Yesterday we had lunch (minus the 14 year old sickie) at
Da Reggae Cafe. Both my hostess and I ordered pepper pot soup to start and water to drink. The place is small and in a funny little shopping center not quite near a bustling anything. Bright yellow walls, posters featuring Sean Paul, Bad Brains and a few other reggae artists punctuating the expanse of bright, bright yellow. On the flat screen television hung on one of the walls, UB40 played live...and when it ended the DVD was started over gain, just in case we hadn't gotten enough of Red, Red Wine, (though I was happy to hear that Elvis cover song from Sliver...oh 1992 wherever did you go?). Aside from the fact that it took a long time for our soup to come and no water came until we asked a second time...and also a long time for a food...it was amazing. The length seemed to be more about my dish...a nice chunk of fish marinated in vinegar then fried and topped with peppers and onions. Oh it has to be one of the best things I've eaten in a while. The vinegar was potent was there was more going on then just that one flavor. Sigh. The fish and perhaps my companion's curried goat (or mutton) were made to order...which is, of course, a good thing...instead of vats of jerk chicken etc sitting on the stove for who knows how long I knew that my piece of fish was freshly cooked. So, in that sense, the long delay for food was worth it.
The goat/mutton (?) was also tasty. The portions of cole slaw and 'peas and rice' (beans and rice) were quite generous. If you live in Greensboro you should go here often (though perhaps not on your lunch break) and keep them in business so the next time I come down I can try their fish bisque and jerk pork butt. Mmmmm.
The pepper pot soup was forgettable at best. A muddle of flavors in not so rich a broth...basically tasted like kale soup.
Yesterday we had lunch (minus the 14 year old sickie) at Da Reggae Cafe. Both my hostess and I ordered pepper pot soup to start and water to drink. The place is small and in a funny little shopping center not quite near a bustling anything. Bright yellow walls, posters featuring Sean Paul, Bad Brains and a few other reggae artists punctuating the expanse of bright, bright yellow. On the flat screen television hung on one of the walls, UB40 played live...and when it ended the DVD was started over gain, just in case we hadn't gotten enough of Red, Red Wine, (though I was happy to hear that Elvis cover song from Sliver...oh 1992 wherever did you go?). Aside from the fact that it took a long time for our soup to come and no water came until we asked a second time...and also a long time for a food...it was amazing. The length seemed to be more about my dish...a nice chunk of fish marinated in vinegar then fried and topped with peppers and onions. Oh it has to be one of the best things I've eaten in a while. The vinegar was potent was there was more going on then just that one flavor. Sigh. The fish and perhaps my companion's curried goat (or mutton) were made to order...which is, of course, a good thing...instead of vats of jerk chicken etc sitting on the stove for who knows how long I knew that my piece of fish was freshly cooked. So, in that sense, the long delay for food was worth it.
The goat/mutton (?) was also tasty. The portions of cole slaw and 'peas and rice' (beans and rice) were quite generous. If you live in Greensboro you should go here often (though perhaps not on your lunch break) and keep them in business so the next time I come down I can try their fish bisque and jerk pork butt. Mmmmm.
The pepper pot soup was forgettable at best. A muddle of flavors in not so rich a broth...basically tasted like kale soup.
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Good review. Da Reggae Cafe has become one of our favorite local hidden gems.
If you've never been to Jamaica, "slow" is a part of the culture. It happened to us while we were there.v They truly are running on island time!
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