Taste of Schenectady® Vol. 3 • No. 6

19 tasteofschenectady.com • Vol. 3 • No. 6
At Roy’s Caribbean Restaurant,
the Jerk seasoning
is available on chicken,
pork, salmon, the fish
of the day and even the
zesty and tender-meatfall-off-the-bone
wings.”
hunk of scotch bonnet pepper.
It’s the unmistakable combination
of jerk seasoning, and it
goes beautifully on any number
of meats and seafood. At Roy’s
Caribbean Restaurant, the Jerk
seasoning is available on chicken,
pork, salmon, the fish of the day
and even the zesty and tendermeat-fall-off-the-bone
wings.
Roy Vincent explains, “There’s
nothing like classic jerk chicken,”
and his granddaughter, Latavia,
says, “People have been asking if
we will have Buffalo wings when
we get our liquor license and I
tell them we are a Caribbean restaurant
that serves Jerk wings!”
Latavia runs the day-to-day front
of the house operations, while
her grandmother, Rose, who
makes 50 homemade rum cakes
during the holidays, runs the
open kitchen and back-of-thehouse
with Roy.
To better enjoy the Jerk, take a
bite of the sautéed in butter ripe
sweet plantains that you can
choose with the dinner as one
of any two sides. Other sides include;
white rice, red peas & rice,
pigeon peas & rice, toss salad,
cabbage, or steamed vegetables.
Other main dishes I tried tantalized
my taste buds as much...
The curry goat is a filling dish
of chunks of incredibly tender
meat stewed in a Jamaican curry
sauce that seemed to pleasantly
pronounce the aroma of more
allspice than English curry,
which comes from East Indian
spice blends. It was pungent
with lots of savory flavor from
the goat meat — it’s excellent!
The Brown Stew Snapper is a
name that undersells another
vibrant and satisfying dish.
Roy’s Caribbean Restaurant has
all the Jamaican classic dinners,
like; Callaloo and Codfish, Ackee
& Saltfish, Jerk Chicken, Curry
Chicken, Stewed Beef, Oxtails,
Cow Foot, Roti (Curry Chicken
or Curry Goat), and Slice Fish
Escovitch to name a few! The
patties are plenty filled and you
can choose from beef, vegetable,
curry chicken and Jerk chicken
patties. For catered parties, Roy’s
offers mini Jamaican patties; as
well as its Jerk Wings and a slew
of appetizers and finger foods.
It’s hard to select a favorite Caribbean
dish at Roy’s. Better yet,
go with some friends and try a
little bit of everything, Yeh Man!
Book the Party Room at Roy’s Now! ADV.