the island spot - jamaican kitchen & bar

this place has great food went for lunch today chicken so tender well seasoned fall off the bone unbelievably delicious. i couldn’t stop eating after i got full i was still trying to finish it all! i highly recommend trying this restaurant nicole was so friendly and very attentive, service with a beautiful smile! thank you for such delicious food and great firstjamaicanfood experience!

my island spot experience. my experience at the island spot was not as favorable. being from south florida and dating ajamaicanfor 5 years, the taste of the food is not all "authentic". the rice tastes like "minute rice" (not the long cooking rice that is traditionally used), the brown stew chicken tastes as if i had been cooked the day before and certain foods advertised on the menu was not readily available (i.e. the festival), which is very important if you are on a lunch break.
i lovejamaicanfood and has had my fair share of several dishes, therefore i must say that the food at the this restaurant is not what i consider as "authenticjamaicancuisine".
needless to say, based on my negative experience, i have not returned for a repeat meal.

top of the tops. i've been in the dallas area for 8 years. moved from nyc...by way of jamaica. when i got to the area i tried all 2 of the well knownjamaicanrestaurants (elaines, caribbean grill). elaines was the worst food i had ever purchased in my life. caribbean grill was barely palatable. so when i saw an ad for island spot i was skeptical. i went there with my family and ordered the curry chicken, because i thought that was difficult to screw. and even if it wasn't well done, we could eat it. the next choice was the brown stew chicken for the same reason. but i really wanted the jerk chicken. so i questoned the waitress about the authenticity of the jerk chicken. she promised i wouldn't be disappointed. she even brought a sample. one taste, and any thought of order the brown stew chicken was put aside. it was delicious. we ended up with the curry chicken, jerk chicken, some dumplings, calolloo, and wings. everything was finger licking good. so good, that we order some more to take home. if you likejamaicanfood, this is the only place to go. as a bornjamaicani can honestly say this is in the top 5jamaicanrestaurants i have evered dined at.

awesome. well, i'm a person always open for new types of food especially authentic finds! this place did the trick! theyre menu consists of wide variety and plenty to choose for anyones taste! personally i had the ox tail it was awesome!!! i would definitely go a second time and refer to anyone who is up for authenticjamaicanfood!!
p.s. dont forget dessert theyre bread pudding is rich and mouth watering!

great "island spot". i had a lovely dinner there with my wife tonight. a mutual acquaintance introduced me to the chef, a very delightfuljamaicanwoman from st. mary, jamaica.
i had the jerk chicken and my wife had the oxtails. we then followed dinner with somejamaicanstyle bread pudding. the food was delicious, the staff very friendly and the ambiance felt like home. great job recreating a true island experience.