Jumpin' jerk joints

[DiamondDave]

Saw this in my local paper this morning...an article about some local Jamican restaurants....

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">One thing about a restaurant that's serious about Jamaican jerk - you can smell it before you see it. </div></div>

the rest of the article

[St_Bess]

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I have been to Ripe (just above north Bronx) but haven't sampled Favor yet. Friends who live in Stony Point and Pamona said it is quite good.

[Suesumba]

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... this one.

[chitowngirl]

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[chitowngirl]

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[Suesumba]

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i like the fresh juice bar idea.

[chitowngirl]

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<span style="font-weight: bold">Appetizers:
Crab Cakes -- Jerk Wings -- Conch Fritters -- Coconut Shrimp -- Saltfish and Bammy

Salads:
Mixed Greens -- Jerk Chicken Salad

Soups:
Chicken -- Fish -- Pumpkin -- Goat

Entrées:
Jerk Chicken -- Jerk Pork Tenderloin -- Oxtail &amp; Beans -- Curried Goat
Coconut Shrimp -- Vegetarian Special -- Brown Stew Chicken -- Jerk Chicken Wings
Curried Chicken -- Escoveitched Fish -- Salmon Run-Down -- Island Battered Fish

Sides:
Rice &amp; Peas (Red kidney beans) -- Festival -- Bammy -- Fried Plantains
Steamed Cabbage -- Spinach and Plantains -- Sweet Potato Fries
Collard Greens (with ham hocks or vegetarian) -- Jamaican Johnny Cakes

Desserts:
Mango Sorbet -- Carrot Cake -- Bread Pudding -- Sweet Potato Pudding
Rum Cake -- Rum and Raisin Ice Cream -- Grape Nut Ice Cream

Beverages:
Coffee -- Tea -- Espresso -- Cappucino -- Soda -- Ting -- Freshly-made Limeade
Jamaican Sorrel -- Sorrel-Pineapple -- Ginger Beer</span>

[chitowngirl]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SueSumba</div><div class="ubbcode-body">i like the fresh juice bar idea. </div></div>
<span style="text-decoration: underline">dem juices </span>

<span style="font-weight: bold">Jamaican Style Juice</span>

FRESH CARROT JUICE W/LIME &amp; GINGER ............. $3.95 16OZ.......... $4.95 20OZ

HOMEMADE JAMAICAN FRUIT PUNCH (ONE SIZE) ... $2.75

PASSION FRUIT........................................ $3.00

FRESH PINEAPPLE W/LIME &amp; GINGER ...................... $2.75

STAMINA DADDY ROOTS BLEND .............................. $6.00

<span style="font-weight: bold">Fresh Vegetable Juice</span>

$3.95 16 OZ ---- $4.95 20 OZ

IRON MAN (CARROT, BEETS, GINGER)

LADY LOVE (CUCUMBER, JUICE, W/GINGER)

EYE OPENER (CELERY, CARROTS, BEETS)

JUNGLE JUICE (APPLE, GINGER, CELERY, CUCUMBER)

ONE LOVE (CARROT, APPLE, GINGER)


<span style="text-decoration: underline">dem smoothies </span>

16oz $3.95 --- 20oz $4.95

Jamaica Jamaica (strawberry, pineapple, papaya, banana, mango)

TROPICAL DELIGHT (RASPBERRY, PAPAYA, PINEAPPLE, KIWI, APPLE JUICE, HONEY)

JAMAICA SUNSHINE (PEACH, COCONUT, BANANA, STRAWBERRY, PROTEIN POWDER)

PARADISE ISLAND SMOOTHIE (MANGO, STRAWBERRY, BANANA)

PASSION LADY (PINEAPPLE, GINGER, CARROT, BANANA, HONEY, SOY MILK)

OCEAN SPRAY (BANANA, STRAWBERRY, VANILLA YOGURT OR SOY MILK)

SUMMER BOUNCE (PAPAYA, CARROTS, SOY MILK, GINGER, HONEY)

Tropical Smoothie (banana, strawberry, pineapple)

Island Smoothie (banana, strawberry, apple juice, honey)

Paradise Punch (papaya, orage, pineapple, lime, ginger)

MUSCLE MAN (ORANGE JUICE, STRAWBERRY, PROTEIN POWDER)

Rainbow Smoothie (pineapple, papaya, mango)

SEA BREEZE (RASPBERRY, STRAWBERRY, VANILLA YOGURT)

Sunset Smoothie (mango, pineapple, strawberry)

ISLAND BREEZE (MANGO, PINEAPPLE, BANANA, HONEY)

Tropical Treat (strawberry, banana,, papaya)

KINGSTON TOWN (RASPBERRY, MANGO, SOY MILK)

BELLY DANCE (PAPAYA, MANG0, VANILLA YOGURT)

TIDAL WAVE (KIWI, RASPBERRY, BANANA, SOY MILK)

NEGRIL SUNSET (MANGO, BANANA, ORANGE)

Irie (pineapple, banana, ginger, honey)

[Ja. Jewel]

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YUMMMMMMM ...Those drinks sound awesome!!

[Suesumba]

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dem need fi chawge more fi di stamina daddy. dem have a drink ovah yassoh name mangnum. it's roughly about 4 oz or 113 ml and it sells for $10 dalla.

[applepie]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: St_Bess</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I have been to Ripe (just above north Bronx) but haven't sampled Favor yet. Friends who live in Stony Point and Pamona said it is quite good. </div></div>

St. Bess how was Ripe? they had a showdown with Bobby Flay with the Jerk ribeye steak in which they won.

[julie*mango]

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Dave if you should ever come up to CT there is a little hole in the wall in New Haven...forgot the name but their jerk chicken is authentic! Hardly find good jerk in the states especially up this side.