Island Grocery

The Jamaican beef patties here are really tasty! The service is ok, and the stew chicken is fall off the bone tender. I’ve eaten here a few times and the service tends to be friendly, but the food is what keeps me coming back. The cabbage and rice are a little plain, but when you mix everything together: YUMMY

I’ve been to every single Caribbean restaurant in Charlotte and this is by far the best one yet! Authentic taste and great service. Not to mention they have a little grocery store with all of the West Indian necessities. Most of the Caribbean restaurants I’ve been to in Charlotte taste like frozen or canned food with no seasoning or flavor– no no not Island Grocery. The ladies behind the counter are friendly and don’t frown their faces when ordering (like a lot of Caribbean restaurants). Oh, their homemade desserts are freaking delish! Especially their carrot cake and rum pound cake. They even have frozen patties for you to take home (veggie, spinach, beef and chicken). It’s a bonus that they have vegetarian options!!! Love this place. Will definitely be back– they remind me so much of the the authentic Caribbean restaurants up north! I can’t wait to try the roti and sorrel. Next paycheck I guess!

I am from Guyana and I am glad this place exists. I am able to buy what I need without having to wait for someone to travel back home and THEN bring the items back. I have had some of the food there before and I thought it was pretty good. I will going there to pick up some Casareep and some Pholourie Mix.

it was a nice spot.

My favorite dish has to be Red Beans & Rice, Oxtails and Yams!!! The Beef Patties are delicious, and I top it off with the Pineapple & Ginger Drink. Can always get our SourSop & Sorrel leaves to make Hot Tea… oh Mauby for my dad to make his delicious drink! Only drawback, I live on the South Side, don’t like to drive so far, but will for this scrumptiousness … YES!!! I’m NEVER disappointed.

I’m from Ft. Lauderdale, FL and miss having several options in regards to where I can get authentic Jamaican food. My boyfriend and I found Island Grocery on the Internet and decided to give it a try. The fact that they have a jamaican grocery section in their store AND served prepared food made me excited to stop by. We went there to order lunch to go and the staff was very rude, it felt as if we were bothering them by being there. I ordered the stewed chicken and my boyfriend ordered the oxtail. The oxtail was good, however the stewed chicken was terrible, too much
cloves in the stewed chicken for my taste. Before we even ordered, the rude girl behind the counter informed us that they were out of plantains. No big deal, I’m just wondering how you’re out of plantains when you have a grocery store inside of your business. We’ve found better Jamaican food restaurants in Charlotte and will not be back to Island Grocery.

When I moved to Charlotte I was craving some patties and this place has the best ones I’ve tasted here (so far). The curry goat is very good, too and I LOVE that I can buy my packs of sorrel here. Will definitely be back.

Nice caribbean grocer on the east side, I found some great curry powders and other items for a recipe. I also tried the food since it was around lunch-​I tried the curry chicken with cabbage and rice… it was just ok so I’ll stick to buying their curry powder for now.

So glad I found this place! I am Jamaican and appreciate finding a place like this. They have great food. I had the brown stew chicken and my husband had the jerk chicken. Yum yum!
All the grocery items I need are also here. Will be back!

I was really looking forward to this place, bc I love Jamaican food and finally found a place near my place.
It’s in the middle of a strip mall by the interception of albermale and central ave. they have a lil grocery inside and good price lunch special.
However, I was not impressed by the food at all. the chicken is super dried!!! I was the first customer, bc I called in my food at 9:45am, and they open at 10am. Somehow i feel like they have served chicken from the day before. I mean the jerk chicken flavor is good but the texture is just not good! The filling in the patties are groovy, and there’s no meat taste at all.
I do want to go back and give it another try before I give up on this place

The best goat roti in Charlotte!

My boyfriend has been wanting to bring me here for a while so I was very excited to give this place a try.
The grocery part of the store has a great selection of Caribbean food, seasonings and drinks. But the most exciting part to this store is the restaurant. Which offers a huge variety of Caribbean food that they prepare fresh daily. They have everything here from jerk chicken and oxtails to chicken and beef patties.
I let my boyfriend chose our meal and as previous reviews have mentioned the portion sizes here are huge! So you are safe to order something and share it with a friend or two! We we shared an order of stew chicken, rice and peas, veggies and of course a chicken and beef patty.
The stew chicken was soooo tender and full of flavor! Mixed with the rice and peas and veggies it was absolutely delicious!!! And those patties were outstanding! I only tried the chicken but it was huge and so packed with filling and flavor, all I can really say is Yum… Yum!!! Highly recommended!
I definitely recommend this place but just make sure you are hungry when you go!

They have a Caribbean grocery store with a peculiar selection of herbal remedies. That is not what I went there for. The main attraction is their restaurant. A friend recommended the jerk chicken, and he warned me that I wouldn’t be able to finish my plate in one sitting. Challenge accepted, I set out on my own personal Man vs Food bout. Long story short, the food won by a knockout. Best guess is that in a large plate they serve about 1.5 lbs of food and for under $ 10! But this isn’t food you could easily replicate at home, their jerk chicken is perfectly seasoned. Enough heat to make you sweat, but not so much that it numbs you. The sides are all solid too, and so are their beef patties. If you’re in the area, treat yourself and get a Ting soda, you won’t be disappointed.

Island Grocery and Carribean Restaurant is small in size but very well stocked with all the Carribbean Food Provisions most people would need, and it is a great place to get a cooked meal as well. I ordered a small oxtail plate with rice n peas and cabbage and 2 codfish fritters to go and was very satisfied with my meal. It was hot, fresh and authentically prepared. Their prices on hot meals are subject to change without notice, depending on what they have in stock, so ask before you order. But the food is great. I will definitely go back and try their other dishes. And for all my carribean product needs.