The menu includes Jamaican favorites like beef patties, turkey wings, oxtails, brown stew or jerk chicken, and goat curry.
Chris, an employee of Jay Que’s, said the new concept has retained much of the previous staff and is focused on staying connected to the surrounding neighborhood.
“What needs to be known is that we are for this community,” he said. “Now that we’re here and we’re a part of it, we ultimately serve them. Every decision that’s being made, the community is the priority.”
However, the transition hasn’t been without some controversy.
After Jay Que’s took over the space, a well-known Louis Armstrong mural on the building’s exterior was painted over, drawing complaints from residents on social media.