They moved in June to 47th and King Drive..I see nothing has changed but the location! Â When they were on 82nd they NEVER HAD CHICKEN WINGS! Â We go there Saturday @ 3 pm...Umm we dont have anymore chicken?!?!?!? R U KIDDING ME?!?!?!? You try to support your people but as always ...THEY HAVE NO CLUE WHAT IT TAKES TO RUN A BUSINESS..The one in hyde park...they can use a class on customer service! Â Do business owners really think in this recession the consumer is going to spend their money on half ass service??!?!?
Review Source:Some of the best jerk chicken you will find in the city. Like others have said, you do have to overlook the service, but the food is usually worth it. I have never eaten in the restaurant, only take out. And, I can't help but mention that the location on 86th and Stony tends to give you more food and can sometimes be a little bit faster. The jerk chicken, catfish, brown stew chicken and curry goat are all to die for!
Review Source:I know that the food here is good but they can never seem to stick to their own menu. You order what you like and for the life of me I don't understand why the sides that come with the meal keeps changing, along with the price. One day my meal is $9.00 the next it's twelve. I've decided to give up on this place and look for new Caribbean fair in other parts of the city.
Review Source:Terrible service and even worse food. A co worker had been on my back for years about this place "Girl you need to try them." Its my fault because I trusted her. I knew that I was dangerously in love with Maxines. "Oh girl, this place is much better than Maxines".... That was a damn lie!
An old, VERY rude, impatient, old man took mines and the bf's order. I got jerked shrimp, rice and peas and a store bought beef pattie. My bf specifically asked that his jerked cat not include tails. The old man told him rudely told him "too bad because fish come wit tails, what do you wan me to do wit em?" wow. WOW.
I forget how many shrimp were to come with my meal, I just remember I didn't have all the shrimp that I paid for. I guess they substituted the missing shrimp for what looked to me like a pube! Thats right! a public hair! It could've just been a regular old nappy piece of hair lol, but it was still nasty.
My bf was given his jerk cat, tails included, even though fish only have 1 tail each, and here I was with "jerked" shrimp and naps. Sadly I didn't realize that I had hair in my food until I got all the way home to 43rd. I jumped on the phone and called them. The old man answered, I told him I was just there, I didnt have all my shrimp and there was a piece of hair in my food. To say he went off is and understatement. "Waaahh yah wan mi ti do?!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Here was his proposition. He told me to come back, bring the food and he would remove the piece of hair. No. I'm not lying. I asked well what about the shrimp you shorted me? He told me he would give me 2 shrimp for my trouble. lol Sometimes you're willing to deal with unsavory service for great food but this place is not worth trouble at all. Don't go here if you like good jamaican.
Been here a couple of times and ordered the food for pickup. I usually just order the jerk chicken lunch. It comes with a plantain, cabbage, rice, bread and 1/4 chicken.
The chicken is very good and the sauce that they give to eat with the chicken is delicious as well. I have yet to try other things on the menu, but so far, the food is pretty good. The portions are big and is decently priced.
Been hankerin' for some Caribbean food and for some reason, the only place that serves it in SoLo (but I'm not mentioning names), seems to think they don't have to answer their phone when I try to call in an order. Their flaky service is what sent me to Uncle Joe's in Hyde Park. The place came highly recommended and I was willing to make the trip.
I think I may have inhaled the food, but from what I recall, I had the jerk wings (flavorful and crispy like I like 'em), the callilou and of course, the rice which was perfectly seasoned. I have to admit I have a thing for Ting so you absolutely must try the pink Ting. Tastes like pink grapefruit soda.
Knockin' off a star for the following foolywangery:
Service is sssslllllooooowwwww! I think we waited about 40 minutes for our order to go.
Shame on them for not utilizing all the sidewalk space with tables and chairs for dining al fresco! They're sleeping on a business opportunity.
To the robot that took our order....does it hurt you to crack a smile? It's not our fault you're stuck there on a Saturday night. Lose the stank attitude and get your customer service game up!
The place has good food but they never have anything on the menu. They never have white chicken. How do you run a restaurant without food inventory? They should consider their customer's wants when completing inventory. I've walked out of this place several times because they are out of menu items.
If you do not eat dark-meat this isnt the place for you.
They can be TIGHT and Stingy with their Mac N Cheese! but I loveeeeeeeee to the L Â O V E Â Their Jerk Chicken.... their Rice is ok and I could honestly skip it ... if you order a large rice.. you get a very large carton of Rice.. if you order a Large Mac n Cheese, you'll get one that serves maybe 2 people in a very small carton.. hmm
Review Source:Out of all food, jerk chicken is at the top of my list. Â Ahead of a perfectly done steak, I'd go for a brilliantly executed jerk chicken any day--and that should tell you something cause I love a good steak.
Uncle Joe's is as brilliant as it gets.
I come a long way to get jerk from Uncle Joe's, but its worth the trip every time.
What you should know is yes, folk can have attitude in here on occassion. But something you also should understand is the people who work in here are probably subjected to some extremely ignorant folk on a daily, probably hourly basis. Â When you work somewhere and deal with constant attitude, you probably quickly lose the niceness and stay on defense. I get it, so I don't lose sleep when I place my order and the girl behind the counter acts like I'm bothering her. Â Just take my money, give me the correct change, and get me hooked up with my jerk and we're good. Â This is one of few places for me where the product trumps the importance of the service--so much so, I'd be just fine not actually speaking to an employee in there and them not speaking to me. I'd be cool walking up in that piece and sliding a note to the cashier that says "This is an order. Please place an order of jerk in the bag..and dont forget my sauce." Â It's that good.
One other thing to note is that the set-up in here is a bit weird. You place your carry-out order from someone behind a bar, and everyone is sitting or standing there at the bar waiting. People basically just look at eachother for 15 minutes. While you wait, you get to witness bad service in action--but as long as they keep serving up that fire, I'm cool. Best jerk in the city.
Good talk.
Just the jerk chicken please!
I am yet to find a better place in Chicago to get jerk chicken than Uncle Joe's, and I've been a fan  for just over three years.  While the attitude or service may be less than ideal, and because I only do carry-out, I'll suffer it to get my jerk chicken anytime.
The chicken is moist and infused with charcoal smoke. The spicy jerk sauce that accompanies it make my every trip from Humbodt Park to Chatham rewarding.
This is only 1 star because of the HORRRRIBLE service. Akeisha's review is 100% accurate. I got used to the crappy service that they gave, but the last time I went there was the LAST time. They treat the customers like they're the last Jamaicans on earth that can cook. The cashier girls were snapping off at each other about a short register, and then one of them got my order wrong. The kicker is that when I nicely told her that it was wrong, instead of me getting mad at her, she get's mad at me, and stomps off cursing!! I let her go back to that kitchen (probably to go spit on my food, lol), and me & my money went to the other location on 86th Stony Island.The other cashier saw what happened & was nice enough to chase behind me, but I told her they could keep it, and wanted to tell her to tell the other cashier what she could do with it too.
Anyway, going here's not even worth it when the other location is 5 min. away, just as good, and the service is 100 times better.
I absolutely LOVE the food here; however, the service is a whole other story. Â I frequently eat the catfish and mac and cheese. Â The sauce is the BOMB!!! Â But, back to the service. Â Sucks, Sucks, Sucks!!!!!!! Â They never have wings, which drives my husband crazy. Â He's like how do you sell chicken and not have wings. Â They are slow, slow and slow. Â I called an order in the other day they said 20 minutes, got there in 30 minutes and still had to wait 15 minutes. Â If you are looking for great jerk chicken or fish, this is your place, but be prepared to be pissed off by the non chalant attitudes of the people there or the slow service
Review Source:Finding myself on the south side today (an unusual occurence), I realized it was the perfect chance to try Uncle Joe's. Excellent jerk chicken! Moist, flavorful, generous portion with delicious rice & beans (although they call it rice & peas) and a slice of bread. I chose mac & cheese as my side, and it was not good at all. But it also wasn't necessary - this was a large enough lunch without it.
If the closest you normally get to the south side is a Sox game, never fear - this place is on a major street and easy to find & park near. They appear to have minimal staff - one cook and one waitress. So don't expect four star service.
Love it!!! Â They have become my FAVORITE jerk chicken spots on the south side. Â The chicken is always fresh and juicy, never dry like some of the other places. Â Great peas and rice as well as plantains and the sauce is off the chain. Â I mainly call in and just pick my food up and eat it at home, they always have it ready with little wait. Â
Also, if you love Jamaican OxTails...this is the place to get them. Â When I am feeling extremely hungry I get the OxTail - jerk chicken combo. Â
Since I have moved from the area, I also like to go to the new location on 85th and Stony Island.
Uncle Joe's makes some of the best Jamaican Jerk around... Â Â Also unlike some other places, the place isn't scary to go into, and I don't feel bad parking my car outside.
The jerk chicken is excellent. Â Smokey, crispy, and moist all at the same time. Â
I've had jerk catfish and found that to be just as good, if not better than the chicken. Â There are a lot of bones to pick through, but its well worth it. Â They have curried goat, too, which is pretty good but not my favorite thing.
The sauce they give you on the side is great, though it can be super spicey so have drinks on standby!
You can order the chicken as a dinner or whole birds.. The whole chicken might be a better deal. Â The sides are slightly lacking (you get a choice of some sort of cabbage... Â or regular salad. Â go with the cabbage. Â and they give you tons of rice too).
I've been in a few times when the places was loaded with cops eating. Â Any place where the cops go out of their way to meet at must have good food, right?
You can dine in at a table, eat at the counter, or take carry out. Â Very strangely, they add a surcharge on for all dine in orders. Â I've noticed people ordering to go then eating at the counter--what people will do to save 25 cents can be amazing! Â But its a strange policy anyway...
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