Island Paradise

551 Jonesboro Rd, McDonough
(770) 898-5766

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Allison G

I purchased a large oxtail with rice and peas and cabbage. The cabbage was okay but the oxtails were dry and FULL of fat, the rice and peas had very little flavor and I didn't get any plantains. The portion of oxtails definitely wasn't worth $28 and to top it off, the service was as bad as the food. I'm Jamaican so I know what good food is supposed to taste like. I would never eat from this place again and I DO NOT RECOMMEND!!!

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 1

Blu Serean

This restaurant has a friendly vibe with regulars stopping by for takeout, but its location isn’t ideal due to competition nearby. The owner and her daughter were welcoming. I tried the cabbage, rice and beans, and oxtails. The rice and beans were good, but the cabbage lacked flavor, and the oxtails were tough and dry, with little gravy despite requesting extra. The plantains were also small. Overall, the prices felt too high for the portion sizes and food quality—we spent $62 for two oxtail plates.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 2

Ki the Stylist

Ordered a peas soup… it came with meat in it. I’m vegan. Ordered an oxtail for my client- it was dry, no flavor, little to no gravy & no butter beans. I also ordered rice and peas with it but it came with white rice. And I also ordered a veggie roti - it was extremely salty. I’m Jamaican and this ain’t it.

Food: 1

Treortic Stephens

the worst Jamaican I’ve ever had … i ordered a $30 oxtail plate .. I only got 4 pieces of oxtails . i really do not recommend . the cabbage was super hard .. barely even cooked . i wish I got McDonalds or something .. this was not paradise . but after eating this meal , I definitely felt like I was on a island starving .. please don’t come here .. 0/10 don’t recommend.

Tonya Robinson

Placed an order for jerk chk dinner w rice& peas and cabbage, a chk soup, a curry chk patty and a side of cabbage. When I say there’s was nothing, and I mean NOTHING Jamaican about this so called Jamaican food. I can cook/season my food to taste like it came from the island a thousand times better than this. The chk soup though??!? Flavorless, and NO CHICKEN! They had the nerve to scoop out two very large dumplings and a few carrots and potatoes with a load of extremely watered down liquid where it’s evident they tried to stretch the soup pot. If you’re going to do that then why not add just a few pieces of chicken/vegetables, a thickener and some SEASONING!!!??‍♀️ Not a drop of gravy was added to the rice as requested and the jerk chk tasted more like chk w some bbq sauce thrown on it; Nothing jerk about it. very Such a huge disappointment, but it’s ok. You got me once, but never again.

Todd Brewer

Very good people ?

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Steamed Cabbage, Jerk Chicken, Curry Chicken

Raine Cardoza

I always order from here with no problem.
But today I ordered curry Goat they called and stated that the curry goat was not ready yet and said no problem I will still wait ( but it is how she said it like they didn't really want to cook it) fast forward
Y'all could have kept this this curry goat was not freshly made at all look like. Someone leftover food from the night before.
If you don't have it just say That!!!

Destiny Jackson

I ordered a small curry chicken with rice and peas it was so delicious! I’m so full I have to save the rest for later, these ladies never disappoint me.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Steamed Cabbage, Beef Patty, Curry Chicken

Shanika Clendinen

Food was very flavorless. It literally tasted like steamed water from the oxtail, rice down to the cabbage. I had to season my food myself to get my money worth . .

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 4

Claire McEathron

Me and my daughter ate from him here and both got food poison. Not only was the food dry but it almost had us in the hospital. So we will never be ordering from here again.

Food: 1

Recommended dishes: Brown Stew Chicken

dakota mceathron

Food was very dry and thrown together in the plate. It was alright and I will not be ordering from here again.

Food: 1

Chante' Myhand

DO NOT eat here ! I simply just explained my disappointment in the food. A older lady literally snatched the food out of my hand and through it and the trash as she yelled at me. Thank god there was a child in there because I literally could’ve lost my mind in this restaurant! Do not waste your money nor time with these people!

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

TIESE HAMILTON

We're New to the area and have been looking for some GOOD curry. Ordered the Curry goat. AND IT DID NOT DISAPPOINT!! Food was super fresh and SOOOO dang good. And there's a really handsome young man that greets you at the door. Y'all have new customers here!!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jaquil Mccalop

Ordered 3 beef patties, they were super hard couldn’t even bite into it. Also the meat was burnt.

Food: 1

Oa Smith

Great service and food. Feels like home.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

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