Same marinated jerk meats and seafood, cooked daily, but the menu widened well past standard jerk chicken once it had a real kitchen — jerk lobster tail and jerk chicken Alfredo sit alongside loaded fries, candied yams, and the Jamaican-Mexican fusion tacos and burritos that wouldn't have fit a truck menu.
Wednesday's wing special runs 6 whole wood-fired jerk wings for $17.99.
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