Taste of Jamaica

Been here several times and have never been disappointed with the food. Had jerk chicken both times and tried the curry chicken the 2^nd time. Great both times. Only complaint I had was how the chicken is cut with bones in it, but this is how traditional Jamaican is served so I can’t be too mad.

Great concept but please be careful of what you order. The empanadas style beef pockets are loaded with excellent tasting meat but the shell could be improved. The rice and beans are good. Plantains are awful and the dumplings are worse.
The jerk chicken has very good spicy flavor but the cut of the chicken itself reminds me of what I would find in rural China with plenty of bones to work through. I also had the side of cabbage which was excellent.
You could eat in at one of their tables but bring headphones because the acoustics are real loud! The setting is more in tune with take out. It would not be comfortable to eat there.

OMG the best Jamaican food you’ll get in Cleveland!!! Their new location is an added bonus! The place is clean and the service is top notch. I recommend everyone to try Taste of Jamaica.

Buyer beware!!! So I went to the restaurant for my first time w/​my wife and 4 children. I ordered the food (my total was 33 dollar). For the kids I got these hot pocket /​pouch type things that were behind the counter. There are a total of 13 tables in the restaurant (I counted I was so upset). So my kids did not have plates for their hot pocket food and I asked for additional styrofoam plates that were visible behind the counter. And the staff, who was very unfriendly, states that will be 4 dollars! I was like are you kidding? They responded, this is a take out place. I responded that if it is a take out restaurant why are there all these table, for decoration? Their response was pay or have your kids eat their food from the table. Needless to say, we wont be back. I warn any who are considering going to the restaurant, to disregard the idea immediately! \
FYI
Wal-​mart has 200 plates for $ 4.84 about my cost for 4 plates at this place. Please check
. You can get your styrofoam plates for 2.4 cents a piece!
JUST DO NOT GO, Especially do not go if you have kids and have any concern for their health especially as it relates to food-​borne illness!

Wack as hell red beans & rice with super salty ox tail gravy! They have the nerve to charge 50¢ extra for the gravy

Friendly Jamaican energy and delicious food. The best!

the best in cleveland hands down the best curry very authentic taste get there early the good stuff doesn’t last long. i havent been to the new location but im looking forward to going soon.

Taste of Jamaica may have moved, but the food is still the best!
There no location has indoor seating so you can take your family for a sit down meal. They now take credit cards which is a plus bit the food is still superb.
Order two beef patties and their brow stewed chicken. A small is more this enough food for one person. I shared mine with my wife. As soon as I tasted it, i was transported back to Jamaica where I fist had this dish. Authentic, fresh and sublimely good! This is a must try if you love Caribbean food.

Jerk chicken is legit with just enough spice. Unexpectedly went after work around 6:30 (they close at 8) when I went in hey were sold out almost everything but jerk chicken, Curry chicken, white rice, and fish/​shrimp.
You would think I would be upset with limited options but to me that was a good sign and I wanted jerk chicken anyway. I was very pleased… will be back for a beef patty and dumpling Saturday

If you didn’t know already, Taste of Jamaica is in a new location. They recently moved about a mile east to Lyndhurst, in a larger space next door to Crooked River BBQ. As a recent transplant to Ohio, this was my first visit — so I’m not sure what their old space was like, but the new location is modern and spacious with video screen menus and ample seating.
Happy to say that Taste of Jamaica surpasses my favorite Jamaican restaurants from the Washington D.C. area, which I’ve been missing as of late. I ordered the smaller portion of jerk chicken with rice and beans and cabbage ($ 8) and a beef patty ($ 2.50), which turned out to be an impressive amount of food for one person. I had to go full glutton.
The beef patty was one of the best I’ve had in recent memory, with a hot, flaky crust and tender filling. I wouldn’t be surprised if it was homemade. The jerk chicken, which was served in large chunks of bone-​in dark and white meat with a light sauce, was phenomenally spiced and had me sweating after a few bites. The chicken had some charring — possibly grilled or baked, which I prefer to stewed jerk chicken. The rice and beans were flavorful on their own, and the cabbage was tender but not overly cooked. I can’t wait to go back to try the ox tails and stew peas. They also have daily specials, including jerk fried chicken twice a week, which sounds amazing. Service is super friendly and nice to boot.
As a soon-​to-​be resident of Cleveland Heights, I’m glad to know this place is not too far away!