Mr Jerk

This is a Scarborough Institution for jamaican takeout. We have been coming here for 2 decades. That said we were VERY Disappointed with our lunch yesterday. Jerk chicken with oxtail gravy with rice and peas. It looked good. But to taste it was very dry, overcooked and less jerk flavor than what we remember. I'm not sure if we'll go back...I hope this motivates better quality control. We were there early for lunch around noon- I'm not sure why the food was so stale...Maybe we'll see you again. I doubt it.

December 6, 2024 on Google

I have been coming to this Morningside location for over 15 years. The best oxtail in the GTA. I have tried many places but always some back here for the oxtail dinner. Rice and peas are perfect and generous amount of oxtail meat and gravy. About $23 for a large dinner which is reasonable. Service is always great, Veronica was pleasant and very friendly and efficient even with a line up ahead of me and behind me. Don’t forget to grab an Allan’s spicy beef patty from the warmer as a quick snack on the way out to your car. Also don’t forget the spicy hot sauce on the side counter, pour it yourself in the small container, 2 shot fulls of hot sauce mixed in with the rice and peas and oxtail gravy gives it the perfect spicy and tangy scotch bonnet flavour to the oxtail dinner. Their 2 meat specials are also great which includes oxtail, jerk chicken or jerk pork. My ideal and favourite comfort food and it’s worth the 30 minutes drive from the other end of town. Thanks to all the staff for continuing the great tradition of Mr. Jerk.

October 21, 2024 on Google

Ordered the large goat curry and jerk chicken dinners with rice/peas with oxtail gravy. The portions were decent but there was no side accompaniments of coleslaw or extra pepper sauce. The goat was tender and flavourful but the rice wasn’t anything I couldn’t make at home. The jerk was a bit dry and nowhere near as spicy as it should have been. Again, nothing I can’t make at home. Overall an extremely disappointing flavour profile. Will never go back. Usually when service is mediocre the food makes up for it, sadly not in this case.

August 24, 2024 on Google

Good vibes & peaceful atmosphere. Jerk chicken lunch special was so flavourful and made my day.

August 8, 2024 on Google

I came here while I was in the area and I just had to leave a review! I got the Jerk steak special and it was so good. BIG portion, a lot of meat and a drink for only $10! This place is honestly a blessing for feeding the community with affordable prices. It was a little busy but you know the food is fresh! God bless this place

July 24, 2024 on Google

This place used to have the best Caribbean food while I was growing up in the area in the 90s. The rice and peas was still the best I ever have had with lots of rosemary and other spices. The chili chicken was flavourful. Sadly, this is no longer the case. Very flat tasting with not a lot of spices, either the rice and peas or the chicken. The quality of the chicken was a bit on the chewy side - not fresh. They get credit though for their portions. The one pictured is a lunch special for under $10 - really hard to get a decent amount of food for under $10 these days.

March 19, 2023 on Google

Wonderful experience coming here looking to have some jerk pork and curry chicken. Both served with a good helping of rice and peas. The curry chicken had more spicy heat than the pork but the pork was very tender and not very dry... just right! Staff were friendly and helpful. Definitely will come again and would recommend this place to anyone wanting Caribbean food...

February 14, 2022 on Google

Mr. Jerk on Morningside is one of the best carribean restaurants in Scarborough. Theyre portions are great. They are NOT stingy on the ox tail gravy which taste AMAZING! The staff are nice and the food is just Bomb!! Ive been going here for over 10 years. Extra Ox tail on the chicken and rice is a must. Jerk pork is great as well!

October 20, 2021 on Google