I've been up and down the 163rd street block trying all the local spots for Jamaican / Caribbean cuisine. Some good and some bad! Today I finally found Tropical Tastebuds and this beautiful establishment has my heart. From the moment you walk in, you just feel all the love and then it hits you. You're definitely in the right place. Now, guess what, it's your turn! I hope I helped you decide. I do encourage you to give Tropical Tastebuds a chance. They deserve all the love. One regret, I should've also purchased the red velvet cake! Next time for sure. read more

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First time food was nice. Service was nice. I would recommend this place to all my friends.

The food is always fresh and tasting. Never been disappointed with my orders made. The owners are the best and the ambiance is welcoming. read more

Ordered to go, wait wasn't too long. Food was fresh and made to order, seasoned very well. read more

Tropical Tastebuds - Seafood and shrimp Alfredo - Caribbean Near Me - North Miami Beach, Florida

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Food was hot and came out quick. Problem was it wasn't very tasty. It's a quick take out only location.

Consistently A+! I've been going to Tropical Tastebuds for years and every time it's always fresh, tasty and perfect! The perfect hidden gem! read more

Tropical Tastebuds - Salmon Salad! - Caribbean Near Me - North Miami Beach, Florida

Had a great lunch at Tropical Tastebuds. The place is small but quint a family owned restaurant. Everything is made fresh daily. The lady in the front was awesome and super friendly. We ordered a chicken soup, a tuna salad, and a pasta. Everything was delicious and fresh. They did not disappoint on the taste and freshness. Be sure to check them out, you won't be disappointed. read more

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10/10 still amazing food. Haven't been here in years, thought about this place last week, stop by and got a jerk chicken with white rice with some oxtail gravy. read more

Tropical Tastebuds - Fresh fruit - Caribbean Near Me - North Miami Beach, Florida

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Mediocre Jamaican patties not very memorable for me personally. Swift service and take out style, standing room only, no seating available

Food is Amazing !!! Curry was flavorful and had a little bit of spice, veggies were good and I usually don't like Jamaican rice but there rice is actually good! Customer service is excellent! read more

Tropical Tastebuds - Curry Chicken - Caribbean Near Me - North Miami Beach, Florida

Definitely like to support small businesses. I order a spinach salmon and shrimp salad with strawberries, avocado croutons, and cucumber tomatoes. ummm definitely a little pricey it was like 30 bucks for the salad. the croutons were a little stale. But the service was great super nice people. read more

Shrimp avocado salad was so fresh & yummy! 1st time & definitely will be back! :) I hear good reviews about the salmon so that's next will keep you posted! read more

I got the salmon dinner & lord it's too good lol I finished the sweet plantains & veggies but that salmon is so flavorful I normally come here for just my coco bread and Jamaican Pattie's I'm so glad I tried the food now read more

Tropical Tastebuds - I got the salmon dinner & lord it's too good lol I finished the sweet plantains & veggies but that salmon is so flavorful - Caribbean Near Me - North Miami Beach, Florida

The restaurant is located in the corner and is a small space. They have a buzzer at the front door to let you in .... The menu is relatively small, but enough options to fill satisfy different taste buds ... they seem to have a soup of the day regularly ... the food overall is fairly good .... The reason for the 3 is due to small menu and i believe they add some sugar to their ingredients as the meals we received were a little sweet... which for most Jamaican dishes is a not a norm. Also the customer service could have been a bit better as two ppl working there were a bit unwelcoming in responses read more

This place is great. I love the food here. Your going to get a good quality meal for a reasonable price! I love that I could order my food and it be ready on time. read more

Tropical Tastebuds - Jerk chicken(medium) - Caribbean Near Me - North Miami Beach, Florida

I never knew this place existed. So close to my house but never noticed it until recently. So I was waiting for this time!! The place is very small. The door is locked but you can buzz it. Inside there is a friendly lady taking orders. The menu is on the wall and mostly Jamaican. They have basic menu but cover what I like. Brown stew chicken! We settled for large Jerk chicken. The order came out quickly and we were on the way in no time. The food was fresh and tasty. I even liked steam veggies! It came with rice and beans, steam veggies, and a few plantain. The reason to take one star is that I wish they gave us more food for large size. read more

I LOVE Tropical Tastebuds. I've been coming here for years! They are always pleasant and the food is always great. They treat everyone with kindness. Pro tip: grab a red velvet cake from the fridge. read more

So I took a real late lunch the other day and was trying to find a place to get something to eat. You know what I did ... whipped out my handy dandy Yelp app. Have you ever had that feeling where you're tired of eating the same thing over and over. Today was one of those days. Everything people suggested, I didn't want. But like I said thanks to the yelp app I was able to search for a different kind of place. So now on to this place; it's a real "take out" place. It literally had one table and two chairs. When I was there, someone was already at that table. So looking at the menu I decided to do the lunch special, Jerk Chicken. There was another person there ordering, before I did so you can imagine after I place my order since there was no extra chair to sit so I was just standing there. But the cool part about it was that my order didn't take long even though to me everything was made fresh. The Food though obviously was the best part. I had the jerk chicken and steam vegetables (trying to be healthy here) and a side of avocado. This was probably the best steam cabbage and vegetable I ever had from a Caribbean restaurant. I've been to a couple and you could tell it was probably frozen vegetable, but not this place. The Jerk chicken was good I'm not yet ready to say the best but it was good. And the Avocado (was just an avocado) come on you can't get that wrong your just getting it from the tree. But also I'm pretty sure I'll be back to try their fresh fruits. Overall this place is really good and will defiantly be back to try more stuff on the menu. read more

Tropical Tastebuds - Jerk Chicken with steam vegetable and avocado. - Caribbean Near Me - North Miami Beach, Florida

This is one of my favorite lunch spots! There isn't a thing that I've had that hasn't been 100 percent satisfying. I've has the fish and spaghetti, the visually perfect and delicious salad, the grilled chicken sandwich and my latest fave is the brown stew chicken lunch special. Lots of food and meat is tender. I always call a few minutes ahead as i don't have much lunch time and it is always ready to go! They accept cash and card but there's a minimum on the card. Sometimes i don't have cash and end up getting the freshly cut fruits they have in the cooler. Always sweet and yummy! read more

Tropical Tastebuds - Brown Stew Chicken Lunch Special - Caribbean Near Me - North Miami Beach, Florida

The best Jamaican / Caribbean food by far. The service is impeccable and the restaurant is ran by the owners who are passionate about healthy cooking and dining. I'll be going back. read more

I love the food price is right and the food is just right very lovely customer service. Not much of a ambiance you just pick up and go here no where to really eat here but still worth it read more

Great food and service. Jackie was very friendly and getting my ordered done. Warning if you order the chicken, beef and the spinach patties. You will pass out because you will be in food coma. But it will be happy food coma. Tips get the lays chip and the pineapple ginger soda. First eat the lays then drink the pineapple ginger soda. You will have nice pineapple taste and then lit bit from the ginger. If you don't do that, you will be hit with the ginger in your face. I'm Indian and I love ginger but you don't like ginger like that. Do the lays and then the drink. Salmon with peas and rice and curry on top is great!!! The salmons is perfectly blacken and have great seasoning if you're seasoning person. If you like pepper and salt on your salmon, you're weird. Come here and get that salmon. Great time and I'm always coming back read more

Allways good and allways fresh 20 stars my favorite is the salmon with peas and rice with cabbage I just tried the salmon salad omg 10 stars

I have been looking for oxtail as long as I've been living in South Florida! I have tried many oxtail around South Florida and I would say this is in my top two places. The oxtail, plantains and rice and peas tastes phenomenal. It was probably the best and authentic taste I have tasted since I have lived here for two years. I live really far but I will do the drive. The cabbage was so fresh. I even bought a coconut to drink out of and it was really affordable. I really recommend this place to anyone in North Miami Beach. It was great place to pick up lunch with my coworkers. read more

Tropical Tastebuds - Cooler - Caribbean Near Me - North Miami Beach, Florida

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Awesome I order here frequently and it never disappoints! Service is impeccable and food is delicious! read more

Tropical Tastebuds - Grilled Salmon made spicy with a side of shrimp extra plantains cabbage and rice and beans.. - Caribbean Near Me - North Miami Beach, Florida

I Shay's get the shrimp & salmon salad from here. They never disappoint & they are always friendly & welcoming whenever you call & whenever you come in to pick up. read more

I have gone two times I had the brown stew chicken and I had the oxtail both were awesome

I love this place! Food is great and prices are decent. Especially the lunch specials. read more

Tropical Tastebuds - a woman ordering food at a fast food restaurant - Caribbean Near Me - North Miami Beach, Florida

Love the food here. Plenty of healthy options to pick from. Their salads are she best and they also have fresh fruits available. Very affordable and the staff is always sweet and welcoming. :) read more

Delicious Food With Fresh Ingredients At A Great Price. Friendly Service Is A Plus!!!

Amazing! I ordered the salmon and it was so yummy! Grilled to perfection. I got the side of avocado and it was very fresh. Her customer service was the best, very friendly and knowledgeable about her menu. They had a lot of fresh fruits available as well, like mangos, papayas and apples. read more

This place is bomb!! The picture is good but the food is amazing!!! :) great customer service and friendly. Food is delicious! This might be my new favorite spot. read more

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The 1 thing I asked for was plantains on both my orders, didn't give me any and when I called just told me she will tell the chef for next time. The food is good but check the Order before u give people there food that they PAY GOOD MONEY FOR read more

Wow, today a new employee purchased lunch from this place for myself and quite a few other staff members and Iet me tell you EVERYONE said it was delicious! We all had grilled salmon, rice & peas, streamed cabbage w/veggies, plantains and a cup of fresh cut up fruit for dessert! Everything was fresh and tasty. I couldn't wait to ask her where it came from. Once I did, I immediately googled the restaurant and posted it to my FB page as a "must visit"! I can't wait to try out the beautiful salads pictured. Love finding great places to dine. yummy! Wish I had a picture as it was picture perfect too. read more

The curry chicken is the best thing to eat... Ask to make it extra spicy... They also have fresh fruits I usually get those too.... It's a very clean place to eat read more

Tropical Tastebuds - Chicken and shrimp salad... Assorted Fruit on this side - Caribbean Near Me - North Miami Beach, Florida

One of the best lunch spots in the area for a truly great price! I have ordered several times and they never fail to make delicious and fresh meals. Usually, I order the chicken salad which is honestly always the best-tasting chicken salad. I have also tried the Tilapia salad once which was wonderful and today I ordered the spicy shrimp salad. The food never fails to be ready on time. They also have yummy beef patties that are big for their price and taste great. This is the only place that I truly trust when it comes to a good, fresh and healthy salad. read more

Stopped by on a whim one Saturday around 6. She was out of a few things but I had the curry chicken platter and loved it. The chicken came with rice and peas, steamed veggies (but they seemed to be in a sauce) and delicious plantains. The chicken had a lot of tiny pieces of bone but not too hard to navigate. Everything tasted great. It's mostly a takeout place and only has one small table with two chairs but that was all we needed :) Overall, this dinner was easy, fast and good and I'd definitely recommend it. read more

Passed by here today and ordered 6 x Hot freshly baked mild beef patties. Trust me the crust was nice and flaky with just the right amount of meat - definitely a must try. I also got a large jerk chicken rice and peas it was GOOD, even the steam veggies was not the usual boring cabbage. Big up to the Chef and the owner lady! read more

Was craving a lite healthy lunch and came across this gem right down the street. It's a small (one table), clean, family run business. My gf and I ordered the grilled chicken breast salad to go which they prepared in the back. It's a simple fresh salad that comes with cucumbers, tomatoes, sliced carrot, shredded cheese and boiled egg. You also have the option to add fresh avocado and bacon bits which we did... I ordered mine with double chicken and was happy with the portions. We were both extremely satisfied with our meals and even had a little left over for a snack later. Very fresh ingredients, clean environment, and friendly staff. Will definitely be back! read more

This place is a jewel. We were recommended to this place by a friend. And we have gone 4 times already in one month and the month is not over yet.. The food is fresh, and so delicious. Words can't explain. JUST TRY IT!!! read more