The Little Grill

The Little Grill is a wonderful, fantastic, little Jamaican restaurant just outside of Manhattan. We decided to go after much debate over restaurants, because it would seem that Sid always chooses the Asian restaurants (that is, Chinese and Thai) and Jacey always chooses Mexican restaurants. Funny how that works, huh? 

Anyways, we went to The Little Grill around 6:30 in the night. That is, the evening. The parking was quite spectacular and we even got a spot in the front - we parked like we owned the place! But we don't own the place, because we're not that cool. We can only dream of being that cool. 

A dream is a wish your heart makes when you're fast asleep.

We walked inside and immediately were seated. Looking around, we saw lots of yellow, red, and green (what wonderful Jamaican colors!), pictures of Bob Marley, quotes (don't worry, be happy!), and more. OH. And musical instruments.

Speaking of musical instruments, we came on a night where they were having a live performance! I'm not sure who the man was, but he was a country singing man who liked to sing about love. Lots of love. And kissing people on their foreheads. How cute, huh? 

Jacey and Sid looked at the menu for a good ten minutes and made decisions. We were quite thankful that there was a limited amount of items on the menu so we didn't get too overwhelmed. Our waiter's name was Colin. We figured this out because he introduced himself, asked what we wanted to drink, and then told us the specials. Sid forgot his name so she asked again. Then he told us his name was Colin and that he had forgotten to put on his name tag...and when he came back it was on!

Jacey order the Jamaican Gumbo and Sid got the Veggie Rasta (with chicken!). Both of these dishes came with red beans and rice. What wonderful foods!

Jacey and I waited for our food, while having intentional conversation. The man playing the music sure could sing loudly into that microphone! There was a good number of people in the restaurant, families, college students, people on dates, and more. I bet even some of the people on dates were college students. 

We got our food and it was a wonderful portion size! Just enough - Sid and Jacey had to take some home. But now? We're getting hungry. But I think that's just because we're hungry, hungry hippos.

The Veggie Rasta was full of veggies (carrots, onions, green peppers, mushrooms, red peppers, and chicken). The gumbo had chicken, crab, beef, potatoes, red beans and rice underneath, and carrots. Jacey states, "It was really good. And I don't know how the bread and the honey taste because I haven't eaten it yet. But it smells good!" Sid says, "What wonderful, filling, tasteful food!" 

All in all, the food was spectaculate (apparently, that is the new way of spelling spectacular). Colin checked in on us to make sure the food was good and we had enough water. What a kind gent! 

We got our ticket and didn't feel rushed to leave. That's always a good feeling to have. Colin made sure we were done with our food before he brought the ticket (and he gave us a box!).

So, to rate this wonderful place of business, food, joy, and love -->

Food - 9.25 
Atmosphere - 7 (overall, it was a very friendly atmosphere - the music was a tad loud for conversation)
Service - 9.5 
Pricing - 6.5 

Total: 32.25/40 - 80.6% (that's our highest rating yet!)

For more information, here is their website! 

Also, here are our beautiful faces so you can find joy in our teeth. And smiles.