Sunshine Jamaican Restaurant

Listen... it's hard to find authentic Jamaican food these days. I am still a fan of Sunshine after many years and with my return to GA. Manish water... mouthwatering.... Finger licking good. I rarely make it home before drinking some. GET THE BOWL! Order early, they will sell out.Stew peas... ample big tasty pig tail! YUMMY!!! So good.I look forward to the stew peas days almost every week.Oxtail... last time I had it, it didn't seem fresh. I don't know if I posted that here already but it almost tasted sour. Service... listen, you don't go to Jamaican restaurants for good service. You go for good food lol. The ladies however are nice but don't answer the phone!!! Also, they stop answering anywhere from 30 - 60 minutes before closing.

First time at Sunshine. I honestly do not eat at a lot of restaurants on Memorial Drive but a friend told me Sunshine was good. Service - didn't get a greeting when we walked in, the lady was sitting in a chair at the register, there was one guy In there sitting down waiting on this food so she was not busy. They had a few fish dishes on their menu but had NO fish at all that day (weekday). I mean they were out of everything seafood and they were out of sorrel. This should have been a sign to leave but I settled with a small oxtail meal. They do open the box for you to see your food before leaving, no corrections or complaints after you leave. Well, I wish I would have took a closer look at the "plantains" bc it was absolute mush! It looked so terrible, I thought it was fat from the oxtail... they literally served spoiled plantain on both of our plates, I tasted it & it was definitely rotten. I love plantains when I eat Jamaican food & the fact that it was rotten was very disrespectful. The oxtail was small, not a lot of meat but the flavor was decent although I would have preferred more gravy. Rice & peas and the cabbage were average.As far as the inside, not much sunshine in there, just get it Togo. Oh! And the health score was 81 which should have been another sign to leave. There are better Jamaican restaurants to visit.

Just Bad Food. I stopped by this place today after reading the reviews and was willing to it give a try. It's located in an old shopping center at the intersection of Memorial Drive and N. Hariston Rd in Stone Mountain. My first warning sign was the foreboding curb appeal outside the store looking in. The doors and windows did not look very clean. The second warning sign, there was no one in the place when I went in. No problem, right? The third warning sign, which should have been the last before I turned right back around was the Health Inspection Grade of 81. So, all the warning signs were there to let me know this probably was not a good idea.But I'm always willing to give the benefit of the doubt especially to local businesses. The cashier appeared to be cramping really bad, so she was not in the best mood. Yes, cramping. She was holding her stomach and appeared to be in some discomfort.Anyway, I ordered the jerk chicken with rice and peas. Good lord! the chicken was dry and mealy. The jerk sauce was very vinegary and just plain wrong. This was my first time having really bad jerk chicken. I hope the owners read this. You need to do much better. Shame on you!

My boyfriend and I were frantically looking for a place to go because the other place we were going to was closed. Luckily we found this place on a Sunday!I didn't get a pic of his so here's mine lol. *I ordered goat curry with rice and beans, cabbage and plantains. This meal was bomb! The rice is the only thing that was on the dryer side lol (totally okay). But the goat was seasoned SO good. It was so tender snd juicy! Had real meat on them. My first bite was amazing lol. The cabbage was really good too! Everything went so well with the eachother other. The plantains were the best thing there in my opinion. That is the best fruit on the planet! They were so ripe and caremalized. I had to get more... hence the second Bag.*the price is even great. For the amount of food! Love it and definitely going back! *Covid friendly and everyone wears masks

I had a craving for Jamaican food and found this spot riding down Memorial Drive. I didn't have time to read the reviews prior to coming so we literally took a chance and I'm glad we did! Omg that jerk pork was soooooo good. Never have I ever ordered that from any other restaurant but wanted to try something other than jerk chicken or curry chicken. My first choice was the fish but it's prepared to order which takes about 25-30 minutes which we weren't in the mood to wait. All seafood is prepared to order so I know for next time to call ahead for that dish if I'm in the area again. The pork was so flavorful and it was right amount of spice. And it's plenty of meat! Rice and peas, cabbage and plantains ran me ten bucks which ain't nuthin at all. I can always count on Stone Mountain and Decatur to provide the best island food.

Great food.. sometimes it's a miss but mostly on point everything I go. Eat here and try

I bought a small jerk chicken with steam cabbage rice and peas . Food was ok at be best 6/10 . The rice and peas had a heavy coconut flavor slightly over whelming, the steam cabbage and plantains was good. The jerk chicken was dry. I had worst and I had better. The jerk sauce was way too sweet and the consistency was like a gravy instead of sauce. I usually get oxtail gravy on my rice she told me they don't do that and I have to buy it on the side which was $1.10 and it came in a very small container. I was literally the only person there and it took me 20minutes to get my food and my meal came up to $15. I definitely don't think it's worth that . It should be 12 definitely won't go back

Best Jamaican food in East Atlanta and service is great! I got it to go and it is my go to for food at the house that SLAPS

They added a tip to the bill without my knowledge on take out. I am not sure I will go back there unless I really need to grab something.

They serve my son and I raw bloody chicken. No good. It was later on in the night didn't realize until we got home and start eating too late to run out and get anything else. Very disappointing.