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"Good things come in small packages, like Detroit’s best jerk chicken served up in a strip mall off Eight Mile. While the Jamaican Pot is exclusively carryout, expect to wait a bit while the humming kitchen carefully prepares each order of dishes like curry goat and pepper steak, which are served with earthy rice and peas, shredded cabbage and peppers stewed down with vinegar, and caramelized sweet plantains. The jerk chicken is seasoned with a blend of pungent spices that offer the ideal level of heat and then grilled over a live-fire until its exterior reaches the smoky, barky texture that traditional jerk is known for. To drink, cool down that heat with a bottle of Kola Champagne or keep the spice going with an effervescent ginger beer." - Serena Maria Daniels