Island Express Restaurant 151 Illinois 38, Elburn, IL 60119

"Had the jerk chicken and shrimp with Mac n Cheese and beans and rice. Everything was phenomenal and full of flavor in every bite!!! Chicken was so tender and juicy it fell right off the bone!! Shrimp was cooked and seasoned perfectly! Mac and cheese was excellent as was the rice and beans! Do yourself a favor and check this place out!!"

"This has to be some of the best Jamaican food in the entire Chicago area. What a hidden gem! Mainly a take-out operation with a few chairs, the food traveled home really well because it was carefully packaged. The flavors are incredible and the portions are SO generous. Very kind service too! We had a jerk chicken platter (dark), a jerk rib platter, and side of oxtails. We did cabbage, mac and cheese, and rice and peas for our sides. Everything perfectly seasoned and delicious but the mac and cheese especially stood out for the sides. All the meat was tender with a nice crispy char and they didn’t skimp on the oxtail gravy at all! In fact they gave us plenty of extra jerk sauce and gravy. So excited to return again and again!"

"Great food and friendly staff. Ordered the chicken, rib tips, goat curry, plantains, mashed potatoes and rice and beans. Forgot the plantains and gave us mac and cheese instead which was good and made with real cheese! THE SAUCE IS INCREDIBLE!!!"

"I am SOOOOOOOO happy they came to Elburn!!!!! We tried the chicken, shrimp and chicken curry plus all the sides and it did not disappoint! Everything was made fresh, including the green beans. We will definitely be getting food from here often!"

"My husband and I ordered today from here for Carryout and it was delicious. The jerk chicken was seasoned and cooked perfectly. Our two sides mac n cheese and mashed potatoes were pretty tasty too. We tried the chicken Patty's and I loved the curry seasoning! We wanted to try the beef patty but unfortunately, it was sold out. We look forward to trying the beef patty next time!"