Taste Island Grill - Kansas City

This place is absolutely delicious! Their food is always on my mind. The only downside is that it wasn’t very clean inside. We usually opt for takeout instead of dining in, but I’m certain that if we dined in more frequently, we would enjoy even more of their fantastic dishes!

The service here was terrible. The woman at the counter seemed very unhappy in the way she interacted with customers. I might consider giving this place another chance, but her behavior has made me hesitant.

Out of the four items I ordered, the food was disappointing. I enjoy Jamaican cuisine, but not at this restaurant. I had the jerk chicken bowl, and I couldn't even tell if it was chicken or pork. It was also way too expensive for what I received.

“DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY OR TIME HERE.” The service from the India girl was horrible. She never greeted us when we entered. My husband asked her for something to clean the table with where we were sitting at because it was sticky. She replied by asking us to move to another table. There was nothing authentic about the food. It was more like a Chipotle bowl. Plantain was not served fresh because they cooked it before we got here; yuck! The spicy guava chicken was gross. This was a waste of $55.86 for horrible food and service! We will never return! I would give them no stars but I have to click on one to post this review. They need to change this Jamaican restaurant to India restaurant because there is nothing Jamaica about it.

I 've had food here twice in the last few days. Impressive flavors! And just the right amount of heat, the kind of spicy that sneaks up on you. I 've eaten the beef patties, the plantains, and the Beach Party bowl. UH-Mazing! The beef patties were moist; perfectly flaky/buttery. You get large servings in the bowl, I just wish it had more plantains in it because they are sooo good. It 's nice to have that sweet contrast to the spicey savory fish, rice cabbage. The restaurant lacks ambience so if you 're looking for that it 's like eating inside a McDonalds. BUT the food is worth it. So, I will be back.Parking: Right now (July 2023) there is a lot of roadwork going on on Broadway. You 'll need to park on 36th St or one of the residential streets to the East and walk over.