Eating Tree

I've been hearing good things about this place for years since when it was known as Feeding Tree. Either it was heavily hyped or things changed quite a bit. I came hungry one evening with my fiancé (who happens to be West Indian) and was excited to get what I thought would be some good jerk chicken.

The first clue that something wasn't right should have been when my order came to $28 for a large order of jerk chicken and two cans of Diet Coke. When the cashier told me the cost, I must have seemed stunned, and asked, "How much??" I shouldn't have paid and should have just cancelled the order, but by then I was starving. The cashier explained that they charged per pound ($12/lb.) and it was 2 lbs.

Already feeling cheated, I came to discover that the "jerk" chicken was...barbecued, burnt chicken with sauce that they passed off as jerk that we figured out was likely a mixture of ketchup, vinegar, and pepper. I've had good jerk, great jerk even, and I've also had much better chicken for much less.

After finishing my $28 meal, I not only felt cheated, but I felt angry. If you haven't had the pleasure of having eaten good jerk chicken or pork, you can do so and a large order should cost you around $14, nearly half as much as this mediocre meal. Some places try to cut corners by purposefully burning the chicken and pouring cheap hot sauce over it, then passing it off as "jerk."

Verdict: if I want good jerk, I'll go to Gun Hill or Flatbush Ave. or eat my friend's amazing jerk pork. Eating Tree is trash food by people who try to rip you off.

Bonus: one of the employees chased this guy outside to yell at him because of the trash he left on the table. One problem: he didn't leave the trash there and it was there way before him. So not only are they con artists with bad food, they also have no customer service.