Caribbean Spices

I was pleasantly surprised to find such a good Caribbean restaurant in the middle Pennsylvania. Who knew? I was skeptical at first and I had low expectations, but after trying the chicken curry roti, I knew this place was legit. I highly recommend it for the adventurous and non-​picky eaters out there, who crave something different than the usual burger or pizza joint.

Prepare to burn your face off with deliciousness! The Mac and cheese is amazing. The beef short ribs are as well. All meals you order come with a ton of rice and beans. Well worth the 16 dollars for a large. Can feed two people, however. All in all its a weird little place, NO SEATING. It’s take out only and they do run out of stuff quick. So call ahead and ask what they have. :). You won’t be disappointed.

This might be the best food I’ve ever eaten, it is really good. I took off one star because they never have all the items on the menu available for order, which is unusual. And a buzzkill if you were in the mood for a particular item.

Best Food in Tannersville Hands down. Hearty portions served of your choice of meat (chicken, ox tail, salmon) with jerk or curry spices on a bed of beans and rice with cabbage and plantains. Served hot and ready to eat. No seating available take out only. A must try if traveling through town.

Not a lot of Caribbean restaurant around here but this place taste so good. Gotta try the short ribs! The real deal taste of the Caribbeans. A must try place

Good solid jerk chicken that is well worth the money. The black beans and rice were fantastic, the plantain wonderful, and the macaroni and cheese the best I have ever eaten.

I was in during the weekend of the 4^th with a few hungry friends. 4 people ate heartily for about $ 50 in total. The surprising thing about this would be that it could easily have tallied $ 120 and still been a good value for the money.
The main thing holding this place back is the atmosphere. Better that than all atmosphere, no food in this neck of the woods! I also felt like punches were pulled just a hair in the interest of keeping a loyal local following over staying true to authentic Caribbean foods. Some of the latter is undoubtedly a matter of importing fresh produce et cetera.
If memory serves, they were displaying the colours of the Bahamas at the counter. A hand drawn mashup of the flags of the Caribbean was proudly framed on the counter, as well.
Even though we were meat eaters, there are plenty of tempting vegetarian options. One would expect this of the Islands, and it was a good sign when I walked in. Most Rastafari do not eat meat.
This is the epitome of a family business. It is entirely humble, and I was torn about reviewing it at all. I don’t want it ruined by a deluge of tourists! XD If I closed my eyes, it could easily have been the side of the road in a corrugated aluminum building by the sea. Anthony Bourdain would be quite happy here.
They only have a couple of stools and no public restroom, which is regrettable. Tables and a simple bathroom would really upgrade the premises. There is a bench outside where you could dine outdoors, should you choose. If they were to go the extra mile and secure a liquor licence, we’d probably never leave! Again, many Rastafari do not drink, so this was not shocking to me. Even if they carried a few non alcoholic beverages, like ginger beer, virgin lime soda, freshly squeezed lemonade, or good island punch, it would be too tempting to pass by.
Most of us ordered the goat curry. Thankfully, mine had more of a kick then one tends to get in this neighbourhood. I still wouldn’t call it spicey, but it was flavourful. They gave me hot sauce, but I think they were worried about my heat tolerance and substituted the low grade stuff.
I also sampled the jerk chicken and the chicken curry and roti. Chicken is clearly the way to go! The chicken curry was splendid. It was juicy perfection. It was just spicy enough, with a very complex depth of flavour. It was freshly prepared, and it tasted so. The jerk had a kick to it, but it was largely heat and couldn’t hold a candle to the chicken curry in terms of its profile.
The roti was amazing. It was hot and not greasy in the least. It tore wonderfully, and I was happy that the sample portion was as small as it was. I would have ate as much as he brought out!
Spare us some plantains, sir! You only get two per order, alas. The rice and beans were a bit addicting. The star of the side — show was easily the cabbage. I lived in Ireland for a year, and I cannot tell you how much awful cabbage I’ve ingested over the years. Not here. It has just the right amount of crunch. There’s a bit of sweetcorn in there and some peas and carrots to add interest. I desired just a touch of lime, starfruit, citrus, or vinegar to really add punch to it.
Oxtail was on the menu that night, as well. I can only imagine I’ll try some at some point in the future. This is the sort of place where you should just walk in and throw yourself on the mercy of the chef. They know what’s best for you that day!
I will certainly return. This was a very good meal by anyone’s standards. My tummy was quite happy that I made this pitstop!

Delicious. No other word in the English language could sum up the essence and taste of the food at Caricom Spices.

Thisgem of a place at the entrance of the Great Wolf Lodge is a must for foodies. We called ahead to get jerk chickern. oxtail and spicy chicken lo mein last night and it was very tasty and spicy. I am back here for lunch on Sunday to get salted fish an okra. The aroma from the kitchen is intoxicating. The salted cod we had with pickled veggies was wonderfull. It is better to call ahead to pickup but they have items already prepared. I may get beefl patties and curry goat as well. I have been to Camelback every winter but this is by far the best place to eat!.. there is a wonderfull Polish deli next door as well.

My husband didn’t want to go in after driving 55 minutes, because he thought the place looked run down, but after an argument about how far we drove to get here he give in. I had the oxtails, very delicious oily, but full of flavor. My husband had the jerk chicken he loved it, obviously I had to rub it in by saying «I told you let’s try it»! The owner and her daughter were very nice. This is a take out.

Won’t comment on the food, just the owners. They’re thieves. Spend your money elsewhere. Unspeakable disappointment with their morals.

Me and the Miss had the curry goat, curry chicken and jerk chicken with rice and beans, very Authentic and friendly. Vinyl records of great reggae/​dance hall. Gives the feeling to some ones home with the dinner table chairs and Great price for a lot of food. Will be frequent there

Don’t waste your time if you are looking for authentic carribean food. I had order an curry goat and the meat was cut into such thin slices I second guessed as for oxtail. Of course the goat also has no flavor that I would have tasted if it truly was goat. The dish was full of MSG. The curry had no curry in it. If there is an possiblity they had mistakenly gave me an order of oxtail, the dish is still poorly made. I would not go back.

staying at great wolf lodge and this AWESOME place is across the street. amazing jerk chicken, oxtail for hubby and kids loved the baked chicken (not spicy at all). GREAT FOOD, GREAT VALUEM HUGE PORTIONS!

this is a wonderful find. basically a take out place with very limited counter space, the food was excellent. we were given a sample of the curried chicken with roti which was outstanding. we took the jerk chicken home and found it spicy and delicious and the accompanying rice was perfectly done. we also had curried chicken in a pastry dough that was very good as was the beef. i’ll go back. wish i lived closer.