Mr Jerk

This little hole-​in-​the-​wall take out spot is a hidden gem. We had a jerk chicken and jerk pork combo with plantain, rice & peas, and coleslaw and it was amazing! The ox tail gravy over the rice adds great flavor. Make sure to ask for the coleslaw on the side if you don’t want to many flavors mixing together.
If you want some authentic Jamaican food — Mr. Jerk is definitely the place to go. Oh, and don’t forget to add their homemade pepper sauce for an extra kick!

It’s slightly dirty, and the server wears rubber dish washing gloves to both receive money for the register and serve your food (washing hands, in gloves, in between). Food was ok.

I grew up eating Mr Jerk from the Peanut Plaza, so when I moved downtown I was relieved to find a location close to home.
You can get Jerk Pork, my personal fave, at Mr. Jerk, something you can’t get from Ritz and a lot of other Jerk places.
Their oxtail gravy is great on rice and peas, but I never order the actual oxtail because it seems to be all bones!
I don’t know what they do to the patties here, but every time we pick up an order of Jerk, hubby and I always get a patty and by the time we get home wish we had more!
They sell Ting! Nothing goes better with Jerk in my opinion.
I think they offer delivery, which is good because the parking options are almost non existent.
CASH ONLY!

my fav place for jerk downtown. jerk pork is my recommendation but the oxtail and also curry goat are very good. fried chicken is also banana’s good. ive read some lesser reviews and it seems the folks have just done it wrong. i do not think that they do a great jerk chicken (my personal view) but jerk pork which is very unique to Jamaican cuisine (rastafari) and usually only made by chinese-​jamaicans. always get the pork with sauce and if youre feeling glutonness ask for a mix of fatty and lean meat to add moisture. coleslaw and their sauteed veggies are good subs for rice if you want go paleo.

Love Mr. Jerk. Their pumpkin soup is exactly what I need on a cold winter day: pumpkin base, chicken, dumplings, carrots and potato. Followed by jerk chicken, rice and coleslaw with extra gravy. If I’m feeling like a beast, sometimes I get ginger coconut drops or tambran balls. Rel bess. I love their fried plantain too, but only when fresh. Sometimes they serve you cold, dry, tasteless plantain :(Yuck. Still, 5 stars.

Really good jerk chicken! Im pretty much a regular at this point, I always order the quarter chicken dinner or if i make it for their lunch special i grab their jerk chicken lunch special which is the same thing except both cheaper and you get a soda, these prices range from 7.50 (tax included) to a bit over 8.
They also have pretty decent fried corn bread and patties, though their patties are a little gross looking inside the flavor is quite good if you dont mind the copious amount of sauce. The pastry is definitely the best part as it’s light flaky and buttery.
If you pass definitely don’t pass up the chance to go in and grab some jerk, remember to ask for their delicious gravy and coleslaw!

You know when you want to love someone and then you experience them, and it sort of sucks, but you keep pretending to yourself that everything is ok?
No, I’m not talking about my love life. I’m talking about Mr. Jerk.
I’ve walked by a million times and yesterday I took the crack at a jerk chicken sandwich. While the service was fast and friendly, the sandwich was uninspired. I felt like I was eating a bit of meat wrapped in a letdown donut. No fixings, no surprise — just two ingredients which didn’t really sing together.
We’ll always be friends Mr. Jerk, but I’m not ready to commit.

This place has so much wasted potential!
Their food needs to be tweaked just a bit to deliver the mouth watering West Indian flavours.
If you happen to be in the area try the curried meats. Party’s lack stuffing and the Jerk sandwiches need some sort of moisture … Coleslaw perhaps. Otherwise the flavour is there just a tad on the drier side.
Not quite your bang for your buck place but defiantly worth trying if you have the craving for some old school caribbean curries!

While visiting for Caribana 2015, I make a trip to Mr. Jerk for curry goat. With the exchange rate being .75 to $ 1.00 local, I expected to pay less using US Dollars but was informed by the woman behind the counter it dollar for dollar. In previous years when the exchange rate was flipped she had no problem using a calculator to make sure I paid the difference. The meal was good but my friends and I will not be returning. Especially when we were able to use cards every other place so there was no reason to convert money for a three day trip.

This is strictly a review based on the food. I’ve never had the opportunity to personally buy from here, but have consistently been on the receiving end of their take-​out jerk chicken :)
The Jerk Chicken, the coleslaw, the rice, THE SAUCE (4.5÷5): Yummmmmmmm! Tis a good meal when put altogether, whereas one without the other will make it incomplete! The chicken is tender on the inside and completely covered in the spices that make up jerk chicken. It’s cut in decent sized pieces for easy sharing amongst family and friends. The rice+beans is a great colour and isn’t dry nor too mushy, but is good consistency when eating with the chicken. However, add THE SAUCE on top of the chicken + rice and you’ve got the ultimate combo of taste + texture to make it all go down smoothly. I personally don’t have any tolerance for heat, whereas I know jerk chicken can get pretty spicy sometimes, but this place does a great job keeping it low enough so I don’t burn my sensitive taste buds nor have a runny nose at the end of my meal: P The coleslaw is a great addition to help balance out the oil and heaviness of the rice and chicken. It’s definitely more on the fresh side than drenched like other typical chain restaurants.
Overall, a great meal that I always look forward to having time and time again. Thanks Mr. Jerk!

I just keep coming back for it. They made their patties in house. Once I waited for 5 minutes for fresh from the oven. Well was burning hot be careful ! The pastry of the patty is flaky not too firm and very flavorful left buttery taste at the end. Far better than frozen heat up in the oven type. They have chicken, beef and vegetables. It’s quite filling loaded with ingredients. I have also tried the jerk chicken and the chicken soup. I found even some restaurants are not as good and of course you pay more. The chicken soup is greasy and all the meats fall parts in the soup with carrots potatoes and dumplings doesn’t looking pretty. In China we simmer soup for hours and discard the ingredients only keep the soup, also make sure not get too much oil sediments from the top ! They always super busy that’s how you know the food is great.

This place just nails jerk pork perfectly, at some west indian shops it’s actually stewed (yuk) but the only way I’ll have it, is this way, slow cooked over fire and allspice wood which gives it that beautiful spicy bark on it, their jerk pork is just divine, I’ve yet to find jerk pork as good in this city or even in this country to be honest, it’s absolute perfection! Servings are large and filling too. At $ 10 a dinner, it’s worth EVERY penny…
Their fried plantains are also done perfectly, as they use very ripe plantains and fry them to sweet perfection, many other places just never seem to get plantains right like this, mainly because of impatience as they don’t let the plantains ripen fully before using them.
The Jerk chicken is also perfect as well, not stewed, but slow roasted, just so good! Although the pork is my go to meal here, but when i do have the chicken, I’m never disappointed. Even their Roti is beyond good, whomever makes the curry there is a genius, so delicious!!, as you can see I have zero complaints for this place, as the food is just dynamite!
Can’t wait to have it again! and they deliver too! (via just eat)

Great quick eat. Large portions for cheap! Wished they took debit/​credit. Cash only! Not quite sure how fresh the jerk meat is. It’s usually in the window and I’ve never seen them come out of the kitchen. Also they don’t have a restroom. They send you to the Library near by.

I’ve eaten at many carib restaurants but this one takes the cake. I’m a regular here and will drive pass many others to get to mr.jerk.
Atmosphere: a whole in the wall so don’t expect 5 star dining décor.
Food: very reasonable pricing and more importantly YUMMY. $ 1.50 for the best Jamaican beef patties in town. No brainer! These guys are known for their patties. Standing in line, you will notice everyone that makes an order, includes at least one pattie. They are almost pastry like. Typing this review is making me actually crave one.
Service: they only have one poor soul manning the cash and food so it can get backed up but, the wait is worth it.

Probably some of the best jerk I’ve ever had — the only con is «sometimes» the pork which i love so much gets a tiny bit dry. Nothing some gravy wont fix tho! Pretty huge portions, and the lunch specials are as good as it gets! I also order the meat la carte and make rice at home sometimes, perfect! Def recommend this gem of a joint if you happen to be nearby, you won’t regret it!
Protip: Extra oxtail gravy bro.

THEY ONLY TAKE CASH!
So if you’re planning on dining, this is not the place.
Food looks and smells amazing, and the taste is definitely vigorous
but the environment of the restaurant is so distraught.
Pop down, paint peeling, SKETCHY !!
Service is not great, lady is rude and rushing and very impersonal.
BUT, if your going for a quick pick up of some real soul Jamaican food, this is the place, don’t dine or lounge around, grab your meal and GO!
Area not the best either.

Mr. Jerk! I had the pleasure of working next to this little gem and decided to pay a visit around lunch. First off, this is definitely a place where you’d rather grab and go than eat at. The atmosphere is pretty bland and unwelcoming, but who cares? You’re only there for the food!
I ordered a beef party which I was told was made fresh (don’t know whether or not to believe that) and I got the lunch special which consisted of jerk chicken, rice with gravy and coleslaw.
Everything was on point! The beef inside the patty was so juicy. The jerk chicken was so tender and flavorful, devoured it in seconds. The rice on its own was pretty bland but the gravy which covered the rice made up for it. The coleslaw was delicious. You could definitely tell that it was made with love!
If I’m in the area I’ll go back and I do recommend it, but I must add that this is not a place I would travel to get my fix of jerk chicken.

I love love loveeeee this place. It is located near my high school and I’ve gone here several times over my high school career. I loved ordering anything on their menu really. Also their beef patties are delicious! Especially with coco bread! YUMMMMM. For those in the area looking for a cheap meal and favourful! This is your place.
This place is great for students, they have daily special meals that they offer. But better be quick or else they run out!
— CL

Another place I had to try on reference basis. First look of the place … Looks old school run down. But alright. Staff courteous, fast. Took a ½ jerk chicken lunch with rice /​beans and oxtail sauce. Good quantity of both the rice and chicken.
Taste test: chicken was too hard, not moist. As if it had been made long before and reheated again an again. Not appetizing. The rice cooked almost alright but not fully didn’t have enough flavour for what they should have in rice and beans. Could barely taste the oxtail. The salad given on top seemed fresh though.
Overall disappointing experience. Not a place I’d head back to.

Mr. Jerk servers up some tasty Jamaican food at reasonable prices. It’s a small space a little bit off the main streets, but if you’re craving Jamaican food (I haven’t had the stuff in a year) you don’t mind walking a few minutes.
While I don’t think it was much better than other jerk chicken places, the food was solid all around — well spiced, but maybe a little dry.
We tried the oxtail dinner, which was a serving of oxtail ontop of rice and peas ($ 9), ½ a jerk chicken a la carte (~$ 8), a pound of jerk pork (~$ 12 I think) and a spicy beef patty (~$ 2).
The oxtail was my favourite, it was cooked well and the meat was soft and tasty. The jerk chicken and pork were well spiced, but a bit dry IMO. The beef patty was fresh out of the oven, and really good. I’d choose it over Tasty’s.