3612 S Hanover St,Baltimore,Virginia
4 (614)
Reviews
I’ve had the best Jamaican beef patties in NY (Crown heights Utica/Schenectady), these here will do, and the other breakfast foods such as the akee combos - those are on point! I would do an honest 3.8-4.0 for the food but 5 stars total for what you’ll find around Baltimore in addition to I liked the store interior, decor, customer service and level of cleanliness. If the store is clean and the owner/manager treats it with this much respect I trust eating the food even more.
This place is absolutely NOT BLACK owned nor do I think any Jamaicans are in the back preparing the meals. Hispanics own this store and prepare the food… explains the lack of authentic flavors and plating. I got the jerk chicken lunch special (they drenched it in sauce so much so that the rice is soupy) the flavor of the jerk is just not what I’m accustomed to. It’s very spicy but there’s something vinegary in the sauce. Chicken was over cooked and burnt to an extent and the Jamaican patty was dry and not much meat or flavor. The prices are alright for the lunch specials though! So if you’re not worried about authentic taste or flavor check it out. I can say that I won’t be trying this place again. The lunch specials are precooked whereas the small and large sizes are made to order and taken on the other side of the store. Maybe that side may be better due to it being fresh… idk but I don’t think that I’d try this place again.
4.5 stars! This was a really good meal. I am in town for a training. My first time in MD, and I wanted some Jamaican food. I found them on Google and they delivered with doordash so we tried it. The taste was really flavorful. We were very pleased with it. We had the jerk chicken. I will say that it has a spicy kick to it. Well… HOT kick. If you don’t like hot or spicy food you may want to consider a different dish. I wasn’t sure if it came with cabbage so I purchased extra. It was unnecessary because it DOES come with cabbage. We also had the beans and rice which was really delicious. I was very pleased with the meal overall. I took half a star because of how spicy it was. It made it difficult to eat, but not impossible. The portions were plentiful. I was very happy with the food.
I sent my husband inside to get us 2 beef Patties and 2 orders of coca bread and I’m going to start off by saying I smelt the food coming out of the bad way before my husband got close to the car. The taste was so on point! My husband stated that the customer service and atmosphere was awesome. We will be back!
Great customer service! They go the extra mile. Love this place when they opened but now they have upgraded. Since the pandemic, the dining area is now zoned off, there is a lounge room and a side shop for just small item commodities. The counter area is redesigned and looks good. Customer waiting is minimal, timely, efficient. The only thing more I wish is that I could get to the shop easier on the phone. Sometimes it can be busy and not easy to get someone. However, walk up service is fast and you’ll walk out with another island delight. :-)