Sorry for the delay but was a good excuse for me to have to go back and get a refresher.

One thing the area is not short on is pizza shops, bars and fast food. So when I was told we had an authentic Jamaican place I was quite happy and knew it was gonna be my next review.

Located on the corner of Davis and Noble Streets in Elmira is R&J Jamaican Cuisine. Small building but big plates of food.

Starting with the first picture you have brown stew chicken. If you want chicken but think the jerk or curry chicken may be to spicy then this is for you.

Meat was fall off the bone tender. A person of sophistication may describe the taste as almost floral. Though lacking in any sophistication, I agree and I think that is the best way to describe it. Very tasty and unfortunately did not last long. For sides I went with cabbage and white rice. Both were great and I'd be more than happy to just eat the rice and cabbage. Also at this time they did have fried plantains. Which, if you never had them, I highly recommend them.

The next picture is the jerk chicken which I love. Again the chicken is cooked perfectly. Its nice and spicy not a long lasting burn or anything, but it does have a kick. I'm a big fan of jerk chicken so its hard to go there and try anything else.

The next picture is a large order of the jerk chicken and rice and peas which apparently includes beans. I'm not complaining, it was well seasoned and again, almost floral in taste. I could eat this stuff everyday. Huge portion of chicken and the rice. I ate for two days.

The last picture is the rasta pasta. Noodles in a cream sauce with fresh peppers and peas. They seem to sell out of this frequently it took me two stops to get to try it. Well worth the wait. Not spicey hot but strong pepper taste. I highly recommend trying it.

Overall I have been well fed and happy on both my trips to R&J. My next trip I plan on trying a fish dish. The whole red snapper sounds interesting but I may have to work up to that.

R&J Jamaican Cuisine you are Fat Guy Approved!!