Taste of the Caribbean I
505 Hampton Park Blvd, Capitol Heights, MD, 20743
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Address :
505 Hampton Park Blvd
Capitol Heights, MD, 20743 - Phone (301) 499-2900
- Website https://www.thetasteofthecaribbean.com
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Opening Hours
- Mon :10:00 am - 7:00pm
Specialities
- Takes Reservations : No
Delivery : No
Take-out : Yes
Accepts Credit Cards : Yes
Good For : Lunch
Bike Parking : Yes
Wheelchair Accessible : Yes
Good for Kids : Yes
Good for Groups : Yes
Attire : Casual
Noise Level : Average
Alcohol : Beer & Wine Only
Outdoor Seating : No
Has TV : Yes
Caters : Yes
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Chocolate F.
The food was right on point... This is a place I'll go for a little piece of home, Caribbean style. I recommend for big orders, to call first and order! The staff was pleasant, yes they are a little on the slow side, but it was worth the wait. My husband and I enjoyed our food...
(4)Rushell D.
I ordered jerk chicken which was not up to my standards. They put too much ketchup in the chicken that it tastes too "kerchupy". To top it off, I asked for some curry gravy on the side but they obviously didn't wanted to give it to me. I was there standing for over 10 minutes for the curry sauce until I told the cashier I need to go. I asked for it while I ordered my food so if they needed to charge me they should have. I honestly will not go back even do I live 5 minutes away.
(2)Hope L.
SSoooo I am now working close to this spot and thought I would venture out to see what kind of food this neighborhood has to offer. I stumbled across Taste of Caribbean and immediately got excited. I'm thinking; woohoo Oxtails, jerk chicken, beef patty all within walking distance of work. I went during lunch time (12:30) and it wasn't crowded at all. Got the Jamaican jerk chicken lunch special and a spicy beef patty. I asked for chili sauce on the side and I was told to add it to my food. I was a little perplexed and asked "you don't have small containers for the sauce?" and was told "um yeah, but you'll have to pay for it". I didn't feel like getting into anymore so I decided to add a dab of sauce to the corner of my food. When I opened the container the first thing I noticed was a leg and a thigh. I'm like WTH?!? When I see jerk chicken I immediately think of drum/wingettes. But ok, I digress because it may be really good. Get to work, dig in and ugh I am so disappointed. The chicken tasted like it had BBQ sauce with a hint of jerk spice and a bunch of spicy (cayenne) pepper. Cabbage was actually pretty good and the rice and peas just wasn't seasoned well. When I see "Caribbean" I think island, seasoned, yummy food....this place was a strike out. I will not be returning UNLESS it is to buy Tylenol, Advil, or something to drink. No more food because I was not impressed with it. If you have a car and the time I would suggest you drive over to Muffin Man in Lanham. Just because the food is priced at a fair cost doesn't mean the quality of the food should suffer. Any good island cook knows this and knows how to make it work in the kitchen. Unfortunately this is not one of those places.
(2)Charles C.
The food is pretty good but the service could be better. They are very slow. The Guyana rice treat is very dry but has a good flavor. The jerk wing are a lil dry but great heat. The goat roti was a hit for and its the reason for the 3 stars. I would go back just for that. Service not so much
(3)J L.
This restaurant is mediocre at best because of the service and food. I doubt that the employees enjoy the business or their customers. I do not eat where I do not feel welcomed. There is nothing special about the dishes. The food tastes like the description on the menu, meh.
(2)Shae S.
I love it. The food is really good and cooked well. I come here when i dont feel like cooking ox tails or curry goat. i would recommend this to all my trini people lol
(5)Michelle H.
The whiting lunch special ($7.99) was okay. Nothing out of this world. The rice was the best part of the meal. The whiting was good for whiting, but as a red snapper fan, which they were out of or didn't have yet for the day, I really didn't have the foodgasms I was looking forward to. The doubles had a lot of curry so if you love curry, I would go for that.
(3)Ericka S. M.
One bite of the jerk chicken, rice and peas, and I felt like someone doused my mouth with pepper and was on stand by with a match to set me on fire. The woman who took my order did not know I was ordering festival/fried dumplings even though I described "fried bread." She just smiled politely and avoided eye contact. After taking my food to the car, I had to go back inside and request a full serving of the cabbage. I am a grown woman who eats full size servings of vegetables. What they put in my box left me wondering if I should laugh or feel like I was being cheated. The second lady who I asked to provide me with an adult-size portion, was cold...icy. I will never give them my money again. They evidently do not need it. (immediate thoughts). I took the food to my husband who moved here two years ago from Montego Bay, Jamaica. He stated the food was okay, but it was not that good. He said it had too much pepper and not enough spices. Needless to say, another one bites the dust...Will the quality Jamaican restaurants please stand up???????? BTW: The rice was mushy. One of my pet peeves. If you are going to serve rice, don't over cook it and then smother it is jerk sauce. I didn't know if I was eating rice with peas or soup in a carry-out box.
(2)Bianca T.
*UPDATE Even though I did the unthinkable and gave this place another chance. They have f*^%ed up again! I called in my order, when I got there I stood up front for about 5 minutes while the people behind the counter passed back n fourth ignoring their customer. I payed for my food after some rude customer service and stepped out to make a call. When I came back in there was food on the counter, I asked if It was mine and the woman pinched the bag and held it out to me as if I was the one with the nasty contagious attitude! I'm done with yall for good. Just dealing with your bad attitudes makes me want to just suffer through hunger at work. The small portions are just not worth it. Good luck staying in business!
(1)Grace K.
The food at this place is the bomb around here. It tastes as good as I can make it myself so when I am in the mood for Guyanese food and I don't have the time to make it myself this is where I will go to get it even though it is a hike from where I live. There isn't another place in this area that makes this type of food like they do and their pastries are also very good, I won't waste my money to buy the pastries anywhere else. If you want to taste it all dine in on Sunday when they have the buffet and they offer different dishes. Everything taste delicious. Their Pepperpot is the real thing.
(5)Bryan W.
Disappointed in how far this place has fallen off. Was in the mood for some curry goat, and remembering how good this place was before i moved out of the area, i decided to come back. I ahould have just walked out while I waited 5 minutes for the ladies to finish their conversation and take my order. Anyway, i finally got my order which came quick (the only hilight of my trip) and took it home. I ordered the curry goat and two beef patties. After sitting down at work, mouth watering to fulfill the craving i was having, i took a bit and the disapointed train hit me square in the mouth. Ive had better patties from 7/11. The crust had a nice flavor, but thats where it stopped, because i had nothing but dried meat inside of the crust. So i chalked that as a loss and dug into the curry goat. The disapointment train backed up and hit me yet again. The goat was SUPER dry, not jerky dry but still not as moist as it should have been, not only that, the initial curry flavor died a few chews into it. I will say the multiple bones included in the dish made for a GREAT experience. *hits sarcasm light*. Disapointed to see how much this place has fallen off,and i dont want to write them off, becausw everyone has a bad day, but i can spend my $15 elsewhere and be semi satisfied...
(1)Alicia L.
I rate the food here a solid B. After eating here you probably wont crave it, but if you're hungry and you want Caribbean food on a Monday (when most other shops are closed) it's a good substitute. This is a Guyanese restaurant. The oxtail needs to be pressured longer because the meat was tough. The curry good was okay, but not memorable. The menu is mainly Guyanese with Jamaican options thrown in here and there. As someone who grew up on Jamaican food, I can tell that the Jamaican dishes weren't up to standard. The flavors were a bit off and just not there- kinda bland. So, if you're craving Jamaican food and there are higher rated options, I would go somewhere else. I'm not sure of how the Guyanese options are, so maybe they are more impressive. I would only go back under very special circumstances.
(3)Blackmoney T.
Oh...My....God!!! I was having a craving for jerk wings. I really don't like Negril and the Muffin Man Caribbean Cafe' closes early on Saturdays. I did a google search and stumbled on to this spot. Actually it was a tie between driving up to the jerk pit in College Park (which i've never been to either), or going here. Let me just say, they had the BEST jerk wings I've ever had in my LIFE!!! This was my first time here, but you better believe, it won't be the last. Now I'm anxious to try everything else. I wanna try the oxtail and curry goat in particular. Excellent food!
(5)Tyler C.
Good pan-Caribbean food, with a focus on Guyana's cuisine. Can't say I'm an expert, but I've sampled a good selection of island food purveyors & think it's quality. Oxtail, stew chick, & jerk chicken have all been decent. Customer service could be better. On weekend nights, the club is pretty fun. They do karaoke & a lot of old-school reggae/dub/ska. Tasty Caribbean beers are a nice touch.
(3)Quint L.
I thought I knew of all the Caribbean spots in the area, until someone told me about this place 3 weeks ago. I've been 4 times since. It's nothing fancy, think takeout with tables for you to sit down and eat. No waiter service. Also think "island time," every Caribbean restaurant I have been to outside of NYC has the same, "I'm doing you a favor" attitude when they are taking your order. This is not a Jamaican restaurant this is a Guyanese restaurant. This is the only place in the area that I know that can REALLY make a roti and make it right. So right that I had a roti every time I went. Goat beef, and chicken. I wished they wrapped it though. My only complaint is that they do not have the prices on the wall menu. Everything is up there. Doubles, patties, palouri etc. But if you buy plenty of things you may be surprised by the total price. Not saying that its expensive, just wish I knew how much something cost before I decided to order it. Either way hands down the 2nd best tasting Caribbean food that I have ever had in this area. The first was run by Trini's in Hyattsville but they have since closed down which makes this my new #1 spot.
(4)B W.
Let me clarify: Yelp should really consider a quarter point system. I would get the Taste of the Caribbean a solid 3.75. The service was a little cold, but business like. She was singing though! The food was really good. But not great. I had the lunch special jerk chicken with coco bread. And the man had the stew chicken and coco bread. The bread was good... in places. It was soft... in places, and hard... in places, tasty, but not extraordinarily flavorful. The jerk chicken was good, but not great also. And then it seemed like the chicken was 2 pieces, but it was a thigh cut into two. The stew chicken was the best. I should have eaten his instead. And he had a whole leg and a thigh. The rice and beans were tasty. I'm gonna go again. I will definitely order some new stuff too.
(3)Kofi F.
Best Curry Goat and Roti in the DC area. Love stopping by here. I will go out if my way to get their food.
(5)Daniella K.
My fav is curry shrimp and bust up..d best Caribbean rest in MD!!!
(5)Joe M.
The Jerk Chicken lunch special for 4.99!!!! Includes rice and peas with a light cabbage salad. The spice level was moderate. What really tied the meal together was the homemade caribbean ice tea which had a little passion fruit in it, wow! The staff was friendly and the food was made rather quickly. A hidden gem.
(4)Chaz C.
Great food, Polite staff and clean restaurant. A nice out of the norm spot that has would be great before or after a event at FedEx field.
(5)TG A.
Sloppy service and cheated out of $5- I ordered the curry goat to go. When I got home, I found the lunch special size chicken curry instead (which is half the price).
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