Overall impression: Seems a great place to grab lunch to go that can be taken to a park and enjoyed in the sunshine on a summer day. (Caveat: not for vegetarians).
Its unusual for any kind of eating establishment to have little online presence nowadays, but that's true for Homestyle Cuisine. This tells me that they stay in business because of loyal customers and word of mouth. So the food must be worth seeking out.
Everything I found from a quick internet search (yelp, facebook) gives the address as 33 Canterbury St., so my friend Kelly and I headed over there on a Thursday afternoon. Unfortunately we didn't meet up with our other companions, as it had moved and there was some confusion. But Kelly and I followed the directions on a hand-written sign to the new location at 82 Harrison St.. This is just to the east of 290, pretty easy to get to (though we did end up driving through Kelly Square when we didn't need to, oops. Luckily Kelly is a very good driver).
The restaurant is just a tiny place, a handful of tables and a counter to order at, kitchen in back. There actually wasn't any main course for vegetarians, which is too bad. And also a reason I wouldn't try it alone - I needed someone else to try the meat dishes for me and comment (I had rice and some lovely banana bread). Kelly got a curried chicken stew over rice. She really liked it. It wasn't too spicy, but savory and good, with very tender meat that had been stewed for a long while. We ate in, and there was a small group of men just finishing eating in. Otherwise the business was mostly take-out, but there seemed a steady stream of people while we were there. The food is mid-range for price, $10 to $14 for main course, depending on size.
It was nice to get out to lunch with a friend, a great break in the day. I will have to get there again with Nadine, who suggested we try Jamaican food in the first place. I'll make her get a different stew so I can report back.
(Sorry no real pics - this is a screengrab from google maps).
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