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Tropical Jerk — Restaurant in Thornton Township

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Tropical Jerk
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Casual counter-serve joint serving Caribbean & soul food in no-frills surroundings.
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NO COBBS
574 Torrence Ave, Calumet City, IL 60409
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537 Torrence Ave, Calumet City, IL 60409
M&J's Breakfast House
606 Torrence Ave, Calumet City, IL 60409
Honey's Chicken
604 Torrence Ave, Calumet City, IL 60409
Cocula Restaurant Calumet City
645 Torrence Ave, Calumet City, IL 60409
Mr. Submarine
610 Torrence Ave, Calumet City, IL 60409
Gigis Sugar Bar
604 Torrence Ave, Calumet City, IL 60409
Baba's Famous Steak and Lemonade (Calumet City)
1515 Sibley Blvd, Calumet City, IL 60409
Dunkin'
533 Torrence Ave, Calumet City, IL 60409
Abundant Restaurant
1509 Sibley Blvd, Calumet City, IL 60409
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Walgreens
522 Torrence Ave Walgreens, Calumet City, IL 60409
Dream Jewelers
1624 Sibley Blvd, Calumet City, IL 60409
The Hive Nutrition, Wellness & Beauty
1651 Sibley Blvd, Calumet City, IL 60409
Calumet Furniture
1760 Sibley Blvd, Calumet City, IL 60409
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Tropical Jerk

570 Torrence Ave, Calumet City, IL 60409
3.5(340)$$$$
Open until 10:00 PM
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Casual counter-serve joint serving Caribbean & soul food in no-frills surroundings.

attractions: , restaurants: NO COBBS, El Mariachi, M&J's Breakfast House, Honey's Chicken, Cocula Restaurant Calumet City, Mr. Submarine, Gigis Sugar Bar, Baba's Famous Steak and Lemonade (Calumet City), Dunkin', Abundant Restaurant, local businesses: Walgreens, Dream Jewelers, The Hive Nutrition, Wellness & Beauty, Calumet Furniture, Build Your Own Body Fitness Studio
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(708) 730-0033
Website
tropicaljerk2.com
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Sat11 AM - 10 PMOpen

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Plantains
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Nearby restaurants of Tropical Jerk

NO COBBS

El Mariachi

M&J's Breakfast House

Honey's Chicken

Cocula Restaurant Calumet City

Mr. Submarine

Gigis Sugar Bar

Baba's Famous Steak and Lemonade (Calumet City)

Dunkin'

Abundant Restaurant

NO COBBS

NO COBBS

3.8

(368)

$

Open until 10:00 PM
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El Mariachi

El Mariachi

4.0

(389)

$

Open until 10:45 PM
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M&J's Breakfast House

M&J's Breakfast House

4.6

(232)

$

Closed
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Honey's Chicken

Honey's Chicken

3.6

(166)

$

Open until 10:00 PM
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Nearby local services of Tropical Jerk

Walgreens

Dream Jewelers

The Hive Nutrition, Wellness & Beauty

Calumet Furniture

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Walgreens

Walgreens

2.2

(14)

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Dream Jewelers

Dream Jewelers

4.9

(231)

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The Hive Nutrition, Wellness & Beauty

The Hive Nutrition, Wellness & Beauty

4.9

(39)

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Calumet Furniture

Calumet Furniture

4.4

(27)

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Reviews of Tropical Jerk

3.5
(340)
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1.0
9y

I wish I could give this place no stars honestly. Yesterday I decided to try them out for the first time because coworkers mentioned them. Wish I went somewhere else to eat instead. I ordered the jerk chicken lunch special with a Pepsi. I thought the chicken was ok, but it had a weird after taste. The drop of mac and cheese they gave me was bland as ever, but the yams were ok. Any who I began to have stomach cramps while at work and until I got home yesterday. By 2am I began throwing up and having chronic diarrhea from the food I ate here. Fast forward to today and I'm still throwing up green and yellow bile while having continuous diarrhea at the same damn time. If I could I would sue this place for giving me food poisoning, not to mention I missed work today and I'm on 90 day probation to where I can't miss no days. This is by far thee worst experience I have ever had eating out somewhere. Also too Tropic Island please leave the red beans and rice to the Creole and southern folks that know how to cook it. Your version of red beans and rice is horrible. And to all of you lovely people from Illinois that continue to eat here may God be with you. In Indiana we have a place called Jerk to Go, if you want real Jerk that's where it's at. I don't think I'll be eating from another establishment for a while due to my...

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1.0
46w

GO TO MUNSTER LOCATION. Chicken was old & hard, rice uncooked with barely NO peas in it and I am more than certain I was given less chicken than 1/2 chicken…more like 1/4 and a lots of bones. Whats worse is that The young man working the counter tonight with the cap on, had the audacity to be inarticulate and rude. Could not understand a word he said, as he mumbled not even attempting to speak up but constantly askong “Huh?” to customers…which made it hard to communicate with him because when trying to talk to him, he had the audacity to turn around and say I don’t know what you’re talking about. We can’t be serving Black people in our community And have the audacity to issue such bad customer service and then be mad when we don’t want to patronize your businesses any longer. I’m almost certain he overcharged me for a 1/4 dark meal. On top of that I ordered the medium macaroni and cheese and he tried to give me a small and got an attitude when I pointed that out to him. I will never come to this one again. I will go to Munster instead. Matter fact, if they’re own by the same entity, I’ll just get my jerk dinners in a whole different community such as Hyde Park or Edgewater on...

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1.0
2y

Yep never again drove over an hour to go to this place and man i disappointed 🤦🏾‍♀️ ordered oxtail dinner per their website came with six oxtails but got four and they were tiny tails and half done mind u it’s 1pm if they haven’t cooked long enough tell ur customer they’re not available!!! I asked the young lady at the register did they put extra gravy on my peas and rice she said yea I saw it (which after seeing the plate reall pissed me off bc they didn’t and why would u send food out your restaurant that looks like that 🤦🏾‍♀️) I paired my meal with cabbage an the cabbage was amazing the Mac not so much noddles were over cooked and I could be wrong but I’m pretty sure they used cheese wiz if u know the taste u know that taste 🤢 also ordered pinnacle chicken with cabbage and yams the chicken tasted like they used day old chicken flavor profile was there but definitely dried out and over cooked had but the sides were great at least they got that right🙄 I’m. Or a person who takes things back but if I hadn’t drove all the way back home they wouldn’t definitely seen me...

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Chyna B13Chyna B13
Yep never again drove over an hour to go to this place and man i disappointed 🤦🏾‍♀️ ordered oxtail dinner per their website came with six oxtails but got four and they were tiny tails and half done mind u it’s 1pm if they haven’t cooked long enough tell ur customer they’re not available!!! I asked the young lady at the register did they put extra gravy on my peas and rice she said yea I saw it (which after seeing the plate reall pissed me off bc they didn’t and why would u send food out your restaurant that looks like that 🤦🏾‍♀️) I paired my meal with cabbage an the cabbage was amazing the Mac not so much noddles were over cooked and I could be wrong but I’m pretty sure they used cheese wiz if u know the taste u know that taste 🤢 also ordered pinnacle chicken with cabbage and yams the chicken tasted like they used day old chicken flavor profile was there but definitely dried out and over cooked had but the sides were great at least they got that right🙄 I’m. Or a person who takes things back but if I hadn’t drove all the way back home they wouldn’t definitely seen me twice today!!!!
itssianitssian
If your ordering the curry goat be aware your being charged for a bunch of bones. I am not exaggerating the fact that I literally have to scavenge my plate like a rat for some meat. Charged 15$ and I’ve only gotten little pieces of meat not even enough to fill 2% of my stomach. I am pissed. And this isn’t even the first or second time they do this. So I’m going to just leave this review here do you can save your money too. Unless your a hyena who eats bones too, go ahead. Let me not even get started on the lack of rice and beans to go with my lovely plate of bones. I just went ahead and put it on a plate. Don’t let the pic fool you 😄😒 Edit: tried it again 3 years later today. Curry chicken dinner Bland. Old plantains 🙂
M TownsendM Townsend
Do not get the jerk chicken Alfredo it is false advertised not as pictured on their website! No veggies, not a piece of chicken breast sliced on top, instead different parts of chicken mixed in, DRY DRY DRY! not the same type of pasta pictured, have no way to accommodate dissatisfaction, when I expressed me not being pleased they just said it is what it how it is, is how it comes! They get 1 star for the cashier being polite... & there isn't any atmosphere it's take out only. Oh yea & I know can Alfredo sauce idc how many crushed red pepper flakes you sprinkle in there..
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Yep never again drove over an hour to go to this place and man i disappointed 🤦🏾‍♀️ ordered oxtail dinner per their website came with six oxtails but got four and they were tiny tails and half done mind u it’s 1pm if they haven’t cooked long enough tell ur customer they’re not available!!! I asked the young lady at the register did they put extra gravy on my peas and rice she said yea I saw it (which after seeing the plate reall pissed me off bc they didn’t and why would u send food out your restaurant that looks like that 🤦🏾‍♀️) I paired my meal with cabbage an the cabbage was amazing the Mac not so much noddles were over cooked and I could be wrong but I’m pretty sure they used cheese wiz if u know the taste u know that taste 🤢 also ordered pinnacle chicken with cabbage and yams the chicken tasted like they used day old chicken flavor profile was there but definitely dried out and over cooked had but the sides were great at least they got that right🙄 I’m. Or a person who takes things back but if I hadn’t drove all the way back home they wouldn’t definitely seen me twice today!!!!
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If your ordering the curry goat be aware your being charged for a bunch of bones. I am not exaggerating the fact that I literally have to scavenge my plate like a rat for some meat. Charged 15$ and I’ve only gotten little pieces of meat not even enough to fill 2% of my stomach. I am pissed. And this isn’t even the first or second time they do this. So I’m going to just leave this review here do you can save your money too. Unless your a hyena who eats bones too, go ahead. Let me not even get started on the lack of rice and beans to go with my lovely plate of bones. I just went ahead and put it on a plate. Don’t let the pic fool you 😄😒 Edit: tried it again 3 years later today. Curry chicken dinner Bland. Old plantains 🙂
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Do not get the jerk chicken Alfredo it is false advertised not as pictured on their website! No veggies, not a piece of chicken breast sliced on top, instead different parts of chicken mixed in, DRY DRY DRY! not the same type of pasta pictured, have no way to accommodate dissatisfaction, when I expressed me not being pleased they just said it is what it how it is, is how it comes! They get 1 star for the cashier being polite... & there isn't any atmosphere it's take out only. Oh yea & I know can Alfredo sauce idc how many crushed red pepper flakes you sprinkle in there..
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