Good place to get some good jerk. Hot sauce was great. Mac n cheese was good-it's the real stuff, just like the homemade kind, but a too salty for me. I could've passed on the cabbage --I'm used to the red peppers and carrots and stuff in there. You get a good amt of food with great, great service, so you can't beat that.
Review Source:I came here after reading reviews and looking for a nearby place for takeout. It took multiple attempts to find their website with a menu, but I eventually found it. I ordered jerk chicken wings and she said the wait time was only 5 minutes. I got there about 20 minutes later and my food was still hot. I didn't have to wait very long to pay. The food was delicious. I will return.
On 79th street they have the pay to park boxes but I parked on Euclid where there was free parking and many open spots
I highly recommend this place. Â Everything was good starting from the time I entered the restaurant until I finished my food. Â I called ahead of time and place my order and the young lady called me back to let me know that my jerk catfish would take a little longer and wouldn't be ready until a certain time and when I arrived at given time, my order was ready as promised. Â She was polite and very pleasant and my food was just hot and delicious. Â Love it!!!
Review Source:I am a vegetarian, so it is not always easy for me to eat at places that cater to only meat eaters. Yet I was so pleased at the portions of rice& peas, cabbage and plantains. Â OK I needed more plantains (they were tender and sweet) and more mac &cheese! I don't usually write reviews, but this place deserves a shout out! Both my husband (carnivore) and I can enjoy a great meal at a reasonable cost. Â The portions are enough for left overs the next day and that is important for cost-savings. Â I recommend you try Banana Leaf at least once and make your own decisions.
Review Source:This is THEE go-to spot for jerk chicken. I have been to numerous jerk restaurants in Chicago, and when I tell you this is the best......this is the best! The jerk chicken is seasoned to perfection and always juicy. I Love the dark meat and wings, the breast is good too, but dark meat has more of that crispy skin. Oh, and please do not leave out of this place without trying their Mac & Cheese. Their Mac & Cheese is to die for! I introduced this place to some of my friends and family and they refuse to go anywhere else.
Also, this place has only been open for a few years and they have gotten a lot of recognition. They were in the Taste of Chicago Festival last year and will be returning this year. I would suggest checking them out . Hope this review helps!!
My friend strongly recommeded me Banana Leaf restaurant if I was searching for Jamaican jerk chicken.  Tonight I visitied Banan Leaf Restautant to taste jerk chiken dinner. The jerk chicken was absolutely authentic. The sauce was right. Red potato and peas were  little spicy,awsome.  I'm sure the jerk chicken dinner was the best one I have ever had.
Next time i will try salad that was also recommended by my friend. Â Banana Leaf surely deserves five stars!!
I lived up the street from this place and I have been eating here since they opened up. I love the large portions and seasoned food. Only place I have found with tender ox tails...Cabbage...OH MY...I just absolutely love this place...I now live up north and travel to 79th just for a GREAT meal...I will actually be catering a party from this this weekend..
Review Source:Suggested BL again for a baby shower, Man the mac and cheese was a superior hit! You can't buy really good mac and cheese at too many places, so people were loading up and coming back for more on the mac alone! The jeck checken was tender and hot as usual. As long as the customer Service maintains at great and the food just keeps getting better...keep it coming Rick, we need great eating spots on the southside, you are def one of the top contenders.
Review Source:They catered our family Kwanzaa celebration. Jerk chicken, blackened tilapia and mac & cheese---all exceptionally delicious & ready on time. Met the owner, who was very pleasant and helpful. Highly recommended. (the mac & cheese is developing a reputation of it's own. It's the reason I sought them out, having tasted it at a friend's place.)
Review Source:I consider myself a jerk chicken expert having been to Jamaica quite a few times. Â This place has the best jerk chicken in Chicago! Â It's tasty and juicy. Â And they are fast...you don't have to wait forever for your order and deal with nasty staff attitudes like a certain other jerk chicken place on the South Side.
Review Source:Aww yeah! Â THE BANANA LEAF! Â
I've had the Brown Stew Chicken meal, the cajun(?) Tilapia meal, and both were tasty.
They have a great jerk chicken meal, because compared to some other jerk spots in this area I've tried, Banana Leaf's chicken is super moist, not dry.
Parking is not great, but hey, it's the city. Â If you're in the area, definitely check this one out.
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