The Food Sermon

Caribbean restaurant · Brooklyn Navy Yard

The Food Sermon

Caribbean restaurant · Brooklyn Navy Yard

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141 Flushing Ave Building 77, Brooklyn, NY 11205

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This cozy spot dishes up towering, build-your-own rice bowls packed with vibrant Caribbean flavors, all served with genuine warmth by its friendly staff.  

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@onthegrid

"Although there are plenty of Caribbean places in our neighborhood, the Food Sermon stands out as elevated from the rest. Their island bowls make up a bulk of the menu, and for only $7 the "small" is a heaping bowl of awesome. The food is simple but the flavors are on point. Ok, so this might technically be a block outside of Lefferts Gardens proper but the Caribbean food is so good we consider it an honorary member of the PLG family." - Erin Mercurio & Jak Horner

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@newyorker

"Rawlston Williams, the chef-owner of the Food Sermon, moved from Crown Heights to the Brooklyn Navy Yard in 2020 and is currently on hiatus." - Hannah Goldfield

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"Rawlston Williams, who runs the knockout Food Sermon food counter at the Brooklyn Navy Yard." - Luke Fortney

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@bonappetit

"You had big plans to cook a healthy, hearty Sunday dinner, but wow, it’s already six o’clock. If you’re lucky enough to live in the Food Sermon’s radius, a delicious Caribbean dinner is minutes from your door. We swear, these delivery bikes have jet packs. But if you need to get out of the apartment, there’s no such thing as a bad seat in this tiny spot: The counter running along the windows provides just as good a view for people watching outside as it does for watching cooks assembling the vibrant bowls inside." - ByThe Bon Appétit Staff

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Andrew Rupinski

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The young lady who served us was so genuinely nice and hospitable, it was the key to our enjoyment of the meal. There's two large picnic type tables and benches, and one or two smaller tables off to the side, but it is a very small place. Myself and my special lady friend were the only ones in there. We went across the street to the bodega and got a large red stripe to share while our food was prepared. The immediate neighborhood is tucked away and quiet; we were nicely unrushed and comfortable. I got the lamb with coconut ginger sauce and my companion got the salmon with spicy tomato sauce. The tomato option isn't bad, but i strongly recommend the coconut ginger instead. The prices are fairly high, but there is a lot of food, and I don't know where else you can find something quite like this. Also I really liked their bowls; they are large and shaped more like a cake pan, with no slope so you can corner the food easier without it slipping out. Oh yea, we also got the kale on the side which was perfect mixed in with the food. Let me know how the jerk chicken is, I want to try it but that lamb was special, don't know if I'd pass it up next time.

Devonta White

Google
A pleasant experience and a must to try again. The food is AMAZING. I ordered the Jerk Chicken in Coconut Ginger with Brown Rice and Red Kidney beans with Kale. From the first bite I was in heaven. Caribbean food recreated into something even more extraordinary. Sit down and grab a bite.

Brandon Hurst

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Amazing and delicious! A cool spin on Caribbean food. I love the coconut-ginger sauce! And everything was well seasoned. My meal was perfect.

Vemir

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My girlfriend and I were famished coming out of the Brooklyn Botanical garden, and checked online for a good place to eat. This was about 10 minutes away walking, and we found it easily on the corner. The place was clean, with local artwork. The menu was super simple, we picked our meat (I got jerk chicken, my girlfriend lamb) with chickpeas, brown rice, and the coconut curry sauce. The owner was super personable and nice, told me that the food was from St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and a little background! Really great owner. When I tell you this food was incredible, it's beyond description. I've had a lot of Caribbean food, even in Barbados, and this was some of the best ever. Seriously! The jerk chicken and everything else was so full of flavor, and I even tasted my girlfriend's lamb -- amazing. The homemade tamarind-based hot sauce was also out-of-this-world. Incredible gem. Overall, very clean, very simple -- very good. Just go dude.

Kate Kosche

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Fantastic! Food was amazing. The bottled hot sauce was so good we bought a bottle to take home. Service was very friendly and welcoming. We shared a lamb with coconut ginger sauce and a chicken with the red sauce. Beware, the red sauce is HOT! (But good!) I would highly recommend.

Janeek Providence

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Very good food. Four meat options with choices of rice, beans and sauce. Great flavours.

Taylor Noel

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I can’t say enough good things about this place. The menu was straight forward and easy to order from, the vibe is like an island beach house, and the food... the food was so, so good. The coconut curry was sweet and creamy and the spicy tomato sauce makes your soul happy (and your forehead a little sweaty!). The chicken, rice, and beans, were all flavorful and simply seasoned, lending themselves to the complex and rich sauces. The last thing I’ll say is that you should take some time to really chat with the two brothers who own the place. The stories they have and the sincerity they tell them with is wonderful. It was a great experience and I will be back, without a doubt.

Stéphanie Thomson

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The opening hours make it difficult to come here but it’s well worth the effort. We were four and between us we had the chicken, salmon and lamb. Huge portions and incredible flavors.