Jamaican Dutch Pot

My first dish at the Jamaican Dutch Pot was the jerk chicken over fries and it was AMAZING! The chicken was very flavorful and I liked the combination of the chicken and the fries. I also had the curry chicken and the ox tail with rice and peas. The dishes were prepared very well and they tasted like real Jamaican food. Everyone needs to go get some food from Jamaican Dutch Pot.

This is what I have been waiting for. It’s about time San Diego got so real West Indian food!!!

I been passing this place up since DEBBIE left man o man I miss her food especially after tasting this! I paid $ 9 and the meat has no taste no Jamaican spices! Rice and peas not even good I can’t believe it! for a small oxtail combo no drink do y’all know I received only 3 little BITTY oxtails a complete rip off! If my son didn’t really want oxtails I would have told her to keep the food and refund me my money back! If the food was good it would be ok that I received 3 tiny pieces of meat they are oxtails for god sake they should be big sine their only giving out 3! This is why black ppl can’t go far because they care about money instead of quality how do too expect ppl to come back when your food price doesn’t match taste or quantity! That’s not right at all! Of course I will not be back so sad miss DEBBIE is gone she had the best in the San Diego! Now I gotta drive to LA if I want that REAL! I seen a few reviews on here are from ppl they know so don’t be fooled! The girl in the front was nice so customer service was a plus that’s it!

Ordered jerk chicken over fries and plantains today. It was overall good. The jerk chicken would have been very enjoyable if it was super spicy. It was hard to enjoy it. But it was still good. Maybe next time I can tell them to take it easy on the sauce. Plantains were cooked just right to my taste. I would definitely order from them again.

Unfortunately we weren’t able to try the food. Even though the hours says they are open from 11 – 8 Mon-​Sat they were closed today when we arrived around 5pm. They are located in a supermarket of sorts. Hopefully next time I decide to try this place and take the drive they’re open. Was really looking forward to trying the food based on the reviews.

**Update ¹⁰⁄₂₂: I really don’t know what happened between the last time I was here & tonight, but I’m very disappointed! I called in an order of the jerk chicken plate & when I went to pick up my food & she showed it to me I was a little confused as to why my chicken was cut into such large pieces & it was completely DRY! No sauce, no nothing! Just huge pieces of dry chicken! I asked for sauce & got home only to discover that I was given some nasty HOT sauce, not jerk sauce. And the meat was tasteless! I had to put bbq sauce on it just so I could eat it. Some of it was so burnt I couldn’t even chew it. REALLY? This was not what I ordered & if I felt like driving back up there I would have taken it right back! On top of that the cabbage was too salty. I don’t know what happened? I come home from a long day hungry because I haven’t eaten since breakfast & this is what I get!**
Just discovered Momma’s Jamaican Food is no longer here. Ordered anyway because I’ve been craving Jamaican food, & I was very pleased! I got the jerk chicken plate w/​rice & peas and cabbage. The food (for the most part) was flavored to perfection. Rice wasn’t very flavorful but was still good nonetheless. I will definitely be back! Got my fix, now I’m happy!

So excited to welcome this new restaurant to the area. I have dined in and built a connection with the owner and his lovely wife. This is my new go to spot. Chef Dylan is very outgoing and fun. He takes pride in his work and how he prepares his food and you can TASTE the difference.QUALITY. Is what he boasts. AUTHENTIC Jamaican cuisine. Cooked FRESH daily NEVER FROZEN. I ordered my favorite dish which is the oxtails. The taste is incredible. The rice and peas is AMAZING. And the price is affordable. I will continue to order from here. I also tried the brown stew chicken and by far the best I have had. I’m Jamaican myself and the food is very close to how my Granny prepares her food as well and that’s the difference. FLAVOR is key and that is what seperates the food at Jamaican Dutch Pot from anywhere else.

The pictures of the oxtail dish on Unilocal caught my attention even though I am not a fan of Jamaican food. It’s rare to find it served so I decided to stop by and give it a try. At $ 12 a plate which included two sides seemed a little expensive, but I do know oxtail is not cheap. The pieces were very small, but extremely tender and tasty. The purple rice with beans was interesting, but I thought the side dish of steamed cabbage needed to be cooked more.
The restaurant or should I say cooking area is a hole in the wall place. In through a liquor store and past the butcher shop in the back he has his tiny cooking area. He told me he is using his grandmas recipes.
I think if your knowledgable about this kind of food it’s worth an order to go.

So Honest Review time:
Jerk chicken wings: are cuts of chicken not chicken wings. but it is spicy. and flavorful.
Fries: A little too much salt but cooked perfectly
Location: Eh… its in a meat market/​convenience store, with one table and four chairs. But we all have to start somewhere and when the cook starts cooking it smells delicious.
Customer Service/​Professionalism: If I could a scale from 1 to 10. I would but 1… and the only reason they would get a 1 is b/​c of Jasmine. She is a nice host. but that cook ruined my whole experience and made me realize why people dont really feel overly joyed to support black establishments. The communication was not there between her and this cook… he was raising his voice at her she was trying to calm the situation. It went from bad to worse. I just feel that the customer shouldnt see everything and some things need to be kept on the low. I understand being thw only cook and orders were piling in. but there is a method to the madness. He (the cook) struck me the wrong way twice. He called out Hey buddy! I was the only dude standing there so I looked at him and said yes. and he replied Im not talking to you. You say Hey buddy to people you know right… Im like da fuh’?.. so I bit my tongue. the second incident. He forgot to make my plantains I ordered so I told Jasmine. she took care of it. When my order was ready he asked where was the guy who ordered plantains I said me. So he asked Jasmine where is my box and she said that I had it. and why? This man was insinuating that I should unpack my boxes somhe can put the plantains in with the other food. Jasmine said to put it in a smaller container so that I dont have to go through the trouble. and he said Im not waisting another box for this. with some added words. Long story short I received my plantains. but I will never in my natural born life go back there again. I dont believe in spending money to not feel completely satisfied with my experience. But again. the food was awesome.

Yes OMG this is the best food. The meat is well seasoned and the rice is delicious. Don’t let the location fool you. Thank you Dillon

Food was awesome and GREAT service!!! By far one of my favorite places to eat in San Diego now. I will defintely be going here more often…

I ate my food so fast there was nothing left to take a picture of lml! I had the lunch special: AMAZING jerk chicken, loved sides I ordered too-rice&peas and plantains. Best quality Jamaican food in San Diego hands down! It is so close to my work, parking is not insane nor is traffic. I will be back to try other dishes they whip up.

The change in ownership is definitely worth the price. The food is fresh, tasty, authentic and the service is great. Must try! He is also working on getting set up with Grub Hub so I dont have to drive to my food it comes to me! Cant get any better. Try the Brown Stew Chicken or the Oxtails. they are the best :)

Yummy… I love when you roll up on somewhere completely unsuspecting came to this place a week or so ago it’s inside a market with the best store bought guacamole I’ve ever had food was really reasonable so we figured let’s try it out! My girlfriend and I never can seem to find a good Jamaican place but this place was great!!! We had the oxtails and they were oh my god so good and the jerk chicken boneless which was tender and moist and delicious! The rice and peas had that perfect bit of coconut without being too sweet definitely coming back! We also had a beef patty best patty dough I’ve ever had and the meat inside was spicy and full of flavor! The two guys couldn’t have been nicer one guy even serving it up with a smile on a cane and one leg lol! Hope he heals up soon cause I need some more of this place in my life and right down the street you can’t beat it!

Food is on point. Had the oxtails and had to have seconds. I will be back for more tomorrow and the day after. Maybe all week.