Desert Island Eatery

Nimish

I've never had *real* Caribbean food before, but this was a wonderful introduction to the cuisine. We tried the Jerk Chicken, BBQ chicken, Oxtail, Plantains, and Johnny Cakes. The Jerk seasoning was incredible with just the right spice and depth of flavor. The BBQ was a nice mild, sweet sauce that was seasoned super well. The Oxtail was super tender and flavorful, although the sauce was just a tad too salty. I really enjoyed the texture of both the meat/fat and the sauce. The rice was cooked perfectly and I surprisingly enjoyed the cabbage on the side. Plantains were fine and we really liked the light sweetness and fried texture of the Johnny Cakes. Highly recommend this spot for people who haven't tried the cuisine and I'm certain longtime enjoyers of Caribbean will love the food as well as its family-ran.

Matthew Sanders

In a search for a restaurant which serves plantains I was pleasantly surprised to see that Desert Island Eatery was less than a mile from my house. I became even more excited to see all of the vegetarian/vegan options on the menu. I ordered the Jerk BBQ Tofu, Johnny Cakes, and (of course) the plantains. The tofu came with a side of rice and cabbage. The flavor of every item was fantastic. I am just upset with myself for not know that Desert Island Eatery was here previously. I will definitely be back to try other items. Highly recommended.

Marvin Stephen

Curry goat, sea moss and Johnny cakes. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥. This place is excellent food this delicious. Staff is excellent. Chef keep it up, best Caribbean food I had in Phoenix.

Star Delight

Very very over salted! Johnny cakes were good, yellow rice was okay, rice and peas were too but not made with the authentic seasoning. Good portion of oxtails but omg it was so salty I literally couldn't eat it, my dog even wouldn't touch the piece I gave her. Please please stop putting so much salt cause not many places serve oxtails and it's an expensive dish. Also please add a very small amount of salt to the plantains before you cook them will make a huge difference. Over all I am very disappointed. I make carribean style foods few times a week. It's not difficult and I'm disappointed that so many restaurants are getting it so so wrong. I appreciate that they offer so many vegan options. Seems like a nice family owned business but I ended up with a meal I couldn't eat.