This food is under seasoned and not authentic Caribbean food. It is literally a hole in the wall. I was throughly disappointed the rice and peas tasted gross and didn’t absorb any on the gravy and the oxtail was not seasoned ! As a person with Caribbean heritage I was expecting more. I’ve eaten at other Jamaican restaurants and Rochester and I will definitely not be retiring here, it’s local but my worth it!
Tamoghna B.
Place rating: 5 Sunnyvale, CA
One local business I’d love to see do well! The people are warm, the food is as Jamaican as it gets and the prices are unbelievably reasonable. Please stop by and try them out. Two words — curry goat!
Fox E.
Place rating: 4 Buffalo, NY
I’m not someone who believes that short-term relationships are inherently a bad idea. In fact, I’m more likely to subscribe to the theory that«Everyfling Iz Good.» Although sleeping around tends to mess up your propensity to spell and grammaticimicacize things correctly. Marissa is right. Better flavour and more food from other places. Although nothing can beat the lunch price from this place which is why they score 4, not 3. The amazing Jerk Chicken in Rochester would be at People’s Choice(a more smoky flavour), who have awful customer service but incredible fresh food, and also Peppa Pot, which is an absolute diamond. These guys are good too though, and a little piece of my heart belongs to them. I was last here roughly 2 weeks ago and have now been twice. Garland said: If Kevin Bacon owned this place it be called, «All Iz Well!!!» The name of this restaurant is ironic because, well… not everything is good. In fact the only thing I’ve had here which was good was the spicy beef patty. And although I could give the place a 4 based on that, the Jerk Chicken lunch special I had(which I have to admit, was amazingly cheap) I found to be inedible and more like a 2 or 3. Despite this, I like this little Jamaican place close to Downtown Rochester. The guy is really nice and he sells dirt cheap Patties with a spicy beef filling(and others) for just $ 2. I think that’s pretty awesome actually. The Jerk Chicken is $ 5 at lunch time, and it’s a generous portion in a tiny little container. I asked for extra jerk sauce, which really had a kick to it. Excellent portion, sauce and flavour. Honestly, I’d say that this was average Jamaican food, but with really good service. The chicken didn’t taste as fresh as I’d have liked, and the rice was just okay. I have pretty high Jerk Chicken standards having had some amazing ones here and there, so you may still love this even though I didn’t. But the chicken tasted very old to me(just like at Natural Vibes), and the rice was okay, somewhat moist, but not flavourful enough. And the extra jerk chicken sauce I asked for? Not enough of it, although it was delicious. The guy working here is really nice so I feel bad giving him a 3, but that is about right, honestly. I wish him nothing but luck. But for his excellent sauce, his amazing prices, his good service, and his yummy patties, I’ll give EIG a solid 4 star rating. Anyway I’m starving. So starving I could eat a horse. Or a jerk. Chicken I mean. Not human. What do I want? Anything iz good. When I’m this hungry… everything iz good.
Marissa N.
Place rating: 3 Rochester, NY
Ok for the price, unlike other reviews I think you get better flavor and more food from other places. The real kicker was we went in on a Saturday early evening and the only choices were jerk chicken, curry chicken or ox tail, although there was a lot more on the board. We also weren’t big fans of the«chef» smashing the meat, bone n all so that there were bone fragments embedded in the chicken. For being smoked/grilled instead of stewed the chicken was quite moist.
Pete W.
Place rating: 5 Fort Collins, CO
Best Caribbean food at the lowest prices. The jerk chicken is grilled and not soaked in sauce in a hot tray a la peppa pot. Then kept warm in oven with sauces put on only before sold. I explain this because it makes a heck of a difference. Oxtail is also incredibly tasty, if it is available the home squeezed carrot juice is a great way to wash it down.
Andrew M.
Place rating: 4 Rochester, NY
Tasty cheap caribbean food. Not the most fantastic location, but it’s nice for a quick bite. Really good beef patties! Brown stew chicken also savory.