Paris A.
Yelp
I've had my fair share of Jamaican food places throughout LA, and this one definitely isn't the worst but it's basically unremarkable. I had a craving for Jamaican food and some of the other places I usually order from were either closed or too far for the sake of convenience. I ordered through DoorDash after seeing great reviews on Yelp and the food looked appealing. I wanted to try my usual favorites to compare to other places I like so I ordered the following: A curry chicken plate, a side of festival (Reggae) bread, a side of dark meat jerk chicken, and a beef patty.
Curry chicken: I tend to love curry chicken because it's usually in a sauce of gravy consistency, this wasn't the case. I even asked for an additional side of the curry sauce (which was free) and it came in a dipping cup and was the consistency of water. While the curry chicken itself definitely tastes of curry seasoning, everything otherwise with regard to seasoning was lacking. Very unremarkable and nearly flavorless. Since I got an entree plate, this also came with rice & peas, cabbage, and a couple of plantains. All of which were also unremarkable, though the rice & peas may have been better if there were a usual gravy consistency to the curry sauce. A plus, though, the portions were generous and if I had loved the food, could have probably eaten this plate twice or shared with someone.
Festival (Reggae) bread: Standard. Not much better or worse than what I've had in the past. Typically like to dip this in curry or jerk sauce... Meh.
Dark meat Jerk chicken: This was one of the better things I had from this restaurant. The chicken was super tender and the portion for a side was also generous. Similar to the curry chicken though, the seasoning was lacking. While there was a definite heat to the chicken from the jerk seasoning, there was still a lot of room left for more seasoning to bring up the flavor.
Beef patty: By far the best of the items I ordered though not good enough to go back just for the patties.
Overall recommendation would be to go elsewhere. Ocho Rios Grill in Hawthorne is my favorite and remains unmatched. Second place goes to Country Style. You can definitely do better than here.