The oxtails, rich with allspice, and the jerk-rubbed chicken are the dishes that keep showing up in roundups of the city's best jerk and best chicken. Value is a real draw too — a white-meat jerk dinner with three sides runs around $12.50, a price point that's hard to find at this quality elsewhere.
It's carryout-focused, no-frills, the kind of spot locals treat as a known quantity rather than a destination.
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