Pickapeppa Restaurant
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- No
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Delivery:
- No
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Alcohol:
- Beer & Wine Only
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Has TV:
- No
2 reviews for Pickapeppa Restaurant
2 reviews in English
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Review from Jay S.
1/19/2012
I love Pickapeppa. Not in the "there's almost no other ethnic choices in Whitehorse so let's give them an extra star for trying" kind of way, but because this is genuinely a great restaurant.
Yes - it's a hole in the wall.
Yes - It's Whitehorse so their access to fine Jamaican ingredients is probably limited.
but... the family who runs it is genuinely friendly, and the food they serve is genuinely delicious.
Sure, it's not fancy, and the plates may be plastic. But, the red stripe beer is cold, the peppers are hot, and the conversation is typically friendly and fun.
We've been a few times, and even celebrated my son's birthday there with a cake - which the owners' daughter sat down at our table to share in with us. It's just that kind of a place.
I said it before, and I'll say it again. I love Pickapeppa. If you're passing through Whitehorse, be sure to stop in and say hi. You're a far way from the Caribbean, but they'll still make you feel warm inside. -
Review from Josh K.
Toronto, ON
12/4/2009
In the next part of my continuing series "Ethnic Restaurants of Whitehorse" (it won't be a long series), I decided to try the Caribbean restaurant. I was skeptical but I had heard that the chef was actually from Jamaica, so I decided to give it a shot. It's just a little whole in the wall that seats about 12, with paintings of Jamaica and pictures of Bob Marley on the walls, with reggae music playing, which is usually a good sign. The service was quick, but not overly friendly.
The food itself was decent. I got the jerk chicken, which is a litmus test for a Jamaican restaurant. It came with salad (I think it was President's Choice mixed greens) and traditional Jamaican rice and peas (black-eyed). The rice was fine, but a little soggy. The chicken was tender, and you could taste those authentic jerk spices. The only problem was that there was not enough of them. It was advertised as hot, but there was no spice. It would have been nice if the chicken was actually cooked in the jerk sauce, as opposed to just having it poured on top. Maybe Yukoners have a different palate than others, but jerk chicken should be spicy, and this wasn't. At the risk of sounding like a jerky (no pun intended) Southerner, it didn't really compare to the jerk chicken that I've had in the Jamaican neighbourhood in which I used to live (especially Albert's on St. Clair. If you're in Toronto, go there now). Still, I would recommend it and I'll definitely go back and try the curry goat.
