Jerk King

The medium size here isn’t as big as other place but it’s still good. The prices are affordable and the workers are extremely nice. The jerk chicken is a bit spicier compared to others, but yummy nonetheless. I love the coleslaw and would definitely come back!

Was referred here by stranger at a show at Lee’s Palace, which is across the street. Let’s just say you won’t be disappointed, they’re sauces are delicious with the right amount of heat. Was disappointed they ran out of the oxtail, Was told it was the best around. Services is friendly, not the fastest but who cares, good food is woth waiting for. Next time I’m in Toronto again I will definitely be stopping in. Fyi it’s even better the next day!

Gotta love this spot, really.
Can’t go wrong if you grab a patty and a large rice with oxtail gravy. Realistically, if you’re this close to Roti Palace and not eating there, it’s probably 3am. No hate, jus sayin’.
***PRO-​TIP***
If you’re on a budget, grab a large rice and peas with extra oxtail gravy. And don’t forget to exchange pleasantries with the fine servers/​staff/​ppl.
let’s go

Came here end of day– this might have changed the situation– Chicken was dry and the jerk sauce was VERY spicy (which is good!- but I just think a result of the stew sitting there all day.
$ 7 for a small jerk chicken meal during non-​special lunch hours.
Service this time around was fine– I’ve never had bad service here but I know it’s always a crapshoot at these places who you get.
I’d come back start of day to see if there was anything different– but this is just a note, probably don’t come end of day as the chicken becomes quite dry.

Don’t get me wrong, I really love the food and my SO and I are regulars here. Jerk chicken is our go to dish and usually we are served by a nice middle aged woman. I went on Dec 3 around 4pm and I guess they recently hired a younger African American girl.
When I arrived, there were 3 customers in front of me. She was currently serving a middle aged man, they were very chummy and they kept smirking at eachother throughout the 10 minutes it took to prepare his chicken roti. Basically, he kept asking for more chicken, and she kept complying. Cool, I’m all for big portions and good prices. However, what bothered me was when she asked «do you want chick peas on it too?», he responded with «nah I don’t like that shit», and the employee giggled and said «yeah I don’t like that shit either». Don’t even get me started about when they were at the cash register. I’ve NEVER seen 2 individuals giggle and bond so well over chicken! Oh, he also tipped her personally, as I saw him hand her the change into her hand in such a loving manner.
10 minutes later, she came and served the 2 guys in front of me. They were quicker. She kept smiling at them too, it was really uncomfortable. Perhaps they knew eachother, because when they went to the cash, he asked her for a free double and she happily obliged, no questions asked.
When it was finally my turn, I got a «hey» in the most robotic tone ever. No smile, no greeting, I literally lol’d and placed my order. From the point when I ordered to going to the cash register, not once was I acknowledged. Maybe I should have asked for some free food too?

Really great food but, as with other reviewers, the staff are the only thing that stop me from giving a 5 star rating.
Jerk Chicken is my go to meal here and as someone who can eat a lot of food, the medium portion is huge! Never even bothered getting the large as the medium usually leaves me unable to move, let alone breathe (really spicy!)
Staff are slow and really seem to not be bothered at all. They also don’t look very happy to see me when I come in! Quite an unwelcoming atmosphere but it doesn’t bother me too much :)
Coleslaw is also great!

Really like this place. Always friendly and their boneless chicken rotis are massive and taste great. If you are in a rush you might get frustrated since they usually have only one person doing everything but I am usually not in a hurry when I go there. Highly recommended. Honest, simple and genuine.

The food is really good quality and value, albeit simple. The service has improved recently.

I was a steady regular here right from when they opened, but have stopped coming mainly due to terrible slow service. It just took 20 minutes to get a curry chicken with only one customer ahead of me. I wouldn’t mention it except that is typical of my last dozen visits. In fact, I have ifyen jusy given up and left many times, and have witnessed many other customers do the same. It is like they just don’t care.
It is not like they are extremely busy at the times I go. The people behind the counter just ignore the customers, move comically slowly, and are often surly. The last few customers who came on were all very nice and made simple orders, but the counter person turned each order into a weird argument, misunderstanding their order and denying it. Maybe this part is a language problem?
It is a real shame, because this place used to be great, and the service was friendly and fantastic.
The one thing I can’t take away from them is that the jerk chicken is still amazing. That is what keeps me coming back every once in a while hoping things have changed. I really want this place to fix the service problem. It would be a gold mine if it weren’t for that.
If anyone there reads this, I would suggest that you put your hot sauce out on the tables. It is very good and really compliments some of the dishes.

Jerk king is awesome. We were able to get atleast 4 meals worth of food for 30 dollars which is unheard of! I love the plantains they have and beef patties. Soo delicious!!! Service is fast and friendly. Flavours are always delicious, you just can’t go wrong! My favourite caribean good by far!

The staff are very friendly but their English isn’t the best. Their card machines weren’t working and so I had to break a 50 for a $ 7 meal. The food had a very authentic taste and was definitely a worthy meal for such a low price. I would’ve preferred if they had labels on their food so I knew what I was looking at instead of guessing

The staff is really friendly. It is my first time try this, she helped me a lot with ordering.
Ordered medium jerk chicken with medium spicy gravy.
It is not as amazing as the other people said, but really worth the price. The portion is big too. A good place to go if in a low budget.

Incredible food, slower service.
They definatley could use a second person on the counter at times. I know there is a second person in the back, as they come to replenish the hot table, but never give a hand, even when there is a line up. 3.5 stars.
On to the food. The chicken roti is massive. Messy as anything but massive. It’s a full meal, and they give a sweet little slaw with it that is rather delicious. Great price too.
Patty for snacks, always fresh never received a dried out one. I guess the volume they go through keeps them coming hot and fresh.
Jerk chicken dinner. A plentiful portion, lots o gravy and a fair portion of rice. Just watch out for the bones. Very delicious.
An all round great experience, but not something to grab if you are in a rush and there is a line up.

I am predictable with my late night eats. Small jerk chicken, please. Two pieces of tender chicken with rice and beans covered in spicy gravy (or sometimes the oxtail gravy) combined with the creamy coleslaw.
Sure, I love the barbequed freshness of a Rasta Pasta lunch in Kensington, and indeed there are better known jerk spots around town, but Jerk King is my late-​night takeout spot and it tastes like home.
I am always content with my decision, whether I’m picking it up after a late night at my office, post dance shenanigans or maybe it’s Wednesday and it’s on special for dinner ($ 6.05 with tax). I probably sound quite boring, but this is one of my comfort foods.
Somehow, every single time they ask if you want the coleslaw with your meal. This seems like a rhetorical question. OF COURSE YOU WANT THE COLESLAW.

Let me just say one thing first: you must try the jerk chicken. It is nothing short of phenomenal. The meat falls off the bone, it is well marinated and the jerk sauce is AMAZING.
I also had a pastie which was really good too. Then in a fit of pure gluttony I also ordered some curry chicken which was excellent as well. I felt like the jerk chicken really stole the show though.
The service is counter style and all the food is sitting on display in a case so you can point at whatever you want (and I did). When I was waiting to order there was a oven being pulled out through the threadbare dining room, if you even want to call it that. But I didn’t come for the atmosphere. This place is all about the food. I wouldn’t take a first date here, but I might consider ordering takeout and trying to pass it off as my own cooking.
I also want to stress the value here. You get A LOT of great food for not too many pesos. Huge servings and I will certainly be enjoying some great leftovers.

If you just need to calorie load than ok as th portion was generous. However everything was too sweet even the «spicy» gravy. The jerk chickn was cold and super dry. Mayb for $ 8 for 3 piece chcken dinner i cant expect more.

Best Jerk chicken in the city… I may even go as far as North America! loll…
Get it while its fresh with extra cold coleslaw you will not forget it and want to be hungry again to do it all over.
Its not to spicy and just the right amount of sauces. Never dry like other Caribbean places. That’s not only the good news, its also open very late and VERY affordable…
$ 10 or less with a drink will get you full…

I had a business meeting at CSI as we try to make some social change and afterwards I was hungry
Having had some awesome Chinese/​Caribbean food I thought to go full tilt Jerk
I had a small plate (seemed large to my eyes) of kidney beans and brown fried rice with extra gravy (askl for extra gravy) and stewed oxtail
I never ever had oxtail and I really liked it. It was juicy and flavorful and had the right amount of spice. I must eat more oxtail
the bonus was the coleslaw. Instead of it being shredded it was diced into small chunks with a really creamy dressing.
As I was driving home I thought… hmmmmm…i may only make coleslaw that way going forward.
While eating they seemed to be doing a brisk business on patties… spicy ones
Hey Honest Ed’s is like 50 yards away… they sell dread wigs for a dollar and rasta caps
Now the meal was $ 9.50 and they do have a lunch special good for really lunch hours… after 1pm the prices go up a bit… no worries bumbo clod this is the real deal when it comes to Jerk

4 stars for very friendly staff, huge portions and a great deal for your dollar. I have ordered both the curry chicken and the jerk chicken. Both are great and I like to alternate, though I order the curry chicken more often.
A few ways to improve before I give it 5 stars is A) needs more air conditioning and B) the music player is a radio that doesn’t have the station set correctly, causing the patrons to hear static.

«Teach me — Teach me — Teach me how to jerk»
I’m probably being too generous here with the stars — but coming from a place where good Carribean food is non-​existent (Vancouver): I’m am eating here a ton in my first month in Toronto. I mean — I find it hard to walk by here and not stop in for something. So I like ‘Jerk King’ a lot… [pause].
The jerk chicken is the show stopper here but they also offer a $ 11 plate special (they raised the price from $ 10 recently) — where you can pick from any four of their items (i.e. fried chicken, curry goat, beef stew, fish, etc.). $ 1.50 Jamaican patties and a $ 4.50 lunch special everyday. It’s cheap.
The only knock is the line-​ups — they work pretty slow and it’s usually busy in here. And it’s a bit ghetto — but seriously, if that matters to you, you have no business being here.
But that jerk chicken — woo — spicy and moist. So good. Like Costanza, I like my chicken spicy.