Evelyn & Olive

Located on Madison Avenue headed towards downtown Memphis i’ve heard a lot about Evelyn and Olive and decided to give it a try. This is a Jamaican restaurant which is my first time eating Caribbean food so definitely kept an open minded of the menu. Upon arriving I walked in it’s just a simple restaurant nothing fancy about it at all. We waited for a good 5 to 7 minutes to be seated due to there was only one hostess which was the bartender and the server. She was really nice overall. So we decided to order a little bit of everything I received the Caribbean fried chicken which was a 30 minute wait because it was cooked to order with a side of cabbage and a cucumber and tomato salad. My sister got the jerk chicken with the rice and peas and the cabbage. We both split a beef patty as an appetizer. Let’s start off with the appetizer the beef patty it was pretty good I never tasted anything like that I can’t tell you what it taste like but it was a very interesting taste I wish they had so

My son and I decided to have our weekly meet up here today and what an awesome choice it was! Being pescatarian and plant based respectively we enjoy going out on most Wednesdays and trying restaurants. There were 3 choices for vegans/vegetarians excluding sides, at E&O. My son had the potato/chickpea curry with a side of greens and rice. It sounded tempting but I went for the black bean tacos served with rice and a tomato & cucumber salad. I have lots of taco experience under my belt before going plant based from Memphis to 5 years in San Antonio. This was THE best tacos I have EVER had. I've had some seriously delicious street tacos but man, this was an altogether different and glorious experience. I cleared my plate, which is odd for me. We also ordered adult beverages. I took my Jamaican Lemonade to go because I was driving. She made it without ice so I am able to have it now at 6:30 pm as I write this. Again, a great experience with properly made drinks. I do look forward t

My husband was celebrating his 40th birthday and Evelyn & Olive was very accommodating to our large party. The food and drinks were delicious!! I highly recommend the beef patty as an appetizer. I felt like I was back in the islands once I took a bite. Darrin is an incredible host. He took the time to thoroughly explain my options for making a reservation for a large party. He took care of us the day of our reservation and everyone loved him.