Gem’s House Of Jerk

Out of all the jerk places on this side of town Gem’s gets my top pick. The portions are the largest and the taste imo is the best.

Yummmmy! Great deals Monday-​Thursday before 4pm! Delicious oxtail! Melt in your mouth!
Very welcoming staff!

This place man,… Just go there and eat. Proper food, amazing staff. Jerk chicken is on fire but has a beautiful sweet kick to it, very good and different, a must try. Coleslaw was just a plain and simple one, real thing that shines is the chicken and rice. Definitely top 5 I’ve tried.

Had there Jerk chicken its good. However there beef patties are horrible! The worse i’ve ever had. So everything is good but there beef patties. And if you ask the young woman working there she’ll tell you she’s doesnt know what there patties taste like because she’s never had it. Another sign that the beef patties are bad. If the workers can’t recommend it then why sell it? And update your register to take American visa and mastercards guys!

Whenever I’m craving Jamaican this is where I come.
Really nice tasting jerk chicken and oxtail. portions are massive and they are not stingy. Whenever I need my fix I come here and it never disappoints me.
Whenever I come here this place is PACKEd!
Updated my review because I find myself comparing all Jamaican food to the kind of food I get over here

This place is good if you are looking for a quick Jerk Chicken fix. It will satisfy your craving and you may or may not be back for more. However, it is one of the few places you can Jerk Chicken in the area and I can see why it does well. The restaurant seems to be family run and the food is made fresh on a daily basis. Oxtail, Jerk chicken, and delicious rice combo will definitely make you full. Service is quick when ordering something to go.

Meh.
I just needed my Jamaican food fix and I was in the area so I Unilocaled around the area to see the best and I must say this place is rated highly for no reason.
I ordered the large size oxtail and stew chicken with rice and peas combo. Came up to $ 15– decent price I guess but definitely not worth it. Oxtail was mostly the fatty part of the tail. Let me not start on the «stew chicken» it’s basically a drumstick soaked and cooked in spicy soy sauce. I mean I must’ve been spoiled because the stew chicken I imagined would be similar to Sunrise restaurant.
If I’m in the area, I’d probably look elsewhere for food.

If you’ve ate here, you cannot deny that the food is good. Gems is a bit further from me than many other Jamaican restaurants so whenever I’m in the area I have to have it! The food is made with love simply put. You know the meat is good when you are sucking all the flavours out of the bone. The oxtail is tender, moist and flavourful. The chicken is same. The food isn’t spicy (most Jamaican places don’t serve spicy food and have hot sauce available) for those who can’t handle the heat. I would give this place 5 stars if the food wasn’t so expensive. For two large meals and two drinks it came up to 30 dollars. The closer you get to Toronto the cheaper Jamaican food gets and the great flavours are still there.

Just had Gem’s for lunch today… Delicious…go get some right now! I will be going back next time I’m in town. We had the jerk chicken with peas and rice and coleslaw and curry chicken with some Roti… all of it was demolished in minutes…

After my Friday Workout, thought of giving myself a treat so i debated myself with different options and made my way to Jems jerk which is in the same plaza as my gym.
This was my second visit and the same experience as before. The girl at the front desk is not that welcoming and was busy texting. I interrupted her and said ‘Hi’ and ordered my food. No Suggestions or Questions asked. My order was out in couple of minutes — thats fast ! I decided to eat in my car as the place was small and little low lit for me. I oppened the box (curry goat with rice) and immediately could smell the curry. The food was fresh and hot. The goat meat was very tender and had some good pieces. Rice and peas cooked to perfection. The food was not too spicy for me but it had all the flavours to make it perfect. You can tell by eating their meat that its been cooked with lots of patience. Coleslaw was bit sweet for me as i like tangy but i enjoyed it !
Overall, good food, pricey as compared to other jerk places but worth the quality. They can add little more quantity to their large sized takeouts.
Must try ! — and dont miss their lunch specials to try different dishes at low price. Only Mon, Tue and Wed’s.

I had been here once before with my daughter about 3 years ago. It was just as good this time. i ordered the large Jerk Chicken and was not disappointed. It was a little more saucy than I preferred but the sweet spicy taste made up for it. service was excellent.

Good Jamaican food. Ya mon

Gems Jerk is another quick place around the block from me. Its a small dimly lighted place, jammin’ to reggae. Normally with places like these, its better to order take out and eat in your car since people walk in and just hang out there waiting for their food so its kind of weird having people watching you hard. So the last time I went the lady taking my order was fast and friendly. I got the jerk chicken with oxtail gravy with plantain, accompanied by your basic rice and peas with coleslaw. One word, delicious! I love how fresh and meaty it is, since its not all bone like some Carribbean restaurants. I usually grab a Carribbean tropics mango carrot drink or cream soda in a bottle. Definitely a great restaurant to check out in Brampton.

Gems is not your average jerk chicken place you will find around town. They actually have several locations around Brampton. Their service is what you would expect from a Caribbean restaurant but the food is amazing. Their ox tail is hands down unbeatable in town and its not just bone! There is sooooo much meat. The jerk chicken is the traditional style and comes with rice and peas and coleslaw. You cant go wrong. The only reason why it lost a star is that it is more expensive than the other places. Roughly $ 5 but well worth it. If you havent tried it, its a must try!