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Relentlessly cheerful, this sunny little spot features great Jamaican cuisine. Go as authentic as possible by ordering oxtail that's been cooked so long it's caramelized or brown stew snapper that has an Asian sweet-and-sour cast. Conch fritters are the real, unadulterated thing, and side dishes like bammie (fried cassava cake) and boiled dumplings are excellent foils for the rich goat curry along with island classics like calaloo. Specials change daily.
If you need tangible evidence of the plunging economy, take a drive along Pines Boulevard and stop where it intersects North University Drive. Of the four shopping centers that sentry the corners, at least three are half empty. I haven't seen so... More »
Curry goat. Jerk pork. Brown stew chicken. The name Islands in the Pines suggests pan-Caribbean fare, but from the cocktail patties to the bammy to the escovitched kingfish, this unexpectedly wonderful joint speaks deliciously of just one island: Jamaica. Live music adds emphasis, as do brightly colored walls, friendly servers, and an ever-changing array of daily soups. (Watch for the pepper pot.) And while you may want to serve them the tropical punch rather than the rumrunner smoothies,... More »
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