Back A Yard Caribbean American Grill Reviews

Iove this place. The food is fantastic. I brought a client there for lunch. That is all he talked about for the rest of the day. Now, the place is small and service is slow. Not much room to dine in, so plan ahead. Very well worth the small inconvenience.

Food good just nowhere to sit and wait for food or eat during rush hour very small place but very good food

Best Jamaican restaurant in the Bay Area. Hole in a wall. Great food.

Absolutely delicious Caribbean food! And those portions!

Everything here is absolutely amazing my favs are: the ox tail, goat stew(only on specific days) and their corn festivalz is kinda addictive, you wouldn't be able to stop.

Very low key kinda place (reminds me of the bbq place form House Of Cards) small humble place.

The service is always friendly and the food is always great. Give it a try and you'll be hooked.

Omg I love their food..the chicken is okm point. love the portions. Pricing is .

The food here was great. It is as authentic Caribbean as I've had in the bay area but it is a tiny restaurant in a pretty dicey neighborhood so don't look for ambiance. I had the jerk salmon and chicken combo that comes with rice, veggies and plantains to die for. We also ordered Mac and cheese, greens and corn bread. It was all delicious. The only issue is that I had no room in my stomach to try the sweet potato pie

I deliver food through an app, and this one lady worker on Sat, Sep 7th in the late afternoon early evening had the customer's food out for 15 minutes while she knew I was there waiting for the order. The food was lukewarm, I was losing money waiting, and the customer, I assumed, was not happy. The food is amazing, but that girl was horrendous and hopefully she loses that job. She's horrendous. Horrible. I hope the manager is paying attention.

My first time here about two weeks ago and the oxtails were the best! Cooked perfectly and really delicious!

Pass to be a cliete designer who are very attentive

I live in Hercules and can't wait to return! The food is absolutely delicious!!!

I visit here frequently for their jerk chicken wings. It's truly the best in town.

This intimate cozy Jamaican spot is located in Menlo Park, Ca.
Is a hidden gem. The Jerk Chicken is off the chain Good. Right along with the Curry Goat, Ox Tails.
And you have to try the Cornbread, there's fresh off the Cob corn laced in the Batter. Have it with butter and honey.

The pork was insane, chicken was a close second. Not too spicy, all around a very solid meal. Definitely recommend it

Ordered the combo plate, the Oxtails and Jerk chicken, great price and the food was good. My 3rd visit while working out of town.

Food was great and authentic and the service was very friendly. If you like home style Jamaican jerk, seek out this place.

Food was great but over half my food was uneatable Fat.

Placed my order with a friendly lady who was quick to offer ideas. Unfortunately my chicken was dry/ overcooked. Would probably be really good if it weren't overcooked

This place was delicious. Huge plates, cheap price, and absolutely delicious. Get the pork and oxtail combo.

shame on you guys ...eating in this restaurent is one of the most pathetic experience of my life.

Delicious carribean cuisine..jerk...pumpkin chicken soup...spicy! Delicious plentiful portions

Parking was hard to find and the police were constantly writing tickets, so I didn't even make it there

This place is my favorite. I go to plenty of restaurants but to this one I keep coming back again and again. The crew is very friendly and the cuisine they place on your table is so yummy. I never decline to have a decent meal in this restaurant. Highly recommended.

Jerk chicken meal is top notch. Great food, good value, delightfully gruff staff. Recommended.

Best Jamaican food ever. Jerk Salmon is my favorite.

The food is good, do NOT waste your time calling in an order. It's never ready when you pick it up.

Great food, huge portions, super casual, really nice people behind the counter adds up to why I'll go back. As other reviewers have stated, this is a hidden gem. Limited seating, so you may be waiting or taking it to go.

This little place stays crowded people love to eat there it's about 3 tables outside in about 6 inside and seem like the people dis love the food

Portions gotten smaller over the years and the prices have gone up. I think they should lower the prices. Would have given 4 stars.

Excellent jerked chicken and mango-passion fruit juice, highly recommend.

I got the Jerk Pork, it was kinda unbelievable how good it was. I find myself daydreaming about it sometimes. The only problem is now my own cooking feels completely inadequate after tasting that.

Great taste. Great value. I'm no jerxpert but I would definitely eat here again.

Good jerk chicken and curry goat. This is a Caribbean grill, with good flavors. Would be perfect 5 stars if they serve curry duck too.

Delicious food. Used to come here all the time when I was younger - glad to see it hasn't changed one bit. Corn festivals are delicious, and the jerk sauce is incredible

Small place, gets busy. I was relieved to see they had a vegetarian (jerk tofu) option. While that dish was reasonably tasty (and appeared healthy) the flavor wasn't something I would gush over, as my lunch companions did over their chicken/steak choices.

The place is pretty small, and on a one way access road. Will likely have to street park further down road and walk back.

Jerk chicken is to die for! You have to try it, then you will be hooked....

VERY CUTE PLACE!!! is it small and cute place. the food are awesome, very tasty. Il love places like it

This place is the definition of hole-in-the-wall, but there's really no better location for excellent jerk-spiced dishes. The chicken jerk meal is the real star, and is moist, juicy, and packed with flavor. It comes along with a few salad greens, Jamaican rice and peas (which are actually beans), and fried plantains. Portions are generous and prices are very reasonable. Given how small the actual dining room is, you might have some difficulty sitting down, but the restaurants does take orders to go over the phone. If you're feeling extra hungry, the side dishes (and particularly the "corn festival") make for great accompaniments to a main meal.

The food here is excellent. Delicious, the jerk has the right amount of kick and all the meats are tender and juicy. The cornbread and the fry bread is out of this world. The only reason I give it 4 stars is the location. Not a ton of parking and the restaurant itself is very small. The wait times I understand, everything tastes fresh so I understand waiting for my food to be made when I order it and not before. But the parking is super limited and not super convenient to the restaurant in some cases.

But they do have some outdoor tables as well as seating inside. Overall, go for the food, it is unmissable.

Very Good Jamaican BBQ. Good portions and reasonable prices.Back-A-Yard is the type of hole-in-the-wall gem that really hits the spot when you're hungry for it.

Great food, good service, reasonably clean and appealing. I parked in the lot out back and somebody sideswiped my car while I was gone. I have to deduct a star for location.

It's really hard to find parking and the restaurant is too small so sometimes you have to wait outside for a very longtime. However, the food is always delicious here.

Love its Jerk chicken plate, curried goat, and oxtail. Very good for catering too.

I got the BBQ chicken, it was pretty good. Tried my coworkers Jerk Chicken and it was even better. Tried the beans and rice on the side and didnt care for them. I dont care for Caribbean food, so maybe they are good, but not a taste I'm too into.

Pretty good quantity and tasty for a good price :)
Wait time is pretty high sometimes. It's a small restaurant and so most of them usually order a To-Go.
If do not get parking near the restaurant, there are multiple spots down the same street.

Amazing food
Great price

Best local Jamacian food. Casual, lively crowd. Limited indoor and outdoor seating. Most patrons are takeout.

A favorite for first responders with well spiced jerked chicken and pork. Call ahead or else prepare for a long wait at lunch. Does not open until noon nor on Sunday.

The one in Menlo Park is the best. Downtown San Jose location is terrible. Bad food rude staff.

This is one of my favorite places to go eat hands down. I've once went 3 days in a row smdh had to get my Jerk Chicken "thighs only" that is with my Oxtailswith the Sauteed Vegetables OMG just thinking about it now. Oh yes and the 3 Meat BBQ dish is also to die for; the ribs, chicken and links smdh dang there better than some other BBQ I've been. Kind of taste like grandmas BBQ to be honest.

At first I was surprised about look of the shop, but the food is absolutely delicious. Great portions for great prices and really authentic flavors. Would definitely recommend!

We need nicer people like 3 years ago. These nowadays ppl don't kno to treat their customers and the food is not authentic like before.

I know West Indian food... And this place was amazing!!!!

Great food but service is horrible. When you call to order them they pick you and hangup. This has happened multiple times. I don't have any experience with Caribbean food before but I seem to have liked this. I ordered Jerk Tofu. The sauce is HOT (you know its spicy when an Indian is complaining about it. On the scale of 10, it is 7 for me).

i stopped by this place during lunch. it was busy. it was small. we had to fight over one of the tables with another group. dive place? check. i ordered the jerk chicken and oxtail combo meal. paid $13.95 for it (lunch). "this is going to be one of the greatest lunch outings i've ever had." i got my food after 20 minutes of waiting. it tasted like burnt chicken and burnt oxtail. i left a 1 star tip.

Fantastic jerk everything. can't go wrong with he festival corn bread either