Jamaican cuisine comes with a side of soul food at this tiny self-service restaurant. A steam table dominates the storefront with about a dozen savory selections. Pile on as much as you’d like; the food is just $5.59 a pound, and a typical Styrofoam carton laden with hearty grub goes for around six bucks. On the Caribbean side, you’ll find succulently tender, mildly spiced curried chicken and curried goat, and a meaty slice of king fish, fried and then stewed in tomato gravy. On the soul side, fried chicken and collard greens are unsurpassed. Though it’s unlikely that you’ll leave hungry, a $2.50 slice of red velvet cake will guarantee that you don’t.
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- Address
- 301 W 135th St between Frederick Douglass Blvd (Eighth Ave)
- New York
- 10030-27
- Cross street:
- and St. Nicholas Ave
- Transport:
- Subway: B, C to 135th St
- Price:
- Average main course: $7. Cash only
- Opening hours:
- Mon–Sat 11am–9pm
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