Jerk King

I can only speak to amazingness of the veggie and chicken rotis.
The potatoes, chicken and chickpeas are cooked down in perfectly flavoured curry sauces. The roti is huge and I usually save half for the next day.
If you like it spicy ask for the hot sauce.
Go for the coleslaw as a side, it’s perfectly creamy.
The service is friendly, and efficient.
Would I go back? Yes. I’ve had to wean myself off of going every week.

Jerk chicken ain’t the greatest but they have the blessest roti. There’s a small area to sit down and eat, so plan on taking your food home. Staff is cool and price is right.

Small Caribbean fast food joint, one table for two and five stools by the window. Endless line during my recent dine-​in, this place is quite popular. I’ve tried the Jerk Chicken before, too burnt and dry for my taste. I do enjoy their Boneless Curry Chicken on a bed of rice and peas, not too spicy and still flavourful. For a small joint, I appreciate the variety of dishes they offer here.

There are two Jerk Kings on Bloor, this was the first. It was Garvey’s Jerk when it first opened. The jerk is pretty good but a tad tomatoey for me. I prefer the fry chicken with oxtail or goat gravy on the rice and peas. This place is open to 2:30 am generally. The one at Bloor and Bathurst is open till 1:30 and they run out of most stuff before then.

I like the food at this place as I have been going for years now. But I have to say the service really sucks. Big time attitude from the rude staff at this place. When I was in there last year a whole bunch of us waited to be served and because the service was so slow they lost customers and a lot of people just walked right out the door. I really like there ox– tail. But I have noticed recently that a lot of bones were included in my food. I don’t want to be paying for bones. I recently went in there and the staff was so rude and disgusting.
Beware of this place because I was over charged for my items. I called the women on the phone to find out what the price was for what I ordered. I explained that she over charged me. I told her exactly what I ordered and explained to her that the amount didn’t add up. She pretended to play stupid with me and then somehow she remembered that I paid by debit.
In no way did I ever mention in my conversation how I paid. So she knew exactly that she ripped me off and pretended to play dumb. So I went in person and boy was that even worse.
I explained that she was the one who service me yesterday which was February 09, 2016. She looked at me as if I was lying and asked me for the bank statement. What the hell would I need a bank statement when I was showing her the debit receipt!!! I explained what I ordered and she pretended that she could not remember me. She looked at me as if I had two heads. Very rude women. Then I said to her if you want I can go back home and get the box with all the bones from the ox-​tail that I ordered. She was so rude and said bones and started laughing. Obviously if any one has every eaten ox-​tail they would know that all that is left is the bones. Very stupid and ignorant women. The staff there is not only incompetent but extremely rude. All of the staff there.
I had to argue with her just to get some of my money back. They just lost a customer but I am sure they don’t care because there customer service skills really suck and so do the people who work at this location. I would have given this place a Five star and more but because of I was ripped off and the service that is all they get. If I could I would give them a 0.
I wonder how many people they rip off on a daily basis??? Just beware of your order when paying.

Food was great! I ordered a medium jerk plate, and couldn’t finish it in one sitting. I wish the place itself had more light and options (ie cabbage and curry), but we were there on a holiday (New Years day) so I appreciate the fact that they were open. The lady serving us was helpful and I wish customs would have let me take my leftovers back to the states.

Although it doesn’t seem like an authentic Jamaican restaurant, based on pretty much everything from asian owners right down to the music they play. This place will not disappoint. The Curry goat it too die for, the jerk chicken amazing and the rice is just the icing on the cake. If You’re in this neck of the woods and are craving caribbean flavour this is the spot. Bring your appetite though.

Great food, best jerk I’ve had.
Long wait times, line may seem very short with only 2 – 3 people. But the service is very very slow, somehow 30 minutes pass by with only 2 people in front of you when there is 3 people working but only one actually servicing customers and still doing other stuff.

I’m blown away by how many bones were in my dish. Wouldn’t even let my dog eat here.

Love this place! They have the best jerk chicken, rice, coleslaw, patties and plantain!
Very reasonable prices and excellent value. Would definitely recommend this place for those who want a good jerk chicken fix. More of a take-​out restaurant. There are places to sit but it’s not very big/​accommodating.
They’re also open very late.

Came here for this first time and was pleasantly surprised. Curry goat and patty was excellent. Basic décor inside but generous servings and authentic food. Definitely coming back for another feast soon!

Odd place, but generally good.
I have only eaten one thing from here which is the chicken-​roti which is huge and loaded! The roti is always great tasting, however, both my friends have complained on multiple occasions that the rice isn’t very good. They said is was dry and under-​seasoned, to which I verified this.
The service is always good except for once, when I was served by a very rude Jamaican lady who made it seem like I was bothering her by ordering and she kept rolling her eyes at me. But besides that, the service is spot-​on!

Food amount is right for the price. The jerk sauce has just enough spice and love how they put jerk sauce on the rice and the chicken. Too good!

Jerk King is one of my favourite take-​out joints in the city. I know it’s not super fancy and the furniture is a bit haphazardly selected, but there’s something very earnest and loving about it. Highly recommendable are the oxtail stew, the jerk chicken and the fried chicken. You will not get better fried chicken in the city for this price (unless/​even if you make it home). It is juicy, tender, well-​seasoned and always freshly made. One bite and you will know that this is something the chef takes great pride in :)

Standard Caribbean food to be found here — but the portions are huge. The roti is loaded. I haven’t had this great value in a while.

I love Jerk King! Perfect spice and so authentic… Juicy chicken, delicious coleslaw… what more can I say? Go try it for yourself!

Okay, so I actually did go back and i have to admit that I was somewhat wrong in my prior assessment.
This time I had the beef roti, having learned my lesson about the goat the last time. They served me pretty quickly and were pleasant and helpful. The roti skin was huge and the fillings, although only potatoes, beef and chickpeas, were plentiful (especially the beef). It ended up being way more than I could ever have eaten in one go.
Taste wise, the roti was good and fulfilling, the way that comfort food is. I wouldn’t call it a 10 for flavor, but it was a solid 7. I also ordered a johnny cake and plantains, but these weren’t as good, although certainly not terrible.
I’ve since been back a few times and while the staff are always pleasant, they sometimes forget that I ordered certain things, or mix up my order, so you would do well to make sure that they get what you asked for.

There’s very little that’s kingly about the Jerk King, I’ve only stumbled in here as a last resort when some of the other local fare has closed, and when I can’t stomach any Tim Horton’s. I’ve been here roughly 5 times in 6 years which kind of shows my willingness to give them another shot.
Very little is actually prepared fresh, and the fillings are at times rancid smelling when they are taken out of the fridge to be reheated repeatedly. To be honest, I’m surprised how long it takes (18 minutes) to prepare a chickpea roti when all of their items are in the fridge including store bought roti skins. The two stars are for the decent portion sizes and great home made hot sauce. The spice blends are actually pretty good, but it would be better if the food was a bit more fresh.

Jerk King’s jerk chicken does taste kingly. It’s nicely done, moist and the outer coating of spices is delicious (although distinctly different from the Real Jerk’s which I prefer). For folks wanting spicier stuff ask for their hot sauce: it’s a secret recipe and packs quite a stinging punch!
I’ve found the curry goat and curry chicken to be flavorless, a bit bland: there are spices in there but the combination of ingredients just doesn’t do it for me. I feel as though there is something missing. The fried tilapia when eaten fresh is quite a delight. I hear the oxtail curry is quite nice, but have not tried it myself.
This is a no frills establishment with very limited seating, but have unlimited patrons craving copious amounts of jerk chicken till the wee hours (2 – 3 am) of the morning!
Cheap and open long? A-​OK!

Skin was good but the meat — though it was dark meat which normally has more flavour — wasn’t that flavourful? kind of odd.
it has mild spice so for those who hadn’t tried jerk chicken before and want to ease into it may try this place out.
We ordered a combo that came with salad, jerk chicken, selection of 2 sides. we chose rice and potatoes. Inside it’s all business just a counter with a smörgåsbord of food behind a glass and some tables for patrons to sit. They were rockin the Bob Marley tracks in the background to add to the theme. :)
Excellent deal for $ 10 — we split a large order between the two of us. It was enough. Decent tastying food. not bad but not amazing either.