Tropical Bowl

I saw this place on Google after looking for red snapper. I had red snapper prepared in Jamaica and I was craving that same taste. So I gave this place a try. The place itself is small, they have a menu with a number of items and they offer authentic Jamaican soda. I ordered 3 snappers prepared differently, stewed, fried and steamed. My biggest gripe is, I was told 30 mins to prepare and it took an hour and a half. There is one cook who prepares everything. The food was really good but the wait will keep me from coming back. The staff were very friendly, and helped in deciding the best options for me. The cabbage was not for me and the rice and peas were decent. I don't want mixed veggies in my cabbage and I'm used to Jamaican cabbage being a bit sweeter. I did add a Mac and cheese and if you're like me, baked Mac and cheese is the only way to go. This was more of a boxed Mac and cheese and I could have saved my $7. I used the stew sauce to help juice up the rice and peas. Now I've never had rice and peas that weren't dry so I think that's just how they're made. Give it a try!

We ordered from this Jamaican restaurant for a party of eight on the same day, and we were blown away by the experience. The food was fresh, flavorful, and of the highest quality. The service was outstanding—prompt and attentive. The owner and staff were incredibly friendly, when food was picked up. We will definitely be ordering again! I can’t say enough good things about this place. Highly recommend!”

After reading some reviews I was pretty excited to try this! Unfortunately, y'all have some pretty low standards. This was easily the driest jerk chicken, red beans and rice I've ever had. Like they should offer you a free beverage with the food. Flavor was alright for Jamaican, plantains were good, but SUPER dry and over cooked.

I arrived at the restaurant at 11:10 AM and waited until 11:30 AM, which is the opening time listed on their website. The restaurant never opened. Because I had to leave, I placed a delivery order scheduled for 12:30 PM instead. By 12:30 PM, the order had still not been delivered. I called the restaurant directly and was told it was still closed. I then contacted Uber Eats to request a refund, but I was asked to provide a photo proving the restaurant was closed. This required me to go back to the location, where it was still not open. This situation was extremely inconvenient and time-consuming, especially considering that this is not my first unpleasant experience with this restaurant. During a previous visit, the woman at the front was rude, and I also paid for extra “gravy” on an order that I never received. Now, once again, I am dealing with poor service and wasted time. The restaurant should not be listed as open or allowed to accept orders when it is clearly closed.

People, get on this local hidden gem now! We were looking for a place to eat after church and this restaurant popped up. After looking at the reviews and menu, we went to visit. The place is small and clean; more for takeout than dine-in, but we dined in since there was a table available to seat the four of us. We ordered $122 (includes tip) worth of drink and food since it was our first time there, excited to try what we could fit on the table 😆 : jerk wings, curry chicken, jerk chicken, curry goat, and pepper steak. We ordered medium sized entrees and they were filling! So much food, we had leftovers; one ate all their container of rice, veggies and pepper steak! It was that delicious. The rice, peas and veggies are great on their own, but the star for me were the fried plantains - sweet, velvety texture that complements the savory dishes. I'd order more of that. The wings were the last item served as they are fried fresh to order - they will take some time but worth the wait though! During our time there a little after 1pm, the line and orders began to pick up. You get the vibe that these were customers that frequented the restaurant - laughing with the lady (owner?) at the window, making conversation, saying "hi" - the support for this establishment was nice to see and hear ☺️. After we were finished and packing up, the lady checked in on us, asking if the food was good and if it was our first time there. She was so nice. We were impressed with our first experience there and will be back when we can to try more food - thank you for the hospitality!

This smell of my entree made my mouth water. I got the chicken curry with rice and beans - the large was enough for 3 meals and I'm so happy about this! I also brought home the pork jerk with rice. I am totally coming back to try the shrimp curry with coconut milk. There are a few items listed that you need to pre-order and that is one of them. The plantains were lovely! Not a place for big groups as there were 3 tables that seats two total, but definitely a place to get delicious take out! I will be back with a big appetite!

The guys are wonderful. Helpful! Their suggestions were spot on! We ordered Jerk Chicken & Ox Tail. Tender & tasty! The portions quite large. YUMMM we will be back!

Holy smokes. Popped in to take some food home after a long shift. I could not decide on what to get so got both the oxtail bowl and jerk chicken wings.Oxtail is on point, so flavorful and the plantains are so yummy. The jerk chicken wings, my god, so dang good. Will definitely come back in the future and bring anyone I know here!

We ordered ox tail bowl (large) during our visit. We also ordered the specialty burger, mac and cheese for the kids, side of plantain and coco bread. The kids really enjoyed the coco bread. I liked the ox tail - it was cooked to tenderness and has lots of rich flavors. I know it's hard to cook ox tail as they tend to have lots of fatty parts but they made it just right. The burger we ordered was overall basic but the jerk sauce is a great addition to change its flavor. The portion is large. The restaurant is very small has about 3-4 tables. They might mainly do carry outs. At one point the restaurant seems to be a bit smoky, and they do not have restroom and high chairs so might not be as kids friendly if you are dining in. Owners and chefs are super friendly.