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Caribbean Soul Food delight
- 29 Elm Ave, Mt Vernon, NY 10550

Caribbean restaurant, Soul food restaurant ★4.0 (274)·$20–30

29 Elm Ave, Mt Vernon, NY 10550, USA

4.0
You can truly taste the love coming out of the kitchen at Caribbean Soul Food Delight in Mount Vernon. Every bite of food feels like it was made with intention and care. I had the spicy salmon rasta pasta, easily the best rasta pasta I’ve ever had, creamy, flavorful, and cooked to perfection. The cornbread (corn cake) was soft, warm, and freshly made, and the cabbage was incredibly juicy and seasoned just right.I spoke with the owner and was blown away to hear that everything is made from scratch, they don’t even use butter in any of their dishes! You can really tell that quality and health-consciousness matter here.They also offer catering, which I will definitely keep in mind for future events. This spot is a gem in Mount Vernon, full of heart, flavor, and soul. Highly recommend! - Franjez
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Caribbean Soul Food delight Introduce

Introduction / Overview

For New Yorkers searching for that perfect blend of rich, comforting flavors, the culinary crossroads of Caribbean and Soul Food offers an irresistible experience. Located right in the heart of Mount Vernon, New York, Caribbean Soul Food Delight stands out as a true local gem that masterfully fuses these two vibrant culinary traditions. This establishment is more than just a place to eat; it’s a destination where the food is, quite literally, "seasoned with love," as the owners and patrons often attest. It’s the kind of spot where every dish is prepared with intention and care, an essential component for authentic soul-satisfying cuisine.

Caribbean Soul Food Delight has successfully cultivated an atmosphere that feels both casual and trendy, making it a fantastic choice for a wide variety of occasions. Whether you’re looking for a quick bite, a relaxed dinner, or even a delightful spot for a first date, this restaurant delivers. The focus here is on comfort food—the kind of hearty, generously portioned meals that remind you of grandma’s dinner table.

The menu is a celebration of flavor, featuring island staples and Southern classics prepared from scratch. It’s an ideal spot for anyone in the New York metropolitan area—from locals in Westchester County to tourists exploring outside the five boroughs—looking for an authentic, high-quality, and deeply flavorful dining experience. From savory Oxtail to the creamiest, most flavorful Rasta Pasta, the offerings here prove why this spot has become a culinary anchor in Mount Vernon’s dynamic food scene.


Location and Accessibility

One of the most appealing aspects of Caribbean Soul Food Delight is its incredibly convenient location. You can find this beloved eatery at 29 Elm Ave, Mt Vernon, NY 10550, USA. The address places it in a prime spot in the Mount Vernon area, making it easily reachable for New York residents and visitors alike.

Crucially for commuters and those traveling from NYC, the restaurant is situated directly across the street from the Mount Vernon East Metro-North Train Station. This phenomenal accessibility means you can hop on a train from Grand Central Terminal, step off in Mount Vernon, and be at your dinner table in a matter of minutes. This proximity to a major transportation hub makes it an easy day trip or evening destination without the hassle of navigating deep into a dense, unfamiliar city center.

For those driving, the location is still quite accessible, and the area offers free street parking. While street parking can sometimes require a bit of patience in a bustling downtown area, the availability is a welcome convenience compared to metered parking or expensive lots often found closer to Manhattan. Furthermore, the restaurant is just a few minutes away from local landmarks like Willson's Woods Park, allowing you to pair a delicious meal with a nice afternoon outing. The neighborhood of Mount Vernon is a vibrant part of Westchester, and this establishment fits right into the local, lively atmosphere.


Services Offered

Caribbean Soul Food Delight offers a comprehensive range of services designed to meet every patron’s dining needs, whether you're grabbing a solo lunch or planning a major group event.

  • Dine-in Service: Enjoy the casual, trendy atmosphere with table service for a relaxing lunch or dinner experience. The space is noted for its ability to host groups comfortably.
  • Takeout: Perfect for busy New Yorkers, you can easily place an order and pick it up to enjoy the quality Caribbean and Soul food flavors at home or on the go.
  • Delivery: The convenience of having their signature dishes delivered is available, allowing you to enjoy the comfort food favorites without leaving your house.
  • Catering: The restaurant is highly praised for its catering services, bringing the 'seasoned with love' quality and great portions to your next event, party, or business function. This is a particularly strong feature for those planning gatherings in the Westchester or NYC area.
  • Reservations Accepted: For planning ahead, especially with a group, the ability to accept reservations ensures a seamless and timely dining experience.
  • Lunch and Dinner Service: The establishment is a great choice for both midday meals, thanks to attractive lunch specials, and satisfying evening dinners.
  • Dessert: Round out your meal with sweet offerings that complete the soul food experience.

Features / Highlights

What truly sets Caribbean Soul Food Delight apart are the unique features and commitment to quality that shine through in its service and offerings.

  • Authentic Caribbean and Soul Food Fusion: The menu successfully merges traditional island flavors—like jerk and curry—with hearty Southern Soul Food classics, providing a distinctive and diverse palate experience. This specialty is a major draw for food enthusiasts in the region.
  • Scratch-Made Quality and Health-Consciousness: A truly standout highlight is the commitment to making everything from scratch. Patrons rave about the visible care in preparation, and it is a point of pride that the kitchen does not use butter in any of its dishes, appealing to those who value both flavor and quality ingredients.
  • Serves Local Specialty & Fast Service: While the food is made fresh, the restaurant is known for its efficiency, offering Fast Service to accommodate quick lunch breaks or those on a tight schedule. The reputation for serving local specialties ensures an authentic taste of the region's diverse culinary landscape.
  • Alcohol and Beer Offerings: The restaurant offers a selection of Alcohol and Beer, which is a nice feature for dinner service, allowing guests to pair a drink with their comfort food meal.
  • Good for Kids & Casual Atmosphere: The friendly, family-run atmosphere, described by one patron as feeling like you’re "hanging out with your favorite aunt and uncle," makes it a welcoming and good option for families dining with children.
  • Diverse Menu Options: From Small Plates and quick bites to full, colossal meals and specialty Rasta Pasta dishes, the menu offers a range of sizes and prices. A $6 Tuesday special and various Lunch Specials provide affordable options, like Jerk Chicken W Rice for $6 or a Curry Chicken W Rice for $10, making high-quality dining accessible on a budget.

Contact Information

To plan your visit or place an order, here is the essential contact information for Caribbean Soul Food Delight:

Address: 29 Elm Ave, Mt Vernon, NY 10550, USA

Phone: (914) 539-7046

Mobile Phone: +1 914-539-7046


What is Worth Choosing

For New York food lovers, choosing Caribbean Soul Food Delight is choosing a unique, heartfelt culinary experience. This restaurant isn't just serving food; they are serving up "soul" in every sense of the word.

The Oxtail and the Rasta Pasta: These two items alone are worth the trip. The Oxtail at $32.99 is a staple of Caribbean and Soul food, promising tender, seasoned-through-and-through meat that falls off the bone—a hallmark of authentic preparation. The Rasta Pasta section, in particular, is a showstopper, with options like Salmon With Shrimp Rasta Pasta ($29.00) and Oxtail Rasta Pasta ($33.99). Patrons consistently call the rasta pasta "creamy, flavorful, and cooked to perfection," highlighting its status as an absolute must-try dish.

Unbeatable Value and Variety: The dedicated **$6 Tuesday** and Lunch Specials menus showcase the restaurant's commitment to community and value. Where else in the NYC metro area can you find a generous plate of Jerk Chicken W Rice for just $6 or a Honey BBQ Chicken W/2 Sides for $13? This affordability makes it a perfect regular stop for lunch, without compromising on the high quality of the food.

The Heart Behind the Kitchen: What truly elevates this establishment is the clear passion from the owners. The personal touch and evident care—from the scratch-made ingredients to the health-conscious decision to avoid butter—resonate deeply with customers. The atmosphere is warm and welcoming, transforming a simple meal into an experience that feels like being at a beloved relative's home. The rave reviews consistently emphasize not just the delicious food, but the amazing and friendly owners and the perfect, sealing atmosphere. This is a local business that makes you feel like family the moment you walk through the door.

From the incredible accessibility right next to the Mount Vernon East train station to the unforgettable flavors of the Colossal Stuffed Shrimp ($45.00) or the Turkey Chops ($35.00), Caribbean Soul Food Delight offers a rich, satisfying, and authentically New York dining adventure. It is an essential stop for locals in Westchester and an easy, worthy excursion for anyone in the greater NYC area seeking genuine Caribbean and Soul food made with love.

Caribbean Soul Food delight Menu

  • Regular Menu

  • Chicken Wings N Shrimp $33.00

    Fried wings n shrimp w 2 sides add $3 for sauce

  • Fried Or Baked Chicken Darkmeat Only $29.00

    Choice of 2 sides.

  • Sauce (Choice Of 1 ) Sweet Chili, Honey Bbq, Sticky, Honey Jerk, Jerk $2.99

    choice of 1 sauce.. Sweet chili, Jerk, Honey glazed, Garlic Parmesan, lemon pepper , Honey Bbq, Sticky

  • Fried Or Baked Wings $29.00

    Comes with 2 Side. Add $3 for any sauce

  • Smothered Made To Order 50 Minutes Wait Fried Is Faster $31.00

    2 Pork chops Smothered or fried w/2 sides

  • Lobster Fries N Shrimp $28.00
  • Turkey Wings $29.00

    Baked with choice of 2 sides.

  • Turkey Chops $35.00

    comes with 2 sides

  • Colossal Stuffed Shrimp $45.00

    Crab meat stuffed colossal shrimp

  • Fried Cat Fish $31.00

    Comes with 2 sides.

  • Fried Whiting $28.00

    Comes with 2 Side.

  • Fried Chicken Chunks $29.00

    Fried, sweet chili, sticky, choice of 2 sides. Please specify $3 for sauce

  • Steamed Shrimp $27.00

    Comes with 2 Side.

  • Fish N Shrimp $30.00

    Come with 2 sides.

  • Steam Salmon Or Fried Or Sweet Chili $28.00

    Comes with 2 Side.

  • Oxtail $32.99

    Brown stew. Comes with 2 sides.

  • Lamb Chops $35.00

    comes w/2 side

  • Fried Shrimp $29.00

    Comes with 2 Side.

  • $6 Tuesday

  • Baked Ziti Cup $6.00
  • Hamburgers $6.00
  • Fish N Fries $6.00
  • Jerk Chicken W Rice $6.00
  • Fried Shrimp W Fries $6.00
  • Fish Sandwich $6.00
  • Lunch specials

  • Garlic Parm Wings W Fries $16.00

    Fried wings toss in garlic parm with fries

  • Jerk Chicken Rasta Pasta $15.00

    Jerk chicken on top of rasta pasta

  • 3 Sliders W/Fries $12.00
  • Cheese Burger $5.00
  • Fried Pork Chop Sandwich $10.00
  • Honey Hot Wings W Fries $12.00

    Hot wings tossed in our homemade sauce n honey

  • Honey Bbq Chicken W/2 Sides Mac/ Yams Not Included Rice And Veggies Only $13.00
  • Curry Chicken W Rice $10.00
  • Fried Chicken $8.00
  • Extras

  • Fried Shrimp $16.00

    No sides.

  • Banana Pudding $11.00
  • Fried Chicken Dark Meat Only $10.00
  • Mac Bites $11.00
  • Caribbean Blue Lemonade $8.00
  • Orange $2.75

    Can.

  • Large Blue Lemonade $10.00
  • Corn Bread $6.00
  • Lobster Meat Crab Meat Shrimp Linguini $42.00
  • Peach Mango Strawberry Lemonade $8.00
  • Regular Lemonade $8.00
  • Strawberry Lemonade $8.00
  • Lobster Mac $30.00

    Whole lobster tail plus jerk chicken in Mac n cheese

  • Large Lemonade $10.00
  • Cat Fish $22.00

    No sides. White or wheat bread

  • Water $2.00

    Bottle.

  • Fried Wings $16.00

    8 piece no sides.

  • Sprite $2.50

    Can.

  • Potato Salad $10.00
  • Fried Oreos $11.00
  • Grape $2.75
  • Fish Sandwich $15.00
  • Rasta Pasta

  • Salmon With Shrimp Rasta Pasta $29.00

    Noodles jerk sauce.

  • Jerk Wing Rasta Pasta $26.00
  • Oxtail Rasta Pasta $33.99

    Noodles, jerk sauce.

  • Jerk Chicken Rasta Pasta $25.00

    Jerk chicken on top of Rasta pasta

  • Chicken Rasta Pasta $25.00

    Noodles jerk sauce.

  • Shrimp Rasta Pasta $25.00

    Noodles jerk sauce.

  • Chicken With Shrimp Rasta Pasta $29.00

    Noodles jerk sauce.

  • Extras Sides

  • Yellow Rice $8.00
  • Cabbage $8.00
  • Corn On Cob $5.00
  • Rice N Peas $8.00
  • Fries $6.00
  • Collards $8.00
  • Jerk Mac $10.00
  • Sweet Potatoes $8.00

    Yams.

  • String Beans $8.00
  • Mac $9.00

Caribbean Soul Food delight Details

  • Service options

  • Delivery
  • Takeout
  • Dine-in
  • Highlights

  • Fast service
  • Serves local specialty
  • Popular for

  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Solo dining
  • Offerings

  • Alcohol
  • Beer
  • Comfort food
  • Quick bite
  • Small plates
  • Dining options

  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Catering
  • Dessert
  • Table service
  • Amenities

  • Bar onsite
  • Restroom
  • Atmosphere

  • Casual
  • Trendy
  • Crowd

  • Groups
  • Locals
  • Tourists
  • Planning

  • Accepts reservations
  • Payments

  • Credit cards
  • Debit cards
  • NFC mobile payments
  • Credit cards
  • Children

  • Good for kids
  • Parking

  • Free street parking
  • Parking

Caribbean Soul Food delight Photos

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Caribbean Soul Food delight Location

Caribbean Soul Food delight

29 Elm Ave, Mt Vernon, NY 10550, USA

Caribbean Soul Food delight Reviews

An average rating of ★4.9 from 786 user reviews.

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