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The Jerk

Restaurant Taco restaurant Asador Caribbean restaurant Soul food restaurant Jamaican restaurant

👍👍 One of the best Jamaican restaurants in the world!!!! I'm not sure who thought him how to cook but I want to thank you. The flavors are perfect, customer service great, the food is cooked with love. The amount of food is enough for 2 people. I am so happy this place was recommended. Nothing bad t... People often mention jerk, chicken, Jerk, good, pork,


Address

508 Southard St STE 101, Key West, FL 33040

Contact

(305) 407-0331

Price rating

$ $$$

Rating on Google Maps

4.70 (402 reviews)

Open on Google Maps

Working Hours

  • Monday: 11 AM to 12 AM
  • Tuesday: 11 AM to 12 AM
  • Wednesday: 11 AM to 12 AM
  • Thursday: 11 AM to 12 AM
  • Friday: 11 AM to 12 AM
  • Saturday: 11 AM to 12 AM
  • Sunday: 11 AM to 12 AM

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: jerk (10) chicken (9) Jerk (8) good (7) pork (6)
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  • 5/5 Matthew H. 2 years ago on Google
    One of the best Jamaican restaurants in the world!!!! I'm not sure who thought him how to cook but I want to thank you. The flavors are perfect, customer service great, the food is cooked with love. The amount of food is enough for 2 people. I am so happy this place was recommended. Nothing bad to say. If you like Caribbean food this is your place.
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Myndi J. 2 years ago on Google
    Absolutely delicious food and friendly staff. Very clean little restaurant. The Jerk chicken and oxtail were superb. So so good. I will definitely miss this little gem back home. I highly recommend this place. You will not regret it. By the way, if you think the oxtail are pricey, then you have never tried to buy them yourself. They are always costly and you're paying for them to be prepared, cleaned and cooker to your liking. Believe me, they are worth every dollar. Will definitely be back here our next trip. Happy to have stumbled across them.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Jill J. 2 years ago on Google
    Food was delicious!!! Great flavor, but the mac and cheese was lacking, to us. The jerk pork tacos stole the show!!!! We started eating before I took pictures... just couldn't wait!
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Author Shavonne L. J. 2 years ago on Google
    I stumbled upon probably 1 of the only Jamaican restaurants on the island & it’s authentic 🙌🏾🙌🏾 I only wanted jerk chicken but they offer a full menu. It was very good and had a little spice like I like! The customer service was warm & friendly. You can sit inside but very limited seating. I’ll definitely be stopping back by before I leave town! Highly recommend you treat yourself to a taste from the island of Jamaica! Follow my food blog: Bites + Flights w/ the Diva of Dining on FB, IG & TT
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Tarayjah H. 1 year ago on Google
    The Jerk can have all my money! So I opted for the Jerk burger (Fries and Plantains) and the husbae got the Fried Chicken with rice and peas with cabbage and curry gravy. Listen yall. The food is on point. Update: We ordered Delivery and got the Jerk Tacos and Fried Chicken... I'm so glad we did. My heart and my stomach is full ❤️
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 abbi P. 1 year ago on Google
    Got the Jerk chicken platter with jasmine rice Now I had jerk chicken better than this .this right here was just not it .this was more like rotisserie chicken instead of if being jerk chicken and the sauce on the side was like a spicy bbq type. I’m sorry but $16 or $17 for this platter was not worth it . But owner was nice and super cool got to give him that .
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Hester H. 1 year ago on Google
    Came here because of the high reviews on Google. Very disappointed. The pork taco looked nothing like the picture that others posted. It was basically just the meat and the bread with some cold slaw. No other relish. No diced onions and fruits. The oxtail was $30... It's better. Flavorful. but both dishes were kind of salty. Will not return.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Daniel M. 11 months ago on Google
    The Jerk Burger is awesome! Unfortunately the City is shutting down the outside seating here so atmosphere was a little lower but not because of the crew at the Jerk. Fight the power!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Colleen G. 9 months ago on Google
    Been coming here for the past couple years and have noticed a price increase like other restaurants. The food is still very much on point thankfully! This time I tried the jerk pork tacos with 2sides.. rice n beans and french fries. And the flavors did not disappoint!! Big ups to being consistent with your food and also adding new dishes that folks crave for!! Also no more seating outside.. hmm… it might be time for another location where you can accommodate seating for families and large groups.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Stuart S. 2 years ago on Google
    Absolutely incredible food. I had the pork tacos and could not believe how good they tasted. One of the tastiest and best home cooked meals I have ever eaten you need to try this place if your in key West. Absolutely incredible food.

  • 5/5 Andrew H. 2 years ago on Google
    Haven't had too much jerk chicken in my life but this was easily the best I ever had. The jerk sauce was unreal, only downside was the fact they wouldn't share the recipe... Friendly service, exceptional food, 5 stars.

  • 5/5 Jenny I. 1 year ago on Google
    We are at a pool in Key West and really wanted to try some Caribbean/Jamaican food and the hotel area doesn't offer it so we went to door dash. It's our last day on vacation (19 days) so we ordered too much but holy moly I did not make a mistake.. every single thing is good here.. the fries are even outstanding... my husband loved the plantains as well... both chickens were just amazing! And door sash was amazing this time.. hot food

  • 5/5 Ronaldo B. 1 year ago on Google
    The food was amazing. I went there to try the Jerk chicken and it was one if the best I've ever tasted. I went back there the following day I tried the Curried Goat and he even top it up with a piece of fried Chciken. That guy is the best and I'll definitely recommend coming here if you're ever in Key West.

  • 5/5 Josh I. 11 months ago on Google
    Easily one of the best Jamaican restaurants I’ve been to. The jerk pork plate with a side of rice & beans and plantains was incredible. Perfect blend of spices and the meat was tender. The owner was extremely nice - I’d highly recommend checking it out!

  • 5/5 Jan R. 7 months ago on Google
    We ordered jerk pork with rice and beans. Omg it was good. Two of us ate with food left over on one plate. The plate was $18.00 but it was worth it. We ate it at the bar next door—Heroes. You cannot get better than this. There isn’t a lot of room to eat so you can take the food to the bar next door. This is what Key West is all about. Good food, good drinks, GREAT people.

  • 5/5 Sasha J. 4 months ago on Google
    I am from Georgia and wanted some good aunthentic island food! They did not dissappoint! The jerk chicken and fried plantains were delicious!!!!! I may go back and try the curry goat before we leave key west!


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Amenities


  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Quick bite
    • ✓️ Comfort food
    • ✓️ Small plates
  • Popular for
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Solo dining
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Takeout
    • ✓️ Delivery
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating

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