“What can I say.. there are no words to describe how amazing the food is here. I personally love the Cep Jen but everything on the menu is so tasty and fresh. Everything is seasoned to perfection. The portion sizes are perfect. The service is exceptional. This is honestly the best African food in Houston to be honest. They’ve been consistent in service and food. Keep it up guys!!“
“Excellent beef suya sandwich and sweet potatoes fries, but pricy. Menu prices are not updated so look in the website for current prices. The difference is about $10. Gratuity of 20% is included even if you are only 1 person. I spent $39 for an excellent hamburger with sweet potatoes fries and 1 beer. ?, but only 1 person.“
“So good! A little dark inside for me cause I have bad eyesight in the dark, but the food is so good! Good size portion of oxtail for the price. Jerk chicken good. Rice good. Pasta and shrimp good. Very friendly staff. They treat everyone well there!“
“The food is always amazing but the wait is LONG and the restaurant is noisy even with just a few guests. I’ve been coming here close to a year and the food is consistently good. I wish they had some sort of points or reward system. That’s just my two cents.“
“What would Keith Lee say… “I don’t see why there isn’t a line out this door” everything from the service, food, and hospitality. My first time here was such a great experience and I know it won’t be my last. Gonna be my new go to spot for lunch when I stop in Houston. Shoutout to everyone for making my first experience such a great one!“
“Unpretentious hole in the wall with amazing Caribbean Creole cooking. Reasonable prices since it is not in a high rent area.We came here because we love the name. The restaurant is named after a popular song by that eternal icon of Cuban music, Celia Cruz. (Don’t tell the estate lawyers cause they’ll shut it down).When here in a Friday night 2 hours before they closed. The menu was limited because they were running out of items for the day. This is a great sign because everything had been made fresh that day.I had the grilled chicken breast with onions while my wife had the shrimp in red sauce. Both were really great. Plenty of fried ripe plantains.“
“Happen to be in the area in Richmond and ran across this restaurant. I ordered the penne pasta with oxtail .. The best item I have ever eaten anywhere.The pasta was cooked to perfection. There was so much meat on the bones. Employee mentioned there was about a pound of meat. Gravy was in the mix along with carrots and onions bell peppers.Needless to say the order was enough for 2/3 people. Then I got a side of fried okra. Delicious and crispy.The only problem I see there is parking if it gets busy. Unless there is more in the back. When I am in the area again I will return“
“The food was delicious and the service was excellent. We ordered the meal for 2 which included chicken soup, beans, rice, salad, shrimp, pork belly, bulgogi, chicken and brisket. We also ordered the tostones (fried plaintain chips) and takoyaki (fried octopus balls served on top of imitation crab mix). My favorites were the chicken and brisket. The server cooked the food for us, but you can do it yourself if you'd prefer. The interior was beautiful, especially the bar area and the fake cherry blossom tree.“
“This place is by far the best I’ve tasted in Houston Texas. Everyone was nice the place is very clean. My husband and I can’t stop hyping them up they are just that amazing. From the homemade sauce to the rice everything tastes like it was made with real love and that’s the type of food I want to be eating they can have my money any time.“
“It's been almost a couple of years since we been to Cool Runnings Jamaican Grill. I was ready for round 2.The service was a bit slow today, but I was patient enough to wait. The lady finally took my order, and not even 10 minutes later, the food was ready. I ended up getting 3 things. I got a large Curry Goat, a large Brown Stewed Chicken, and 4 Beef Patties.The Curry Goat was really good, not spicy, very mild in flavor, very tender like falling off the bone tender. It came with Rice and Peas and Cabbage. We wanted to try this last time we visited, but they were out. So I was relieved when the lady told me that they have it today. Worth it.The Brown Stewed Chicken was probably my favorite next to the Oxtails. The Chicken was flavorful and falling off the bone tender. The sauce that the chicken was in was so rich and full of flavor. The reason why I decided to try this is because Keith Lee rated this a 10/10... I have to agree with him there.The Beef Patties was still full of flavor on the inside but it was warm, like it's been sitting there for a bit. Despite that, I will return again soon.“
“The food was authentic & real! Good food, had the oxtail, this how oxtail supposed to taste with sauce. Rice soft & flavorful, her cabbage best in Houston, 2nd to my girl only lol. But this place is golden for the ones who know. I'm Caribbean so i know & appreciate this place coming from miami“
“Had this bought for me recently and the Jamaican jerk chicken is incredible. It's about a 3 or 4/10 spicy and the SPICE shines! The rice is delicious! Get the Ting grapefruit drink too. So good. Very delicious food. VERY great value. A LOT of food!“
“My name Dre , if you are thinking about visiting love bird restaurant and undecided on where to try Jamaican food , this is you sign to go to love bird …. I came all the way from fifth ward to try it and I will be visiting again next week flavors are over the top perfect seasoning , very nice people and most of all authentic Jamaican food I love the whole crew they make me feel like family I will drive 45 min in traffic again for a jerk chicken plate shoutout to yall I love y’all keep up the good work“