Ive been here three times so far, im not even sure why I went back after the first time. My Mac and cheese tasted like cardboard. The second time there was either plastic or foil in my food. the third time, I ordered stew chicken & I thought it looked good until I realized I got mainly skin in my order. I definitely would not recommend this place unless you love wasting money. read more

People's Choice Restaurant - Caribbean Near Me - East Orange, New Jersey

Came in to get my cow foot soup that's usually top tier. I picked it up to go so we'll see. They have never disappointed! The customer service was a bit meh today but I guess it's a Monday so we can let it slide a little. The ambiance was pretty clean and vibing, I can hear the music but not as loud as it could be. read more

People's Choice Restaurant - a wall of flags and pictures - Caribbean Near Me - East Orange, New Jersey

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People's Choice Restaurant is located on a busy street in Newark. Parking can be a challenge during certain times of the day. The restaurant is very clean inside. The only menu is posted on the wall above the check-in window. It's nice to see the food being prepared behind the check-in window. I noticed about 2-3 employees preparing the food. This restaurant has probably been around for a number of years and is frequently visited by locals. The menu contains many of the traditional and popular Jamaican cuisine items. I ordered the Escovitch fish. Came with rice and peas, cabbage, plantains and a side salad. $17. Decent price. I must honestly say I was not impressed with the food. I would've preferred to have red snapper as my fish. I think they gave me cod, but I'm not sure what kind it was. I waited a while for my food. Unfortunately the fish was very dry and lacked flavour. Probably not made to order. The rice and peas were not made with kidney beans (as it should be) but made with pigeon peas. That's ok, but the rice was also not very fresh. I guess they don't go through it that often. The plantains were hard, not very sweet and just not that good, in my opinion. The cabbage was overcooked and lacked flavour also. The service here was lukewarm at best. Weirdly enough, I was okay with that. I will say that Jamaican food can be made and taste differently depending on where you go. I've had Jamaican cuisine almost everywhere, in the US, Europe, and in Jamaica. People's Choice unfortunately did not measure up. It's possible that it was just my escovitch fish order? Or just an off day at the restaurant. I would encourage you to see for yourselves, but I would recommend the Jamaican food truck just down the street, or the other nearby Caribbean restaurants nearby. I certainly will not be going back, because there are too many other choices out there. I appreciate this business and I'm sure they are doing their best. Just not good enough for me. read more

People's Choice Restaurant - Inside looking out - Caribbean Near Me - East Orange, New Jersey

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I've actually heard good things about this restaurant. However my experience wasnt good. I ordered a large jerk chicken with white rice, cabbage, salad and 2 pieces of plantains. If you like dry chicken this is the place to go. The chicken wasnt even edible. Just dry and rubbery no gravy. YA'LL NEED TO BE ASHAMED TO SELL THIS JUNK read more

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After all these years people's choice is still the old faithful !! I've stopped by to grab my stew beef with white rice and extra gravy amid veggies a few times these last few months and of course I have to tell everyone about them . Thank them people choice! read more

People's Choice Restaurant - a meal in a styrofoam container - Caribbean Near Me - East Orange, New Jersey

People's Choice Restaurant provides it's customers quality, authentic Jamaican quisine. Their pricing is average and in fact reasonably affordable. I have become a regular customer, when ever it is inconvenient to prepare my own meal I invariably call on them, their staff is efficient, courteous and generous with their servings. People's Choice is a take out restaurant , the facility is clean and well maintained! read more

I'm going to give peoples choice Jamaican Restauraunt 3 stars,my reason they went up on the prices,and they are very very very stingy with the oxtails,I order a large oxtail they give you literally 5 oxtails so I can imagine if you order a small oxtail do you get 3 oxtails or 2 oxtails that is my only issue other than that the food is pretty good the portion of food they give is good but oxtails they are super stingy smh and for 22$ for a large oxtail they should give at least 10 or 12,13, oxtails I'm sorry to cheap wit the oxtails for me I possibly recommend them But if you looking to get a good quantity of oxtails this is not the place so I'm giving them a 3star rating read more

Customer service is fair, can be slow due to so many orders. Busy restaurant but worth the wait read more

People's Choice Restaurant - Small rice with orca , pumpkin & okra. - Caribbean Near Me - East Orange, New Jersey

OK so my son and his GF is hyped on Jamaican food and have been scanning the area looking for the best. This spot hits above most of the others in the area. They bought me back the curried Goat with some rice (I can't even tell if it is white rice or rice and beans because of the gravy and many Jamaican spots don't use many beans.) The taste is pretty good . Now the goat is the rave. It was extremely tender and plentiful and well seasoned. PEOPLE we need more than 2 slices of plantains with a meal...why so cheap with it. Regular retail a plantain is .25-.30 US for an entire plantain so how much is it wholesale. Why so cheap with it..so weird. The tossed salad is a great addition. The cabbage,,, Why y'all throw a whole cabbage in a pot, go about your day, then come back and chop up the cabbage. Y'all need some all purpose seasoning, black pepper, grated carrots, and throw a little olive oil in that B. Otherwise many patrons will be just throwing it away. Overall a great spot. Looking forward to tasting the rest of the menu. read more

People's Choice Restaurant - Curried Goat Meal - Caribbean Near Me - East Orange, New Jersey

I never have an issue when I come here. There is always a line which is a good thing because the food is so good. The prices are reasonable as well. Parking is the only issue around there because its on a main street. read more

Oxtail is the bomb!!! Rice and peas are also on point! It's worth the money for the taste and for the good portion

Food was okay. I ordered the jerk chicken and oxtail. The restaurant itself is clean and the employees were very friendly. I wish the chicken was actually chopped up for my jerk instead of just two big pieces of chicken but they were definitely packed with spice and flavor. The rice was tasty in both dishes. Unfortunately, the cabbage was over cooked and flavorless so I didn't eat it. The oxtail was pretty good as well, parts of it were a little rough but honestly I've had worse. I appreciated the touch of the fresh salad. It definitely lightened the heavy load of food. If I was in the area, I work be interested to go back and try some more dishes. read more

The worst oxtail ever too much fat no flavor this is not Jamaican food. the rices burnt sigh read more

My favorite Jamaican restaurant, good food. I get stew beef white rice and cabbage best thing ever with extra gravy.

I heard a few good things about this place. Jamaican food is my favorite food out of all cultures. I happened to be in the area today, so i decided to stop and give them a try. I ordered 2 platters, 1 had Oxtails, Cabbage and rice with peas. The other platter was a small jerk chicken with cabbage and white rice. This is why i dont believe everything i read until I see for myself. It was a waste of time and definitely a waste of my money, 38.00 watsed. The food was GARBAGE, HORRIBLE, DISGUSTED, nothing wasnt good but the beef pattie. I specifically asked them was the jerk chicken spicy and they said, YES. i get home, the chicken leg was hard and super dry, the cabbage was mushy and the rice was bland, the chicken wasnt even spicy, i tasted nothing like jerk seasoning on it. The oxtails had no flavor, cabbage again mushy, and the rice with peas was ok, because of the gravy from the oxtails. IF i didnt live in Jersey City but close by, i definitely would have bought that garbage back, Totally unhappy with they food. That was first and my last time there, hope they got me on camera, cause thats the only way they would see my face again in there. read more

So this is one of those places in Newark you would think has better food than it does. To me, the ceiling for West Indian food is high so I had high hopes for this place based on previous yelp reviews. I'm not going to say it was bad, because it wasn't, but it was just adequate. I even went to them a second time to make sure that it wasn't a one off bad night. I ordered the goat curry once and the oxtail curry the second time. They give you a massive portion of rice and peas (beans) with the curry and a little bit of cabbage. A big no-no, however, is that you don't get fried plantains with your order. The curries themselves were a little too greasy and the meat pieces too bony. But the flavor wasn't bad. The rice and peas were good, but its hard to screw that up. All in all, I think Goldenkrust edges this place out and its a little cheaper as well. read more

Place is great every single time, curry goat and chicken patties are consistently excellent.

I went here one evening for some carribean jerk chicken and rice and peas and a beef patty and it was delicious I must say with Hefty portion sizes and delicious meat read more

Well I tried the food for the 1st time today...I got the brown stew chicken with peas and rice and that was very good. I also got curry chicken with a plain roti and an extra peas roti....but the peas roti was very very salty. It felt like I was just eating salt from the salt container. I paid $4 for that extra roti and it was a real disappointment, and a waste of my hard earned money. read more

It is 11:26 and I am currently sitting in my car outside the restaurant. They were supposed to open at 11:00. I have been to this establishment many times and this is not the first time this has happened. It is extremely unprofessional not to respect the time of your customers. Not to mention it contributes to a loss of revenue. While sitting here, I have witnessed 4 customers attempt to open the door and then walk away. This business has been open too long to make mistakes like this. Do better guys! read more

Second time trying them. Food is nasty and service is bad. I will not be ordering from them again- EVER. Save your money and try an authentic place. read more

My go to West Indian eatery when I'm in the area. Stanley is usually around chatting it up, and if you say you know another place that has better food chances are he's been there and he will offer his opinion on it, he doesn't take it personal. He swears he uses the best quality ingredients, and that separates him from the rest. I've been going there for years and the wait times vary, you have to remember that even though 1 or 2 people may be in front your they get a bunch of phone orders. Jerk Chicken, Curry Chicken, Curry Goat with rice and pea's are my staples here. read more

This was my first visit here...The service was a mess... I ordered a large oxtail...i got 6 small pieces... half the platter was either supposed to be salad or cabbage I couldn't differentiate... I wasted my money.. not me again read more

The food is good. I really like their stewed chicken, jerk chicken and curried goat. Oxtail was okay. Price is reasonable and portions are very large. My only gripe is the waiting time for food. Up to 15 minutes even when there are no customers...I don't get what takes them so long to just share the food out. read more

Food is good. So will give them 3.5 Attitude, efficiency, correctness of your phone order. Not so much.

First time here. Ordered the curry chicken. Had to be the blandest West Indian food I've ever had. It was terrible...

Picked up a curry goat dinner last, it lacked a little flavor but was overall pretty good.

I've been here a few times and I have to state that their customers service skills sucks big time.The food is OK nothing special.The place is not vary clean,last time I ordered from here I found a produce sticker still attached to my tomatoes in the salad.That is how I know they don't clean the food well.Vary rude people working here. learn to treat your clients with respect! read more

My husband and I were visiting from Florida and was so mad at the service we received.... Not only was their food no where near good, their customer service was HORRENDOUS! I will never bring my money here again. If you're looking for good Jamaican food this place is not it. read more

I was loyal for 10 years, but this place has gone downhill. The authenticity is absent. Ordered the rice/pea and oxtails and I cannot finish my plate as it is not good at all! I want my $12 back. Sadly, I can no longer recommend this place to anyone. Food is not the same. It sucks! Go to Munchies in South Orange instead. read more

Good place for local West Indian food craving. If your nearby stop to see Stanley the owner and try the food, best bet to call ahead, so not waiting to long read more

Visited People's Choice for the first time this week. I ordered stew chicken (wish I got more meat, 'twas great!) and a curry goat roti & beef patty. True Authentic Jamaican food. Loved the Tomato & Carrot added to the Stew Chicken. I've been trying to stop myself from going back again in the same week. Best Jamaican food I've had at a restaurant in New Jersey and I've tried a few! Few notes: I didn't sit-in so I can't comment on the service, take-out came fairly quick which I liked, had to park on another block read more

The place is cool it has a sit down area so chill and watch tv while you eat.. Every time I go there this place is ALWAYS packed!! I only get the Ox Tails.. And man them joints be on point. U get a decent portion some times it comes with Platanos (depending on if they have them in stock or not) the people there are friendly (Jamaican owned) very good food... read more

The first time I tried this place which was about two years ago, I loved it. Everything was tasty and delicious. Unlike others, I really didn't find the wait time to be that bad. But I returned there recently and things have definitely changed. The macaroni and cheese noodles were overcooked and mushy and the brown stewed chicken tasted as if it sat in a crock pot for three days. The bones within the meat became too soft making it difficult to eat a bite without getting a mouthful of gristle. Come on People's Choice. You gotta bring it back to how it used to be. read more

Stew chicken, oxtails, ackee n salt fish my fav dishes here. I've also tried the curry goat but I wasn't a big fan.

Patties are GOOD!!! Dont have any good west Indian restaurants in my area, so I make it my business to stop here when I'm in the area!!

The food is really good! Tastes like grandma's. And I really like the selection of drinks they have. Wait time is a bit long, but it's definitely worth it. read more

The food here is good but the front store service sucks. I ordered from here twice and the first time the server gave me a very thin plastic bag. The bag ended up breaking and my food fell. This last time I ordered a large soup which was $9. The soup tasted good but the cup was filed with liquid. One dumpling and one small cube of yam. I was like ok whatever if taste good. But my complaint is, The man at the front of the store put my cup of soup in one bag. I asked him to double bag the soup for me because the last time my soup fell. The man bluntly told me NO. And he looked like the owner because he had a lot of expensive jewelry on. How disgusting that you tell a customer no for a plastic bag. Then he turns around and ties my bag twice so I can loop my finger in the hole of the tie. And the bags thinner than most bags. I will never go back there again because they have a very nasty attitude. Turn off. read more

I would visit People's Choice every Friday for their oxtails. They were awesome! Make sure you ask for extra gravy. Not the biggest fan of their mac and cheese, but the rice and peas are tasty. read more

One of my Fav Spots From Childhood. The food is always good. If the owners are there don't expect to get great service. If Dave is there he is always nice. I love the food though the prices went up. read more