This place is a bit misleading due to the location in the back of a mostly vacant shopping center…read morebut DO IT! The owner was so nice and the food was amazing! I loved the jerk shrimp and the curry chicken. Yum! Go and check this place out.

The food here was absolutely amazing. I even ordered extra to take home and finished it all…read more The oxtail was incredibly tender and literally fell off the bone. The curry goat was authentic, rich in flavor, and perfectly seasoned. This is definitely my new go to spot. I will be back. Next time I will take pics

This is a beautiful restaurant. You can sit outside under the trees or inside the old Florida home…read more Service is very friendly and helpful. The chef is friendly and loves cooking for you. We even brought his homemade pepper sauce. They have beer and wine. The shrimp bisque was good. I ordered the soft shell crabs . They were delicious with a chili glaze. The mango salsa rice and salad was so good. My wife ordered the oxtail and it was amazing.

Four of us went here June 20th for dinner. We got apps (Nemo Rolls and fried oysters) to share…read more Both were excellent in flavor but we were all disappointed at the quantity (6 oysters about the size of a quarter) for the $20 & $18 price tags. We each ordered an entree along with a side of mashed potatoes and a side of the crispy brussel sprouts. Again, both were excellent in flavor, but $8 for a "cup" of mashed potatoes to share at the table and $12 for approximately three sprouts thinnly sliced and tossed with fried onions and bacon? Hardly shareable. My seared tuna was very good and a decent size portion but seriously? You can't serve shelled edamame? Fishing the bean pods out of the sauce to clumsily try to squirt the bean out should not be happening with a dish that is $34. We ordered a bottle of wine which we all enjoyed. My last complaint is that the restaurant was extremely warm. We all were on the verge of breaking out in a sweat. For those prices, invest in some sort of better air conditioning. The service was fine. The meal was $300 with tip, and considering everything, we feel it's not worth going back.

The owner was so nice , and the food I felt like I was in PR. We ate fried chicken chunks with rice…read morewith gandules and a crab alculppuria!! This is a hidden Gem, you need to try the food it was delicious made with love!

I was craving authentic Puerto Rican food and I'm ecstatic I found this place, because it's a…read morestaple for me now. Every thing I ate here was phenomenal. The proof? It's a day later and I'm still thinking about this food! Wow, what an absolute GEM. The tres palmas mofongo was so moist and flavorful (looooved the garlic cream sauce, which they give in abundance) and a notable portion size which was refreshing to see. The shrimp, chicken and steak were all so flavorful with herbaceous undertones. They worked so well together. WOULD RECOMMEND. It was 10/10. The staff was so kind and accommodating! The fried pork main dish was fried HARD but not dry. Just lots of crunch and flavor. The sauce it came with was perfect for dipping though. The beans were delicious and went perfectly with the fluffy white rice. The cute little outside area was perfect to sit and eat during a beautiful day. It's rare that you find a Puerto Rican restaurant this authentic off the island. I felt transported. Will 100% be back!

Best chicken in Tampa Bay Area !!! Today I went to a…read moredifferent place closer to my home and I will never do it again ! Pico rojo number 1 !

Awesome simple menu. The sides are everything. Great restaurant will definitely be backread more

This is such a cute spot. We loved the outdoor seating and the service was wonderful…read more We had a half chicken with yuca and fried plantains - all were delicious! 9/10

Jardín de Pollos has an eclectic vibe with upbeat Spanish music that gives the whole place a lively…read moreLatin American feel. We ordered half dark chicken, a quarter white chicken, yucca fries, plantains, beans, corn, beef empanadas, and chicken and cheese quesadillas. Everything was fresh, hot, and full of flavor. The sauces were excellent, and I liked mixing them for a little extra kick. We went back for a chicken empanada because the kids were not sharing theirs. Staff was friendly and the food came out in good time. A great Latin American spot worth visiting.

Another excellent meal!! New carpet, beautifully decorated for the Fourth, gorgeous landscaping and…read morethe lovely Lucia taking our order. Ordered the same things: Fall in love salad with grilled chicken-- fresh and delicious with perfectly cooked sweet potato fries, and hubby got his turkey Reuben with coleslaw and tater tots-- he polished them off! Always excellent food, beautiful scenery, and great service

Great food Great view…read moreGreat service. Lived here for a couple years and have been coming back ever since

After a long beach day, mi belly start talkin'--so we follow the breeze and end up at Lazy Jerk. At…read morefirst we thought the GPS was drunk 'cause all we hearing is Latin music. Turns out it's in a food hall with a full-on dance party goin' on. Mi nearly buss a suavemente pon dem before finding the food! We slide through the crowd and boom--Caribbean breeze hit us. Warm smile at the counter, reggae in the air, and the smell of real yard food. The lady behind the counter? Pure sunshine. She greet us like family and serve up that good-good like she seasoning it with blessings. I had the curry goat with rice, cabbage, and plantains--hot, fresh, and full of flavor. My boy had the chicken bowl and gave it the silent "yo this hittin'" nod. You know the one. Best part? The food felt clean and wholesome, like mi granny cooked it on a Sunday. The vibes? 10/10. Energy? Sweet like sugarcane. Whoever that smiling queen is--keep shining, sis. You not just serving food, you serving joy.

We love Jamaican food but this place is not a good representation of it. We found them on DoorDash…read more I ordered curry goat. My husband ordered jerk chicken. He chose rice & peas & plantains. I chose rice & peas & cabbage. We also ordered 2 Pattie's. One spicy beef, the other mild. Ok, the good first... The cabbage was delicious! It was the best seasoned cabbage I've had outside of JA. The plantains were also prepared perfectly. That's unfortunately all well, the Pattie's... they are large & look great! Similar to juici Pattie's. Sadly they look large but they are half empty. It was mostly breading. The beef inside was well flavored & seasoned perfectly. Now for the dinners.... The jerk chicken was OK. It was quite spicy but lacked that "jerk" flavor. The curry goat... they tried to pass off Oxtail as Goat. They are not the same! The Oxtail was also very spicy & had all the sticks from the rosemary in the meat. I could understand if they missed a twig or 2 while pulling the herbs from the sticks but I had as many rosemary sticks as I had bites of meat. So every time I take a bite I have to pull a twig out of my mouth. I ended up throwing it away. Also, both of us had rice & peas. The rice was so over cooked it stuck to your teeth. It was a mushy blob! It was such a disappointment. Additionally, for as overcooked as our food was, the driver had to wait forever to pick it up. We only live 2 miles away but the order was 20 mins late. I could see the driver waiting. He unassigned it after 15 mins & the next driver still had to wait too. Maybe they were searching for a goat? I guess the goat ran away so they thought this American wouldn't be able to tell the difference between curry goat & oxtail but they got someone who knows the difference. I do usually enjoy oxtail but theirs was overcooked, overly spicy & full of twigs. It was the first time I had oxtail that I did not like. Sad to say I will still recommend people drive to Oldsmar for great Jamaican food. This one is an imposter.

This place is amazing! Anyone who knows me, knows I love me some Jamaican food, mon! I was so happy…read moreI found this place right before a weekend vacation to Tarpon Springs/Clearwater. It ended up being the first place we ate for lunch as we arrived. There is a decent amount of parking (tip: there is additional parking in the back) The restaurant is huge and can easily hold a party, which supposedly happens on Saturday nights. The decor and smells transport me right back to the island. The service was also spectacular...shout out to our server, the owners son. He is very humble and has outstanding customer service skills. Now onto the food! Literally everything we ordered was amazing and tasted great. The Jerk chicken was cooked to perfection. It had the right amount of spices and was really tender. But the oxtails stole the show. I haven't had oxtails in over a decade and a half, and these were amazing. The sauce was so good that I was putting spoonfuls on my rice even after the meat was done. The rice was good and the steamed cabbage tasted really fresh. There was even a special sauce provided that is made by the owner, which is like a family recipe that is a purée of fresh vegetables! The beef patty and coco bread was awesome too. No lie, if we lived close I would be a regular here. Respect !

First bite of that curry goat I knew my lunch was going to be GOOD . Meat tender and bursting with…read moreflavor, coco bread soft and not dry , that spicy beef well seasoned. As a Jamaican this place is the real deal !!! 10 out of 10 recommendation !