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Caribbean restaurant and late-night hot spot opens in Miami
“Last November, Jrk! fast-casual restaurant opened in downtown Miami, serving the Jamaican favorites that had made it a hit at Treats Food Hall in the Aventura Mall. Now, the team behind Jrk! is expanding its concept of traditional Caribbean cuisine, this time in a more upscale, speakeasy-style atmosphere.”
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“Jamaican-born chef Wayne Sharpe adds extra flare and aroma to this sweet-and-spicy bowl with a special house blend. The shrimp carries enough heat and depth for a full-body experience, and the accompaniments of rice and peas, pineapple mango salsa, and plantains bathed in a pineapple-cinnamon sauce round out the island flavors.”
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“The menu bursts with everything you’d expect from the islands, like jerk chicken, Jamaican patties, curry, and oxtail. But Jrk! puts a healthier spin on the staples, offering vegan jerk bowls, and a build-your-own option where you can keep it as light or heavy as you like.”
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“Situated in the bustling Treats Food Hall in the Aventura Mall, Jrk serves chef Wayne Sharpe’s mod Caribbean cuisine. The food is fragrant, boasting a straightforward menu of Jamaican patties and crispy cassava sticks, along with inventive vegan and meat-based bowls of jerk, oxtail, Jamrock pepper steak, and Blue Mountain curry.”
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“Chef Wayne Sharpe takes us inside the kitchen of this Aventura location for their Jamaican jerk fried rice and jerk quinoa.”
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“Quick counter service Jamaican cuisine found its place in Aventura when Jrk! debuted inside Aventura Mall’s Treats Food Hall. Build-your-own bowls are the star of the menu with bases like like rice and peas or jerk fried rice that are piled high with toppings like jerk chicken, pepper steak, cabbage slaw, and pineapple mango salsa.”
