Island Crave Menu
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Choose your favorite dish
Breakfast
Saltfish mixed with butter beans, served with options like rice and peas, dumplings, yam, banana, sweet potato, or a combination of these sides
Made with chicken fran and veggies beans
Hot cereal
Tender chicken pieces in a rich brown sauce, served with your choice of fresh salad, steamed cabbage, coleslaw, or macaroni salad
Pan fried whiting fish perfectly season with a lil spice. Have it with rice and your choice of vegetables
Tender curry chicken with your choice of rice and size. Served with your choice of side. Flavorful and satisfying
Lunch & Dinner
Tender chicken pieces in brown stew sauce with rice and peas. Options include fresh salad, steamed cabbage, coleslaw, or macaroni salad
Tender curry chicken with your choice of rice and size. Served with your choice of side. Flavorful and satisfying
Most popular
Spicy chicken wings with choice of rice (white, peas mix, jerk, spinach) and side (steamed cabbage, coleslaw, macaroni salad, fresh salad n. 4G
Pan fried whiting fish perfectly season with a lil spice. Have it with rice and your choice of vegetables
Island crave stew peas made red peas, chicken foot, and oxtail. What a wonderful taste of the island that you will constantly crave for
Snapper topped with a mix of carrots, onions, and peppers. Choose from fresh salad, steamed cabbage, coleslaw, or macaroni salad and your rice
Choose fry or chili shrimp
Grilled salmon fillet, served on a bed of seasoned rice mixed with bell peppers and onions
Crispy perfectly season fried shrimp, served with a choice of fresh salad, steamed cabbage, coleslaw, or macaroni salad
steam dumplins, steam soft white yam, steam green banana
Juicy shrimp fried to a golden brown, served with rice and your choice of vegetables
Tender shrimp battered then coated in sweet chili sauce, served with your choice of fresh salad, steamed cabbage, coleslaw, or macaroni salad
Chicken wings with choice of white, jerk, spinach rice, or rice and peas. Select side: steam cabbage, coleslaw, macaroni salad, or fresh salad. Available in medium or large
Fresh fried or stew porgy served with your choice of rice and your vegetables
Our salmon is bake to perfection then glazed with our in-house sweet chili sauce to perfection a meal you will enjoy
Rice Specialties
No meat
Side Orders
Soft, spiced homemade cake studded with shredded carrots and a hint of cinnamon. Topped with a smooth cream cheese frosting
Sweet, elongated dumplings with a golden-brown crust
Creamy macaroni pasta covered in melted cheese with a golden, crispy topping
Tender cabbage strips with hints of bell pepper and onion, lightly seasoned for a simple yet satisfying side
Crisp lettuce, juicy tomato, and fresh cucumber sliced ujlo
Daily Soups
No meat. Available only on Tuesday
Available only on Wednesday
Tender goat pieces in a savory broth with aromatic herbs and spices. Available in large or small portions. Available only on Thursday
Available only on Friday
From a reviewer’s perspective, the menu at Island Crave at 1 W 137th St presents a well-rounded and distinctly Caribbean-inspired selection that leans heavily into hearty, home-style cooking. The breakfast offerings set the tone with comforting staples such as Ackee & Saltfish, Callaloo, Callaloo & Saltfish, Butter Beans & Saltfish, and Cook-Up Saltfish, each reflecting traditional island flavors that feel both familiar and satisfying. Moving into lunch and dinner, the menu expands into richer, more filling dishes like Brown Stew Chicken, Curry Chicken Meal, Fried Chicken, Braised Oxtail, Jerk Wings Meal, all of which emphasize bold seasoning and slow-cooked depth. The rice specialties, including Jerk Fried Rice and Spinach Rice, serve as flavorful anchors that complement the main dishes without overpowering them. Side orders add variety and comfort, with items such as Carrot Cake, Festival (Sweet Dumplins), Bake Mac N Cheese, Steam Cabbage, and Fry Dumplings (2) offering both sweet and savory balance to round out the meals. The soup selection further highlights daily variety and tradition, featuring Chicken Soup (everyday) alongside rotating options like Vegetarian Red Peas Soup (Only Tuesday), Cow Foots Soup (Only Wednesday), Goat Soup (Only Thursday's), and Seafood Soup (Only Fridays). Overall, the menu reads as both diverse and rooted in Caribbean culinary identity, with each section contributing to a cohesive dining experience that prioritizes comfort, seasoning, and variety.