Caribbean Palm

Tried the food from the food truck during the Northern Liberties festival. I love Caribbean food and was excited to give this place a try! Prices were a bit high, but they do give you a ton of food.I ordered the jerk chicken with candied yams and cabbage. My bf ordered the jerk chicken with rice and Mac n cheese. I'm still not sure if we actually got jerk chicken or maybe stewed chicken. I've never seen or tasted jerk chicken like this before and it also looks different with the other pictures posted on yelp. It was very wet and fatty. The cabbage was delicious and the yams were a bit too sweet but addicting. They were also all mushed up. The Mac n cheese was good but the rice was a bit hard.I'm happy I got to try it, but I am not sure if I would reorder from here again if I see the truck.

The food is absolutely delicious. The jerk chicken with beans and rice and yams are my favorites. The seasoning is just right. I found this eatery as I walked to the shoe shop on JFK. I decided to give the Caribbean Palm a try. I'm glad I did.

Service 5/5Great lady who took great care of me and work bestie.!she was so sweet and moved fast to get our To Go platters put together. Food is prepared at another location and served from a food truck. I think the dishes are cooked at the Germantown location.Oxtails 5/5Bestie loved them, I thought it had the taste and consistency of pot roast. I hoped it would have a more All-spicy flavorChicken Stew 4/5I'd hoped the flavor would be more complex, it packed some heat which I enjoyedGreens 4/5No ham but they were juicyRice & peas 4/5A little too salty but flavorful, no peas just rice Sweet Potatoes 6/5Too sweet but extremely flavorful- I tasted cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, sugar and some kick which I enjoyedMac n cheese 5/5DeliciousI want to try the jerk chicken, I can't wait!e

I really want to like this place, but 3 stars is being generous as it is. These aren't the warmest people ever, but they were pretty quick. I got the "lunch special", which is exactly 2 pieces of your choice of chicken on top of rice. The sauce was sweet and spicy, and the chicken was cooked perfectly. I'd argue the rice was a little under-cooked. Overall, it was alright, but hardly worth $6 when, for $2 more, you can get another side and arguably more food with the normal platter? There's some heavy competition in the neighborhood, but if you're pressed for time and craving Caribbean food, I guess this will do the trick.

There are not many things that can make me stop mid-sentence and literally run across a busy street...except for a food truck sign with the words "$14 oxtail platters". My platter was everything I had hoped for. Super tender and flavorful oxtails, perfectly cooked cabbage, and cheesy baked macaroni and cheese. Portion is large enough to share but I won't be so get here and get your own!

This truck is awesome. Definitely unique in its offerings. From jerk chicken to oxtail, it's unlike any truck in the area. The flavors are great. The price is a bit higher than other trucks but the quality and portions are well worth it. The sides are also amazing. I highly recommend this food truck.

With most food carts around Suburban Station serving ye ol halal combo or breakfast sandwiches, it is easy to miss Caribbean Palm- a cart on 18th and Market serving Caribbean platters. The pictures of oxtail help separate it from the other chicken and rice platters carts.I went with a small plate of jerk chicken with rice & beans and mac & cheese ($8). The mac and cheese was that satisfyingly familiar, standard mush of overcooked macaroni and fake cheese. The rice and beans were on the sweet side. But the jerk chicken was quite good- the nicely cooked meat wasn't over-sauced or too spicy.It was a lot of food for $8 and a lunch I would recommend trying. Maybe I would try the yams or cabbage to replace the rice. Other menu items include curry, bbq, and stew chicken, and oxtail, goat, and fried whiting.

Yooooo... the Falafel Nazi might have his biggest cart competitor to date. No joke, despite being very different than Gus's Octopus Falafel Truck, this truck is is a contender for another option if I am not feeling up for dealing with crazy. My co-workers and I were looking for something different. We always talked about the Caribbean food truck (located on the same side walk as Devon & Blakely on 18th and Market) but never went. On a frigid day (think mid 20's), and the three of us decided to split the meals. we went with large orders ($12) of the jerk chicken, stewed chicken, and fried chicken with mac and cheese, rice and beans, and cabbage. Pretty excited to try this food, we hurried back to the office and split the meats and sides. To conclude, stewed chicken (better than) jerk chicken (better than) fried chicken, the last which I would avoid. Service was quick, food was good and plentiful. Will definitely be coming again!

Food is nasty and has no taste. Doesn't taste like authentic Jamaican food. Barely had bean in my rice was over cooked and mushy. I would not recommend this to no one.

Me and my son went for lunch and I bragged about how good it was to a friend of mine and ended up going back later that day to get my friend a platter.