Island Express Restaurant

151 IL-38 H, Elburn
(630) 448-1345

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Sweet Potatoes and Green Beans
Jerk Chicken & Curry Goat
Jerk Chicken White Large
Side Brown Stew Chicken
Pineapple Ginger Beer
Jerk Salmon & Shrimp
Jerk Rib Tips Large
Jerk Chicken Salad
Jerk Chicken Pasta
Rice \u0026 Beans

Small Bites
Patty
Jerk Pasta
Jerk chicken or shrimp served with penne noodles mixed in Alfredo sauce and lightly seasoned.
Jerk Wings
whole chicken wings jerked with a blend of Jamaican spices
Kid's Meal

Entrees
Side Oxtail
1/2 Jerk Chicken
A variation of: 2 Leg quarters (dark), or 2 Breast quarters (white) or 1 Leg quarter and 1 Breast quarter (mixed) chopped.
Side Shrimp
Whole Jerk Chicken
Side Curry Goat
1/4 Jerk Chicken
Side Brown Stew Chicken

Salads
Jerk Salad
Jerk chicken breast served with chopped lettuce, bell peppers, red onions, shredded carrots, tomatoes, and dressing of your choice.
Garden Salad

Medium Platters (pick 2 sides)
Med Oxtail Platter
Jamaican style oxtails, served with 2 sides of your choice
Med Jerk Chicken Platter White
Med Curry Goat Platter
Med Jerk Rib Platter
Med Jerk Chicken Platter Mix
Med Jerk Chicken Platter Dark
Med Brown Stew Chicken Platter
Mixed chicken pieces cooked in a brown sauce, served with 2 sides of your choice

Large Platters (pick 3 sides)
Lg Jerk Chicken Platter Mix
1 jerk leg quarter and 1 jerk breast quarter chopped. served with 3 Sides of your choice
Lg Jerk Wing Platter
Lg Oxtail Platter
Lg Jerk Chicken Plater Dark
2 jerk leg quarters chopped, served with 3 sides of your choice
Lg Jerk Rib Tip Platter
Lg Brown Stew Chicken Platter
Mixed chicken pieces cooked in a brown sauce, served with 3 sides of your choice.
Lg Curry Goat Platter
Lg Jerk Chicken Platter White
2 jerk breast quarters chopped. served with 3 sides of your choice

Seafood Platters (pick 3 sides)
Jerk Catfish Platter
Jerk Shrimp Platter
Jerk Salmon Platter
Curry Shrimp Platter
Cooked in a curry sauce with bell peppers and onion

Combination Platters (pick 3 sides)
Salmon & Shrimp
Jerk Chicken & Curry Goat
Jerk Chicken & Oxtails
Jerk Rib & Chicken
Jerk Chicken & Catfish
Jerk Chicken & Shrimp
Jerk Chicken & Rib Tip
Jerk Chicken & Salmon

Sides
Steamed Cabbage
Freshly cut cabbage, sautéed and then steamed in a pan with bell peppers, onions, and carrots and lightly seasoned.
Rice & Beans
Mac & Cheese
Green Beans
Mashed Potatoes
Candy Yams
White Rice

Beverages
Tropical Rhythm Fruit Juice
Ting
Can Pop

Extras
Extra Bread
Extra Sauce

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Recent Reviews

Food was good actually better than I thought it would be. The mild Jerk sauce was delicious. I order 2 white meat dinner’s w/3 sides and 2 drinks. Total was around $53 sum dollars. Sweet potatoes could have been just a little more sweet and a little more portion of the sides would have been great. Overall I give them 8 out of 10. I would go back!!!!!
September 2025
Food is all homemade. The sides are the stars for me. All are outstanding and reliable. I've have less consistently good main courses. Sometimes they're great. Sometimes they're overcooked and dry. Oxtails have never been melt in your mouth tender for me. The patties are very good.

This is primarily a carry out restaurant. They have a few seats but there's no atmosphere to speak of.
September 2025
To say the food is excellent is insufficient. The flavors are robust, vibrant, and well balanced in a way you don't typically find in other types of cuisine, let alone restaurants in the area.

We got the goat curry, ox tails, and jerk chicken. It was love at first bite. After our first bite of jerk chicken, my girlfriend and I looked at each other and knew right away that we were about to embark on a flavor adventure. All the meat was succulent, balanced...
September 2025

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Island Express Restaurant

151 IL-38 H, Elburn, IL 60119
(630) 448-1345