This place was amazing. After an especially tough move it was the highlight of my week. The salt dish and ackee was one of the most delicious things I've eaten. The homemade ginger sorrel drink was perfectly sweetened and had such depth of flavor. The rice and peas were comforting and the cabbage was flavorful. The portions are huge. Two people ate this and we still could've taken some home. They forgot my jerk chicken patty but it was so delicious and filling I didn't mind.

Total surprise in the best way! Food here rocks, the owner is so kind and even gave us a sample while we were deciding what to order. TLDR: ORDER IT ALL! Delicious oxtail and jerk chicken is a knock out. Loved the new yams as a side, too. Sweet potato pudding also good. Will definitely be back to try the salmon and ackee (they were out!)

This place is the best Jamican food i ever had. Their oxtails is very tender. And jerk chicken is very smoky and delicious. Their service was great, she was friendly the women who help me, and they play good music.

I'm Jamaican. The food is very authentic & delicious. They actually have a real Jamaican BBQ outside (metal barrel cut in half which is what we use on the island) & tastes like they are getting the real pimento wood to cook the jerk. Jerk chicken seasoning is very good. Hope it sticks around. Like most things Jamaican, downside the young girl at the front who is absurdly rude & disinterested which is fine in Jamaica but not here . This will put off a lot of Americans & lead to negative reviews even though the food is exceptional.

This is my second time here. First time was PERFECT. This time, I ordered takeout. I thought the chicken was a bit dry. Super flavorful food. I love the jerk sauce. I was surprised by how yummy the cabbage side was. Super friendly service. Casual ambiance. Easy parking. They have a lot. I love the festival bread. It's a slightly sweet fried dough.

Possibly worth the trip --- please read for details: There's room for improvement here, and I think they can improve. It felt like they just weren't ready, but opened anyway. Most of the demerits are for the ambiance. They are not quite ready for prime time. The ambiance is "bright lighting, former Indian restaurant, now a Jamaican restaurant, but all we did was paint and hang pictures of Bob Marley." So, not very inviting, but seats were comfortable, so, you know, that's nice. Service -- the hostess/cashier/waitperson gave the impression they were pressed into service and in a pinch -- so, I salute her! But they need a more professional staff. Food... I know jack about Jamaican food, and not sure if this was authentic. So, take this with a grain of salt. Portions were healthy, so the regular size should be enough for most. Goat stew! I love goat and they delivered -- a solid stew with slight spiciness akin to a moderate Indian curry. The plantain and coco bread sides were good, as was the rice and beans and cabbage. The jerk chicken was a bit on the sweet side. I have no idea how it was supposed to taste, so please use your knowledge to fill in the gaps. So, I will give them another chance. The flatware was surprisingly substantial! The restaurant is located in a zombie shopping center: more empty spaces than businesses. Back to ambiance: the pictures on the order up menu should probably be re-considered; to wit, the photo of the beans look like they have a bug in them and the picture of the soup prominently featured a chicken foot (which I like a lot, but may be off-putting to some -- though it does serve as a warning, perhaps).

The Jerk stop is an awesome Jamaican restaurant right on Santa Monica blvd. They have tons of seating and play classics for you to listen to while you eat. There's not a huge line to order food but depending on what you get there can be a decent wait. The jerk salmon was awesome so juicy and soft and the jerk sauce was great with it. The Plantains were nice & soft as well. The red beans and rice was good too it complimented the salmon very well. The Mac and Cheese was nice creamy cheese but it was a tad bit saltier than I was expecting. The curry chicken patty was really good. A nice outer crust and the curry chicken on the inside was nice warm and soft. This was a great experience and I will definitely be back.

Second time eating from Jerk Stop. This time I got my order to-go and then raced home to eat it while it was still hot. And the food was just as good, if not even better, than the first time. So I stand by my previous 5-star review. Jerk Stop has the sauce. I mean that literally, and metaphorically. But really, the magic is in the sauces. The jerk chicken and curry goat are loaded with juicy, bold, spiced, and melty flavors. I savagely devoured my meal yet again. No doubt that I'll be back soon!

I wanted to be mad, I really did. They said our take out order was ready, but we waited 40 minutes when we got there, and they apologized and were nice and added in some extra stuff, but I was still planning on knocking a star off. But then I got home and opened the jerk chicken and was blown away by how good it smelled. And then I took a bite and O.M.G. THAT SMOKE!! How in the world did they do that?! Seriously, that jerk chicken was insane. I mean, I've been to Jamaica, I've had my share of jerk chicken, and the smoke on this was unreal. I think you get the point, so I'll move on. The rice is rice, and the cabbage was better the next day, but the dumplings were everything you could want out of fried dough, and the plantains were perfect - perfectly sweet, perfect firmness, perfect flavor. My man's oxtail was a bit salty, but he enjoyed it. But holy moly the smoke on that chicken. Once word gets out, I'll probably be waiting for at least 40 minutes, and I'd do it all again. Gimme all the smoke!