Best Haitian food in Houston!! Coming from Boston I was really happy to found this gem!read more

I've been to island spice too many times to not put in a review . One of the best Haitian cuisines…read morein Houston. Island spices is located in memorial food hall. It's not your typical restaurant, brick and mortar location. There is many other restaurants in the building. Basically you order either in person or online and they can either store your food in the locker for pick up or hand it directly to you. The memorial food hall reminds me of a cafeteria style, except you can't see them prepare your food. There's no seating to eat inside, but you can sit outside. I usually always get my food to go. My go to griot plate.

I have had Vicky's Island Hop at a pop-up at my office a couple of times and it is so good! This…read moretime I had the veggie stew with white rice and it is absolutely delicious. In the past I have had their mac & cheese and also the plantains and everything is excellent. Love it!

I came here for the first time on a Saturday afternoon…read more The owner Ericka explained it was there soft opening. As they had just moved from Bourban Sizzler @ 2114 Holly Hall to two doors down to Irie Sizzler @ 2122 Holly Hall. But it's the same owners. Designed with fun Jamaican decor. Service - Ericka the owner/server was great. She chatted with us, was friendly. Provided good service. There was a DJ spinning some great tunes, for there soft opening. Food - I ordered the oxtail combo $29.49, which comes with rice/peas and cabbage and 2 plantains. With the combo you are allowed one additional meat of jerk chicken or stewed chicken, or curry goat (I think). The food was tasty. Plan to visit again. She also offered chicken soup, which was yum, great on the cool day. Drinks - I asked Ericka if they sold adult bevy's, as I had seen on the Bourban Sizzler Yelp page. She said no, but they had some carribean soft drinks and juices. I got the pineapple & Guava, expectedly sweet, but not overbearing. Wishing this black owned business much succes.

So I recently started to order food from this restaurant through door dash. I went there back…read more2013- 2015 I'm not sure how many times management or chefs has changed there but its going down personally. I ordered my favorite oxtail diner combination with stew chicken or sometimes just oxtail. The oxtail are tasty but too small and too much oil left in the gravy. They are cutting the oxtails in half leaving a lot of fragmented bones in the gravy Try to drain off some of your oil before put in those carrots Secondly! The servings are abit small especially with the oxtail combination. The rice and peas are slim. The carrot and cabbage veggie is not bad just drain thd water off . Last! My deliveries have now started coming in a very cheap stryfoam containers. The last order has gravy all over the bag and the cover partially broken. Please! If you are using this brand of containers use some scotch tape to hold the container together and double bag to make secure. I would eat your food again but just asking to make some adjustments to those few areas I mentioned. Thanks

Definitely worth a 2nd go back. The meat pie I had as a snack was good. Could use a little more…read moremeat in it but overall a great snack.

The owner and staff were very friendly. I got jerk chicken. It has a great flavor... However, I was…read moredisappointed I was expecting it to be super juicy and saucy. It was very dry, I also expected it to be chopped up chicken vs chicken legs. The meat pie and lemonade were good... next time I'll try oxtails. Oh, and I was sad they didn't have plantains... but the owner said they're going to start serving them soon...

We love Miss Helen's Kitchen, we have been coming here for years, she never disappoints ,the food…read moreis amazing with Caribbean flavors, service is always with a smile, Miss Helen is so welcoming and an amazing chef, the ambience is nice and she has open the other side of the restaurant to make it bigger for Sunday brunch!! Come try Helen's Kitchen, you will not be disappointed!

Food was extremely fresh and large portions but unfortunately this is not YAWD food. I have come to…read morethe conclusion that true Caribbean food cannot be found in Houston.

The food was delicious! Some of the best authentic Jamaican food I've had in Houston. Oxtails were…read moreamazing. I highly recommend this spot.

Best Jamaican food in Houston!!!! Everything tastes fresh, and delicious. Braise & Bone Will…read moredefinitely have you coming back for more!

I've been ordering their Tamales for years and were delicious. The last two years I haven't been in…read morethe area until today when I went by and ordered a dozen. They were chicken no flavor no olives or red pepper. They were bland no flovor and mushy. Very disappointed.

Food was delicious and highly recommend! Friendly staff! I had Fresh natural juice, plantain's…read morewith sour cream, Potato tamale, and chicken empanada

Hosting a friend and showing them what makes Houston great in a short amount of time can be…read moredaunting at times because there are so many options and its also great to explore new local spots. As part of a friend's visit, I suggested finding some sort of cajun/creole cuisine since she doesn't get it back home and she found Creole Kitchen and Daiquiris. This is one of those, potentially easily skipped, restaurants connected to a gas station. To me, gas station food is a very Texas thing (also in Miami where one of my favorite tapas restaurants exist) so I'm glad we got to take her to a bit of a double whammy. This is definitely a casual eatery and seemed as if most people do takeaway but there were a few tables for dining in restaurant. We were kindly greeted by the staff and the cashier let us know they had physical menus to review as we all tried to read the overhead tv menus. We weren't super hungry but wanted to sample various things so went with the seafood combo platter, side of fried okra, collards, and my partner got a small gumbo jeaux. The food came out hot and fresh and in to go boxes, I don't think they carry dine in settings but we were provided extra togo containers to eat in. The fried platter was done very well, fish was super tender and moist with a nice crunchy cornmeal batter. The shrimp were also excellently fried and retained their bounce without being overcooked. The fries and okra were also just too notch to me. I also liked the hashbrown and thought it was a nice sweet bite to go along with the fried foods. I enjoyed the flavor of the collards but thought there was a bit too much broth to greens ratio, the flavor was on point for me though. I had a small taste of my partner's gumbo and thought it was good but didn't have much to make a strong opinion. Overall, I was pleasantly surprised by this restaurant, esp with it being so close to me. I'm glad there's a local spot for good southern fried platters and def will be back for some okra or other offerings!

I came back last night around 9:40 PM, and once again, the customer service was amazing. The young…read morelady working has such a sweet personality--I really enjoy her spirit and how welcoming she is. This time, she suggested I try the pasta. I was excited because it looked really good, but unfortunately, it didn't live up to expectations. After taking a few bites, I realized it was very bland--there was little to no seasoning at all. I'm a bit confused because the customer service is consistently excellent, but the food hasn't been matching that same level. I'm not sure if it was because they were close to closing at 10, but that still doesn't justify serving unseasoned food. I really want to love this place because the vibe and service are there--I just hope the food quality becomes more consistent.