Allwyn's

Nov 10, 2020 @ 4750 Yonge

Allwyn's at 4750 Yonge had BOGO offers on Ubereats, so we went to try their jerk pork and chicken meals.

Jerk Pork $16.95 and Jerk Chicken $16.95 (x2 not pictured)

The jerk pork was really tasty with juicy meat and a nice spicy rub on the outside (yum!) and I found the creamy and sweet coleslaw made a nice complement to the spicier jerk pork to help cut the heat. 

The jerk chicken was a little dry (the pork was the better of the two), but the chicken wasn't as spicy as the pork. 

Pretty good deal for four boxes of jerk pork, jerk chicken, coleslaw and rice and peas! 

September 29, 2020 @ 4750 Yonge Street, Toronto

Jerk Chicken Sandwich $6.99 and Oxtail with rice and peas $11.85

The jerk chicken sandwich was REALLY good: the chicken was flavourful and there was a lot of really tender and juicy meat; the spice level was great and the skin kept the delicious seasoning. It was a bit on the spicy side, but with the coco bread and coleslaw it balanced out really well since the coleslaw was creamy and sweet. 

The oxtail had lots of meat and sauce and rice and peas (but no coleslaw!). It was good but the meat just wasn't tender enough or cooked for long enough to really absorb the flavour from the sauce. The rice and peas had a kind of clove flavour (?). In terms of value, it was better value than Spice is Rite, but it wasn't as good in terms of flavour and the portion size was also really good here.

December 22, 2018

After a great Jamaican food experience at Sansimian, we wanted to try out some other Jamaican restaurants for research and comparison purposes.

 

Tucked away in a corner of a strip mall on Underhill is Allwyn's Bakery which, according to Blogto, has the best jerk chicken. 

Coco bread with a beef patty

I had no idea this was a thing. I like the coco bread, but it feels kind of weird to have two layers of flaky pastry and bread.

Oxtail and jerk chicken with coleslaw and rice & peas

I like their rice and peas, but the oxtail wasn't as good as Sansimian. The oxtail wasn't as sweet as Sansimian, rather it was more savoury. It's also interesting that they use a different rice for the oxtail and jerk chicken. The jerk chicken was pretty good, but I still think Ritz does a better jerk chicken. The jerk chicken with the coco bread was pretty good since it was like sweet from the bread and spicy and flavourful from the chicken.