Deco sits down with chef bringing spicy, smoky Caribbean flavor to Miami for National Jamaican Jerk Day

Spicy smoky straight up flavor There s a whole day dedicated to Jamaican jerk which is this Sunday Deco met up with a chef bringing that fire to Miami both day and night In honor of National Jamaican Jerk Day Deco s checking out a spot with authentic Caribbean dishes and a whole lot of heart Wayne Sharpe Jrk is a Jamaican fast-casual concept It s a staple in the public downtown At Jrk it s a build-your-bowl paradise stacked with fresh ingredients and spicy tradition Wayne Sharpe National Jerk Day is coming up Jrk is our name so obviously we have a lot of things jerk Jerk chicken is our bulk popular on our menu we do a jerk vegan option and jerk mac and cheese with chicken Yeah you heard that right jerk mac and cheese And they re the only place that serves it Wayne Sharpe We have the jerk chicken mac and cheese so we incorporate the jerk and the cheese and chicken And when the sun sets the flavor levels up Mangrove brings the same tang with a whole different power Wayne Sharpe Mangrove is Jrk s alter ego Originally Mangrove was never meant to be a restaurant it was meant to be a speakeasy where we serve jerk wings and bites and liquor However we realized that the space was unused and we started doing dinner and it took off Yep now it s a full-blown restaurant and lounge with food that ll make your mouth water Wayne Sharpe Instead of a jerk chicken jerk wings same marinated and we have this Port wine sauce that we make that is going to accentuate the dish and lift it up same for the lamb chops FOR MORE INFORMATIONJrk NW st St Miami FL Website