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    Uncle Joe's Jerk Chicken

    3.1 (360 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Oxtail meal w yams
    Vanity H.

    Pretty solid Jamaican spot - I'm not the biggest fan in general so take my review lightly. I've been to Jamaica and have been trying to see if any place in Chicago can come close and I was told this would be the spot. I'll give them props in saying they were good but I won't say exactly like I had it (which I'd assume is hard to pull off anyway.) It's a hole in the wall spot - don't expect to dine in here. It's also on a busy street in Hyde Park but they've been there a long time! Parking can be hit or miss. We went during lunch but spent around $50 for everything - the 2 meals shown + (2) drinks. A bit pricey for our taste especially for lunch meals BUT they didn't skimp on the food. The oxtails were VERY fatty and we only got 4 - that of course was the pricier meal being in the $20+ range. Very little meat unfortunately but they were tasty. The brown stew chicken was more-so jerk chicken with the brown stew poured over (not how I had it in Jamaica) so that disappointed me a bit. The rice and peas were solid. Yams were just fine. The mac & cheese was a major disappointment - just gave kraft which is not how I desire it, ever. Overall we were filled but I wasn't the most satisfied. My boyfriend said he was also disappointed and he's had them before.

    Jacqueline F.

    Saw the sign for Jerk chicken all the way from across the street at Kenwood Academy and decided to check them out for lunch. Place looked dead and empty but door was open so went inside. Saw a person at the register and asked him questions about the menu and dude literally looked at us like he didn't work there and said "I don't know". Then proceeded to say they had whatever was on the menu except for Mac n cheese. I instantly went on Yelp to see if I needed to walk out that door or look past this bad service and try their food. Saw a few reviews from my Yelp Elite friends that were promising so decided to stay and ordered the half chicken meal. Took it to go as the vibe was more of a no frills place and they didn't really have chairs and tables like that for dining so decided to eat my meal in my car. The jerk chicken was actually decent! I liked the flavor of the chicken but they put way too much gravy on it. My husband's dad's side is Jamaican and I know my jerk. I've never had it with gravy before - just the sauce is all you need. I felt like the whole meal was drowning in gravy so was it trying to make up for something that wasn't there? Not sure. But I did enjoy the meal and felt like the jerk sauce alone would have been better on the chicken minus the gravy. The sides it came with: Rice and beans, plantains, and candied yams were decent too. I do plan on coming back but will take advantage of their lunch menu on weekdays. It's pretty much half the price that we paid for as we came on a Saturday!

    Pineapple ginger beer
    Chardae G.

    Chicken was hot fresh and delicious. Service was excellent and friendly. Definitely coming back!

    Devante B.

    Uncle joes is classic, enough said truly, but the food is always amazing, go at lunch for a quick deal or dinner for a meal and nap combo lol, 20-30 mins of the service time but the food is fresh and made with love so I understand, friendly inside to order your food and even eat if you want but it's a nice spot to wait for your food and enjoy the vibrant colors everywhere

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    Let me start my review by saying that I am a true foodie! I base my reviews based on customer service, quality of food, cost-effectiveness, etc. i have eaten jamaican food in Jamaica, California, NYC, Connecticut, Georgia, Dallas.... Etc. So I know a little something about Jamaican food! My experience at uncle Joe's a few minutes ago was quite disheartening. Customer service: ZERO RATING! I was the first customer of the day. I walked in at 11:02 AM. I walked in an said "good morning!" (3 times!)! The male cashier greeted me with no energy & a blank stare, as if to say "what do you want?!" I asked him what was good. He said " depending on what you want"... with no energy, no smile, no pleasantries, and no enthusiasm. I ended up ordering the jerk chicken lunch. About eight or nine minutes after I made my order another lady came in again. It's now just the two of us in the store. She stood at the counter with with the young man standing right there on the phone for a good 10 minutes and I finally hear her say are you gonna take my order. And I hear him mumbling something about he was counting the Thanksgiving orders. He finally took her order two more people came in. I sat there for 30 minutes. keep in mind I'm the first customer. 30 minutes waiting for him to say here's your order ma'am. The last guy who was in the line got his order before I got mine so I stood up. I said I was the first customer here and I ordered jerk chicken how did he get his order first. My order was sitting on the counter. Don't know how long it had been sitting there while this young man is again on the phone and standing there talking to what I am assuming is the owner of the place they're just chopping it up. As my food sits there never did say ma'am here's your order so when I asked him about my order, the owner said would you order and I said jerk chicken he said oh here it is number four so the young man looked up. I said you gotta do better young man I've been sitting here for 30 minutes. How long is my food been sitting here you didn't think to say, ma'am here's your order... ZERO CUSTOMER SERVICE RATING!! Food: the jerk chicken was a 10/10! The rice & peas was nasty and Was smothered and gravy! ZERO RATING! I've eaten a lot of jerk chicken from a lot of Jamaican places in my lifetime and I've never had gravy put on my rice and peas! That's a hard note for me. The cabbage wasn't seasoned well. Zero rating! I would suggest only getting the jerk chicken by itself without the sides. Overall experience: 2/10. If you do decide to go, I suggest only getting the jerk chicken only not the sides however, I wouldn't suggest coming back honestly. I love supporting my people; however, I hate being disappointed with poor service, like this! Blatant disrespect for pleasantries is a deal breaker for me. As a reminder, you won't have a business without customers. And if you treat the customers like shit, we will not coming back! If all of the food isn't good, we're not coming back. Get it together and do better! Please schedule your staff for customer service classes, and hospitality classes immediately otherwise you're gonna lose your business!!

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    Down hill the chicken has become drier than normal and the side aren't seasoned the same it's still decent but not what it used to be.

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    My favorite jerk spot in Chicago! It's a hit every time, sauce is perfect and chicken is juicy.

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