Tropical Jerk

After spending almost 15 dollars on food, I DID NOT expect it to be cold. It is like it was sitting on a cold stove. The curried chicken has NO carrot, NO onion and NO potato

$ 8.00 for a cup of broth, not even one piece of chicken. Very disappointed. At least other places tell you it’s only broth.

You ever get a hankering for something in particular and won’t stop until your taste buds are satisfied. I had been at this place prior a couple of years ago and everything I asked for on their display menu above… they didn’t have. So I asked «what do you have?» «jerk chicken». They had plenty of that because about 20 of them were laying on top of large board for I don’t know how long. I took a chance and had some and didn’t die and it was tasty. A friend came in town and wanted to go there and surprisingly they had what I wanted. It was a chicken curry roti. I understand this is not Jamaican but plantains are a universal delicacy and 80% of the time they don’t have that either! They had the roti and it was delicious! I got the fever for another the next week and my friend must have been magic because the very next week they didn’t have it. I went to the other location the next day during lunch and they even had it listed on their «daily specials». LOL after waiting there for 15 minutes in the hot box the person behind the counter informed me they didn’t have roti. Then take it off your MENU! Bad attitudes, slow service and nothing ever available that is on the menu (not to mention the questionable way chicken is left out). Thank goodness for the internet. I made it myself so you won’t see me there ever again.

Food takes a bit of time but it’s definitely worth it. They make great Jamaican dishes here, I can taste that oxtail and rice right now. Be prepared before you come in though there’s always a line here, guess that shows how good the food is. Also prices for selections aren’t too crazy but, regardless I repeat, that it’s worth it.

This place has been here for several years. There is usually a long wait at lunch time. The food is good. Traditional Jamaican menu. There is a soda machine (free refills) and a fridge with select sodas and juices including ginger beer, champagne cola, etc. There is a small plain dining room with a tv that is usually off. Parking is not great but there is a free parking just south of the place.
There are 3 other Jamaican restaurants within a mile and half of here: George’s Jamaican Bakery, Spices Negril Restaurant and Ras Jerk Catering. I have tried George’s and Ras and this place is better. I have not tried Spices Negril because they are much more expensive.

I went for jerk chicken one day and it was okay. I was referred but not too impressed.
However today I went for ackee and salt fish with fried dumpling plus cornmeal porridge and both were pretty good.

I have been going to the Tropical Jerk on Front Street in Uniondale for years. The food and service is so amazing at that location that I had to give the location on Grand Ave in Baldwin a try, especially since the Baldwin location is so close to my home. Well, that was the first and last time that I will ever go to the location in Baldwin, NY. For starters, it seems they have no heat there so it was freezing inside. Then I was greeted by a woman in a red hat with the worst attitude. She was nasty, rude and intolerable. She may have been upset because she was cold, because she had her coat on, but that is not the customers problem. I am a business owner myself and would immediately fire any of my employees that treated my patrons in that manner. She even proceeded to talk about me to the chefs as I left. I just ignored her, because I would never step down to her level. One of the biggest mistakes a business can make is putting someone with no manners in the front to deal with the customers. I left the establishment without giving her a tongue lashing and without purchasing any food. I was so annoyed I had to write a review.

Long waits but food is excellent. Their menu is the traditional Jamaican restaurant menu. The food is not too spicy and cooked fresh especially the jerk chicken. They cook it on a grill in plain sight and the jerk sauce is out of this world. It is the perfect balance between sweet and spicy. The prices are fair for the area.