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Marla Jadoonanan and her husband Ian bought the former Jamaica Jamaica Restaurant at the corner of 38th Street and Bloomington Ave. and re-christened it Marla's Caribbean Cuisine. Marla, friendly, warm and enthusiastic, clearly loves running her new restaurant.Marla has authentic Caribbean dishes that her family enjoys. These dishes come from all over the caribbean.She previously worked as a nurse for 18 years at Fairview hospital, from which she resigned recently. Now she's at the restaurant most of the time--12 hours a day, five days a week.Her husband comes in evenings after his day job. "This is what I love," Marla explains, "both the front of the house and kitchen. How do you explain that? Nirvana? It's like being a new mother. I wake up ready to go. And my kids are very understanding." Her 17 and 21-year-old kids work in the restaurant on Saturdays. "I need their help and they do a wonderful job," says Marla.Marla grew up in the Caribbean country of Trinidad and Tobago. At 15 she moved to Minnesota to join her two brothers. "From Indian, Creole and Latin flavors to Minnesota blah," she laughs. Her husband Ian came from Trinidad 22 years ago.Marla notes that combining Indian and Caribbean cuisines is a unique restaurant concept. Many parts of the Caribbean have a large Indian population, however. They were brought by the British as indentured workers to work the fields after the slave trade stopped.Marla has spiffed up the restaurant's interior by installing new carpeting, drapery, and table covers. The exterior of the building was recently painted and in the future will sport murals as well.
Menu Menu
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Please Note that we cook everything fresh! Your wait will be at least 10-15 mins
Thank You!
slide 1 Appetizers
Doubles Curry Channa between two pieces of fried bara $2
Polouries Lightly spiced gram flour deep fried $2
Hummus Marla's special blend of garbanzo beans and special spices $4
CoCo Bread Homemade bread $2
Jerk or Fried Chicken Wings $8
Beef Patty $3
slide 2 Jamaican Jerk
Jerking is a traditional style of barbeque that is a spicy marinate. All dishes are cooked with vegetables.
Served with your choice of white or redbeans and rice.
Jerk Chicken $10 HOT!
Jerk Shrimp $12
Jerk Fish Fillet $12
Jerk Fish Whole seasonal
Jerk Tofu $8
Jerk Vegetable $8
slide 3 Caribbean Curry
A special blend of exotic spices cooked to perfection to create a robust flavor.
Served with your choice of red beans and rice or white rice.
Vegetables $8
Channa and Potato $8
Chicken $10
Shrimp $12
Whole Fish seasonal
Fish (fillet) $12
Goat (bones in) $12
Beef $12
slide 4 Caribbean Favorites
Cassava/Yucca
Served with your choice of:
Salted Cod Fish and Tomatoes $8
Stew Chicken $10
Stew Beef $12
Stew Shrimp $12
Stew Fish $12
Dumplings
( Fried or boiled ) Served with your choice of Stew or Curry:
Chicken $10
Beef $12
Fish $12
Shrimp $12
Salted Cod Fish and Tomatoes $8
slide 5 Callalloo
An Island Favorite! Okra, spinach, coconut milk, and more spices cooked for hours to create a delicious concoction of mouth teasing flavors. Served over white rice. $12
Choice of:
Chicken Fish Shrimp
Tofu Beef
Pelau
Rice and pigeon (gungo) peas, stewed to perfection with coconut milk and spices.
Introduced by our forefathers from India.
Vegetarian $8
Chicken Pelau $10
Beef Pelau $12
Shrimp Pelau $12 Fish Pelau $12
slide 6 Stew/Brown Down
Meats or vegetables cooked in a pleasantly sweet caramelized sauce which produces a rich golden color and great flavor. Served with white rice or redbeans and rice.
Vegetables $8
Tofu $8
Chicken $10
Beef $11
Shrimp $12
Whole Fish....seasonal
Fish ( Fillet ) $12
Oxtail $12
Ackee and Saltfish
Served with cassava and plantain. $15
slide 7 Caribbean Style Fried Rice
Rice, Vegetables and an array of Carib-Asian spices sautéed together.
Vegetarian Fried Rice $8
Chicken Fried Rice $10
Beef Fried Rice $12
Shrimp Fried Rice $12
Caribbean Chowmein
Julianne cut vegetables mixed with cooked noodles and Carib-Asian spices. Brought to the Caribbean by the Chinese immigrants.
Vegetarian Chowmein $8
Chicken Chowmein $10
Beef Chowmein $12
Fish Chowmein $12
Shrimp Chowmein $12
slide 8 Roti Wraps
An absolute Island favorite! Introduced in 1800s by our forefathers from India.
Your choice of bread:
Dhalpourie: A soft flatbread filled with finely ground yellow split peas cooked on a tawa, the wrapped burrito style with your choice of filling.
Paratha or buss-up-shut: A soft, flaky roti served with your choice of filling.
Fillings
slide 9 Curry Potato and Channa $8
Curry Vegetables $8
Curry Tofu $8
Curry Chicken $10
Curry Shrimp $12
Curry Beef $12
Curry Goat $12
Jerk Chicken $10
Jerk Shrimp $12
Jerk Fish $12
Jerk Veggies $8
Jerk Tofu $8
Stew Veggies $8
Stew Tofu $8
Stew Chicken $10
Stew Beef $12
Stew Shrimp $12
Stew Fish $12
Page 12 Salads
Fresh greens and vegetables topped with a citrus dressing and your choice of:
Jerk Chicken Salad $10
Jerk Fish Salad $12
Jerk Shrimp Salad $12
slide 10 Drinks
Ting ( grapefruit flavored soda ) $2.50
Gingerbeer ( ginger flavored soda ) $2.50
Kola Champagne Soda ( a very unique flavor ) $2.50
Pineapple soda ( tastes like a pineapple! ) $2.50
Fruit Punch soda $2.50
Orange soda $2.50
Sorrel $2.50
Mauby $2.50
Soursop $2.50
Peanut Punch $2.50
Milk $1.99
Coke Products $1.25
Page 11 Sides
Dhal (yellow split peas) $3
Lentils $3
French Fries $3
Plantains $3
Sweet Potato Pie $3
Fried/Boiled Dumplings $3
Dhalpourie $2.75
Paratha $2.75
Redbeans and Rice $3
White Rice $3
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Contact Us Hours of Operation
CLOSED Sunday - Monday
11:30 am - 8:00 pm Tuesday - Thursday
11:30 am - 9:00 pm Friday - Saturday
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