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Hot Spot Jamaican American Cuisine

Hot Spot Jamaican American Cuisine

244 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210, United States, 12210-1342

Pizza • Seafood • American • Catering


"I went to this restaurant yesterday evening, after arriving in town. I brought small stew chicken, small jerk chicken, three chicken patties and large oxtail(which I believe was not even oxtail)... I PAID 67.60.... 1st impression they didn 't greet us at all( there was a young women and an older man at the register) After about 5mins we were acknowledged. I ordered the food and waited for my food. We ate the chicken patties while waiting for the other food( they were okay). I heard another customer mention the large oxtail and you only recieve 5 pieces with the orde said she will never order that again. The cost of a large oxtail is $26! When my food came out I checked, there was only 5 oxtails FOR $26!!! The food was cold/warm like they tried to microwave it. I asked the young woman why does a large order only come with only 5 oxtails, she replied I don 't know what that has to do with me I dont make the plates . I asked her if she could get someone who knew.... She then went in the back to grab the older man(from earlier). This made it no better because he was so dismissive of my issue( there was not type of customer service). The older man just stated you only get five and walked off.... So I then asked the girl if I could have a refund, she stated no. So I asked for someone else. The owner came out and told me the price is because oxtail cost went up and he gets his seasonings from Jamaica..... He ended up giving me three extra oxtails(neck bones)...He said he has the best food out there and I would see it is worth the cost once I taste food. I was extremely disappointed ?.... oxtail, stew and jerky was nasty, not authentic at all. I 've eaten at over 30 Jamaican restaurants and this by far was the 2nd worst...... Overall food is over priced, customer service is a 0, and definitely not worth a visit! Don 't spend your money where it 's not appreciated and your pockets are being taken advantage of! If I could give a zero I would have!"

Crabbae Kenilworth

Crabbae Kenilworth

303 S Michigan Ave, Kenilworth, United States Of America

Pizza • Shrimp • Seafood • Fast Food


"We reserved for 8 but the table was set for 6 when we got there, so we had to wait until another party finished eating and left. They asked if we could wait outside because they said there was a lot of take out people walking in and out. It was freezing outside. There’s no parking so we had to park a block away and walk back to our cars then back to the restaurant when the table was ready. The ambiance was ok. They had a dj (the music was really loud, but the owner had him turn it down after a while). The dj played good music. The lights were turned off and they put little lamps on the table. It was cute, but made it hard to see the food we were eating. Another table actually turned the ceiling fan light on that was above their table and all of the other tables started laughing and agreeing that we needed light. The server was very sweet and accommodating. She looked as if she was overwhelmed, but every time she came to our table she had the softest voice and a smile. The food took about an hour to come out. The kids food came out first and we sat and watched them eat. Then ours came out after they finished eating and they sat and watched us eat. I was very disappointed in the service (outside of our server). Last, but definitely not least, the food was delicious! Everything we ordered was scrumptious! We all enjoyed the taste of the food. Two of our orders came out wrong, but that could’ve been because the music was so loud when she took our order that she might’ve heard things mistakenly. I wouldn’t go back to sit and eat with family, but I would order take out and go for a girls night out or something like that."