Tonight, Susan and I decided to try something new for dinner and ended up at Tina’s Jamaican Caribbean Restaurant in the middle of Providence’s Little Italy (which is actually simply becoming the dining district with all the great food of various ethnicity). I had heard their food was good, but it’s always empty. I think they do a lot of take out business. The waitress was really nice. We started by splitting the coco bread (bread made with coconut milk) and a beef patty. They were both excellent. I ordered the curried goat and Susan got the curried chicken. Both meals came with vegetables (which was cabbage and peppers and some other stuff), rice and peas (peas are actually red kidney beans), and fried plantains (which were quite delicious). Both our meals were excellent. The chicken and goat were so tender, there was no need for a knife. I had never had goat before, but it was like a greasier lamb. It peeled right off the bone and was very tasty.
The only thing I didn’t like was sorrel, which is like a berry wine with rose petals (it’s not alcoholic). The rose petals added too much perfuminess to it that made it a bit unbearable, but it still tasted good. We both left very satisfied and Susan even took some home. I think we’ll be going back there again. It’s definitely worth a visit. Don’t let the lack of customers deter you, the food is awesome.