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Portland Jerk
Category: Food Specialty Food Ethnic Food Ethnic Food [Edit]
9025 Torbram RdBrampton, ON L6S 3L2
(905) 458-5366
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3 reviews for Portland Jerk
3 reviews in English
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Review from Pai P.
4/14/2010 1 Check-in Here
I've been to Portland Jerk many times before but for the 1st time I tried the oxtail w/ rice and peas. There are only a few seats by the door so it is mainly take-out only. I dropped in for lunch with my girlfriend and she had our usual stew chicken.
I was excited to say the least since I love meat(s) closer to the bone (i.e. ribs) because there is more flavor imo. I was very satisfied with my 1st bite. The gravy was just fantastic and the meat was soft and mouth watering. Not exactly fall off the bone but very tender. What can I say? I'm a fan! The rice is not bad if you make sure most of it is covered in the ox tail gravy (I love sauce). The dinner comes with coleslaw, which is decent. It is a little watery towards the end but it is a lot better than some of the sour coleslaw's that I have had in the past. It wasn't too creamy either so it's not overwhelming. Back to the oxtail! Haha I can't say much more than to try it if you're in that neck of the woods. If you don't like oxtail the jerk chicken or stew chicken is also delicious. Sometimes the jerk is spicy so it gives it that extra little kick that you might like :)
**If you have any suggestions for other places to have Caribbean food PLEASE don't hesitate to let me know!**Listed in: Pai's Favorites
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Review from N B.
Toronto, ON
4/19/2012
This place used to be amazing. Large portion sizes and very tasty.
More recently, the meat portion sizes have been getting more bland and smaller and smaller. You get more rice than anything else, whereas before they would pile on meat and I wouldn't be able to finish it, now i'm just left with a ton of rice.
Also, aside from the one gentleman (I believe the owner) the staff are fairly unfriendly and don't understand that most of their customers are on lunch from work. Speed of service is casual and don't expect things to run smoothly if you're on break from work. I also know that they often give preferential treatment to certain customers and don't give equal portion sizes and deals to all customers.
Those gripes aside, it's okay. The food is decent and I don't think you can find a better jerk pork in brampton.. that being said.. I hope they step up and go back to the food they used to provide with some service that is decent.
I used to eat here probably once a week because it was so close to work.. and now it's once every four weeks.. I went today and I was hoping that I might get surprised.. but no, it spurred me to right this review..
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Review from Snake A.
Richmond Hill, ON
5/22/2012
The best jerk pork around. I drive out of my way to have the jerk pork dinner with rice and peas covered in Ox tail gravy. The coleslaw and hot sauce are also second to none. It's a small place with limited seating in the front. Gary the owner is friendly and jokes around, having said that, the rest of the staff needs to learn from Gary what customer service is about. I find them unfriendly and unappreciative of my business. With the exception of the owner, the rest of the staff couldn't care less if you are in a hurry or are happy with your meal if they tried. I'd give it 4 stars but the service takes away the higher rating.
