys continue the way you guys are but that ain't going to happen anymore because you done messed with the wrong person. I promise you that read more

It's labeled as a food truck but it isn't. It's in a building. My only nitpick is it doesn't come with rice & peas, cabbage, and plantain. You have to get the cabbage and plantain on the side. Coming from the south, I'm use to the plates coming with that as a meal. That being said it's good portion sized, the chicken is very flavorful and the rice is cooked really well. This may become my go to spot for Jamaican food while I'm here in the area. read more

Oxtail and goat curry were both tender and flavorful. Meat was well prepped and not gamey or fatty. She put some stew on the rice - not enough to be wet wet, but enough to make ya happy. Salad was fresh and well dressed. Very filling portions and a good amount of meat. Utensils and napkins are available. Truck looked very clean inside. We took our food around the corner to Kubota Garden to eat at the picnic tables. read more

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Stopped by Just Like Home Caribbean Market and Kitchen and it's their 6 year anniversary! Food is great, owner is awesome, and they have some great music playing! Got me some great soup, cake and even a gift...all for free! Thank you! Go support and get some fantastic foods!!!! read more

On a Saturday afternoon after running a heap of errands in south Seattle I was famished! I needed sustenance of a homey sort nothing fast or fried would suffice. The thing that was on my mind and heart was OXTAIL! I'd been craving the succulent meat for a while with no hope of ever finding a restaurant near me with the option. I searched Jamaican and this restaurant came to the top of the list. Within a close proximity too! I scurried as fast as I could to the location. When I pulled into the parking lot I noticed a small mart and across from it was a modest food truck wrapped in the colors of the Caribbean and I KNEW I was in the right place. The single operator was outside of the truck erasing something from the board and my heart sank. I knew what was being removed in my soul I knew... I approached the truck and saw with a heavy heart the oxtail had been sold out. That didn't stop me I bantered with the kind lady that was attending and I ordered a plate of curry chicken with a side of Sorrel. OUTSTANDING! The flavors were rich the meat delicate and of course cooked to perfection. The fresh thyme sprigs weren't just there for show they did their job too! I know exactly where to go when I'm craving a good authentic Jamaican meal and they serve breakfast too! I'd advise to check the hours before arriving as well as maybe giving her a call. You won't regret the meal nor the sleep after it's been consumed. I will be making a steady appearance to this place albeit the price is reasonable the satisfaction is priceless. Thank you Just Like Home! read more

Just Like Home Jamaican Kitchen - Curry Chicken - Grocery Near Me - Seattle, Washington

I don't have a Jamaican mama but I feel like the oxtail at Just Like Home would be exactly what I would want her to make! It is so tender, flavorful, not greasy, and the portion is very generous. The rice and peas is some of the best I've ever had and the side salad has the perfect Italian style dressing to cut through the richness of the oxtail. I highly recommend getting the pine and ginger juice as a thirst quencher. I loved it so much that I got another order of oxtail and a curry chicken to take home. read more

I Continue to get disappointed every time I go here. Yes, I did say every time because I've gone here on multiple occasions with the hope of my experience being better than the last and unfortunately it hasn't changed. The food is overpriced in relation to amount of food given. The curry flavor is good but the jerk chicken taste more like barbecue chicken with a bunch of sauce smothered over. There's very little jerk flavor in the chicken but that wasn't enough as you can see in the picture they give you a half a pound of rice and a small handful of chicken with majority of bones in it. I wish I could give a better review as a whole attempt to support black business in the south end, but this food truck needs to get better . read more

Just Like Home Jamaican Kitchen - Curry chicken, with rice and peas - Grocery Near Me - Seattle, Washington

I ordered the Oxtail meal with a side of "jerk" chicken. The "jerk" chicken was actually barbecue chicken, I remember seeing a review about the same thing but I insisted on trying it for myself. The oxtail was spicier than the jerk chicken. I threw away the chicken, the ox tail was decent and the rice I enjoyed the most. read more

Just Like Home Jamaican Kitchen - Oxtail Meal & Side of Jerk Chicken - Grocery Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Just picked up my food and it's amazing. I've had authentic Jamaican food for aa long as I can remember and this does not disappoint. No idea what the entitled poster Yen A. is talking about below with the 2 stars. It's their business and they have the right to have specials or certain items offered on certain days. Plenty of restaurants do that. Their portions are NOT lacking, and often certain meats DO have a lot of bones. Sounds like to me they've never had food with seasoning and culture . Will definitely be returning this hit my pregnancy craving, so glad I stumbled on it! read more

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Amazing! I used to order before and rhe portions were small. Now wow I have ordered twice and the portion and flavor are so delicious! Will keep ordering. read more

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A must try! The food is seasoned well and yummy. I didn't have to wait too long for the food after ordering. Jerk chicken is a must; a little spicy but it's good. I do have to admit there was a lot of bones in both my orders. Love me some rice and peas though. The con was thatI wasn't able to pick up my order after calling on the phone. I had to physically be there. read more

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Passed this small street side food wagon on my way to Kubota Gardens. Returned after our enjoyable stroll through the gardens. What a great spot! Friendly folks and delicious food. My wife and I split a jerk chicken with beans and rice. Really yummy! And, they do a variety of fresh juices. We had ginger-pineapple and mango. Both were good but the ginger-pineapple was REALLY good! Beautiful gardens and great food! A perfect fall outing! read more

Just Like Home Jamaican Kitchen - Grocery Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Crazy good Jamaican grub,you better ask somebody! The first time there, I got Curry Goat . Very tender with lots of flavors going on and the right amount of heat. read more

The food was okay, the oxtail dinner was very small considering the price & compared to other jamaican restaurants. I asked for extra gravy for the rice but she didn't apply it to the rice. The rice still had flavor so that's good but the oxtails were very small & didn't really have much meat, so definitely a waste on money on that. I also grab a beef patty now that was actually good and had some spice to it which i loved. I would only come back to grab a beef patty! read more

Just Like Home Jamaican Kitchen - Oxtail - Grocery Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Food was awesome and the young lady who served us was equally as polite and served us an authentic Jamaican plate. I can't wait to return. It was the most authentic Jamaican food I've had since I last ate the real deal! I'm so impressed by this 'food truck'! They should have a restaurant. It would stay full of patrons!! read more

Just Like Home is just a minute up the street from us and I happened to stop by to see what this place was about. Having recently come back from a trip to Jamaica, I was ready for more Jamaican food. JLH did not disappoint! I bought the goat curry and jerk chicken to try and sample a bit of each and they were both really well made. The food truck was clean and Sophia got the food together very quickly. I've already told multiple friends to check it out and support this local food truck! I plan to go back more frequently for my jamaican food fix. read more

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I consider myself to be a fair person and presentation is always a good indication of service. While waiting a few moments for someone to take my order, a lady comes from the back of the store and as soon as a man walks in, they start talking Jamaican and she takes his order first. When I asked if I could order, she seemed annoyed. When I placed my order, I asked if the beef patties that were in a warming container, were fresh, she said "yes ", but they didn't look that way to me, so I didn't order them. I ordered oxtails with peas and rice. It came with some sort of salad that didn't look fresh either. I found the meal to be just "ok". The oxtail weren't tender but edible, the peas and rice had good flavor, but the salad, I wasn't impressed with at all. I may give them another try later on in the future. Maybe I'm used to the Jamaican cuisine from NYC. They put much more effort into the whole Jamaican experience. read more

Miss Sophia!!! DI REAL TING!!!! This really does taste like home!! Can't wait to try the soup!!! read more

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first time trying the oxtails. rice is a little undercooked, delicious though. oxtails could have allot more sauce, it's great otherwise. salad is delicious read more

Just Like Home Jamaican Kitchen - oxtails - Grocery Near Me - Seattle, Washington

And anytime I have a taste for Jamaican food. This place is the first that pops in my mind. every single dish I had was packed with flavor. Also, the fresh juices are yummy as well. I love patties and their patties are so delicious from jerk chicken to oxtails. You cannot go wrong with coming here. At my previous job I would literally drive across town just to pick this up for me and my coworker. Highly recommend. read more

Amazing pop-up spot that just opened up in Rainier Beach on Thurs, Fr, Sat. Everything i have had so far has been bomb - the jerk chicken, stew pork, curry chicken, oxtail. I look forward to going there every weekend now. read more

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Authentic cooked with love! Flavorful family atmosphere! I was in search for beef patties and found a gem! Everything we ate absolutely delicious! The service was very hospitable and made you feel like family! read more

Just had this today. My partner has been absolutely dying to find this kind of food in the PNW. The truck was being worked on I think so we had to stop by their home instead. Partner and I both got jerk chicken. I also meant to ask about beef patties, but forgot. Oh well, next time I will remember! Anyway it was very delicious! I initially expected something very spicy, it was definitely more sweet w/ a kick instead but oh so flavorful. Also since other reviews keep mentioning getting it delivered cold: it was all piping hot when we got it, and we just drove to a spot nearby to park and eat. My partner remarked that it tasted very much like what she remembered :) (also: yes, it has bones. it's supposed to) read more

I had looked up jerk chicken near me an this is the first place that pops up so I go an order the jerk chicken meal an the curry chicken meal had such high hopes because ironically on the front of there truck it says "just like your in Jamaica" or something of that nature usually I look at my food before I leave but the one time I just drove off right after I got the food it was horrible the jerk chicken tasted like regular bbq sauce an was dry on the inside the curry chicken was bland had no flavor on top of that there was a hair in the rice read more

Only authentic Jamaican food in Seattle. All di food is tender and have flava. Been here 3 times and they are consistent

Everything was amazing!!! Skip all of those negative reviews. It's not a restaurant it's a truck. First bite will have you feeling like you're standing outside in Jamaican. read more

Delicious Jamaican food. She even sells fresh juices. My only wish is that there was more food. I ate it all , but that's a reason to return. read more

The food was ok but the customer service is terrible. This is the reason for the one star!

Authentic Jamaican food. I got the Oxtails and they were bomb! A lil pricey tho but its coo for something every once in a while

Just had this delivered by doordash and both entrees were cold. Oxtail was not tender and cold. Goat was not tender and was cold. The sauces were still gelatin as if they scooped it out of the fridge and not cooked/heated. The plantain was hard and cold. I've had plenty of Jamaican places around the world to know this was not it. read more

When driving to a friends house we saw a little banner ad for Just Like Home & boy am I glad that we did. When you pull up it is a little trailer in a liquor store parking lot (we almost missed it)! This food literally tasted just like home for me. Being Jamaican I am hard to please when I see signs claiming to be Jamaican food. This food was legit! The oxtail was tender & the flavor was amazing! The jerk had just the right amount of kick! And the curry was great had my kiddos asking for more! I would love to go back & try more of the items! read more

Authentic and delicious Real yard food. All the drinks are 10/10 Jerk tastes proper with enough sauce. read more

Best Jamaican spot in town and I've tried them! The rice and peas was flavorful, the jerk chicken was so good it took me back to Jamaica for a sec. Excited to try the oxtail soon! read more

SOOOOO GOOD. Tastiest jerk chicken I've ever had. Oxtail was on point too. Can't wait to get it again.

Bro I'm so devastatingly sad about having to give this place only one star. It's right by our house and we've been wanting to try it. We ordered through the door dash app last night, Was given a time and I drove down there and waited at least 15 minutes before going up to the window to ask if our food was ready. The gentleman working that night threw me the side eye and said the food wasn't ready yet, didn't give me an estimate so I had to ask. Another 25 minutes. Cool fine whatever, I don't mind waiting especially after all the raving reviews. Y'all. I gave this gentleman even more time just to be nice. I watched as other ppl ordered their food, was told they had to wait too. In my head I'm like ha, good luck. It had been an hour now since we put in our order. If we had gotten tacos like our original plan we would've been home stuffed by then. Instead the gentleman was confused which one was our order, proceeded to tell me the oxtails I ordered an hour ago had ran out. He subbed the curry shrimp with rice instead. It smelled delicious but that was it. That's where the good stuff ends. Shrimp was over cooked, had no flavor and I only got 5 pieces of small shrimp. The rice portion was wayyyyyy to much for 5 lil pieces of shrimp. And the salad that came with it was dry. Who gives salad with no dressing?!? I'm done with this place y'all. Waited over an hour just to be told my food was out and subbed me something else that had absolutely no flavor. Way too overpriced for shit food. It's too bad because I want to support small Black businesses but not at my hard earned money's expense. I'm good y'all. Idk how long this place will last honestly. We need better Caribbean food in the southend of Seattle and this place is not it. read more