Come taste an appetizing dish at Someplace Else. Explore a menu featuring a variety of fishes and seafood, priced at 11$ to 25$. They are open late from Monday to Friday and are conveniently reachable by car.
Best Caribbean In Brantford
I’m a jerk.
At...
Best Caribbean In Brantford
I’m a jerk.
At least that’s what I’d be if I went with the age old adage, “You are what you eat.” That’s because I just had the pleasure of dining on some of the most fantastic jerk I’ve ever taken a whiff of. It came from Someplace Else. I know, it sounds like a bad joke.
It is a real place though, just a short walk from campus down Dalhousie Street (across from the Expositor building.) It is home to some of Brantford’s finest Caribbean cuisine.
I decided on testing out the talents of the kitchen staff after reading their take out menu that boasted the best chicken in Brantford.
When I walked in the door there was little in the way of a warm welcome. There was no one around! I waited five minutes until I heard movement in the back. I went to the kitchen area to search for some help
“Can I get an order of jerk chicken please,” I said.
“Ya Mon,” said the perfectly accented Jamaican peeling potatoes. (Of course he said “Ya Mon,” I wouldn’t make that up. )
So my wait began. I sat at the bar and watched Judge Judy.
Judy and I spent seven minute together before my jerk was ready. I handed my ten dollar bill in exchange for the bagged Styrofoam box filled with an utterly enticing aroma. The box was coming with me. It’s called take out.
I bid the Jamaicans farewell and stepped out into the unseasonably warm October sun. I cantered down the street. Alright, it was more of a trot. I was hungry okay.
I found a table at work (I was early) and sat down to enjoy the jerk. I’d prepared myself with water since by definition jerk is muy caliente (that was the definition in my handy Spanish dictionary at least.) As I popped open the polystyrene package, a steamy cloud of jerk aroma wafted to my nostrils, where I took them in. My brain registered, “Yum.”
First of all, the colour was phenomenal. Rice with beans, a Jamaican-style coleslaw and a fabulously laid out hunk of perfectly seasoned and browned jerk chicken served up a meal for my eyes. I dug in.
My digging couldn’t come fast enough. “Where have you been all my life?” I asked the spicy chicken dish. It didn’t answer, so I ate it. Tender and moist is what comes to mind. More like perfectly tender and absolutely the juiciest chicken I’ve ever had (sorry Mom.) The spiciness ran circles around my tongue, enticing me to take a drink of high quality H20. It wasn’t too spicy though, and the rice and beans and coleslaw served as a perfect balance to the intense flavours of the chicken. I don’t even like coleslaw, but this was different.
I endeavoured to eat the entire serving, but it was too much. This is definitely a worthwhile meal for a student trying to make ends meet. Someplace Else offers a fantastic outlet for those inclined to trying and appreciating other nation’s foods. It’s an inexpensive meal packed full of flavor that will make your buds in the tongue department wake up from their grilled-cheese-induced slumber.
This is definitely a must have dish at Someplace Else.
I loved atmosphere and waitress and cook were friendly. Food was not great most probably because it was late evening and kitchen was almost done for the day. After living in the Caribe for some years I found food too simple -tasteless and servings are "kid's meal" sized.
I have to agree with suggar about this restaurant, the quality of the food has attenuate, last year i ate there, the food was very good and bursting with flavor , i don't know what could have gone so horribly wrong, as with suggar i found the food extremely greasy and tasteless very bland. I remember boasting to my friends and coworkers about how good the food at this restaurant were. I know we are in a recession , i notice that the size of the serving is gone down and the price has skyrocketed. WHAT IS WRONG HERE?
Anyway no need to answer that question, you wont be seeing me there again.
i came here and the food was great but took a long time the guy broke a glass all over me and never offered me anything thing but sorry i mean this guy drew my blood i had little bits of glass all over me even my face my friend tried to order fried dumpling and the guy said we would have to phone in ahead of time even though we waited an hour for food that was my second time there. the first time we waited about a half hour before anyone even noticed us there and again waited another hour or more for food. though the food is great the customer service is terrible terrible terrible, and the place was full of dust and was not a carribean atmosphere at all, the sad part is i will probably go there again for there food and call ahead of time and take it home to enjoy
I bought an Oxtail dinner on Friday afternoon and...
I bought an Oxtail dinner on Friday afternoon and it was very tasty, the flavours explode in my mouth, it was so good i decide to go back and get another one on saturday, to my disappointment the one on saturday had a lot of cook potatoes and the meat was over cooked. I bought this meal all the time and this was the first one i have seen with potatoes in it. Serving meat combined with potatoes over rice is too much carbohydrate for my taste and my health. The world is trying to limit carbohydrate intake, i dont see why i should put my health at risk. So no thanks, you wont be seeing me in this restaurant again. Too bad the first one was very good.
