Jamaica Mi Hungry closes restaurant, shifts again to meals truck
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After asserting the closure of its Downtown Boston restaurant, Jamaica Mi Hungry unveiled its summer season meals truck schedule and stated it would focus solely on catering and its cell service.
Jamaica Mi Hungry isn’t saying goodbye — it’s getting again on the street.
Days after asserting the closure of its Downtown Boston restaurant at 291 Devonshire St., the beloved Jamaican eatery revealed its summer season meals truck schedule, the place the award-winning restaurant will focus solely on catering and its cell meals truck.
The transfer comes after the enterprise closed its Jamaica Plain restaurant final yr, ending almost seven years of working brick-and-mortar places. On Monday, Jamaica Mi Hungry posted its summer season meals truck schedule, with common stops in Kendall Sq., MIT, and Boston Frequent.
The truck might be at Kendall Sq. on Mondays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., MIT on Wednesdays from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., and Boston Frequent on Thursdays from 10 a.m. to five p.m.
Chef-owner Ernie Campbell launched Jamaica Mi Hungry as a catering firm in 2012 earlier than increasing right into a meals truck, a seasonal restaurant, and a brief kiosk by means of CommonWealth Kitchen. In 2019, he opened the restaurant’s first everlasting residence throughout from the Jackson Sq. MBTA station in Jamaica Plain. The restaurant has received Boston journal’s Finest Meals Truck in 2020, Finest Caribbean in 2023, and Finest Jamaican Restaurant in 2024.
“A lot of the different Jamaican eating places are simply open in Black neighborhoods,” Campbell advised Boston.com in 2019. “I needed to go mainstream. … And my meals is slightly bit extra spicy than some other Jamaican restaurant you go to. However it’s an excellent spice.”
In asserting the restaurant’s closure final week, Jamaica Mi Hungry emphasised that the enterprise itself isn’t going away.
“Whereas our restaurant chapter has come to an finish, Jamaica Mi Hungry is right here to remain,” the restaurant wrote on social media.
“Going ahead, we’re focusing solely on catering and our award-winning meals truck, bringing Jamaican flavors on to your occasions, workplaces, celebrations, and communities.”
Clients commented with messages of assist.
“That is so heartbreaking,” one individual wrote. “Y’all are my favourite meals on the earth. Sending you all one of the best vibes on this subsequent chapter.”
One other added: “Love you guys’ meals sooo a lot — will go to the meals truck wherever you arrange this summer season! Thanks for the good meals and better of luck.”
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