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Melendez ImportsMarket & Restaurant

Served only on Thursdays and Fridays · while supplies last

Jamaican Cuisine

Chef Paul’s Caribbean dinners — jerk, curry, oxtail, and island sides. Served Thursdays and Fridays with Caribbean rice, beans, cabbage, and onions.

Call to Order

Phone number: (269) 473-3477 · Phone or visit — no online checkout

Jerk chicken from the Melendez kitchen

Prices from Chef Paul’s printed Caribbean menu (Oct 2026). Served Thursday and Friday — confirm when you call to order.

Dinners

All Jamaican dinners served with Caribbean rice, beans, cabbage, and onions.

Curry chicken from the Melendez kitchen

Curry ChickenSpicy

Dinners

From $8.50

Chef Paul’s famous curry chicken (leg & thigh). Served with Caribbean rice, beans, cabbage, and onions.

  • Individual · $8.50
  • Small · $14.99
  • Large · $17.99
  • Per lb. · $9.99

Thursday & Friday service

Oxtail stew with butter beans from Melendez Imports

Oxtail Stew

Dinners

From $11.99

Tender oxtail with vegetables and a blend of spices — a Jamaican favorite.

  • Individual · $11.99
  • Small · $18.99
  • Large · $21.99
  • Per lb. · $13.99

Thursday & Friday service

Jerk chicken from the Melendez kitchen

Jerk Chicken

Dinners

From $8.50

Leg & thigh · Chef Paul’s Caribbean famous jerk chicken with fiery spice rub.

  • Individual · $8.50
  • Small · $13.99
  • Large · $16.99
  • Per lb. · $10.99

Thursday & Friday service

BBQ chicken from the Melendez kitchen

BBQ Chicken

Dinners

From $7.50

Barbecue chicken dinner with Caribbean sides.

  • Individual · $7.50
  • Small · $11.50
  • Large · $14.50
  • Per lb. · $8.99

Thursday & Friday service

Curry goat from the Melendez kitchen

Curry GoatSpicy

Dinners

From $9.99

Cooked with bones · classic Jamaican curry spices.

  • Individual · $9.99
  • Small · $16.99
  • Large · $19.99
  • Per lb. · $13.99

Thursday & Friday service

Rice, beans, avocado, and plantains — vegetarian demo imagery

Vegetarian Dishes

Dinners

From $7.50

Vegetarian dinner plates. Ask which preparations are available when you order.

  • Individual · $7.50
  • Small · $10.50
  • Large · $13.50
  • Per lb. · $9.99

Thursday & Friday service

Wings

Jerk chicken wings from the Melendez kitchen

Jerk Chicken Wings

Wings

From $9.99

Chef Paul’s famous jerk chicken wings.

  • Individual · $9.99
  • Small · $15.99
  • Large · $16.99
  • Per lb. · $12.99

Thursday & Friday service

Sauced chicken wings — demo imagery

Jerk BBQ Chicken Wings

Wings

From $9.99

Jerk seasoning finished with tangy BBQ sauce — appetizer or dinner.

  • Individual · $9.99
  • Small · $15.99
  • Large · $16.99
  • Per lb. · $12.99

Thursday & Friday service

Sides & snacks

Golden Jamaican beef patties — demo imagery

Jamaican PattiesSpicy

Sides & snacks

$3.50

Flaky golden pastry. Choose spicy beef, curry chicken, or vegetable.

  • Spicy Beef · $3.50
  • Curry Chicken · $3.50
  • Vegetable · $3.50

Thursday & Friday service

Fried plantains from Melendez Imports

Fried Plantains

Sides & snacks

$4.00

Also known as maduro — sweet fried plantains. Served every day.

Rice and beans bowl — demo imagery

Rice & Peas Platter

Sides & snacks

From $3.00

White rice and red kidney beans cooked in creamy coconut milk.

  • Individual · $3.00
  • Small · $6.50
  • Large · $8.50

Thursday & Friday service

Call (269) 473-3477