MAMA'S CARIBBEAN GRILL - CHARLOTTE, NC

We finally ate here; last dinner in Charlotte and we wish we had eaten here earlier in our stay. Excellent food and large portions and reasonable prices and great atmosphere with Bob Marley playing, of course, on an endless loop. The waitresses were all friendly in their laid back Jamaican reggae way.

We had plantains done perfectly, nice and crisp on the outside and soft but not mushy inside with just a hint of sweetness. Bill and I shared our main entrees. I had brown stewed chicken with veggies and Bill had glazed beef. Both meats were so tender and flavorful and each had a distinctively different spicy gravy/marinade/sauce. Not spicy like too hot but spicy like complex flavors and richly seasoned.

Both entrees came with a side (i had sweet potatoes and Bill had collard greens) and a huge rastafarian pile of delicious rice.