Where to take Jamaican Grandfather for Jamaican?

[future]

can you name your top spots in brooklyn? i limited to manhattan due to our schedule but one of the days may involve a brooklyn trip.

[brooklyngirl]

I like Brawta and MoBay.

[Geo8rge]

Sugar Cane on Flatbush is the only upscale place I know.

[Ora]

I like Sugar Cane, has the feel of a Manhattan spot. However, like a Manhattan spot, it gets really crowded at times.

[lambretta76]

Sugarcane is Trini, not Jamaican.

[vatl619]

brawta was delicious. why did it close???

[Yaqo Homo]

See http://nymag.com/daily/food/2007/04/p...

[J. Slab]

future, there are some quality spots around church ave, utica & flatbush... tho be advised that unlike, say, brawta & stir it up, many are primarily take-out. wheels are a must.

–The Porkchop Express
http://porkchop-express.blogspot.com/

[bobjbkln]

I like Stir it Up, a small family run restaurant on Atlantic Ave. at 3rd Ave. That's near the Pacific Street/Atlantic Ave. train station which is *one* stop from Manhattan on the B, D, or Q lines. The D stops at the part of the complex closer to Stir it Up. The seafood dishes are particularly good, but I like the roti as well.

[wleatherette]

i highly recommend the islands, on washington ave in prospect heights. it's a small place in the shadow of a key foods supermarket, run by two friendly women. i used to live near brawta and liked it well enough, but the islands is another league.

[Yaqo Homo]

I like Brawta on Atlantic Ave, though service is slow (I guess that fits with the laid-back Island vibe). They serve excellent rotis and the best home-made, tropial softdrinks.

If you're looking for a more hole-in-the-wall, authentic experience, head down Flatbush Avenue (into my nabe) and check out the two restaurants the resulted from the Great Jerk Chicken Schism of 2005: Danny Express and Peppa's Jerk Chicken (right across the street). Both serve some of the best chicken in the city.

see:
http://www.chowhound.com/topics/248181

[Ora]

Brawta beats all the Manhattan sit-down jamaican spots hands down. Great food, cute casual restaurant.

Fatman's on 145 St is the real deal, but its more of a take out spot than a true sit down restaurant. Fatman's ground provisions dish is so good it sells out within minutes.

[kayonyc]

Def. agree with Brawta for Jamaican.

[JonL]

Brawta is closed.

[Ora]

Its open--ate there tonight. Was delicious, as usual.

[Miss Needle]

I haven't been to Brawata myself, but whenever my Jamaican friend misses a taste of home, he tells me he always heads to Brawata.