Ron’s Caribbean Cuisine

You can smell the deliciousness in the air as you approach Ron’s Caribbean cuisine. Their platters are huge! I felt like I was in an episode of Man vs food. The chicken curry is slammin!

I try to eat here every time I’m in Philly because it is some of the best Caribbean food I’ve ever had.
I pretty much get the same thing every time (jerk chicken with cabbage, peas and rice and plantains), but EVERYTHING they serve is good, from the basa fish to the brown stew chicken to the oxtails to the… well, you get the picture.
And the price-​to-​portion-​size ratio is awesome.
For eight bucks I get a Styrofoam container with the meal I mentioned earlier that is so full it will barely close.
The young lady who prepared our order on my most recent visit had to force the boxes closed and double bag them just so we could get them home without them bursting open. And we ordered the SMALL portions.
Now, as with any restaurant with good food it goes without saying that word travels. As a result this place is always packed. ALWAYS.
The line remains at two lengths: at the door or out the door. So if you’re impatient or adhering to the «fast food» mentality when it comes to restaurants, you may want to go elsewhere.
But if you are willing to wait, it’s oh so worth it.

If you drive by or walk by you would would think this is the place to go… The line is extremely long … I haven’t ever had to wait in line this long anyway for food unless it was red lobster on a Sunday. The display was nice. Although the jerk wings didn’t look jerk… the BBQ chicken didn’t look like jamican B BQ (color was off) looked more like american BBQ. Bass fish and plantains looked super good. My new friend suggested cabbage and oxtails. So that’s what I got and plantains. Food smelled good seemed to be generous portions until I got home and opened it. They give you plenty of rice and peas… moist but too much. The oxtails DON’T have an AUTHENTIC JAMICAN TASTE AT ALL. They are cooked enough… they need to
least another hour to be falling off the bone. The sauce is ok but it taste more like black peoples soul food oxtails not jamican at all. The cabbage was blanched …not cooked at all it was like hot cold slaw without any taste. they don’t give you but about 4 – 5 oxtails on the platter. I gave it a 3 for effort… NEED to CoOK the OXTAILs longer and ADD JAMACIAN seasoning cause that is not jamican oxtails. May come back if he treats… My New Jersey spots are more authentic…

They have some of the best food I ever tasted !! And that’s saying a lot coming from a foodie! YOU HAVE to try the fried fish Mac n cheese with yams or oxtails rice n peas with cabbage !! only downside is it STAYS PACKED, long lines ALLL the time

Best Carribean food I’ve had. It gets extremely packed, so I’d strongly advise calling in your order. Then you can walk to the front of the long lines.
I’ve had the curry chicken, and their ox tails, both are great. Beef patties are really good too, and so is the fried fish.
It isnt too expensive. I’d highly recommend this place. Dont let the area scare u away!

They have the best red velvet cake in town abd there beef party’s are amazing there always nice hot Nd I like them spicy there always busy long lines but that’s good because that means it’s great food

I didn’t eat Oxtails until I found Ron’s. They’re food is consistent (I get this food often) and they give you more than enough. Sometimes the line comes out of the door, but it’s worth the wait. They have seating but there’s something that says «to go» about the place. I recommend.

Ran here for a quick bite &…it did its job. This isn’t a place for ambiance & making it special. Ya wan fi eet, ya go n eet. Tiny place that you’d primarily do takeout for, but there are some tables to sit down & enjoy your food. A beef pattie is easier to screw up than it is to master, & they impressed. Not a great looking place or anything, some of the food looked greasy. That said though, it’s promising for a good quick meal if you can ask the friendly-​enough (not to be confused with friendly) servers to give you the pieces you want. Why not, give it a shot.

The salmon and cabbage was excellent the first time I went but the the second time, the salmon taste more burnt than of a grilled taste and the cabbage was hard and not as seasoned as the first time… I will return and if it’s not to my liking ⁹⁄₁₀ I won’t return. The customer service is outstanding might I add and the establishment has a friendly atmosphere. I hope they don’t disappoint me because I really like the place

Very clean and professional place. I would recommend the oxtails they’re the best. This has to be the best Caribbean restaurant in philly!

The line says it all. I’ve never been here at any point of the day and they don’t have a line. And quite frankly, I will wait. The food is always good. Full of flavor. I have tried a couple of different food items from this eatery and have never had a bad experience. Today is no exception. Went with the fried fish, mac n cheese and cabbage. And I’m going to tear this food up. So if your in the area stop by and patronize.

Best Jamaican food in Philly. The jerk chicken is so moist and delicious it also has a great smokey flavor. The curry shrimp is a treat, not only are the shrimp big they are beautiful. The golden color of the curry sauce is mouthwatering.
The fried fish is perfectly cookef and flaky no hot sauce needed. The sides are all good. I just love this place.
It gets packed quickly so don’t be surprised if the lines at the door.

I ordered salmon, peas and rice and cabbage today. I’ve always been a fan of Ron’s but haven’t been there in years since I’ve moved. I was very disappointed in the seasonings and flavors of the food. I was used to the food at Ron’s being seasoned well with all of the authentic Jamaican spices and flavors. What I received today was a watered down version of Jamaican cuisine. The salmon portion was huge but lacked flavor. The rice was bland and the cabbage tasted waterlogged. I was beyond disappointed. The best thing about my meal was the prepackaged cornbread. I don’t know if they reduced their seasonings to appeal to a broader base or if the cook was inexperienced but when people order Jamaican food they want all the flavors and spices that come along with it.

I always buy food here. The food is good the service could be better they always seem to be rude or have attitudes. Other than that it a good place to good Jamaican food.

DEFINITELY OVER RATED!!! Never really cared for their food. Definitely far from authentic Jamaican food. Ordered oxtails extremely tough needed a knife to get meet off of the bones. The meat is supposed to come off the bone with ease by merely lightly sucking on it. Won’t be going back there for a meal. Maybe a patty or quick wings.
Service was cool. They were moving rapidly!
PEACE

I think Ron’s is the Best Caribbean in Philly.
I’ve been to 90% of the others, skipping the really dirty looking ones.
It is always at least 15 people in line though.
I hate that. Open up another store.
Food is fresh. It has to be to feed the constant barrage of customers.

I guess it would be necessary to state that I am of Jamaican descent, and as many of us know it is very hard to find food comparable to back home or equivalent to mom’s cooking. Its been some time since I have frequented this restaurant, I stopped going for sometime because the food became very inconsistent.
Fast forward to today, i decided to stop by since some years had passed. I ordered the ox tail and jerk chicken wings… I just have to say that i was VERY disappointed. The oxtail though tender was very small and full of fat… more fat than meat and small portions at that… the rice was stale. But what was really disappointing was the jerk wings. I took one bite and ended up spitting out the chicken. I just couldn’t believe that an establishment would serve this… i assume no one in the kitchen samples the food before it comes out… they just cant… there is no way someone could think its okay to serve such dry tasteless food. I was right to stay away for years, and i will be doing so again…

Food is always delicious each and everytime. The oxtail, and jerk are amazing. Still havent tried the curry goat or chicken but will do soon. Thurs — Sat the lines are long and sometimes out the door/​corner after 6pm but worth the wait. They also have all kinds of sodas that are hard to find. Will be back.

This place always has a line no matter when you go. However, they alway keep the line moving. I love the oxtails, curry chicken roti, cabbage, rice and peas, dumplings, and plantains.
They have 3 different platter sizes and the value for each is pretty good. I’d definitely recommend this place

I eat there many time and the food is pretty good. Every so often the food taste different, they may have different Chefs.
They have big portion
They recently started charging extra if you pick mac n cheese, sweet potatoes as one of your side dishes I don’t understand that logic.
Their ox tails, fried fish, curry shrimp and plantains are my favorite.
I think the cabbage needs some seasoning.
They have great workers but every once in a while you see the attitudes come out.
Be careful with parking, PPA always in the area looking to ticket your car.