Chris Jerk Caribbean Bistro

My goto place in the area for oxtail/​jerk chicken. Im so lucky to be living a block away from this place. Oxtail is very tender and flavorful. Jerk chicken is good too (although I’ve had better from Raps at eglinton west. but going there is an adventure on its own). You can’t go wrong with anything on the menu.

We noticed this restaurant while going to the viet restaurant once day noticed a decent line up so we decided to check out the reviews on Unilocal and planned to visit another day. Today we went by around 8pm, no line up, to grab some dinner. Was really looking forward to trying this place based on the raving reviews. We were looked at and then ignored upon entry. We tried to order the jerk shawarma but was advised they were sold out. After asking what they recommended, the lady said, «everything is good». Stuck between the oxtail and curry goat, I asked the lady for her opinion and she said, «if you want goat, get the goat. If you want oxtail, get the oxtail». I chose the oxtail. My roommate chose jerk chicken. Everything was already prepared on the hot tables ready for them to scoop and pack but our food was not ready for us for another 20minutes. We had our food at home and the oxtail was sweet and bland, rice was not seasoned, vegetables were just blanched. The jerk chicken was dry and spicy and house gravy was not tasty. If you are looking for good Jamaican food, stick to the hood (mainly in the Jane/​Wilson) area. Looking at my roomate’s jerk chicken made me immediately miss Willy’s jerk. I will probably go there tomorrow to satisfy my Jamaican food craving as Chris Jerk was a disappointment. Would not come back due to slow service and bland food. Would not recommend.

Post work meal (cause working all day is hard and deserves a meal!) It was enjoyable but I wouldn’t say it was better than other Caribbean restaurants.
I would also recommend if you are looking to order off the jerk shawarma section to do it early. As I was informed they sell out usually after later in the evening… And much to my disappointment and the 10 other people after me, they didn’t have any left when I arrived (got there 7:30 Monday).
The place is small and I can see why on other reviews it was mentioned getting a seat may be hard (4 tables) so this is probably better for take out as sitting there was kinda cold. I would recommend this to anyone who enjoy this spicier taste and I will be going back to try the jerk shawarma poutine! -

If you like jerk chicken — might as well go for the poutine! $ 7.45 — my friend swears by it. Myself? Not so much as I typically like original poutines… Not one to go cray on new and different poutines.

This place is pretty casual, a corridor-​like layout with a chalkboard menu. The food is delicious! Very filling and the jerk chicken recipe is obvious that it’s been mastered. Fried plaintains are awesome! The poutine is so yummy and addicting! for 7.45, you get a takeout box of crispy fries, stringy cheese, spicy gravy and a generous helping of jerk chicken. It’s to die for. The wait is sort of long but that’s cause they make everything to order. Go here if you want to indulge in some nice, filling spicy food!

Came in for lunch on a Sunday. Place was small, but cozy. The staff were friendly, and you can immediately tell the chef puts a lot of love into the food he makes. Ordered a quarter jerk chicken entrée and jerk chicken shawarma poutine. The chicken thigh was fall-​off-​the-​bone tender and the sauce had just the right amount of spice. Entrée came with carrots, broccoli, rice cooked with beans, and fried plantains, all of which paired nicely with the sauce. Fries in the poutine were crispy, which soaked up the gravy nicely. Using chicken shawarma to top it off was a great idea. Would definitely come back again.

If you haven’t tried Chris Jerk… run to it now!!! Must try carribbean restaurant with awesome fresh goodness and excellent service. Never had jerk chicken that tasted so fresh. Their house jerk sauce is perfectly delightful and compliments the chicken real well. If you want to add a bit of kick to your meal, try their hot sauce. Very satisfied with my experience.
P.S Try their shawarma poutine… if it’s not sold out for the day.

Not bad ! I must say Chris is playing it safe with the jerk flavor ‘coz it’s ‘foreign-​ized’ :)
I’ll be back to try the jerk shawarma !

Came here to jump on the jerk chicken poutine wagon and it not only satisfied my taste buds, I was having a brain reflux from over-​gasming on cheese. If you love cheese, order this bad boy which has the good stuff melted all over the fries with chicken pieces.
Full meal right here but we wanted to dig in their meals, so we tried their jerk chicken meal that comes with rice and veggies.
The jerk chicken sauce is different from the other places I’ve visited, here it’s not as heavily ‘jerked’ with spices so someone new to the ‘jerk’ experience might find this a great introduction to the Caribbean taste.
I enjoyed the fried plantain very much as the sweetness complimented the entire meal, balancing it out with some greens.
Great portions with such a warm and vibrant group of staff.
The chef has had a blessed opportunity to open up a joint close to his passion and it really shows through his craftsmanship. His culinary experience as mentioned on the back of their menu boasts reasons of why this place will fill many hungry bellies for a very long time.

The Jerk chicken here is ridiculously good!!! In fact, if on your first visit you didn’t enjoy it, contact me and I’ll pay for your order !!!
The food here is made with love and care and prepared by real Jamaicans.
I highly recommend you start with the jerk chicken and be sure to try the homemade hot sauce. It will blow ur mind.

Perfect review for this amazing Scarborough find. I was visiting a friend at the hospital and was looking to grab a late dinner. I remembered I had bookmarked this place as I’ll be leaving Scarborough soon. There was only one person ahead of me ordering about four dinners and after me a few people started coming in. I got the jerk chicken dinner with extra sauce. It came up to 10 bucks with taxes. My goodness it was so delicious. It was not dry or overcooked. It was a huge portion including vegetables and three large plantains. It had a good amount of heat but the fresh pepper sauce they had complimented it so well. It was so filling and way more than enough for one person. This review is making me want to go out and get some right now. It’s that good!

Decent food I tried the ox tail dinner wasn’t impressed to many little bones tried the jerk chicken dinner that was half decent my last attempt was the jerk chicken wrap they old lady who dressed my wrap was very stingy for the price of 9 $ I would expect better
³⁄₅ stars cause the food is decent just not for the price

Jerk chicken shawarma was all gone ! The lady said it’s usually sold out before 4pm, guess will have to try on a weekend. A chance to try a fish dish as well since it’s only available on Fridays and Saturdays. The chef behind the table put a lot of effort into plating each order and to make sure each box was full of food.
The plantain was made fresh to order and the cheese on the poutine melted perfectly. The food was hot and tasted fresh, everything was spiced just right. The jerk chicken was moist even for a breast piece and was definitely spicy. The curried goat was tender and more on the mild side. The coleslaw was the same as most other restaurants, nothing different there.
Overall, definitely coming back on a weekend to try the jerk chicken shawarma poutine.

This place was creeping at a 5 star but I just had to give it to them after being blown away by their Jerk Shawarma Poutine today. Who knew you could get such a killer poutine at a Caribbean place! The fries are drizzled with cheese that’s melted, smothered in gravy, and littered with their delectable jerk chicken. Get it if you can — but be warned that they usually run out of Jerk Shawarma before the evening hits. Moreover, customer service is on point! The staff is friendly and do their jobs well to make sure everything runs smoothly.
Other things that I’ve loved are the Oxtail, BBQ jerk chicken, and BBQ Jerk Chicken Wings. Their meals are sizeable as they come with rice and peas, coleslaw, and fried plantain. If you’re starved or sharing with someone, you can get an extra leg for $ 2.5. Their jerk chicken is mild and smoky, but you can add some sweetness by asking for oxtail gravy on top — it’s divine! They’ve also got fish dishes on the Friday and Saturdays. At this rate, I’ve had enough to know I’m in love with this place.

At the corner of a small strip plaza, the close quite early and only had 30 minutes to order and eat before the closed at 9pm (not 10pm as stated on the Unilocal page) its not decorated inside, really simple and no frills
Got the jerk chicken poutine — so yummy so fatty — covered in lots and lots of dark gravy and the chicken portion was large — and the jerk seasoning on the chicken really gave the poutine a good kick — I would definitely get this again and again
Also got the curry chicken meal — it came with a bit of stir fried cabbage, chick peas, rice with beans (I usually dont like rice but it was really good!) and fried plantains. It was great — food was served hot. Also got 2 grace pineapple sodas. Everything together was $ 20
Felt really like a neighbourhood joint — it was mother’s day weekend so the tenants beside came in to wish the women working a happy mothers day before closing. A lot of people came in and got take-​out they have about 10 seating spaces inside.

I have been here a few times, I got wind of this place after my brother came home with their poutine
This time I had the jerk chicken poutine. First off the quality and quantity for the price was a good
The topping of chicken, was so tender, the amount of cheeese and gravy was magical. The fries on the there own was a bit of let down, they were alright but eating them solo wasnt the best
All and all a great meal

Honestly I’ve passed by this place many times without giving it a second thought, but I’m really glad I decided to finally try it out.
Jerk Shwarma Poutine: Perfect amount of cheese, gravy, fries, and spice. Really, really good. I am definitely a fan of this. The only thing was that it probably could have used a few more pieces of chicken because the pieces we got were super delicious but we finished all of them before we could finish the fries. Still really good though. Can’t wait to go back!
My favourite jerk chicken place is still at York U, but next time I come here I’ll try the meal instead of just the jerk chicken.

I found this place while searching for some good eats around where we were. How thankful I found this place!
Don’t be fooled by the exterior! The food here is just relish! We ordered Jerk poutine and jerk shawarma. My gosh how yummy both were! For the poutine, it was the right amount of cheese, gravy and the jerk chicken was just so good! The Shawarma comes with veggies and rice. Everything is as good as it looks!
Verdict? Must try! Especially, since it made the top caribbean eats in Toronto on BlogTO. If that doesn’t make you want to try it I’m not sure what will!

This place is located in this kind of sketchy strip mall but surprisingly it looks better from its exterior… a couple of seatings, it’s a fast food take out/​sit in… got pretty busy during the lunch hour on a weekday
Good prices, big portions and delicious
Got the jerk chicken dinner, not as soft and fall off the bone as other places but still good and spicy
The jerk shawarma poutine was awesome Altho when it gets cold, the fries are a bit too hard so eat it quick!!!

So good~ SO so so good! Sosososo yummmy!
Definitely have to try this place! they have so much variety of Jerk…
I ordered the quarter leg jerk chicken meal for 8.95 and it was delicious! so yummy i love the rice ! love the chicken ! love the flavor ! and the bananas are truly my fav! so yummmy~
Also ordered a shawarma Jerk chicken poutine which is super duper good if you love poutine and in my opinion its so much better than NY fries and much more worth it!
Also the service was super friendly and optimistic! such wonderful nice human beings