Eric's Ii Jamaican Cuisine - Paterson

Food is great especially the steam fish, bring your own drinkVegetarian options: Order ahead

Surprised this place doesn't have many reviews. I thought it was delicious!

Surprised this place doesn't have many reviews. I thought it was delicious!

It is so nice that a town like Boonton, NJ has such a diversity of restaurants with many foreign flavors. Eric's Jamaican cuisine was wonderful. I tried their Beef and Cheese Patty for a snack the other day and it was very good. The crust was nice and flaky and filled with a nice portion of ground spicy beef and cheese nicely melted inside. It was a nice sized patty. I also got to try one of the their deep fried dumplings which I took home and it warmed up perfectly. It was a nice sized fried ball of dough that was perfect with a little jam or maybe honey. The service was really nice and the woman that helped me went over the menu when I asked a couple of questions about the cuisine. The smells when you enter the restaurant are amazing.

You ever crave Jamaican food and when you look it up, there's actually a Jamaican spot nearby! I was excited to check out Eric's especially after seeing they had plantains which is definitely one of my food obsessions. I ordered the Small J Chicken Plate $12). It comes with j chicken, rice and peas, some cabbage, and 2 plantains. Due to the pandemic, there's no seating so I grabbed my food and was on my way. The j chicken was bursting with flavor! The char from the chicken and amount of seasoning on there was no joke. I liked the rice and peas a lot. If there is ever any other rice option, do yourself a favor and DON'T get it; it's all about the rice and peas. Their was so little of the cabbage and it was such a minor part of the meal that it didn't make a difference to me. I think I would have preferred a more fresh element in the plate. The biggest disappointment was the plantains. Unfortunately, they were pretty dry and lacked flavor or depth. It just didn't seem as fresh as I expected. Despite this, it turned out to be a good, filling meal. The meats are definitely well-seasoned and bursting with flavors. The sides might be hit or miss depending on freshness.