Jerk Hut Jamaican Grille

I came to this place and was closed before the time they have scheduled!
They never answer a phone call!
Is it a waste of time !

Never open when I go by wanting to eat. Now the phone is shut off. Must be out of business.

No one picks up phone. Not even sure if phone line still works now. If the location is shut down, can this please be listed and shown as closed to not waste consumers time. Worst thing u can do is have someone show up and u aren’t in business anymore.

Place wasn’t even opened as it was posted on the website really disappointing and a extreme way to waste your gas can’t rate the place an overview 1 star due to the failed operating times that were posted and us located in a harsh spot of Phoenix

Feels like home. I love the jerk chicken here. They also have Jamaican drinks available for purchase. Pretty good overall!
The place is sort of small with limited parking. The bathroom still freaks me out because it’s super dark but the food makes up for it. The owner is almost, always there and he’s pretty awesome at suggesting you on what to try. The price is a little high but the food is delicious enough to remind me of home made food.

A little upset. This is the second time my boyfriend and I have attempted to come to this establishment during business hours and they were closed. This is just bad business.

I love this place I can only say good things about the people and the food. Thanks guys

Authentic Jamaican food and I can say it’s one of the best in Phoenix. I just ordered the oxtail and the meat is so juicy but i also think that it is over priced. How can you charge someone $ 20 for a plate food and you’re not a high class restaurant. I would recommend to come here at least once every couple months due the price. For some reason they never have beef patties when I come which is very disappointing.

Great food. AMAZING tastes and EVERYTHING IS FRESH. The service is friendly and fast.

When I first came here a couple of years ago I honestly had planned to eat here regularly (see my previous review ca. 2012), but that didn’t happen. It’s not that the food isn’t tasty or fairly unique to the area, it’s simply that it’s too expensive. An oxtail meat lunch costs $ 18 — I LOVE oxtail but simply refuse to pay that much money for it. Things like goat meat etc are well over $ 10. For a simple jerk chicken lunch along with a meat patty and can of Coke (no diet drinks available) I was out just over $ 17. It’s gotten more expensive since the last time I was here. I call this the «Mrs White’s Golden Rule» effect. Sure as hell hope the food quality doesn’t also decline inversely with the price hike, such as what happened at Golden Rule.
And honestly that’s pretty much it. Great tasting food, and you get a decent amount of rice and peas, it just costs too much. I’d be here at least once a week if they had lunch specials for ten bucks and under (you know, like at Fired Pie — which allows you as many pizza toppings as you like for the same sub-​ten-​buck total price), but as it stands it’s just not affordable. Oh, and good luck finding parking — there’s basically five spots available behind the store.
Tiny place too, I’d say max ten people seated, and that’s elbow to elbow.

We ordered Escovitch red snapper, rice& peas, cabbage and plantains. Fish was fresh, fried well, and good flavor.
Service was amicable and accommodating. Small home cooked feel of a spot in Phoenix on 19^th. Living in NYC, Atlanta and Miami the food is comparable.
Only reason for not getting 5 stars is the rice tasted a bit stale, not too bad but not as good as I’ve had before. Also, no real music element to add to the cool and laid back vibe… But, I’ll return.

I LOVE the brown stewed chicken. I didn’t care for much of anything else that came with the meal. The rice was hard, dry and tasted like it’s been heated up in the microwave over and over again. I didn’t like the festivals — not much taste there.
It’s a small restaurant. Not much to look at besides the strange people that’s standing on at the bus stop right outside. Unfortunately, I went to Jerk Hut for a work lunch. We could barely hear each other speak because the cook was chopping chicken sooooooo loudly. If I didn’t know any better I would have assumed he done so on purpose. I know he didn’t but dern he was loud.
It turned me off from every dining inside again. When I have the urge for Brown Stewed chicken and don’t feel like making it myself I’ll be sure to grab dinner from Jerk Hut to go!

Decent Jamaican food, however somewhat pricey. I went there for lunch and got the Oxtail meal which was $ 19, that plus a drink I ended up paying $ 23 for a lunch.
The oxtail was good however I’ve had better for cheaper prices. The plantains were too greasy for me and not good, which was a disappointment since they are one of my favorites pieces of Jamaican cuisine.
If it was cheaper I would probably be back sooner, however at the $ 23 price range for average food I probably won’t be coming back any time soon.

Three times I’ve visited Jerk Hut and from what I can tell, the taste of the food depends on who’s cooking that particular day.
Upon your entrance, you’ll see most of the food already cooked and sitting in warmers but they always have newer batches of hot pots on the stove behind the counter in order to replenish the warmers. They’ll also make-​to-​order for your privilege.
My first visit, I got to try the three meat dishes: jerk chicken, curry goat, oxtail stew.
All were tasty, but I was partial to the chicken. It’s made mild and offered with much hotter jerk sauce if that’s your pleasure. The steamed veggies tasted good as well and the plantains were delicious.
Unfortunately, the dessert wasn’t like anything I’ve tasted before and struck out unpleasantly. Won’t ever ask for dessert again.
Jerk chicken — 1
Dessert — 0
My second visit, I got to the fish: steamed snapper, fried tilapia. Both were decent dishes. The snapper was a whole fish made to order and cost «market price,» the tilapia was prix fixe and served as small lightly breaded filets.
I also requested a veggie stew which the cook made fresh from carrots, cabbage, and coconut milk. It was creamy, perfectly spicy (not burning), and tasted wonderful. Home run.
Tilapia — 1
Veggie stew — 1
The price wasn’t so wonderful though. I asked to substitute stewed veggies for the prepared steamed veggie side. Nope — apparently we were on different menus, I was later told that the stew is a separate dish. So I gave up $ 20 for the tilapia and veggie stew. It’s all right though, I made two meals out that portion. Leftovers were even more yummy the next day.
Lesson noted: get a price quote before making substitutions. The guy behind the counter will say, «I’ll take care of it» and by the time he’s rung up your bill, you’re like — HOW MUCH?!
Food on the third visit to Jerk Hut Jamaican Grille was not good at all. I noticed a different cook and was hesitant, but I manned-​up and ordered take out anyway. Veggie stew and plantains please.
I was given extra plantain wedges this time which would usually make me jump for joy, because the fruit is one of my fave foods. But when I got home, one bite in and, yuck. Those wedges were soggy, greasy, gelatinous things.
It seems they had used sweet ripe plantains and overcooked them. (In my opinion, sweet ripe plantains should be baked, leave the frying for the unripe starchy ones.) Like any other food that’s overcooked, the plantains grew less and less appealing every minute they sat in the warmer. I did not eat them.
On to the stew. First look — the carrots and cabbage were covered in clumps of butter and coconut milk and I couldn’t even bite into it yet. It took a couple of rinses under the tap to get the clumps out, but so went a lot of the flavor too.
Plantains — 0
Veggie Stew — 0

I’ve been looking FOREVER for a place that serves Jamaican Beef Patties. Every where I go in Arizona, nothing!
I found this place on Unilocal and read that they do serve them so I just had to feed my cravings and give it a try.
I’m not fond of Jamaican food so this review is pretty much on their store and beef patties.
It’s a small store with few seating but the place is homey. They had a few jamaican dishes and combos available for a decent price.
I came for the Beef Patty and to my surprise they were fresh. It wasn’t as flaky as I’m used to eating it, however the taste was there and that was the most important thing. The lady gave me a little warning that it had a bit of spice to it, however it was a spice I could handle. Definitely better than a Golden Crust beef patty. I just wish they had coco bread to go along with it.
I’m definitely going to make the trip back just for these awesome delicacies.

Jerk chicken is one of my favorite meals. I noticed I had this place bookmarked, and it is close to my work. I decided to finally check it out. The parking was a little challenging as it shares a parking lot with a tattoo shop and there are only a few spots behind the store. Walking inside it was small — a couple of tables up front and a row of seats down the a bar against the wall.
The man behind the counter was very friendly and when he asked if it was my first time there he walked me through it and made some recommendations. I had the jerk chicken, two styles of rice with «gravy», cabbage, and a couple plantains. I picked up a bottle of Ting as well.
The chicken was flavorful, not too spicy, and the sides were excellent. While eating another gentleman came up and asked how I liked it. He was very polite and asked if I needed anything else. I saw a plaque stating they won 2013 Best Jerk award, and I can’t disagree. It was one of the top that I have had.
The food was great, the service even better. The one thing I would change is the music. They had a local radio station playing, but I would prefer to hear reggae while eat Jamaican food — make it a total experience. The club music just didn’t fit.
Being that close to work and a good experience, I will definitely be back.

I stopped by this place shortly before closing to pick up some jerk chicken. Everyone was extremely friendly and tended to me promptly.
It’s a hole in the wall. But aren’t those the places that usually have the best food? Yes! They hit it spot on with their authentic cuisine. I had the jerk chicken, steamed cabbage and rice. It was a bit pricey but the portions were huge! I’ll definitely be back to try out the rest of the menu!

I love Jamaican food. Caribbean food in general is one of my favorite cuisines. Some of the best meals I have had were home-​cooked by Jamaicans, Puerto Ricans, Trinidadians, and Guayanans. Unfortunately, Phoenix is nearly bereft of cuisine from this part of the world. For Jamaican food, you really have the upscale, and barely authentic, breadfruit, the hole-​in-​the-​wall at Mill and Baseline that may not even be open anymore, and now Jerk Hut. Jerk Hut is easily the best yet.
To say this place is unassuming is an understatement. Its dinghy façade is not the most inviting exterior you have seen, but don’t worry, the people inside are really friendly.
The way this place works is you pick which main course you want (from a menu that changes regularly), and whether you want steamed cabbage and rice and peas on the side. Sometimes if you’re lucky, they’ll also have plantains.
I have been here three times, and have had the curry goat, fricassee chicken, and jerk chicken. All are delicious; you can’t go wrong with any of these. If you haven’t had curry goat, try it. If they have the fricassee chicken, try it. Really, it’s all delicious.
Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to try their ox tail yet; they said they have had a difficult time getting a reliable supply. It’s OK, since they always have the curry goat, curry chicken, and jerk chicken, so the trip will never be a waste — but maybe one day I’ll arrive and be pleasantly surprised with delicious ox tail.
For beverages, they have cola champagne and Jamaican ginger beer, which are a must to accompany a good island meal. Unfortunately no sorrel.
Jerk Hut is great food, and a lovable hole-​in-​the-​wall local ethnic restaurant. Quickly becoming one of my favorite restaurants in town.

FINALLY! Good Jamaican food in Phoenix! Where I’m from (the boogie down Bronx), Jamaican food is a staple in our diets, and there’s a Jamaican spot on every corner. So I’m always skeptical when a Jamaican place pops up in Phoenix. Jerk Hut is the first place that actually serves authentic Jamaican food, in my opinion. I’d been wanting to try this place for a while, but I bookmarked them on Unilocal and liked their Facebook page in the meantime. Today, they posted on Facebook that their special is escovitch, and seeing as how I love me some escovitch, I made my way over there for lunch.
It’s easy to miss (I did). It’s on the NE corner of 19^th Avenue and Indian School, and depending on your angle, it’s kind of hidden behind the bus stop shelter. There’s limited parking in the back (which looks a little sketchy), but I’ll take that chance for good food. The interior is very unexpected — clean and updated with an island vibe, but it’s very small. Only a couple of tables, and a long bar with chairs. The gentleman who helped me was very pleasant, with a big smile and a Jamaican accent.
I ordered my escovitch, with red beans and rice and plantains on the side. The escovitch was delicious and spicy (my mouth is still on fire as I type this)! The veggies on top set it off, absolutely terrific! The red beans with curry gravy on top were perfectly cooked, as were the plantains, which were deliciously soft and sweet. I also ordered a beef patty (they didn’t have any coco bread at the time) to test it out, and it’s just okay — the beef was a little mushy and the crust not as flakey as I like. Definitely not as good as the ones back home, and I’d be surprised if they are actually made in house.
I’ll definitely be back for another visit! I want to try the jerk chicken next.

they. have. Ting. regular AND pink. i think i just died and went to Jamaican food heaven!
my brother brought me here for lunch one day as we are jamaican food fanatics. the Oxtail? oh man. i think i just died a little, it was so good. SO GOOOOOOD. it may be the best oxtail i’ve ever had! i only wish that the portions were a wee bit larger, meat-​wise. Yum. I literally scraped my dish clean. I would have licked it, but licking styrofoam makes you look desperate.
brother had the goat curry, which was delicious as well.
My only request — more side options, please! Rice and peas is considered a side.
we will be back!