It was wonderful tasting food and it was expensive but worth the price I only get it for special occasions

Visiting from out of town and have been craving good Jamaican food. After a thorough search on Yelp, we came across the Jamaican Pot - based on the reviews and photos, we knew we had to give them a try. We ordered a large jerk chicken with oxtail gravy on top, rice and red beans, beef patty and coco bread as well as two sweet potato brownies.... we didn't get photos of those. The beef patty was perfectly flaky and flavorful (not spicy), the coco bread was the perfect texture/sweetness to offsite the spice from the jerk chicken - which we ordered medium spice and although it was just spicy enough for me, it was too spicy for my husband. The chicken was tender and flavorful, the oxtail gravy gave it that extra kick. The cabbage was good too, not bland but not overly seasoned to take away from the chicken. I personally didn't care for the flavor or texture of the brownies, it was more like a soft layer of sweet potato on top on a cake bottom layer - if that makes sense, but my husband loved it. Overall, very pleased with the service, pricing and quality of the food! Definitely recommend and will be taking a plate back on the plane with us :) read more

The Jamaican Pot - Jerk Chicken (Large) - includes choice of rice (white or rice and red beans), cabbage and plantains. - Caribbean Near Me - Detroit, Michigan

I have been to Jamaica and this is the best outside of Jamaica that I can find. The food is delicious. You can't go wrong with their Jerk chicken read more

The Jamaican Pot - Mini lunch special - Caribbean Near Me - Detroit, Michigan

We met Mama Rose while out and about in metro Detroit and learned all about the history of the Jamaican Pot. I admit it would not have been my first choice for lunch today, but now we are intrigued. When we arrived I hesitated to go in. Maybe selly to you, but at times I judge a book by the cover. I know better, but still. It's not the most desirable decor. Of course I was wrong as the smells and tastes explode from the cuisine. Jerk is central to the menu and my favourite is oxtails. What a combination! The meat literally fell off the bone. Speaking of combos, with the oxtails I got the jerk chicken which was astounding. The rice and beans totally soul, totally incredible. The red bean soup was also a treat. So was the peach cobbler. Since I don't really speak Jamaican food, I assume it's a bit salty without a lot of spice. That or it's been Americanized for the sake of pandering to the locals. Either way, we loved it! The gentleman that served us is very soft spoken and seemed so nice. But, I couldn't hear everything he said and ended up nodding a lot. Did I get charged accordingly for what I received? I have no idea. Since the prices are very reasonable, I guess it doesn't matter. It's just unfortunate that I went through my goofy phase and we were forced to order carry out and eat in the park. I'm sure it's alright to eat in their tiny cubby hole of a diner, it's just me being me. read more

Food portions was awful,I spent over $50... was not satisfied!!!!! Oxtail dinner (large) approximately 3 tiny oxtails.... I was Pissed!!!!! They have underaged children working....unacceptable prolly why my order was messed up!!!!!! read more

Ordered a small jerk oxtails. The gentleman who took my order was VERY soft spoken, and competing with the tv & music playing in back. I believe i heard beans & rice, plantain & cabbage were the sides. Once paid, card costs more than cash ($18.01), i was told 15min. Received my order in less than 15 min. The oxtails are so tender, you can pull the meat off with a flimsly plastic fork. The jerk spice isn't spicy but my lips were slightly tingly. The cabbage is tangy & good. Tiny amount of plantains were DELICIOUS. (3 slices). The rice has a flavor im having difficulty describing but i enjoyed eating it. Next time, & there Will be a next time, ill order a large And a side of plantains. read more

The Jamaican Pot - 3 plantains hiding under the 3 oxtails - Caribbean Near Me - Detroit, Michigan

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This place is The Jamaican Pot I thought the food was tasty But the ambiance could be cleaner. The curry goat tasted like it had been on the warmer all day. But was still tasty. The jerk chicken was good. The cabbage was delicious and the " Ting " a grapefruit soda really delicious and refreshing. Let's not forget the plantain. The lady at the counter taking my order was super nice and patient with a smile. The only thing I will say is the place needs a cleaning and location might have you looking over your shoulder . But flavorful Jamaican food you must try. read more

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I have always wanted to try this place and I finally got the opportunity to do so. I have never had oxtail before and several people have told me to try it from here. I decided to order the jerk chicken with oxtail rice and peas, plantains and cabbage. I placed my order online, which was very convenient. When I walked in to pick up my food, I was nicely greeted and was able to get my food right away. The place is small carry out only. They also had beef patties on display something I did not see on the online menu so I ordered a couple of those. When I made it back home, my food was hot still and the food was very good along with the beef patties. So much flavor it made me feel like I was back in Jamaica. I can't wait to come back again!! read more

The Jamaican Pot - Jerk Chicken Jerk Oxtail Plantains Steam Cabbage Rice and red beans - Caribbean Near Me - Detroit, Michigan

We had an event at WSU, and Eric gave us a nice spread. The food was slap your mama good.... Thanks Eric we will be back.

I came in to do electrical work for this place and they are so nice. They take care of you like their own family. I didn't even feel like I was doing work and the food was something else jerk chicken mama Rosa special that meal is very special and try not to eat the fork after it. I love this place. I recommend it 10 out of 10. Even the vibe is so chill everyone is nice. read more

Drove in from out of town and stop here and omg the food is it. This restaurant was clean, nice, service was excellent clean quick read more

All the food website has this place listed as a top 5 Jamaican spot in Detroit so I try it out. I never had Jamaican food before but the chicken taste very good, chicken is marinated pretty well. The ratings are not wrong. Triple delight you can try 3 types of chicken in your plate. Price can be cheaper but I am still thinking about 2020 prices. Beef patties are great too, they are not greasy. Too bad they never have chicken patties every time I walk in. I don't have a problem with service or food portion so far ( I do tip like $1, $2 ) every time so maybe why . read more

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Went in today first time trying it the service provider let me sample some of there food. yall it was so good 10/10 cooked with love. I can't wait to eat my food. read more

Some of the best Jamaican food I've ever had. I'm constantly craving the jerk chicken from here and I wish I lived closer so I could come here more often. The seasonings are always on point and the heat level is perfect. The medium portion of jerk chicken is enough to feed two people and still have leftovers afterwards! My only complaint is that the wait time is never accurate. We always show up 10-15 minutes after our order is supposed to be ready and usually end up having to wait longer for our order. The food is definitely worth the wait, I just hope they can improve their process. read more

The Jamaican Pot - Jerk Chicken | @hangry_detroiter - Caribbean Near Me - Detroit, Michigan

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The food is good. However, I never go there anymore because this place isn't run like a business. During normal business hours they will often not be answering the phone. Sometimes, when I've stopped by in the middle of the afternoon, the place I'd inexplicably closed. That combined with its dodgy location was enough for me to write Jamaica Pot off my list of eateries. read more

The food here is DELICIOUS!! This pic is from our first visit here when we ordered two combos- we were super impressed!! Everything was delicious, but the curried goat was definitely our favorite!! On our 2nd visit we ordered an extra large 2-meat combo and we're surprised and disappointed that it was equal to just one of these standard-sized styrofoam containers for nearly double the price (and not enough for two hearty appetites. So just make sure you order correctly and you're sure to be happy. read more

The Jamaican Pot - Triple meat combo on left; curried goat & oxtail combo on right. - Caribbean Near Me - Detroit, Michigan

The jerk chicken is all we get, and the beef patties. If you like spice that's the way to go, and if your greedy you have to get the xl meal the other 2 are to small. Thats only if your greedy. The service is fine it's only carry out, and the ambiance is perfect. read more

I was really looking forward to this restaurant due to all the five star reviews, but I was very disappointed. I have cabbage, rice and beans, oxtail and pepper steak None of my food has any seasoning. It's very bland. read more

A MUST WHEN IN THE CITY! I will travel through knee high snow and terrible weather for this food! It's soooo good! I get the jerk salmon and it's gone immediately - I have to get 2 pieces next time, haha! The staff are nice and very conversational which is nice in the restaurant business - especially because there isn't any seating inside the location. You have to try this food! Amazing! read more

The Jamaican Pot - Jerk Salmon - Caribbean Near Me - Detroit, Michigan

This food sucks and their potions have gotten smaller and smaller, who slices their ox tails that thin yet charge the same price?

Curry! Chicken??? However it's not chicken. Boneless chicken doesnt seem as authentic as suggested. Bring back the real chicken with bones, and you guys are solid! Authentic means authentic!!!!! The cabbage needs work. I'll comeback and try again. Hopefully some changes will be made to improve things. Real chicken juices mix well with the curry. This tastes like straight curry sauce no flavor of juices from the chicken whatsoever. read more

The Jamaican Pot - Curry Chicken - Caribbean Near Me - Detroit, Michigan

It's a small carry out spot. A rather high counter top where you order and cash out. Makes for signing the credit card fun. Looks less than appealing on the outside and the inside too. My husband wanted to run for the hills upon getting a sight of the inside. We ordered the triple chicken: jerk, BBQ and curry chicken. It comes with side of rice and peas, plaintains and cabbage. I got an extra side of cabbage. It's not fast food and takes a bit of time, food is prepared fresh to order. Takes about 15-20 minutes. Better and more efficient to have an idea of what you want since it can get crowded in here and there's not a lot of room if the lines long at all. It's been 16 minutes, only order 11 is out. We are order 17. No pagers here, you just have to wait. 22 minutes, no more orders out yet. The woman that has order 14 has been here for almost 30 minutes now. 35 minutes later and order 14 and 15 are out. It's all out of order, it seems. A few minutes later and finally our order was called. We were never told how long our food order might take. Had no inclination it would take so long. My husband was very reluctant to order food from here at all, after seeing the inside store upon entry. He wanted to leave as soon as we crossed the threshold. He said he sensed the kitchen wasn't the cleanest and wasn't certain if he would be eating the food even. The curry chicken wasn't bad, the jerk chicken and the BBQ chicken are better. They don't give big portions of any of the 3 items. Mostly beans and rice on the bottom, below the meats. The jerk chicken has a bit of kick, it's not bad. It was the better of the three. The cabbage is really bland, regretting the added side of it now. Added Tabasco to give it a bit of flavor. The plaintains are sweet, as expected. The wait here was much longer than expected, even for a nice sit down restaurant, which, this clearly is not. The food overall wasn't bad, the jerk chicken was the best of the triple chicken. The cabbage wasn't worth the money. As long as you are prepared to wait at least an half hour or longer for your food, it's not half bad then. read more

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Jerk Chicken Really good and reasonably priced I always get the same things and it never disappoints the staff are nice as well. read more

The Jamaican Pot - The Jerk Chicken and beef Pattie's the only thing I get it's so delicious - Caribbean Near Me - Detroit, Michigan

Our business catered an office lunch from The Jamaican Pot and the food was outstanding! The jerk chicken and oxtail was very good - tender with great spices. And the plantains were amazing. We'll definitely cater from The Jamaican Pot again - so good! read more

The food is delicious it's one of my favorite restaurant to go get real Jamican food... they cook their food fresh everyday my favorite dishes are the jerk chicken with oxtail gravy on it 10/10.. the oxtails 10/10 the jerk salmon omgggggg the beef patties and chicken curry and wait I'm not done they salads are fire!!!! But wait the tacos on Tuesday slaps and on Wednesdays it's macaroni and cheese and wing dings day omg 10/10.. also they treat you like family you can tell that everything is made with love cause it taste delicious.... read more

The food was very good and ready on time We had the oxtail dinner and 3 meat chicken with black beans and rice

So far I've only tried a few things because I have been mainly hooked on the jerk chicken (*mild) with the rice and peas, plantains also cabbage on the side. The beef patties are really good! The outside is light and flaky with a slight spicy kick from the meat inside. Lastly, the oxtails were pretty good also. read more

So I have not been a a long time, so I'm order of making sure that I keep my review up to date I am going to go in the next few weeks and grab some food so that I can give a thorough review. What I do remember is that I do like the Oxtails, but I wasn't so well pleased with the cabbage cause it was a little more crunchy than I enjoy. However I'll be back with an updated review and pics! read more

Ugh this place is so good!!! I still have lots to try but I always, ALWAYS get the beef patty. I want to try the chicken ones but they never have it when I walk in. Maybe if I order takeout ahead of time? Their oxtail is super delicious and I enjoy the rice that comes with it and the slaw and plantain. So delicious! Oxtail is super tender ugh. I think they usually have it done around 3 pm? I call in advance for a later pick up time just in case they run out. I wish I was closer to this place. I need to check when they have curry goat available. They haven't lately read more

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fantastic food and the service was incredible. cel took care of me. thank you and i'll definitely be back!! read more

The food is great and the portions are good for the price. My favorite is the jerk chicken with plantains, peas and rice.

I bet they don't serve that food to their family. I won't ever go there again. The food was way too salty. It wasn't a whole lot that was edible but for some reason, they still have people coming. The goat was tough and chewy. Sorry, but I won't go there again. The service was fine. It's a carry out place so don't go there to sit. read more

First of all it took well over 30 mins to make a jerk salmon. I initially thought it would be worth the wait based on previous reviews from people who obviously have no clue about Jamaican cuisine. I should've gotten my clue when the person at the register didn't know anything about a rundown snapper or stew peas. My dish was basically a piece of salmon with jerk sauce from those gallons poured over it. It should've taken them no more than 1 min to create this mess. I've told the young man at the register, NO SWEET PLANTAINS" There they were at the corner of my plate. I'm all to support small businesses, but I'm not gonna promote nor support mediocre food. Just call your restaurant "The Pot" remove the Jamaican part, it's a disgrace. read more

I finally made it back for a full meal after sampling the jerk and curry chicken meals. I ordered the small serving (not the sample sized) of curry chicken. My son requested the jerk chicken. When I say the food is on point, I wouldn't even hold you up on deception. My son was upset that I didn't order the size medium for him. He stands 6'5" and weighs 275 so of course he wanted more. Unfortunately, all takeout restaurants are pricy, but I say if you're going to dine out, make it worth every cent of your money. The Jamaican Pot is consistent with their recipes. The customer service could use some work. Not because of rudeness. Just to service the hungry customers faster. Do yourself a favor of ordering online ahead of time. This restaurant tends to have a 30 minute wait for pickup orders due to the high volume of orders. I will return next month to try the oxtails! read more

I ordered food from this restaurant and I told the woman at the counter if the food was good i would write a review. Let me say the food I ordered was exceptional to say the least. i had the Jerk Chicken and Ox Tails combination plate with peach cobbler and this was by far the best meal I had in Detroit in a long time. Keep up the good work and I will be visiting this restaurant again soon. read more

Way too much sauce on my delivery. Lots of flavor, just not a great flavor. Just tried the same jerk chicken and ox tails at aunty joys in chicago, and this is trash in comparison.Jamaican JerkJerk ChickenJerk Oxtail. I will not buy again from here read more

The Jamaican Pot - Sloppy packaging. Way too much sauce - Caribbean Near Me - Detroit, Michigan

Loved it! I got a small jerk chicken lunch special and had leftovers. It was perfectly spicy, the plantains were perfectly soft and sweet with some crispy bits and the cabbage was also amazing. Cabbage being amazing says a lot... and they have patties! There was a constant line but we didn't wait long. We sat in the car for maybe 10 minutes (the waiting area is small) then went back in to check and it was ready a few minutes later. read more

The Jamaican Pot - Caribbean Near Me - Detroit, Michigan

I would highly recommend this restaurant for Jamaican food! I ordered the triple chicken delight in a size medium and pepper steak in a size medium. In the triple chicken delight, I ordered the jerk chicken, brown stew chicken, and bbq chicken. The brown stew chicken was so tender it almost fell apart on my fork (in a good way)! I really liked the flavors of the bbq and jerk chicken but the jerk chicken was my favorite. All the chicken is boneless. The meat is served on top of a bed of rice and beans. It also comes w a side of veggies and plantains. Portion sizes were really large and could be shared by 3 people. Takeout was served hot and it was still warm by the time I got home 30 min later. I would recommend ordering 30min before you intend to pick it up if you order through their website. Plenty of parking in the parking lot to wait for pickup. It gets crowded even for takeout! read more

The Jamaican Pot - Triple Chicken Delight - medium (Jerk Chicken, Brown Stew Chicken, BBQ Chicken) - Caribbean Near Me - Detroit, Michigan

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They put so much sauce on the jerk chicken here, I could hardly see it. You get three tiny plantains and they were barely warm. The Jamaican food in Toronto is way better. Also it's too loud and messy inside. read more

Great service overall I would definitely recommend this restaurant extra hot food could use different sides .... read more