Thursday, July 9, 2009

Authentic Jamaican food....In Jeddah





Jamaican Grill, an authentic Jamaican Restaurant is now open in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and has been getting good reviews MashaAllah. It's owned and operated by one of my best friends brothers, Rasheed Muncey a trained chef.

We’ve been eagerly awaiting the opening of Jamaican Grill since we first heard about it, and so it was refreshing to learn that not only is the founder of this restaurant Jamaican, he is also a trained chef, and one who is bringing a little bit of Carribean cuisine into the heart of Jeddah.

Jamaican Grill is pretty easy to find, in fact its hard not to miss if youre driving down Hera Street, the bright neon lights are a dead giveaway; lights that have been attracting Jeddahs youth like moths to a flame for the last month or so (according to the member of staff we spoke to). All were turned away with flyers detailing the forthcoming menu, but they may be happy to know their wait is now finally over. The Venue has its soft opening on the 2nd of July 2009.

Traditional Jamaican grub is served up in this carefully decorated restaurant, shoots of bamboo cover the walls from floor to ceiling, while photos from Jamaica adorn the walls. Elsewhere it’s easy to spot Jamaican memoribilia decorating the walls along with ornate boards detailing humourous takes on the Jamaican Alphabet and even Jamaican slang!



You can read the rest of the review from JeddahFood here.


MashaAllah! I feel so happy for them. May Allah Subhana wa ta'ala grant them success in this life and the next, Ameen!

23 comments:

  1. Wow, that's amazing! Good to know, if I ever go there, insha'Allah!

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  2. I just love it! They did such a cute job with the palm trees and wall decorations sister. I would love to hear more about the most popular foods in Jamaica sometime. I hope they do well. I know Susie and some of the other ex-pats will love it. Love you lots.

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  3. As Salaamu 'alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatu,

    MashaAllah! May Allah give them success with the restaurant. Ameen! The interior looks colourful and fun.

    Jamaican food is lovely. I tried Jerk chicken and rice and peas about 3 yrs ago and loved It!

    I had a vegetable pattie for the first time yesterday and it was delicious!

    wa Salaamu 'alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatu,
    Sacrifice4Allah

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  4. Hi Lisa :), everytime I'm away from home for a while I miss Jamaican food so badly, lol. I do hope the ex-pats will visit them InshaAllah. Love you too.

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  5. Yes Sis Lazeena , its sooo cool MashaAllah

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  6. Wa alaykum salaam wa rahmatullah wa barakatuh, Sis Sacrifice4Allah,

    Ameen to your dua.

    Jerk chicken is one of my favourites too and of course patties too :) We have ackee patties here too and shrimp and lobster patties, they are delicious, MashaAllah.

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  7. Oh my gosh jerk chicken and maybe some coconut shrimp sounds so good right now! He should open a branch in Austin, Texas :)

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  8. I just awarded you at my public blog! Love you lots!

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  9. Thanks Lisa, thats so sweet of you, MashaAllah!

    Thanks Salma, MashaAllah, Welcome to my blog!

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  10. This is fantastic!! I remember going to Cairo and one item on the menu was Jerk Jamaican Chicken Wrap.I was in shock but to have a whole store, well that is really, really exciting!!!

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  11. Yes SSFB its pretty exciting, MashaAllah, I'm so happy for them :)

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  12. Salaams Sis:

    That's great, Alhamdulillah. I think they'll get a lot of ex-pat business.

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  13. Wa alaykum salaam Sister Saffiyah,

    Yes InshaAllah they'll get lots of business, people all over seem to enjoy Jamaican food :), MashaAllah.

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  14. Oh mashaAllah, that's great!
    yum, yum :D

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  15. Assalamu alaykum Sis Le-Ann ,MashaAllah!

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  16. should try it out the next time im in jeddah!

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  17. Assalamu alaykum Sister WhiteOrchid, that would be great InshaAllah :)

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  18. A Jamaican restaurant in Saudi Arabia!!
    Wish the owners great success!!

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  19. Yes I wish them success too :), thanks for visiting my blog 'Proud Jamaican'

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  20. Very good blog post I love your site keep up the great posts.

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