Side of the Road Jerk Chicken

Reviews

• Ra A.

  star star star star star 30 July 2026

  I walked in the snow for this chicken, he's a pro the food is delicious. The perfect jerk wings.

• Lori B.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 24 July 2026

  I'm a jerk chicken lover. I like it spicy and flavorful.  I had high hopes. While the chicken was good it arrived cold.  My daughter and I split the order of dark meat and while it was smoked perfectly, it lacked seasoning.  We had to add salt and pepper.  The jerk sauce was vinegar based.  I am used to the walkers woods herby kick you in the throat type sauces.  The dark thick sauce.  This was orange.  Literally.
  
  My daughter agreed it was not great.  We had the sprouts which were brown.  Literally all brown.  Just from sitting too long like old cabbage.  We did not eat them, but I could tell they would have been great if they were FRESH.  
  
  Last the coconut rice was overpowered by allspice/pimento.  Did not care for it.  Would I go back probably not.  It was a good try.

• Renee D.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 22 July 2026

  I think there is some confusion here in regards to just where this business is. A reviewer posted that Yelp led him to the wrong location but the address is correct. Side of the Road has a brick and mortar "kitchen" in Sherman Mills on Scott's Lane but the hours listed are incorrect. They are open from 12-8 pm. The proprietor ALSO sets up a BBQ "stand" where he comes out in the evening to cook. The last reported location was on "the side of the road" at 2nd and Laurel in Northern Liberties. There should be two listings here since he's doing business in two separate places with completely different hours.
  
  This review is for Sherman Mills. It was tricky to even find this place. The signage is there if you look for the yellow chicken. I had gone two days in a row and both times my experience, and my companions agreed, left a lot to be desired.
  
  Day one my mom and I enter and the place is indeed a kitchen with two young women working. One of them directs us to the chalkboard but when I inquire about the brisket special she tells me "we don't have it", there was also no boneless chicken. I suggested she simply erase  the items that were gone. She quips back at me,"well we had it earlier." Yes dear but you don't have it now and it's a chalkboard. How lazy can you be? It would make your life and mine easier. We wouldn't even be having this conversation. A couple more questions later I can tell the girl is trying to hide her agitation but we got through the transaction.
  
  I returned the next day with my aunt and cousin and found the same two girls. Even though I'd brought them more business the attitude was completely ambivalent. On top of that, the girls thought it was completely appropriate to conduct a face time chat in front of us in which they loudly giggled and made continued reference to their "hot girl summer" and if you're unclear about the connotations of that check your urban dictionary. Completely unprofessional. Made us very uncomfortable as we kept exchanging looks.
  
  As for the food the first day I had wings and shrimp. The shrimp were terrific and the wings were tasty if not a bit small and I'm talking Cornish hen small. The second day I had the drumsticks and thighs. They did not taste jerked at all let alone bbq'ed. My aunt had what they called roasted sprouts but they clearly were not and my cousin said the Mac and cheese was average.
  
  As I mentioned, this is a working kitchen and you stand there and watch the girls pull this and that out, throw it in an oven wait for the timer and put it all together. It's an awkward experience. Combined with the behavior and inconsistent flavors I don't recommend this business.

• Daniel D.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 13 July 2026

  Chicken was decent; tender & juicy, but seasoning was minimal. Pineapple lemonade didn't taste much like pineapple. I gave it 1 star because of horrible customer service.

• Dennis F.

  star star star star star 9 July 2026

  Wings were very flavorful! Great sauces. Lemonade was spectacular! Definitely will be ordering from them again. I take my hat  off to whomever is on the grille !!