I&R Boston Jerk Center
Restaurant · Portland ·

I&R Boston Jerk Center

Restaurant · Portland ·

Meats cooked on open pits with pimento wood, buy by the pound

jerk chicken
open pits
jerk sauce
dry chicken
overpriced
pimento logs
tender meat
sweet potato
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I&R Boston Jerk Center by Photo by Lori Newman
I&R Boston Jerk Center by Photo by Lori Newman
I&R Boston Jerk Center by null
I&R Boston Jerk Center by null
I&R Boston Jerk Center by null
I&R Boston Jerk Center by null
I&R Boston Jerk Center by null
I&R Boston Jerk Center by null
I&R Boston Jerk Center by null
I&R Boston Jerk Center by null
I&R Boston Jerk Center by null
I&R Boston Jerk Center by null
I&R Boston Jerk Center by null
I&R Boston Jerk Center by null
I&R Boston Jerk Center by null
I&R Boston Jerk Center by null
I&R Boston Jerk Center by null
I&R Boston Jerk Center by null
I&R Boston Jerk Center by null
I&R Boston Jerk Center by null
I&R Boston Jerk Center by null

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5J5V+R8C Jerk centre lane, Boston Bay, Jamaica Get directions

JMD 2,000–4,000

Restroom
Accepts reservations
Popular for lunch
Popular for dinner
Trendy

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5J5V+R8C Jerk centre lane, Boston Bay, Jamaica Get directions

+1 876 909 6443

JMD 2,000–4,000

Features

•Restroom
•Accepts reservations
•Popular for lunch
•Popular for dinner
•Trendy
•Good for groups
•Good for solo dining
•Touristy

Last updated

Jan 13, 2026

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25,132 Postcards · 3,702 Cities

"Boston Bay Jerk Centre Located along a stretch of coastline that's sometimes called the birthplace of jerk cuisine, the Boston Bay Jerk Centre is hard to miss. Various meats are cook on open pits using a technique that may explain why jerk never tastes so good at home: Uncured pimento logs are placed over a bed of hot coals, and the meat is laid directly onthegreenlogs. The whole operation is then coveredup by asheet of corrugated zinc and cooked until it's black on the outside and tender underneath. You can place your order by the quarter, half, or full pound. Don’t forgetto add jerk sauce, which you canalso buy by the bottle as a souvenir."

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25,132 Postcards · 3,702 Cities

"Boston Bay Jerk Centre Located along a stretch of coastline that's sometimes called the birthplace of jerk cuisine, the Boston Bay Jerk Centre is hard to miss. Various meats are cook on open pits using a technique that may explain why jerk never tastes so good at home: Uncured pimento logs are placed over a bed of hot coals, and the meat is laid directly onthegreenlogs. The whole operation is then coveredup by asheet of corrugated zinc and cooked until it's black on the outside and tender underneath. You can place your order by the quarter, half, or full pound. Don’t forgetto add jerk sauce, which you canalso buy by the bottle as a souvenir."

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I&R Boston Jerk Center

Tanisha F

Google
Food centric place. Food was real authentic Jamaican jerk. Very delicious food: succulent and well seasoned. Definitely food memory developed. At the time they offered: chicken, pork, sausage, stewed conch, lobster, soup, festival etc. Con: Very high demand so outside of food, ordering logistics needs a lot of work: long wait time among other things. Dining area was full because large crowd (top spot there) so keep that in mind.

Roux_504

Google
Went to Old Teeth stall and the food was right off the fire and it was great. You have to be careful to what stall you go to because it looks like they short people on their orders or will give you the cold stale food that's been sitting around. We didn't have that issue here

Sash M.

Google
The food was phenomenal. We were given the opportunity to taste different stalls before committing to a purchase. Unfortunately, for such an iconic landmark, this place is quite run down. Both the vendors and the members of parliament needs to do a better job of up keeping this area.

G Z.

Google
Good jerk can be found here. Don't commit to the first stall you see. Take your time. They're all looking for the same thing. I chose Mickey's jerk centre and I/R jerk. For different meats. Both were excellent. Moist, well cooked and seasoned to perfection. The sweet potato was also exceptional. You can spend a lot of time here. There's also a sound system and drinks stalls around the area. It can get very busy and lively.

Lebert F.

Google
Well the service and food was good. However I must be honest and say that I felt "taken" when I paid $2000 for a roasted breadfruit! The price could have been pointed out as the other items on the menu.

L R T.

Google
I’m going to assume that the chicken was just dry and tough due to the time that we showed up here. I’ll try to give Boston jerk some grace, but in fact, the chicken was truly a jerk this night. It was not enjoyable whatsoever. And the sauces that they gave were extremely salty. That did not taste like jerk sauce at all. I don’t think I would come back to this spot, but cheers to anyone who will be eating here again and again.

Maurice H.

Google
The only that sets this one apart from the other stalls is that they take card. Food is terrible if I could give negative stars I would. Tough and dry left with aching teeth and jaws from excessive chewing. It was either this or drive two hours to kfc and I was left no other option. Not a good time was had. THE PRICE WAS NOT WORTH IT THIS WAS EXTREMELY OVERPRICED.

Sashoy S.

Google
The food did well cook n put together, pork did soft hot and nice, well seasoned, I don’t think I’d do such a seasoning 😅😅, the festival and soup did superb and on point can taste flava