Sattdown Jamaican Grill

"Sattdown Jamaican Grill lives in a Studio City shopping center also home to a virtual reality playground, pho shop, and nail salon. Behind its doors, diners will find a modest market selling Jamaican dry and canned goods like ackee and callaloo; a sweet, dried fruit-pocked bread called Easter bun; and some spice blends made in-house — as well as some of the best home-cooked Jamaican food in Los Angeles. Patties served with fillings like jerk chicken and spicy minced beef have a light crust that flakes after caramelizing in the oven. The restaurant, run by chef Tony Hyde and his wife Nini, punches above its weight with deeply spiced, warming flavors in combination plates that include stewed but still-crisp vegetables, plantains, and earthy rice and peas. — Nicole Adlman, cities manager" - Mona Holmes, Matthew Kang, Nicole Adlman

"Sattdown Jamaican Grill sits in a Studio City shopping center also home to a virtual reality playground, a pho shop, and a nail salon. Behind its doors, diners will find a modest market selling Jamaican dry and canned goods like ackee, callaloo, a sweet, dried fruit-pocked bread called Easter bun, and some spice blends made in-house; a handful of indoor seats; and some of the best home-cooked Jamaican food in Los Angeles. Patties served with fillings like jerk chicken and spicy minced beef have a light crust that flakes after caramelizing in the oven. The restaurant, run by chef Tony Hyde and his wife Nini, punches above its weight with deeply spiced, warming flavors in combination plates that include stewed but still-crisp vegetables, plantains, and earthy rice and peas. The move for me here is curry goat and barbecue jerk chicken — a pair a little less rich but no less satisfying than ordering Sattdown’s goat with braised oxtails. The plate proved hard to put down." - Eater Staff