I was excited to find a Caribbean restaurant in the area. However, I was disappointed by the establishment. the only beverages available were Coke, bottled sparkling water, and beer. They wouldn't even give us tap water. I ordered goat curry with a side of beans and rice. The goat curry was good but there were maybe 5 beans in the beans and rice. When I asked if they had sauces for the rice they said they were $.38 each, after we had already paid over $45 for our food. I didn't have cash, so no sauces. They never asked before we paid if we wanted any. My husband says his food was really dry.I wrote 1 for atmosphere because they were doing work on the place with power tools while we were there, which I understand has to happen, but maybe after hours? And there was no parking available in back as it is all tenant only. All that I could live with if the service, food, and beverage options were worth returning to.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
Tyler Burke
Got the curried goat and jerk pork combo. Only drink options were diet coke and pellegrino, so I asked for a water and they refused. Goat was tasty. Pork was dry as hell. Combo came with rice and beans, but only rice was provided. Will not return.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
Kindred joppy
Food was amazing. A LOT OF CHOICES. Although, we were not served one of our plates. The seating area is outside on the deck very nice.
Back A Yard on San Carlos St, San Jose. Within the SJSU neighborhood. A nice place with no seating inside, 4 tables outside the store gives that home feeling of having a BBQ in your own backyard. I’m glad i ordered the Oxtails plate, the dish came with Rice and Beans and d Plantains on the side, the Jerk seasoning was a sweet and tangy blend with a smoky allspice aftertaste. The stew was mildly hot, the Beans and Rice were mixed together with coconut notes at the end, the plate was served with sweet Fried Plantain, a good size meal. I had a side of Collard Greens, the chop leaves were steamed hot with a slightly bitter taste.Parking: I parked three blocks away. Hard to find open parking
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
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There’s no seating area to each. I did not expect to get any service other than receiving my food on arrival. I scheduled a takeout and there was a short wait nothing to extensive. Order: Oxtails, Salmon, fried plantains, red beans and rice.The Taste: Delicious, Tender, and Flavorful. All of the locations in San Jose that I have tried are synchronized with the same flavor that keeps me coming back when I am in the city of the sharks. I was to busy eating, by the time I thought of snapping a picture my plate was empty. Flavor: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The clerk is very friendly and the food is really delicious..?I want to eat it again..
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nikki Luv
I ordered the large oxtail and was disappointed. The oxtail had an unhealthy amount of fat, did not taste like authentic Jamaican oxtail, and was very salty. The oxtail should be trimmed prior to cooking. This is the second time I’ve ordered oxtails, where it was salty and fatty, so I will not be returning. The staff was friendly and parking is difficult to find during the busy hours.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
Ava Spencer
Very good jerk chicken and salmon and very good service that you can get along
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Jerk Salmon, Jerk Chicken
Connie B.
Food is delish every time! I get the salmon and my husband gets the chicken. We both love it
Likai
Yummy Jamaican food. Not much seating - takeout is probably better.
We decided to have a Cool Runnings night and needed some nutritional accompaniment...and we came across this gem. This is truly incredible Caribbean food. My wife says it was the best chicken soup she's ever had. Hands down. She kept talking about it hours later. She made me write this review so we'd remember when we went here so we could have a Back A Yard anniversary date (not kidding lol). Everything was super flavorful and a touch spicy, but just right. The jerk chicken, rice and fried plantain plates we had were to die for. The coco bread was perfectly done. The mango habanero sauce was true-to-form, so have some mitigation techniques at hand to deal with the heat. All-in-all, the best Jamaican spot around.
Connie C.
Solid Caribbean food. We used to frequent the downtown San Jose location which had indoor seating before that location was closed. This location is really for take out as there is no indoor seating and only two tables on the outside patio. My go to order is the jerk chicken and oxtail combo. It's amazing and I always get an extra order of the plantains. The food can be a bit salty, but it's offset by the rice and beans, so overall flavor is amazing. This location is right across from SJSU, so it gets busy during lunchtime. No bathrooms here so plan to take your food away.
Justin B.
Look, there's no doubt the food is good. The problem is that the workers here seem to hate their jobs. Why is that? Maybe the company needs to pay them better, treat them better, or hire more people? I don't know, but it's bad enough that I don't want to go here, even with the great food.
Tucker B.
Got the Jerk Chicken Plate damn that was hella good. The workers were all cool they recommended the Goat Curry if you like spicy food. I'll have to get that next time 10/10 it was fire.
I was excited to find a Caribbean restaurant in the area. However, I was disappointed by the establishment. the only beverages available were Coke, bottled sparkling water, and beer. They wouldn't even give us tap water. I ordered goat curry with a side of beans and rice. The goat curry was good but there were maybe 5 beans in the beans and rice. When I asked if they had sauces for the rice they said they were $.38 each, after we had already paid over $45 for our food. I didn't have cash, so no sauces. They never asked before we paid if we wanted any. My husband says his food was really dry.I wrote 1 for atmosphere because they were doing work on the place with power tools while we were there, which I understand has to happen, but maybe after hours? And there was no parking available in back as it is all tenant only. All that I could live with if the service, food, and beverage options were worth returning to.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
Got the curried goat and jerk pork combo. Only drink options were diet coke and pellegrino, so I asked for a water and they refused. Goat was tasty. Pork was dry as hell. Combo came with rice and beans, but only rice was provided. Will not return.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
Food was amazing. A LOT OF CHOICES. Although, we were not served one of our plates. The seating area is outside on the deck very nice.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Jerk Salmon, Jerk Chicken, Jerk Sauce
Back A Yard on San Carlos St, San Jose. Within the SJSU neighborhood. A nice place with no seating inside, 4 tables outside the store gives that home feeling of having a BBQ in your own backyard. I’m glad i ordered the Oxtails plate, the dish came with Rice and Beans and d Plantains on the side, the Jerk seasoning was a sweet and tangy blend with a smoky allspice aftertaste. The stew was mildly hot, the Beans and Rice were mixed together with coconut notes at the end, the plate was served with sweet Fried Plantain, a good size meal. I had a side of Collard Greens, the chop leaves were steamed hot with a slightly bitter taste.Parking: I parked three blocks away. Hard to find open parking
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
There’s no seating area to each. I did not expect to get any service other than receiving my food on arrival. I scheduled a takeout and there was a short wait nothing to extensive. Order: Oxtails, Salmon, fried plantains, red beans and rice.The Taste: Delicious, Tender, and Flavorful. All of the locations in San Jose that I have tried are synchronized with the same flavor that keeps me coming back when I am in the city of the sharks. I was to busy eating, by the time I thought of snapping a picture my plate was empty. Flavor: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Jerk Salmon, Fried Plantains, Jerk Chicken
The clerk is very friendly and the food is really delicious..?I want to eat it again..
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I ordered the large oxtail and was disappointed. The oxtail had an unhealthy amount of fat, did not taste like authentic Jamaican oxtail, and was very salty. The oxtail should be trimmed prior to cooking. This is the second time I’ve ordered oxtails, where it was salty and fatty, so I will not be returning. The staff was friendly and parking is difficult to find during the busy hours.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
Very good jerk chicken and salmon and very good service that you can get along
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Jerk Salmon, Jerk Chicken
Food is delish every time! I get the salmon and my husband gets the chicken. We both love it
Yummy Jamaican food. Not much seating - takeout is probably better.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Jerk Salmon
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We decided to have a Cool Runnings night and needed some nutritional accompaniment...and we came across this gem. This is truly incredible Caribbean food. My wife says it was the best chicken soup she's ever had. Hands down. She kept talking about it hours later. She made me write this review so we'd remember when we went here so we could have a Back A Yard anniversary date (not kidding lol). Everything was super flavorful and a touch spicy, but just right. The jerk chicken, rice and fried plantain plates we had were to die for. The coco bread was perfectly done. The mango habanero sauce was true-to-form, so have some mitigation techniques at hand to deal with the heat. All-in-all, the best Jamaican spot around.
Solid Caribbean food. We used to frequent the downtown San Jose location which had indoor seating before that location was closed. This location is really for take out as there is no indoor seating and only two tables on the outside patio. My go to order is the jerk chicken and oxtail combo. It's amazing and I always get an extra order of the plantains. The food can be a bit salty, but it's offset by the rice and beans, so overall flavor is amazing. This location is right across from SJSU, so it gets busy during lunchtime. No bathrooms here so plan to take your food away.
Look, there's no doubt the food is good. The problem is that the workers here seem to hate their jobs. Why is that? Maybe the company needs to pay them better, treat them better, or hire more people? I don't know, but it's bad enough that I don't want to go here, even with the great food.
Got the Jerk Chicken Plate damn that was hella good. The workers were all cool they recommended the Goat Curry if you like spicy food. I'll have to get that next time 10/10 it was fire.
Great rice and jerk chicken..great
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5