The Plate: Jerk chicken
The Place: Bamboo Fire Café, 149 NE Fourth Ave., Delray Beach; 749-0973.
The Price: $15
The Skinny: The flavors of Bamboo Fire are not for the faint of heart.
We don’t mean that it’s spicy — though owners Donald and Beverly Jacobs certainly can turn up the heat on occasion.
It’s the flavors that are so darned complex. Subtle heat here, a nice tang there, and, elsewhere, an unexpected sweet note.
The food is Caribbean, by way of Guyana, so there are lots of jerks and curry.
For our dinner, the jerk chicken was the perfect way to kick things up a notch on a warm Friday night. It was fall-off-the-bone tender, with just the right amount of jerk seasoning.
Beer brought the temperature down.
Seafood also is excellent. Our companions enjoyed the cracked conch ($17) and the basa ($17).
— Scott Simmons
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