619 West University Avenue
5 thumbs up!
Menu Highlights: Jerk Tofu Sandwich
Price Range: Soda and the sandwich with fries was 12 bucks.
Wow. I have to say. I've been remiss in my duties to local Caribbean cuisine. After trying Caribbean Queen (tiny shack east of 6th st on N 5th ave) and Caribbean Spice (nearly vacant storefront closer to campus on University that only sells Jamaican patties), I pretty much gave up on the West Indies for my lunch inspiration. Well, one of the added benefits of doing this blog is an increased sense of experimentation and adventure when I get hungry. Never been somewhere before? Sure! Let's do it!
And so it was with Reggae Shack. My wife has an aversion to this place, as she got violently ill right after eating there. She believes it was coincidental and not causal and doesn't blame the Shack. She just developed an aversion, and thus I stayed away as my eating partner did.
Today, forced with the prospects of lunch alone, I decided to jam it with Reggae Shack. I immediately decided on the Jerk Tofu sandwich with sweet plantains, lettuce, tomato, onion, mustard, ketchup, and vegannaise. It came with french fries that were dusted in season salt and SUGAR! Those Irie Jamaicans!
The jerk tofu was richly seasoned, as any jerk should be. The condiments mixed nicely with the sweet plantain to form a delicious layer of multiflavored/multicolored mush.
I have to say, it was a sumptuous feast! I was blissfully surprised as I thoroughly loved it. To wash it all down, I ordered a Ting (as in, Don't you worry bout a...), which is a Jamaican grapefruit soda. I love grapefruit sodas, and Ting didn't disappoint. It was actually made with real juice and sugar, so it had an extra bonus.
I can't wait to go back. Hopefully future visits will be as delicious.
Reggae Shack is some of the best Jamaican food I've had outside of NYC.
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-Shaun
Eric,
ReplyDeleteDo not listen to the person who commenting before me. He is a fool and a waster-of-your-time. Try the curried goat. As a man who eats goat at every opportunity, I can say this is the best goat I've ever had. Be warned though, the bones are cut at strange angles, so you essentially suck each piece of meat and spit out the sharp bone within. Seriously, try it.
-Parker H.
I freaking love Reggae Shack. Last time I was in town I chose to go there as my one restaurant meal, over Las Margs. That says a lot.
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