Lee's Kitchen - Raleigh

The food is good here! I love the curry chicken and oxtails. The mac and cheese is good. The greens are good most times. Sweet potatoes are really good. The plantains are not cooked properly to me ever. Definitely still one of my go to spots in the area though when I feel like I need my Jamaican fix?

I've been coming to this restaurant for years and I came here last night to get dinner for me and my significant other. I ordered the fried chicken wing dinner and ordered him the oxtail dinner. A regretful decision. They've gone way up on their price for the oxtail dinner. It is now $19.99, when it used to be $15.99. This is the amount of fat on the oxtails. There was literally more fat than meat! The green beans were overcooked. My fried chicken was fried well, however, it was so bland! I don't know what has happened, but I don't like wasting money. The oxtail dinner (comes with two sides) and an extra side was over $25.00 alone.

I decided to give Jamaican restaurants another chance even though there are many bad reviews (it seems like generally they have gone down in quality with covid and all of that going on). I walked in attempting to get the lunch special which is 14.99 and includes two types of meat and two sides. I had a hard time understanding the cashier and when I asked for two sides said it would be extra. As a result I got one side and continued to check out. My total was 20 dollars. While I wouldn't mind paying 20 dollars for good quality, I do mind paying it when I'm getting 3 small pieces of meat. At the same time I'm not sure how I ended up paying more for less food than I should have gotten. I hope the owners of this place realize eventually that providing bad service at a higher price will only further hinder the stores performance. Not sure if my case was a deliberate action but I think it's safe to say I won't be returning to this place. I get that retail/restaurants is a rough job post pandemic but I don't think it is too much to expect not to be charged extra for absolutely no reason.

10/12/22 tried to give them another attempt, but still disappointed me the string beans were soooo mushy up I had so much fat from the chicken on my plate to things worse I spent $28 and me? m very unsatisfactory?. I'm officially finished with Lees..

I've seen a lot of negative reviews and it's very strange. I've been here since I was a kid and it's the same food I've always loved and still at a good price. Havent saw the prices in the other reviews and I went today. Great food and better, fuller beef patents than the other places and they make the pork chops and catfish fresh for you. They never compromise their commitment to quality. I will always be a loyal customer as long as they hold their values and have them.