Hot Spot Jamaican American Cuisine

This morning, I ordered two fried dumplings, callaloo&saltfish with some fried plantains on the side and cornmeal and banana porridge. When I tell you this hit the spot for my brunch. I appreciate the hands that was in the pot and the hands that prepared my plate thank you so much.

Updating review a week after going back to try their jerk chicken. The best jerk chicken I've had upstate. No joke 🫡😋 Was soooo good I went back the following day to have it and make sure I wasn't dreaming. WoW. Just WoW. Well seasoned, marinated, juicy, and spicy. Had me sweating deep 😅 Going to try their fish meals and soups and see. Will update more then. Found this gem downtown Albany in the Lark Street area by accident and decided to check it out. Beautiful ambiance. Very quiet, good seating, nicely decorated, and open. Staff was very friendly, courteous, and welcoming. A lot of great menu choices. Decided to try the curried goat, rice and peas, and plantains and it was ok. Would have been better if stronger curry was used. Plantains were over ripe and a little burnt. Will go back

Ordered large chicken Rasta pasta, received large container with little bit of food and literally 2 pieces of chicken. It tasted like a seafood boil but looked like vegetable Rasta pasta. Very dry. And definitely not made fresh when you order. Been sitting all day, noodles overcooked. That was definitely my last visit. And they are very rude. I literally wanted my money back but I was at work. Be careful going there.

Review as delivery driver: service is extremely slow and employees are generally no where to be found and do not provide updates on wait times. I have never picked up an order here that was ready when it said it would be. Expect to wait atleast 10 minutes, tho I have had orders taken upwards of a half hour or more. Currently writing this while I've been waiting for 20 minutes. With the only update coming from me over hearing someone in the back telling another employee "tell him two minutes". That employee continued to not tell me this for almost 5 minutes while they grabbed stuff from the back. Staff is genuinely nice but also dont care about delivery drivers. Place is unequipped to handle delivery and shouldn't offer it if they can not keep up.

The place is old , the young lady who took our order was very nice however she deceived us none of the food was spicy and the pasta was overcooked. Also the bathrooms had overflowing garbage cans and only the men’s restroom worked. If you do choose to order from her pay in cash order in person and check food before leaving