Karlene's Restaurant

The building is nothing fancy, but the FOOD!!! Oh my goodness! Its a little out of the way for me, but I'll definitely go back. I had a very large portion of perk shrimp.

Probably, no definitely the best Jamaican food I have ever eaten. I had the Oxtails and Jerk Chicken and it was sooooo flavorful. The owners (husband and wife team)were phenomenal. Big up to the wife for that gravy over the rice! Who would have thought you would fine such good food in Youngstown, Ohio. That’s not a knock :-). If you are anywhere near this restaurant I WOUKD DEFINITELY RECOMMEND IT. Tell them the ATL sent you :-)

The BEST food you will have in the area, I promise! You must try the oxtail, it is phenomenal. The owners are extremely friendly and the service is great! Highly recommend.

My First time there today 11/15/2025 at around 2pm. I got my food and was happy, the portion size was AWESOME for that price, they are definitely NOT STINGY WITH THE FOOD 😂😂😂😂. I was like a fat kid eaten cake 😂. I Will be BACK NEXT WEEK. Thank You Mrs. Karlene!

I ordered jerk chicken and it was just old, dried out, & overcooked seems as though they heated everything in a microwave. It’s just not good at all. Rice had some sauce on it which I didn’t like. Cabbage was OK. I could only ate a forkful of each Not a good experience. Won’t try again.