Railhead Jerk
NOTE: THIS RESTAURANT HAS CLOSED.
This delightful Jamaican restaurant is the brainchild of Julette Barker-Wilson, a former fashion designer. Well-schooled in the recipes and cooking techniques unique to her native Jamaica, she relies on the recipes she had known in her childhood. The jerk specialties, all marinated in their own secret sauce and smoked, take center stage. Port Antonio jerk chicken ($17.95), Port Antonio jerk pork ($18.95) and Railhead Jerk BBQ back ribs ($20.95) are excellent headline offerings. They’re so good that the menu offers a whole chicken with no sides ($22.50) and a full rack of ribs ($27.95), Smaller portion sizes (Likkle Tings) are offered on the menu, a welcome option for those who are not hearty eaters. Island specialties are served with plantains and rice. Tallawah curry chicken ($15.95) and Tallawah curry goat ($17.95) hint at the Indian influence. Fricasse chicken done in a brown sauce that has great bouquet ($15.95) reaches to other influences — France and Spain. For fish lovers, the Calypso fish ($18.95) is served with a spicy Junkanoo pepper sauce. Run Down fish ($19.95) is a bit milder, served with an elegant coconut sauce. And, for the Jamaican traditionalist, the ackee and saltfish ($16.95) is served with breadfruit dumplings and ripe plantains — the traditional “national meal of Jamaica.” Try sweet potato pudding ($4.75) for dessert. Although the décor appears to be an afterthought, it’s clear that the focus has been on the kitchen and the food that brings people back again and again. Read the full review.
Railhead Jerk
4789 NY 22, Amenia, NY
(845) 789-1540
Thursday, Sunday, Monday, 11 a.m.-8 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m.-9 p.m.
Reservations and carry-out orders accepted.
Restaurant URL: https://www.railheadjerk.com/
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