island frydays


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foodhussy
5
2 yıl önce
clifton/avondale
for the letter i - the alphabet list is a bit lacking - so i decided to take this one into my own hands and chose island frydays in clifton as the choice. it's on short vine next to the firehouse and you can't miss it. seriously - how could you miss that yellow? here's a quick look at their menu - and yes - they have goat and oxtail. here's a full menu . also - fun drinks! i was dying for a regular boring coke but wish i'd tried the kola champagne and how can you not drink something called ting?! i got the small jerkchickendinner - yes - that's the small ($8). that's rice and beans (or you could choose yellow rice), steamed vegetables,chicken(choose dark or light) and plantains. zomg. de. lish. seriously - it was fantastic. they put some of the gravy on the rice - even better. it was sweet & spicy. the steamed vegetables were even good! the plantains - perfect. love love love this place! i also got one of their "patties" - they have beef,chickenand veggie ($2) - i got veggie...bu
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henryb123
5
2 yıl önce
clifton/avondale
i can't stop getting the jerkedchickensandwich with a beef or jockey patty. thi place is awesome. hot freshchickenoff the grille at an affordable price. plus the inside of the restaurant is very cool. if u pass up on this place your stupid
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what
4
8 yıl önce
clifton/avondale
island fridays food review.

this is my second time eating here, but my first time reviewing on the blog. it was one of the first cold days in cinci this year, and i was craving something warm and cozy for lunch. i asked the woman what she recommended and she said thechickenstew. i ordered that over rice with plaintains. it was so different from what i would have normally eaten for lunch. the spice was nice without being overwhelming and thechickenwas very tender. i wasn’t a fan of the cabbage, but the rice was a great complement to the stew. i did not enjoy the plaintains, which is normally one of my favorite parts. they were a bit too mushy. i want a nice sear or crunch to them. it makes all the difference for me. overall it was good food, and i enjoyed it.
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dohmys
10 yıl önce
clifton/avondale
best jamacian food anywhere!. while attending uc i would frequent this place at least twice a week. jerkchickenoxtail mix plate is the best i have ever had. now that i live in columbus oh this is the first place i stop by when visiting home. staff is friendly and will help you choose if your're unsure what to get. place is always clean and food is always fresh and hot.
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googly69
5
10 yıl önce
clifton/avondale
a little taste of paradise. just flew into cincinnati for the pats and bengals game. looked up on caribbean food in town, and found this little gem tucked away on vine street. the 15 mile drive from the airport in the rain was worth it. i had the curry goat, and jerk chicken. it was some of the best jerk i've tasted in the usa. thechickenwas tender and moist with the right kind of spice. the curry goat had a hint of kick to it, but incredibly tasty. don't miss out on the jerk fries and the fried plantains as well, and wash it down with a refreshing ginger beer. what a find! i may make trips to cincy just for some island frydays! the crew was very friendly as well. i just joined urbanspoon to post this review! wish they can open a restaurant in des moines,' ia.
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jonathan
5
10 yıl önce
clifton/avondale
found this on urbanspoon. i have been to jamaica and this brought back great memories. they do amazing food. the goat was a surprise i think it was better than what i had in jamaica. the beef patties are true to tradition and lovely. the staff is amazing let us try free samples. spoke with the owner trying to get him to open a second restaurant in bowling green kentucky. owner was super cool. i will be here again as soon as i can make my way back up there. try the jerkchickenit is truly amazing! bravo guys 5 stars from me.
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runabout
5
11 yıl önce
clifton/avondale
great low key place with change of pace food. this is a local joint, basic but happy interior space... kind of very casual grab a bite or get it to go place. guys behind the counter were very nice and helpful as we were first timers.

i got the small currychickenand it was more than big enough for me, but i am not one to gorge on food. enjoyed the flavor but did find many small chips of bones in it, so i would not feed it to a smaller child.

would definitely return and check out other menu items. price was great. good filling meal for not a lot of money.
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jenay
5
12 yıl önce
clifton/avondale
great. i found about island frydays on urban spoon & i finally had it for the first time for dinner last night (my bday). we had the jerk & currychickenand it was so good. the jerk was too hot for me but the curry was just right. we will be back.
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katie
5
12 yıl önce
clifton/avondale
so cheap yet so tasty. jerkchickensandwich is only $3 and is giant for the price. my favorite place to eat in clifton.
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roth
5
12 yıl önce
clifton/avondale
no worries. i just had island frydays for lunch, and it's a safe bet i'll be going back soon to sample some other menu items. i got the jerkchickensandwich($3) and a beef pattie($2). the sandwich was huge for the price, and the pattie was definitely worth it as well. the bread used on the sandwich was big and soft, and really quite good. there were 2 jerkchickenbreasts, lettuce and tomato. i wish i hadn't been in such a hurry as i pretty much had to inhale it. one bit of advice: don't get the pattie if you are in a hurry, you will scorch your tastebuds when the magma contained in the pastry shoots out- hot!! i don't know where else to get these patties around town, it definitely reminded me of jamaica. where's my red stripe and cuban cigar?!
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local
5
13 yıl önce
clifton/avondale
excellent place!. i sought out island frydays to get a taste of caribbean, and it really delivered. my friend suggested trying the beef pattie and coco bread sandwich after having them from ny street vendors, but i wantedchickentoo. the cute co-worker suggested the jerkchickenas the best of thechickendishes, and man was she right. it had an excellent grilled flavor with a great blend of spices. as my friend put it, it was how you want yourchickento taste when you grill it yourself. the man who put our order together asked if i wanted white or dark. i said both and was delighted to see him produce a huge meat cleaver and get to work chopping up large pieces of chicken. it came with really good steamed cabbage and veggies, delicious fried plantains (which we think may have been sauteed) that were very sweet - like a delicious sweet potato, and some rice with beans in it. when asked if i wanted some of thechickengravy on the rice, i said yeah, lets try half. the half that got it blew away the half that didn't. it was an au jus that really gave the rice and beans a whole new flavor element, and helped disperse the dry feeling you can get from rice sometimes. i'll always get it like this from now on. and for $8, it was a very large portion.

then i realized i also ordered the pattie and coco bread. i had to at least take a few bites before taking the rest home. it was great. the patties are normally fried, but theirs were still flaky and dry, and not heavy in the slightest, so i think they may have been baked, which is great. the coco bread was soft and sweet. it reminded me a lot of hawaiian bread, but different. i loved the place, and i will definitely be back.
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dev.proxy
2
13 yıl önce
clifton/avondale
sorry, i don't get it.. lots of positive reviews for this place, and i can't for the life of me figure out why. the gold standard for caribbean food for me is a place called eats in atlanta. i can only say they aren't losing any sleep over places like this.
went in on a friday between 6 and 7. not only was nothing ready, there was a guy there who had been waiting for close to an hour. they don't take your order and give you a number or anything. they just tell you it's not ready and then you kind of hang around while other people who want something they do have get waited on. extremely loose and disorganized, like they never worked in a restaurant before.
finally got the food. i got a large jerkchickenplate and my wife got a small. get the small - there's virtually no difference for the extra money. there's the option of regular or yellow rice, which they don't tell you about when you order. and the option of gravy (or grease, rather) on the rice. oh, and white meat or dark meat although i asked for a mix and could not find any dark in there at all.
quality-wise, whoever said this is hot/spicy must have really sensitive taste buds. one to ten scale, i'd say 3. and that's generous. again, portions were miniscule, but could be due to the fact that it took so long that they were afraid of running out again. my wife's portion was pink inside, so for all that time it still wasn't cooked all the way through.
i'd also note that the way it's chopped up you would probably be well advised to take someone along who knows the heimlich maneuver since the chance of swallowing a bone is pretty high.
i can't say it's the worst meal i ever had. i've had some really bad ones. but i can't see any reason to ever go back to this place. i mean, you could go to kroger and get an wholechickenfor less than what they charge for this, and while it wouldn't be fantastic, the quality and value would still beat this by a long shot. i'd have rather gone to chipotle.
thumbs down, big time.
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elyse
5
14 yıl önce
clifton/avondale
plantain heaven!. the jerkchickenwas spic-ay and the plantains were nice and sweet. i was in heaven. and the prices are perfect for my budget. i got a huge jerkchickenwrap and a large side of plantains for five bucks.
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