Cocoa's Jamaican Jerk

First time I went .. gave it a pass .. food was ok .. portion was way too small ...THIS TIME .. HELLLLLLLLL NO ! I ordered a large goat .. Mac n cheese .. cabbage ... $40 + ... I asked the man why tf was it so high.. he said a large was $27 .. ok cool.., look at the portion .. THIS IS NOT A LARGE .. if it is .. the regular side must come with 2 pieces of meat ... WONT EVER GO THERE AGAIN !!! This goat is tuff and salty ! Caribbean hut don't ever pull crap like this and now I'll continue to drive 20 mins out the way just to go there. The other pic is just how much of it I could stand .. sht goin in the trash ! SMDH .. .. EDIT .. and I just got sick 10 mins after posting this review. NEVER EVER AGAIN !

The Smell Of the smoke grill pulled me in... Walking into the restaurant is a whole vibe, I just knew the food was going to be amazing. I ordered the jerk chicken seasoned rice & baked beans and when I say hands down the best Jamaican food I've had . But I may be a little bias since I've never been to Jamaica to taste it first hand. And the lady that took our order had me feeling like I was in her personal kitchen, service was A1... Run don't walk to check them out....Oh I did I mentioned the Rum Punch...

I ordered the Oxtail, side of Mac and Cheese, rice, and cabbage. I also ordered the beef patty. I paid 36.04 total. It was completely overpriced. I know Oxtail are expensive but what I paid vs what i received was not worth it at all. The Oxtail were TOUGH and VERY SALTY. The Mac and cheese was was flavorless and had noodles that were uncooked. The cabbage was over cooked to the point of slime .. The beef patty seemed to be a frozen one from the supermarket.

Terrible!!!!Oxtails tough not cooked well at all and she charged 30 a plate..Jerk pork was Nasty she just poured jerk sauce on some uncooked Pork NastyAnd portions were smallIf you know good Caribbean then you know, but this ain't it and prices to High

We did take out right before closing and it was the worst choice I made in a while! The oxtails were salty and saturated with oil. I didn't get any meat, just a lot of gravy and oxtails bones. You can tell she just served us the bottom of the pot. It was really gross. I do not recommend eating here if you want authentic Jamaican food.

First off the owner was sooo nice! She was so kind to offer me samples of her curry chicken which was good. I ordered the oxtail plate with Mac n cheese and collards plus a red velvet slice and rum punch to go. What I ended up getting in addition was some yams that I also got charged for that I never asked for. The menu says $20.99 for the Oxtails with rice but I got charged $29.11. Not to mention ea. side was $5.00. Tax was only $4.68. My total was $55.33!! The food itself tasted ok and the Mac n cheese was not your ordinary Mac n cheese and it was 5/10. I feel bad saying all this cause she was super nice with me but I don't like being taken for my money.

I live within a reasonable distance of Cocoa's and did not know it existed! I'm happy I stumbled upon this spot. When you park in the lot you immediately hear the music blasting outside the restaurant (I love it). I can definitely see this being a vibe in warmer weather. The inside isn't too big for sitting down but me personally, I'm here for the food! I decided to get a jerk chicken meal which came with the standard cabbage, plantains, and rice and peas. I enjoyed everything except for the cabbage. For me, I prefer a balance between crunchy and soft cabbage and theirs was too soft (for me). I also thought the cabbage was a bit salty. However, that jerk chicken, rice and peas and plantains?! The best I've had in Charlotte thus far. I'll definitely be back but I'll try something else to get a true feeling of the cooking.

Food was the best Jamaican we've had. Mild or spicy--your choice! Sides were authentic. Service was excellent and staff was GREAT!

I ordered Jerk Chicken, thinking it would be a safe option. The grill was burning outside and the chicken seemed to be hot from the grill. The flavor tasted like 100% fuel. No jerk taste, no pepper, no garlic, no onion, not even SALT, just horrible. Charcoal has to burn 100% before placing meat on the grill or it will taste like fuel. I don't think I will try anything else here, one bite was enough. "I have authentic Jerk" was her speech, I just let her speak because mi is ah Jamaican and she nah cook like any Jamaican from yard or abroad. She needs better cooks and recipes. Look at the pictures of her curry, real Jamaicans know how curry will cut you if not burned and cooked properly.To be fair her establishment is quaint, and may have a nice vibe in the evening if the music is right. This is only a drinks takeout restaurant, food is no good! Sorry....

Food and service was bad the food took a really long time the only thing that's was fresh was my fish everything else tasted like the day before , the oxtails were mushy the cabbage was mooshy and the Rasta pasta