Island Spice Caribbean - Carnegie

Nice home style food. Good quality fresh food. Nice place relaxed casual small eating area. We did to go good sized portions. Lots of parking easy to find location. Nice staffFood: 5/5

I am part trini and have been in search of an authentic carribean food experience since I moved to Pittsburgh. This place has good food, very well seasoned but DO NOT order the roti and think you are getting what you paid for. It's a darn tortilla! What a insult to the culture! Why not mention that on the menu instead of trying to pass off Mexican-origined food as jamaican. I hope my review helps others not to make the same mistake I did.

The only thing left only item available was the curry goat. Tasted really good, despite the amount of bones. The cabbage was cold and the rice and peas didn’t taste seasoned. It tasted like plain white rice and I expected some thyme, allspice, seasonings something. He could have offered to add the curry over as gravy if that was the case. The price on the menu doesn’t match the price I paid. 17.99+tax for cold, cold/unseasoned and the amount of goat one usually gets when asking for oxtail with extra bones.Parking: Parking is free

Upon entering, the gentleman behind the counter (Stephen) was very friendly and welcoming, also super helpful as Carribean cuisine is not something I’ve had much experience with. His suggestion of the oxtail dinner was outstanding, rice and peas was incredible, steamed cabbage was delicious. My wife had the jerk shrimp with the same sides, hers was very spicy, but very tasty! We also got plantains that were great! There is also a pretty good assortment of Jamaican sodas (ginger beer, etc)The dining room could use a bit of renovation at some point, but it was clean and comfortable.Overall this was an excellent experience, I’ll definitely be making the trip from the North Hills more often! Give this place a try, it will not disappoint!

Absolutely INCREDIBLE—I’ve been looking for authentic Caribbean with deep flavor (the REAL, homestyle, cooked-with-care boldness) and *finally* found it here!! Mad props to Steven for being an awesome dude and server of the superb! A