Reggae Vibes

In short: hearty portion sizes and tasty food.
I ordered the Curry Chicken platter and service was fast, getting me my box within a couple minutes. I opened the box and couldn’t help but say «wow» as I saw a huge spread of rice, cabbage, and chicken. The flavored rice and cabbage were excellent accompaniments to the boneless chicken thighs, which were juicy and full of flavor.
Great food truck — I’ll be on the lookout for it in the future.

I have ordered the jerk chicken platter twice now, I enjoy a lot and have had no problems, also has been consistent. They were friendly to me and I would recommend it.

Ok jerk chicken. Pricey but you get a lot of food. Just ok. Would not go looking for thevtruck

the oxtail was to die for and so was the curry chicken. really great tasting food and the price for the amount of food i get is perfect. i haven’t seen them around friendship area for over a month now. hopefully they come back.

Jerk chicken was flavorful and spicy. The chicken curry was also tasty. The platters have plenty of food on them for $ 10.

Caught up with this truck today at truckeroo, and it just kept staring me in he face. I knew when I saw it that i would have to try it. My favorite food being curry goat, and the fact that last month i saw really no authentic Jamaican food at truckeroo it was kind of a no brainer. My only question was «is it good?» I’ll put it like this… If i was a goat, i would follow this truck around every day carrying a sack of fresh thyme, carrots, potatoes, and a pouch of fresh curry. Just to get there attention. I would literally audition to be added to their recipe. Every bite was perfection. The chunks or potatoes, and carrots really impressed me. I haven’t encountered any other restaurant in the area that does it this way, and it really added something to the dish for me. It had a slight kick of spice that was so suddle it could only have been perfected over time. I highly recommend this truck. It was the highlight of my truckeroo experience, and i hope they are there for the rest of the summer. Well done!

The jerk chicken is good, the coco bread is good. The beef patty has been hit or miss, but still okay. The last time I went they gave me coco bread half price and a free champagne soda since I was buying a lot of food. It was really nice of them and I’d definitely keep buying their food. More specifically the jerk chicken is a brown sauce, I prefer yellow but it’s still quite yummy. Serving size is great, lots of food if you’re hungry. The rice and beans are just fine and the cabbage is good to balance out the meal.

If your order something that isn’t jerk, it can take forever. However the portions are large, and the food is generally pretty good.
However, the casual laid-​backness can be taken a little too far. I found little bits of bone in my curried chicken once… it doesn’t bother me too much, but I know it’s a no-​no generally. The guys running the truck are definitely not in a hurry… and they do cook things from scratch sometimes.
I was tempted to give 3 stars, but my coworkers like it, and let’s face it — it’s a welcome break from the monotony of the 8 million Kabob trucks that are always at this location.

These guys were unbelievable. Such a good group who treat their customers great and the food is OUTSTANDING. Great quality, big portions, and they have fun. I would follow these guys around in their truck if I could. Highly recommend getting their food truck for your event.

There are not enough words to explain how good this food is. we had Reggae Vibes cater my company holiday party and it was such a hit that my co-​workers have been using them for their office and personal parties. It’s really not often you get get a chance to appreciate and enjoy effort that goes into preparing and providing a good well cook plate with all the right spices and flavors.
I wish i could give them more stars and have become a faithful follower. I am typically a very tough food critic and should be getting paid for it but this guy knows his way around the kitchen…
thanks Chef Michael, I will be stalking you on Tweeter

I was not impressed with my jerk chicken sandwich, although I think it had the potential to be much better. First, it was served with mayonnaise, which I personally hate and to me makes no sense. I asked the vendor what was served on the sandwich (because the menu is not very descriptive) and there was no mention of mayonnaise. With a spicy, jerk sauce, I can’t imagine mayonnaise elevating or complementing it. And second, the chicken itself was a bit bland, especially considering that it was supposed to be jerk-​flavored.
The best part of the sandwich and where I think it has the most potential is the actual jerk sauce. It was surprisingly tasty, with a somewhat authentic jerk taste and some spice to it. The problem was that it was used rather sparingly on the sandwich and showed up only in small pockets. Those bites were really good, but the rest not so much. Definitely ask for extra (extra) sauce with your order…

Put me in the fan column. I just thoroughly enjoyed my jerk chicken sandwich on soft chewy coconut bread and doused it with some amazing hot sauce.

So let me preface this review by noting I grew up in South Florida so I’m very familiar with what authentic Caribbean food tastes like and this was not it. I had been craving curry goat and jerk chicken so when I saw this truck at Truckeroo I literally ran over to beat the people in front of me to the line. I thought the prices were standard for this area but the girl taking the orders could’ve been a little more attentive and actually opened her mouth as my boyfriend asked questions about the menu. Instead I answered his questions and we made our choices. I selected the curry goat and paid an additional 2 – 3 dollars for cocoa bread. The wait was almost non-​existent which was nice and as soon as I opened the container I realized this wasn’t going to be good. There was probably three actual pieces of goat, the rice and peas were mushy and there was no scent to my food at all. After a bite I noticed everything was really bland and just not good. Obviously the majority of my meal was a hunk of the rice and peas which had no real flavor minus a hint of sweet (assuming coconut water/​milk). My boyfriends’ jerk chicken sandwich was just as bland. He ended up adding hot sauce to help out. That cocoa bread I ordered ended up being a big hunk of white bread. More of a roll actually. I grew up eating patty and cocoa bread as a snack so I was extremely annoyed that they charged me for that bs as if I wouldn’t know any better. The also charge you 1.00 so that they can accept credit cards. I will not be giving these people my money again and I would tell anyone who’d listen to go elsewhere. To say we were extremely underwhelmed would be an understatement!

As someone who loves Jamaican food, I cannot say that you will go wrong with some of the tastes coming out of this food truck’s kitchen.
The curry chicken meal is tasty and filling. They do not skimp on the amount of food that they give you and you’ll feel like your money was well spent. The fried plantains were delicious and cooked perfectly. I’ll be on the lookout when this truck pulls back up on Fishers Lane.

From someone who has not been to Jamaica but has eaten home cooked Jamaican cuisine. I ordered the Jerk chicken sandwich, the coconut bread was super soft and delicious, and the sandwich was just perfect. The chicken was juicy and cooked really well, just a hint of spiciness. I agree that it could use some more spice but that’s what the ten hot sauces are for…
I would definitely return.

I have been craving jerk chicken since my regular Jamaican food truck has not been in this area recently… I should have waited.
The Jerk Chicken is bland (and adding hot sauce only goes so far) the rice and peas (aka rice with beans) is sweet, the cabbage is bland.

Jerk chicken platter was tasty but it took my entire lunch hour to get it. I willingly embrace the slow islands «mon» culture, but not at lunch in DC on a workday. Sadly I cannot patronize again as I don’t have 2 ½ hours to wait for BBQ chicken. Sorry.

Today was my introduction to Reggae Vibes Foodtruck in Rockville. My co-​workers and I are happy to have you here! I tried the Chicken Roti and this is some of the best I have had; and I used to live in Adams Morgan where Jamaican restauarants are plentiful. The roti had lots of curried chicken (white and dark meat) with potatoes, seasonings are complex and this is not hot-​spicy hot. Could use a little more curried gravy. I’ll try the jerk sandwich next time!
Good prices and nice portions make this worth while, thank you!

I ordered the Jerk Caesar Salad and some coco bread. When you think of Jerk you know you’re going to get SPICE & FLAVOR! Sorry to say I was pretty disappointed!!! There was not even a hint of jerk anywhere on my plate & the coco bread tastes stale! I do hope this was a one time thing. How do you mess this up and it’s a «basic» staple for Caribbean food!!!

Two things made me want to try this food truck over Carnivore, a tried and true BBQ truck who may have made their first and only appearance in Friendship Heights today. First, the smell emanating from Reggae Vibes was delicious. It may have been the chicken curry, but the spiciness indicated jamaican jerk. Second, they don’t call them Reggae Vibes for nothing. The tunes coming out of this truck, combined with the billion degree weather, had me in the island mood. Place me on a beach (actually, someone please do that… permanently) and I’d have been ready to dance. I got my order in a tiny foreboding cardboard box and the evil specter of disappointment cast its ugly visage over my sunny disposition.
The good news is that the Jamaican jerk sauce was adequately complex, thoroughly spicy, and seeped into the chicken. The bad news is that you only get four pieces of bony chicken, the rice and beans are shockingly underseasoned, and the cabbage, flavored only with gardenia and black pepper, was inconsistently cooked. The rice and beans could be excused if the jamaican jerk sauce was generously poured over it. Not surprisingly, the jerk sauce was the proper remedy to provide much needed flavor for the rice. Lamentably, there simply wasn’t enough sauce. The cabbage was a rather unmitigated disaster which was shocking given that it is a vegetable that I generally love.
Still, the irrepressible Meatloaf once stated that two out of three ain’t bad. And if the rice was thoroughly covered in that delicious jerk sauce, this meal would have been salvaged. This is a new truck, and I am confident that the product will come around. In the meantime, however, I might have to see if I have room for a Carnivore run later this afternoon.