My good friend Erica posted a Fb problem: “Y’all…look. This place. These wings. Go. Robin Garr, have you ever been right here but?” It got here with a photograph of a succulent golden brown rooster wing the scale of a turkey wing, a tantalizing deal with from Eden & Kissi.
That was final September, and I actually meant to get proper out to this little takeout spot in Buechel. However one factor after one other received in the best way. So right here we’re, 4 and a half months later, and all of the sudden, with the omicron variant hanging round, nice Jamaican takeout sounded good.
I skimmed the menu – not as simple a activity as you would possibly assume, however I’ll get to that – phoned in our order, and headed for Buechel. A pleasant lady handed over an enormous bag of goodies nonetheless scorching from the grill out again, and away we went. We received wings, after all, and I’ve received to let you know that Erica was proper. I fought the wing and the wing received. In an excellent manner.
We received a bunch of different Jamaican goodies too — or as Eden & Kissi’s Fb web page explains it, “a fusion of Afro-Caribbean meals with a French contact — and it was all good, simply as praiseworthy as these meaty, smoky wings.
Eden & Kissi has a Fb web page however no web site, Twitter or Instagram. They publish the day’s menu with images round 2 p.m. day-after-day. However these posts don’t present costs. GrubHub and DoorDash have menus with costs, however they don’t at all times absolutely agree on content material or worth, and I favor to present my cash on to the restaurant anyway.
Ought to I’ve requested after I known as in my order? Yeah, I may need discovered upfront that our extra-large meal was going to fall a bit above the “low-cost eats” vary, particularly with a relatively grilled pompano on the menu. However hey, the meals was scrumptious and the worth was honest for what we received.
Let’s have a look at the small print. The day by day menu at all times begins with a particular, which can embody such delights as taco Tuesday (with Jamaican fillings), oxtails, salmon and potatoes, Jamaican jerk rooster or beef patties, curry goat stew and extra.
The common menu often contains grilled or fried pink snapper or pompano, 10 wings in your alternative of smoked, bbq, jerk, peri-peri, curry, or fiery habanero flavors; rooster curry or jerk rooster plate or wrap; jerk veggie pita, wrap, or plate; and loads of sides.
Grubhub additionally mentions a few greenback menu gadgets and quite a lot of candy and savory crepes that aren’t often featured on the Fb web page. Drinks commercially bottled below Eden & Kissi’s trademark embody hibiscus juice, hibiscus mango juice and ginger juice.
Apart from the outlying $20 pompano, we discovered pricing affordable for high quality and amount: 10 very giant smoked wings have been $12.99; a jerk veggie pita was $10.99, and a hibiscus drink was $2.99.
The wings have been large, charred darkish brown with black spots, and had a lot of meat. We selected the smoky choice and received a blast of char and smoke earlier than biting by means of the crisp pores and skin to disclose completely cooked tender however not dry meat.
The pompano was left entire, spherical and flat — large enough to fill the field; pores and skin, tail and head have been left on. The grill imparted a smoky taste just like that on the wings. It was charred throughout and intensely crisp. The flesh was completely carried out, fully cooked, flaky, not dry. Bear in mind, it was filled with bones — you get that with a complete fish.
It was perched atop a portion of blended greens, collards and maybe different greens, which had been finely chopped and lengthy cooked. A supply menu calls it meatless, and we didn’t spot any meat bits or taste.
A “loaded” jerk veggie pita was fantastically plated, which was spectacular in a clamshell field. A pita was laid flat and topped with lettuce leaves, white rice, fairly yellow rice, a ration of black beans and finely diced, colourful veggies. It was surrounded by fried plantains and boasted an total light whiff of Jamaican jerk spices.
All three dishes got here garnished with a fairly, multicolor brunoise — neat tiny cube — of carrots, celery, inexperienced and pink pepper, and onion with a refreshing whiff of tart vinegar or citrus marinade. This enticing, exact therapy could mirror the French contact in Eden & Kissi’s delicacies. All the remaining appeared pure Afro-Caribbean, and that’s wonderful with me.
A bottled hibiscus drink — “a wholesome juice and tea for individuals’s wellness,” the Fb web page asserts — was spectacular. It’s brilliant reddish purple, with a haunting floral fruity scent that jogged my memory of pomegranate or cranberry. It was very candy however a lot tart to maintain the sugar in stability.
A hearty lunch that might have fed three or 4 totaled $51.91, plus a 25% tip. A extra customary two-plate lunch, with out the comparatively expensive fish, would have been round $25 plus tip.
Eden & Kissi
3914 Bardstown Street
384-9102
facebook.com/EdenAndKissi
Noise Stage: There’s no noise difficulty within the tiny, takeout-only spot.
Accessibility: The doorway seems accessible to wheelchair customers.
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