No. 1 Jerk in Scarborough

2859 Kingston Rd, Scarborough, ON M1M 1N3, Canada

★★★☆☆
(179 reviews)
Categories: Jamaican restaurant Barbecue restaurant Chicken restaurant Meal delivery Takeout restaurant
Address
2859 Kingston Rd, Scarborough, ON M1M 1N3, Canada
Plus Code
PQC7+QP Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Time Zone
America/Toronto

Business Hours

Sunday
11 AM–11 PM
Monday
11 AM–11 PM
Tuesday
11 AM–11 PM
Wednesday
11 AM–11 PM
Thursday
11 AM–11 PM
Friday
11 AM–11 PM
Saturday
11 AM–11 PM

Services

Service options
Delivery Takeaway Dine-in
Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible entrance
Dining options
Lunch Dinner
Atmosphere
Casual
Payments
Credit cards Debit cards NFC mobile payments Credit cards
Parking
Free of charge street parking Parking

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Reviews

3.4
★★★☆☆
179 reviews

Most Mentioned

oxtail (12) bones (11) coleslaw (8) roti (6) soup (6) money (6) spice (6) microwave (5) jerk chicken (5) bbq chicken (3)
5 stars
84
4 stars
21
3 stars
11
2 stars
10
1 stars
53
November 25, 2024

I order chicken soup from here, and the soup was spoil. Next time, please check ur soup before you send it out. I had to put the soup in the trash.

November 8, 2024

Disgusting and burnt. The plantain were literally black… no exaggeration.The oxtail was mainly bones and everything was mushy. Worst oxtail meal I’ve ever had in my whole life. Don’t even bother spending your money here.

★★★
August 31, 2024

Had the recommendation of the jerk chicken and popular dish. Was under season. The chicken was very dry and the chicken seem a burnt.

July 29, 2024

Very upset , as I sit here this morning throwing up everything I ate from this place. Who knew a small soup would give me food poisoning. I asked the white lady if soup was made fresh and she lied to me and said “ yes everything is fresh” after I seen her take my soup out the microwave. It’s my fault for eating when I seen it wasn’t fresh out of a pot.

★★★
July 22, 2024

First time visiting and we ordered the large goat and medium oxtail with rice and peas meals. The food tasted alright and not sweet how many of the meals taste at restaurants these days

★★
June 30, 2024

My sister in laws portion was plentiful, my husband's portion mediocre BUT mine was TERRIBLE. I don't enjoy dark meat and they hadn't any white meat besides wing the attendant said. The microwaved reheated wings that were drenched in oil with two festival that were put into same box. They were soggy. It was a complete waste of money. Very unsatisfied and feel ripped off. Won't happen again.

★★★
December 28, 2022

Update: my mom ordered me the curry goat and it was good! There was flavour, the rice was bit mushy- could probably be washed a couple more times (because it was the overly coconutty). They have redeemed themselves! Nope. This place isn’t good. The rice smelt burnt and was a mushy mess all at once, the coleslaw had no taste at all, and the chicken was barely jerked. Nasty. Didn’t enjoy at all, highly disappointed. Save your money. Couldn’t even finish the meal. Chicken was also dry.

★★★★★
July 10, 2022

!!!Fresh, Yummy,😋Halal*& Good Portion!!! I ordered their special “Jerk/BBQ Chicken”; the lady at the reception made a really nice platter (Jerk Chicken Leg, Rice, Beans with some gravy and Coleslaw)👏🏻 The only thing that I would suggest is perhaps reducing the price a bit or at least include a pop in the price. Well done and keep it up✌🏻

Local Guide
December 7, 2024

Threw up. First time here never again. Wasted my money n time coming here. Jerk chicken rice and peas maccaroni tasted like nothing at all.

★★★★★
Local Guide
September 21, 2024

Best bbq chicken Rica and peas Ive ever tasted, the stewed chicken gravy was the cherry on top for this meal

Local Guide
September 21, 2024

Overall just not a good experience

★★★
August 21, 2024

18$ for a leg and thigh quater with two festival and a drink , thats craaaaazy

★★★★★
Local Guide
August 21, 2024

Best oxtail omg

July 21, 2024

Cant believe the price on the roti , 24.99 plus tax , unbelievable. For a patty 4$ Cmon yall need to do better on the prices

★★★★★
Local Guide
July 21, 2024

Tastey patties in a bun

★★★★★
February 21, 2024

Went to get a roti and was very surprised how good it was, spice was really flavourful. Also had their chicken soup really good. Parking: Park

★★★★★
Local Guide
January 21, 2024

Great place to eat

★★★★★
January 21, 2024

Found this place after moving into the neighborhood. Amazing food and customer service, love the authentic jerk. They have daily specials all the time. Highly recommend trying the place out if in the bluffs area. Dietary restrictions: Halal available!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Dietary restrictions: They said everything they cook is halal. They also have a patty that might not be halal so ask if you have dietary restrictions. The patty is not made there! Parking: There are about 3 spots on the street but behind the shops you can find parking but what I did was to park in a spot I saw in the plaza before.

December 21, 2023

Food is too expensive but all of it was microwaved, old and VERY small portion. Soup was soggy and smelly. Had a feeling it was leftovers from the day before, did not taste good. Employees were unprofessional and unhygienic. Heard employees screaming and fighting in the kitchen. One female employee especially was extremely rude and acting belligerent. SAVE YOUR MONEY! DONT GO HERE!

December 21, 2023

Don t bother

Local Guide
December 21, 2023

I wish I read reviews before ordering here. They aren t lying. The chicken roti was terrible, and expensive and couldn t finish it.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

This is true JERK. Done over charcoal and cooked to perfection. DELICIOUS Like the sign says #1JERK.

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

Food was awesome, rice and pea were bomb! Awesome staff Thanks Guys Ill be back! Food

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Great vibes!!! Excellent service!!! Food

December 21, 2023

Paid extra for the bonesless chicken roti which was filled with bones and spent the next 3 days sick with food poisoning. Gross. Clean up your act No. 1 Jerk!

December 21, 2023

Food was really horrible and dry. I honestly do not recommend this place for any reason. Food

December 21, 2023

I placed an order on Uber eats, they sent me the wrong item. I called the restaurant and spoke to the female, she was absolutely disgusting in the way she handled customer service. Not only did she not want to do anything about the mistake from their end but then she proceeded to hang up on me mid conversation. I m wouldn t recommend anyone ordering from this place. The food was disgusting, no flavor or taste. Save your money

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

I had the jerk chicken here last saturday. It was the best Toronto jerk that I ever had. I have tried most of the jerk places in Toronto and this is definitely the best, at great prices too. The owner is a very friendly person.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Got jerk chicken sandwich and it was amazing. Affordable price and nice staffs. The owner of the restaurant is kind and very friendly too. Best Jamaican food ever Food : 5/5 |

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

Big up to this joint , whent their around 11:15 or so, me and a co worker got medium jerk chicken with rice and peas /oxtail gravy , I added a spicy patty and ting . The patty was fire, the jerk chicken , rice and peas were also amazing , good portions , good price, great service. Would recommend and will be back in future

December 21, 2022

Unfortunately not great. Had high hopes as the pictures looked amazing. My food was all bones and potatoes. Meat, the little bit I found in the roti, was cut oddly and had shards of bone in the food. Ended up throwing it out. Very dry as well no gravy and was cold. Thought Id try a new place and support a local business however I would strongly recommend trying elsewhere if you are inclined. Have eaten at many other great Carribean places and really hope this is a one off and not their usual, however based on recent reviews, it seems normal for them.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

I had the jerk chicken it was excellent and goathead soup was fantastic staff is amazing

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

Amazing stuff great food

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

One of the best Jerk Chicken Ive had. Gravy is perfect on the rice. House hot sauce is good and spicy.

★★★★★
December 21, 2022

Love the goat curry, jerk chicken and the insanely hot home made hot sauce. All the sides have been delecious too. Friendly staff to top it off. Highly recommended

★★★★★
December 21, 2022

Jamaican food is lit!

★★★★
December 21, 2022

Ive been a couple times now after popping in on a whim and honestly its really nice. Keep in mind Ive never really been a fan of jerk chicken, I dont like spice for the sake of being hot, but this place makes it nice and flavorful. I order the $7 student special of jerk chicken, rice & peas, coleslaw and water, and frankly the portion is big enough that me and my mum split it when we go for a walk. The rice is delicious and the food is always nice and hot. The owner is super nice too, makes going to a new place that much easier. I see they get mixed reviews but frankly I havent had any issues, I really enjoy when I do go out and get it.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

Liked the yellow rice and chicken. Different spices and taste. The plantain could have been a little more ripen but the dish tasted similar to what we prepare in Kerala. Worth trying.

December 21, 2022

Wow I really need to start reading reviews because this was the worst food I have ever had and the cost was what made it worse! I said to myself as soon as I stepped into this place and seen how nasty the place looked I should of left but said I will give it a chance. Wow what a mistake. Should of left when I heard the microwave heating up my food in the back!

★★★★
December 21, 2022

This was my bf & I s first time ordering from this restaurant. We both got a patty and a jerk bbq sandwich each. It was really good and hot when arrived. Meat was very little in spice and flavourful. Would order again :)

★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

Food was ok. Went there a few times late at night. People serving are chill. Heard the microwave going off in the back kitchen. Not the best nor the worst jerk chicken Ive ever had.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

Always lives up to the standard!

December 21, 2022

Guy that works there has bad hygiene, smells really bad. There was a hair in my food tonight. Told them to cancel my order. Never going back.

December 21, 2022

The food was nasty. Ordered for rice with , was given rice mixed with beans. The place looks so dirty and nasty. The guy cooking the food look so dirty and unprofessional. Whole place smelled weed. I really regretted. Food portion is very small and expensive. The need to stop smoking in there, the cook needs to be clean and profession . He lack customer service. The food wasn t what I had as compared to other Jamaican place. Am never buying from here again sorry. Kid-friendliness: Not a place for kids. Smells of weed

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

Real jerk chicken was very delicious

★★★★★
December 21, 2022

Best soup

December 21, 2022

Wish I had read the reviews before ordering from skip. I ordered the chicken foot soup and it was sour.

★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2021

I would have loved to give this place a higher rating, but sadly it fell a little short. This is possibly the worst Jamaican food in the city until we find another one to take last place. I had curry goat and oxtail both were a little underwhelming.

Local Guide
December 21, 2021

they refuse to address the feral horse problem

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2021

Jerk was great, nice and spicy! Small serving is A LOT! The curry goat was delicious, not tough and dry, nice and tender. Will be back again next time in Scarborough!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2021

My first time at there ,the hospitality was good and the food was also good

Local Guide
December 21, 2021

Too dry and they give me 4 drumsticks???

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2021

Great jerk every time, a must try.

December 21, 2021

Terrible i asked for boneless roti was spitting out bones the whole time it took whoever almost an hour to make it was the worst roti i ever had

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2021

Good food

December 21, 2021

Wish I looked at the reviews I ordered a slice of rum cake and was given a bite size portion that was smaller than my pinky finger

★★★★★
December 21, 2021

Good food good people good work

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2021

You HAVE TO TRY THIS PLACE!!!! we were in the area visiting a beach near by and came to this restaurant. Food was absolutely amazing! You must try the pasta salad that they make. It was amazing I went home craving for more. Definitely going back when Im in the area

Local Guide
December 21, 2021

Terrible

★★★★★
December 21, 2021

Food was great! Thanks

December 21, 2021

The worst oxtail I ever tried in my life it smelled really bad its like they pressure cooked it for hour no flavour at all had to throw it out. The jerk chicken was ok.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2021

Better than Warden station patties.

December 21, 2021

Ordered the Jerk Chicken for delivery, the chicken had a nasty burnt flavour from skin to bone, the rice was well cooked but its only white rice after all, barely any flavour. Not only that, the portions felt small compared to other Caribbean/Jamaican spots Ive been to.

December 21, 2020

Look at the reviews. I didnt and made a huge mistake ordering from them at 1030pm. Chicken was since lunch. Very dry. I ordered a large they gave me a leg only. The gravy was the worst I ever had. THE WORST. The rice was old. They dont care about their food. Stay away!!!!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2020

Best jerk chicken

★★★★★
December 21, 2020

Most authentic pan chicken in the city! Has really good portions, guaranteed to fill your belly! Real Jamaican food prepared by a real Jamaican.

★★★★★
December 21, 2020

Great food and great friendly customer service! :) <3 I personally love the curry and stew chicken the best.

December 21, 2020

Was on a speaker phone call with a friend who was inquiring about their ackee and a Salt fish for 1000 dollars yess you read that right and when the guy picked up and my friend asked about it the guy said ya so what as iff that is normal

December 21, 2020

Worst jerk chicken I ever had in Toronto. The chicken burnt with no gravy on it. The rice is dry. Would not recommend this place.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2020

Lovely place. Just started going there. Great food.

★★★★★
December 21, 2020

Very good. Very nice

Local Guide
December 21, 2020

The jerk chicken dinner that I ordered was very dry the rice was dry also I asked for oxtail sauce on the rice nothing was put on very disappointed will not be going back.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2020

Enjoyed my jerk chicken meal. The rice was topped with sweet fried onions that were super tasty.

★★★★★
December 21, 2020

My favorite spot for jerk chicken rice and peas no veggies with oxtail gravy on point this spot is a must check them out

★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2020

Too dry. Not the best quality.

December 21, 2020

This place should shut down the man can t cook even if his life depended on it.... everything taste nasty like it s been in a plastic container for days never again

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2020

Taste so good!

Local Guide
December 21, 2019

The worst I ordered from there and didn t get what I ordered, and the guy told me I don t have to know what He gave me, I m coming to that store to put him on blast he don t know me. People spend there hard earn money I don t care, you never know how hard I have to work, if there is something that you don t have you should at least acknowledge the customer jackass... and the food had no taste and full of black pepper just taste like water and pepper.. I will not be eating here anymore... coward

★★★★★
December 21, 2019

Its really great food , great price ,I love it

★★★★★
December 21, 2019

Jerk chicken on point

★★★★★
December 21, 2019

Its wicked!! Wood BBQ chicken thats second to none.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

They slow cook the food on a charcoal grill for hours, its so good. nothing tastes like this place. Definitely have to try it!

December 21, 2019

First and last time.

★★★★★
December 21, 2019

If youre a true Jamaican who use to buy food at cook shop or from the jerkman on the road then you know the food from this restaurant is damn near the same that smokey flavor is very necessary

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Good tasty food but no garden salad.

Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Flavorless

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Absolute amazing

★★★★★
December 21, 2019

Best jerk chicken in the city

★★★★
December 21, 2019

Good food for the price, particularly the Tuesday special.

★★
December 21, 2019

Very dry jerk chicken. The rice and peas was ok. Got the large one. Barely enough chicken

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Like if you love dirty no frills island food then come here. You know the drill.

December 21, 2019

The food got delivered with missing and incorrect order. The BBQ chicken was so dry, almost burnt! Never going to order from here again

December 21, 2018

absolute trash....clumpy rice, died no mean jerk chicken disgusting coleslaw...never again.

★★★★★
December 21, 2018

Seriously the Jerk chicken with rice and peas is the bomb. So full (had a small)

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2018

Food is great, authentic and pretty big portions!

December 21, 2018

The worst ox tail Ive ever eaten. Couldnt finish it. Had an underlying burnt flavour as if it stewed in a burnt pot. The texture was very fatty and unpleasant. Flavour was horrible. Definitely not cooked today, it tasted very old.

Local Guide
December 21, 2018

The Ugliest.

Local Guide
December 21, 2018

No. 1 Star. Didnt want pizza and the Chinese restaurant was closed so I decided to go to this place. In my mind I was saying that at least its West Indian food and I preferred that over pizza any day....ANY DAY BUT TODAY! I wish I just stuck to the pizza I bought for my child. Im not a person to bash an establishment like this...ESPECIALLY from my own cultural background but it was probably the worst place Ive been to in Scarborough in regards of the food alone. My rating is not for anything else but the food. The rice was mushy (Im pretty sure I read that somewhere in the reviews as well) Without the tastless gravy on top of that rice, it still needed salt. The fried chicken was alright and the two plantain that I got (BTW I was so happy to see them in there and so excited to eat them) were dry. Guessing they were fried earlier in the day. I came around 5pm. Love coleslaw but wasnt a fan of the one given to me. Would have given 2 more stars if it didnt send me to the bathroom MAYBE I will give this place another try earlier in the day when the food is fresh.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2018

Good real Jamaican food

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2017

The jerk chicken here is great. Large portion, flavorful and tender. The cons? They are really stingy with their coleslaw and there is hardly any fish in their salt fish and ackee dish.still my number one spot for jerk chicken.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2017

Authentic jamaican dishes! With a nice twist on most, Devon has amazing service as well!

★★★★★
December 21, 2017

The most delicious jerk chicken you will ever taste. The oxtail beautiful, not fat on it.

★★★★
December 21, 2017

Very satisfied

December 21, 2017

My first experience wasnt too great. I ordered a medium curry chicken and as I waited, I hear a microwave as my food is being prepared. Im not sure if my order was microwaved-prepared or not, but I got a little suspicious how my food was served. When I tried the curry chicken, it was full of bones as I tried eating the chicken meat. I had to keep spitting out bones every time I take a bite. The vegetables also had hard stems as I try to eat. Didnt really have a good experience here. Colesaw was okay, but didnt bother finishing up the rest of my food. Bony chicken made it difficult to eat and enjoy the food. Cant really trust how the food was prepared.

★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2017

Patties taste old, roti is drier than the sand on Jamaicas beaches and there was more bones in my roti than there are in a chickens body. Tasty spice though, when I wasnt spitting out bits of ribcage...

December 21, 2017

I ordered food from these guys through Uber Eats. I only received half of my order then when I told the driver he said to contact #1 Jerk. When I contacted them they told it wasnt their problem and that Id have to contact Uber. What a nightmare just to order some dinner.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2017

Best home cooked yardy food..... HARDY food YARDY food.

Local Guide
December 21, 2017

Ordered boneless and there little tiny bones all through my food. Wont be back

Local Guide
December 21, 2017

I hate to say it, because the guy that worked there was so nice.. but the food is TERRIBLE! They cut up their chicken all weird to the point where the pieces were completely mangled, couldnt even eat the jerk chicken when we got home because it was all just BONE and weird parts.. so disappointing considering I spent $40 there and not a single person I picked up jerk chicken and rice for, were able to eat their food properly. Needless to say never going back & you probably shouldnt either... unless you like pissing away your $$

December 21, 2017

I usually try to support my cultural restaurant from time to time but west Indian and Jamaican food as a certain level of expectations. Rice and peas mushy....flavorless....jerk chicken black like tar. Well dark...taste burnt. .limited gravy. Coleslaw is usually shredded or cute small these were cut for steam purpose and turn into coleslaw. I dumped the food out. A year ago I gave the food a try and it was semi. Things should improve over time. I guess I am stuck cooking my own Caribbean food at home. Its the worst thing to feel hungry due to a busy day and the food wasnt even near any standard of mines. Very disappointing

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2017

Great food! Highly recommended

Local Guide
December 21, 2017

Come to Gramps

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2017

Best tasting Jerk and ox tail. These people can cook yard food almost as good as my mom :)

December 21, 2017

This place is unrateable Very poor cooking ordered 2 large oxteal rice and peas with 2 coconut water and 3 peanut punch drinks and they. Didnt deliver one of my drink food was highly burnt my kids couldnt even eat the food and when i call all they could ever say is sorry and then stayed silent the hole time im talking. No sort or customer service very rude

December 21, 2017

Ordered large jerk chicken with rice, and a chicken roti. The rice was mush. Over cooked, bland, minute rice. The chicken was extremely over cooked and dry in both the roti, and the jerk, and half the pieces of jerk chicken were more bone than meat. Very disappointed, not ordering again.

December 21, 2017

Deserves zero stars. Horrible cook... completely burnt jerk chicken with 95% just bones, asked for gravy got nothing, complete waste of money.

December 21, 2017

This was horrendous! Basically had the entire chickens skeleton with no meat on it, the rice had for sure been sitting out all day and had no taste and the coleslaw was definitely from a container. Not to mention how dirty and sketchy the actual building was. I took two bites and threw it out.

Local Guide
December 21, 2016

Went in on their opening day last year, ordered oxtail. It was rubbery and actually had a plastic taste Horrible