Mr. Jerk

Mr Jerk, food is dry and bland. The place looks dirty and messy. The Asian guy that works there is rude and unprofessional. I walked in and all the Asian guy did was complain about his sister who owns the place. Saying how she flies all over the world and he is stuck there working. If you are the owner of this restaurant understand that your brother complains about you to very customer that walks in the door. He does not enjoy working for you, and if u keep him employed your business is going to close up shop very soon…
Customer ahead of me asked for coleslaw and he said his wife didn’t come to work today and he was working by himself… so no coleslaw…
The experience was not good, disgruntled employee (brother) shows in his service, food and attitude.

Loooooooooove it !!! Love love love! Try the stunning delicious oxtail — it’s my favorite — how is it possible they can make it that tender ??? Love the chicken curry as well !!!

Wish I could provide a full rating based on food taste and quality but it was not meant to be… saturday night online shows that they open until 7pm, called ahead at 6pm to make sure they still had some oxtail… someone picks up the phone and said that they were not opened today… why have a business when you don’t want to open to serve and make money?
Explain to me why 95% of any caribbean resturants in Ontario is closed early or don’t want to open at all? The quality and taste can’t make up for the lack of will with regards to work ethic from the owners and employees at caribbean restaurants.
Seems like you don’t have to lose my business since you are not opened for business.
P. S. no caribbean resturants in Ontario want to be opened for business on Sundays either.

I asked for a curry goat dinner and my friend ordered a lunch special. Super reasonable price, both with so much meat!!!

Excellent jerk chicken rice with good portions. Jerk chicken not too dry, very moist and tender. Friendly service.

had the lunch special chicken, rice and slaw. In my opinion, quite a tasty option for those who like jerk flavour. Price is good also. Lunch special and a pop and it came to around 8 buck. Decent price for the portion that you get. Would go back.

Never had an issue with this place. Service is pretty fast and the owner is usually on site during the day. Good guy, always cracking jokes etc… Their Ingredients are always fresh and moist. Love the jerk chicken sandwich and coleslaw! Yum yum!

Let me start by saying that if you only care about the food and don’t mind being ignored and forgotten after you’ve paid, this place is alright. We ordered a half chicken dinner and were told that it would be about a 15 minute wait, so we got a sandwich to eat while we waited. 45 minutes later, we were still chickenless, so I went up to inquire. There was already a long line at it’s point, but the owner was on the phone talking to someone else, and didn’t make any attempt to acknowledge the customers. Everyone was grumbling and several people had already left in frustration, but I already paid so I didn’t have that luxury. After another 20 min, the guy at the b

I was hesitant to go because all the reviews talk about the Jerk, and it’s the curry I was wondering about. There was no curry chicken left, which is probably a good sign, so I had the curry goat, it was great. I will have to get there a little earlier next time, so I can try the chicken.

I have always been a bigger fan of oxtail than jerk chicken/​pork when it comes to Jamaican food. I’ve tried all 3 at this place and in terms jerk, I like the chicken more than the pork. Make sure you ask them to slather on some oxtail sauce on your meat to keep it moist. I haven’t tried their lunch specials but their dinner portions are pretty good. It’s one of the few Jamaican places in Markham so it does get busy some nights. The older couple runs the shop themselves so the wait time varies. I didn’t give a perfect rating because of the location and the fact that they don’t offer aki fish (another one of my favs). They do have several other dishes on the menu but man if they could serve aki fish and do it well. I would be more than happy to give then 6 stars.

Split review for a Jerk Pork Lunch Special ($ 6.2 + tax)
Jerk Pork: 4 stars
Rice: 3 stars
Price: 5 stars
Value: 3 stars
The only fair way that I can review Mr. Jerk’s Jerk Pork lunch special is to provide a split rating.
Jerk pork: The jerk pork, as many have mentioned, was moist, tender, tasty, and had a nice charred skin. Why not 5 star for the meat? Well, it didn’t taste jerk to me. It was not spicy or spiced. If you wanted it hot, ask for extra sauce over the meat.
Rice: Why is there a separate review for the rice? Because most of the lunch box was filled with rice. The rice was good. It was very well portioned. I just can’t 4 or 5 star rice cooked in flavored water.
Price: $ 6.20 can get you an overall well portioned lunch. I call it inexpensive. It costs slightly more than a wonton soup noodle, but Mr Jerk is a take out joint, so you don’t have to tip. The total cost works out rather similar. Now you have a clearer idea how competitively priced the lunch special is even in Markham.
Value: Yes, you will get full with this meal. Yes, there was enough jerk pork in the lunch box. The box was still 90% filled with rice plus salad. So as far as value is concern, I call it fair. Not exceptional, not a great deal, but a very fair deal. Fair to the seller and the buyer.
Overall: I lean towards 3.5 stars for food and value. But hey, the people at counter are down to earth, have a good attitude, just want to make an honest living with honest food This place is popular, swamped with line up at lunch time. So I feel generous. 4 stars that is.

Must try: Jerk Pork
The Jerk Pork is so moist and tender that the pieces fall apart on your fork… The lunch special is great at $ 6.20 for the dinner size portion.
When asked «Do you want gravy on your _​_​_​_​_​_​_​_​?», the answer is always «yes». Always.

I’m writing this review as I’m eating my take out lunch from Mr.Jerk.
I ordered the Jerk pork meal and it came with bean mixed w/​rice, cabbage and the jerk pork. The flavours are good (would like more sauce) the pork is very dry and hard/​chewy and too skinny (not enough fatty parts) causing it to be dry and hard to chew. the rice is hard, maybe undercooked, and no flavour except for the sauce, which was only on the top. The portions is good. The pork isn’t very good but I would come back again and give the other meats a try such as the jerk chicken, curries, oxtail…
the beef patty crust is kind of hard and not as flaky/​smooth/​soft, it’s the same shape as allen’s pastries but I’m not sure if it is the same cause I only have the curry goat from Allen’s. The crust at Mr. Jerk was not buttery soft/​flaky and the beef filling was really salty. It’s not horrible but not the best of course.
It’s a good location and I would come back and try the other stuff. The parking is OK, and the staff is friendly.