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South Side · Caribbean · $$

One Stop Jamaica Jerk

4142 reviews ·Opens at 11AM tomorrow
Ohhh the plantains were made to perfection
Nicole BNicole B · 7 Google reviews
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One Stop Jamaica Jerk — caribbean in South Side. Family-friendly spot. Nicholas McIntyre: "The portions are good, the jerk sauce isn’t hot (I’m not a spicy food person so thank you) but it is flavorful" [$$]

What 142 diners keep saying

Great valueHuge portionsFamily friendly
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1849 E 79th St, Chicago, IL 60649
South Side
TodayClosed
Sun11AM-8PM
Mon11AM-9PM
TueClosed
Wed–Thu11AM-9PM
Fri–Sat11AM-10PM
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What 142 diners keep saying

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Review photo by Ismael HAMANI
Apr 2026

Good food and nice atmosphere

Ismael HAMANI

Ismael HAMANI

67 reviews on Google

Review photo by Jazmin Fields
Mar 2025

I thoroughly enjoyed my meal, yeah it takes time to get your order, but it was so worth the wait!

Jazmin Fields

Jazmin Fields

12 reviews on Google

Review photo by Petar Todorov
Nov 2024

Food was flavorful. I got Jerky chicken mixed meat dinner which also have rise with beans, cabbage and plantain and spicy jerky sauce. You can sit inside too.

Petar Todorov

Petar Todorov

14 reviews on Google

Review photo by Rowshon Jahan
Nov 2024

Really big portions of food - personally I had leftovers for two different meals. Chicken was made well and was juicy and the sauce that came with it was good and moderately spicy. Definitely try this place out since everything was pretty good. Just a heads up there’s quite loud music playing inside and limited seating for sit in dining.

Rowshon Jahan

Rowshon Jahan

336 reviews on Google

Review photo by Rachel Arias - Tripp III
Mar 2025

First time trying this place. The food was okay, but they barely gave us any chicken when I ordered two half, all white meat chicken dinners, plus no bread or plantains. They claimed that they made our online (door dash for pick up) orders wrong, and instead of correcting and fixing the orders, they just gave us more rice and beans and one (1) "extra" cup of sauce that they charge a dollar for. First off, make the orders correctly. If it's an order for a large and you give a small, that would be fraud. Um yea no, sorry, but I'm not about to pay almost 50$ for two lunch meals just for them to be missing items or not being made correctly. It's not cool.

Rachel Arias - Tripp III

Rachel Arias - Tripp III

633 reviews on Google

Review photo by Carol Congress
Jul 2025

This is nasty the gravy nasty. It taste like ketchup because I know I was a little girl and I did this ketchup before I know what I’m this is nasty. this nastystop going here. It’s not necessary to spend your money at a place where you cannot be satisfied, how are you gonna give me all the rice and 10 beans

Carol Congress

Carol Congress

3 reviews on Google

Jun 2026

For the past 2/3months, I have not been hearing from One STOP JAMAICAN jerk. I don’t know if he fell on some city laws or him and his family was deported. I don’t know, but I have been driving by there. I have been calling for the past 2 to 3 months and I have not heard anything so what’s going on with One STOP JAMAICAN jerk

Ramona Williams

Ramona Williams

4 reviews on Google

May 2026

The chicken was lovely and that cabbage finger licking good rice the buttery flavorful taste

ThaCollective

ThaCollective

5 reviews on Google

Mar 2026

Brought a jerk chicken dinner and an oxtail dinner. Plantains were on point, portion size was good. Jerk sauce... indescribably delicious. Tried to go twice and learned. Don't go inside to order, call the number, place your order, pick up your food and enjoy.

Koryon Perteet

Koryon Perteet

20 reviews on Google

Feb 2026

Authentic flavors

Fatta Fyah

Fatta Fyah

16 reviews on Google

Jan 2026

Great food & service! Veggie Dinner / Jerk Chicken Pasta / Mac N Cheese 🤤 Thank You Dellech & One Stop Jamaica Jerk 🇯🇲

Andrew Miranda Jr.

Andrew Miranda Jr.

118 reviews on Google

Dec 2025

Man this was so good man top 2 if not 1 🔥

Sheris Harden

Sheris Harden

9 reviews on Google

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