Take-out: Yes Accepts Credit Cards: Yes Good for Kids: Yes
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$$ Price range $11-30
2 reviews
Towanda Kilbane
Their jerk chicken is on point. I love the fact that they drizzle a lil bit of oxtail gravy over my rice just so it's not dry upon consumption.
The girls working behind the counter are very nice. Once and a while you'll get a serious grill or two but I'd like to think that's just their face. Lol. So try not to think much of it.
My husband and I frequent Yardies for one thing, their festival. Yes their festival only! I'm pretty sure they are the only Jamaican spot in the area pumping out fresh festival at 11pm at night. With both of our weaknesses for fried sweet dough, their hours always work to our benefit.
Their menu offerings, at one point, were very simple; Jerk chicken and/or jerk pork with rice and peas and steamed cabbage, jerk chicken soup and ofcourse, festival. I used to enjoy their soup and jerk chicken but the chicken was inconsistent. One day it was moist and flavorful, next day super dry, day after seasoned perfectly but cold; It was ridiculous. My husband even got sick after eating their jerk chicken on one of our late night/early morning visits; Ever since then I swore I wouldn't order food from them anymore.
We ended up here last night bc we both were craving fried dough. We ordered 6 festival to go as they are only 3 for $2. As the cashier bagged them up for us I noticed they had more options on their menu; Oxtail and butter beans and even jerk salmon which sounded delicious. I proceeded to ask her how long the jerk salmon would take to make and she informed me it was already ready. I should have taken that as a bad sign bc seafood dishes at West Indian restaurants are almost always made to order. I ignored the thought though and was happy to hear the salmon came with steamed green beans and carrots, which were plentiful. Hubby noticed they had a rice and peas, steamed veg and plantain plate for $3 so he ended up ordering that for himself.
Once we got home we dug in. The festival was soft and still warm which was perfection but that's all l can really give praises for. The plate with rice and beans, veg and plantain was alright. They put gravy on the rice which made it more flavorful but the steamed cabbage was definitely raw and bland and the plantain were tiny as hell and rock hard. My jerk salmon was cold and dry, like it had been sitting there all day but the steamed green beans and carrots that came with my plate were good.
I knew I should have just stuck to what I know they do well here and that is festival. Those delicious cornmeal fried dumplings are worth the trek here, just don't get anything else on the menu.
Monday, 10:00 am - 5:30 am Tuesday, 10:00 am - 5:30 am Wednesday, 10:00 am - 5:30 am Thursday, 10:00 am - 5:30 am Friday, 10:00 am - 5:30 am Saturday, 10:00 am - 5:30 am Sunday, 10:00 am - 5:30 am
Their jerk chicken is on point. I love the fact that they drizzle a lil bit of oxtail gravy over my rice just so it's not dry upon consumption.
The girls working behind the counter are very nice. Once and a while you'll get a serious grill or two but I'd like to think that's just their face. Lol. So try not to think much of it.
My husband and I frequent Yardies for one thing, their festival. Yes their festival only! I'm pretty sure they are the only Jamaican spot in the area pumping out fresh festival at 11pm at night. With both of our weaknesses for fried sweet dough, their hours always work to our benefit.
Their menu offerings, at one point, were very simple; Jerk chicken and/or jerk pork with rice and peas and steamed cabbage, jerk chicken soup and ofcourse, festival. I used to enjoy their soup and jerk chicken but the chicken was inconsistent. One day it was moist and flavorful, next day super dry, day after seasoned perfectly but cold; It was ridiculous. My husband even got sick after eating their jerk chicken on one of our late night/early morning visits; Ever since then I swore I wouldn't order food from them anymore.
We ended up here last night bc we both were craving fried dough. We ordered 6 festival to go as they are only 3 for $2. As the cashier bagged them up for us I noticed they had more options on their menu; Oxtail and butter beans and even jerk salmon which sounded delicious. I proceeded to ask her how long the jerk salmon would take to make and she informed me it was already ready. I should have taken that as a bad sign bc seafood dishes at West Indian restaurants are almost always made to order. I ignored the thought though and was happy to hear the salmon came with steamed green beans and carrots, which were plentiful. Hubby noticed they had a rice and peas, steamed veg and plantain plate for $3 so he ended up ordering that for himself.
Once we got home we dug in. The festival was soft and still warm which was perfection but that's all l can really give praises for. The plate with rice and beans, veg and plantain was alright. They put gravy on the rice which made it more flavorful but the steamed cabbage was definitely raw and bland and the plantain were tiny as hell and rock hard. My jerk salmon was cold and dry, like it had been sitting there all day but the steamed green beans and carrots that came with my plate were good.
I knew I should have just stuck to what I know they do well here and that is festival. Those delicious cornmeal fried dumplings are worth the trek here, just don't get anything else on the menu.