Fort Knox Island Grill — Restaurant in Parry Sound

My husband and I each had a jerk chicken meal. We were so disappointed with how little food we got - one chicken leg, a tiny bit of coleslaw and about a cup of rice. The rice was okay flavor-wise but not delicious and was super mushy. The coleslaw wasn't very tasty or crunchy - just got served with tongs out of a giant uncovered, unrefrigerated pail with tongs, but by far the worst part of our meals was the chicken! It was as black as black can be - burnt to a leathery skinned crisp! We could barely taste seasoning - just charcoal flavor. Not only is that gross to us, it's carcinogenic! I tried to peel my skin off, but it was difficult as a good thick layer of the chicken was leathery, plus I was starving and the piece was small to begin with! We ended up sharing a large pizza immediately afterwards as we were still starving. We felt very ripped off for $30! The server wasn't very friendly either. A young man next to him was super nice and friendly. We were very unimpressed! We watched the server make someone a wrap, and it looked delicious - all white breast meat, no black meat. $30 for that bit of food and for severely burnt chicken legs - very poor...

Went a few days ago for my usual meal order of jerk chicken. I'm not sure exactly what happened in the few weeks between this visit and the one before, but things were very notciably different, and not in a good way.

Right out the gate, they've taken away the option for card payments. Not the worst thing in the world, as my bank isn't too far of a walk, but still incredibly inconvenient.

The chicken tasted off, but thankfully was still cooked fully. Instead of the coleslaw that compliments the food well, I got what I could only guess was mac and cheese, but it looked so off that I did not eat it. And while I did enjoy the rice with oxtail gravy the best, something felt off about it as well.

I won't be coming back until I hear from others that things have improved to its...

I smelled it before I saw it! How can you mistake the flavourful smell of Jerk Chicken and Pork? I just followed my nose to the Fort Knox Island Grill and took a trip to the Caribbean with my first bite! Real coals, real smoke, real hot sauce and real good food that comes off of that barrel BBQ. Cheers to the Pitmaster that drew me in--cheers to the staff that welcomed me in to their shop. I left with two Jerk Chicken meals and after I ate my authentic meal, I couldn't wipe the smile off my face. The Jerk Chicken needs no sauce on the side because the flavour is throughout all the meat. The creamy Coleslaw is the cool crunch that sets off the juicy meat and tasty rice. Can't go to Jamaica for Jerk?...