Elma's Kitchen

"Ordered food via Uber eats. I should’ve known better because great Jamaican food is hard to come by in Jersey. This food was awful !!! As a Jamaican person I am shame that this establishment is really selling this type of food. The Oxtail were fatty and uncooked. The food has no taste just damn nasty !! This is not Jamaican rice and peas!! This place deserves zero stars."

"I’m not gonna lie, whoever says this food Is good doesn’t know good Jamaican food. The jerk chicken is not jerk at all, the oxtail had a funny taste as did the rice and peas which were flavorless. Food didn’t taste fresh at all.. I highly doubt they’d pass a state inspection. They were nice and are likely getting by because the locals don’t know any better."

"I love this small gem because the food is delicious! The oxtails is my go to order but I have also had the bbq and jerk chicken. The favors of everything here I have ordered is what you would expect from an authentic Jamaican restaurant. Only thing that could improve is the interior. This is definitely a take out place not an atmosphere that invites you to dine in."

"I haven’t actually walked into this establishment myself yet however we have ordered here several times and was picked up by my wife. She raves about how welcoming and accommodating the owner was. I ordered the stew beef which was amazing, I haven’t been able to ordered it again as I understand they rarely make it. I also ordered the curry goat which was pretty good too and the oxtail were amazing and had big chunks. I would definitely recommend this place and plan on visiting myself soon. By the way, their beef patties are great too."

"Before I review, I need to say I’m from Queens, NYC and go to Caribbean restaurants all the time when in NYC. Read the recent review and I must say I got the total opposite. Got to the restaurant and was greeting with pure kindness (I think it was Elma). Ordered beef patty and it was good. Decided to go back the same day for oxtail rice n peas before closing early on Labor Day 2023. Again greeted with pure love that by nature I called her mommy and she might have called me son. After already filling my plate with sufficient oxtail, she changed the pot to get another one with full chunks of oxtail. A slight different taste than the usual and was enjoyable. The picture was after I ate some food already. Elma’s made me feel like I was in Brooklyn for great island food. Will be a returning customer."