Maine Jamaican Kitchen Has Grand Opening in South Portland, Maine

There's a brand new restaurant that has opened in South Portland, Maine, serving up some bold flavors and unique dishes.

It's called the Maine Jamaican Kitchen. The restaurant recently celebrated its grand opening at 85 Western Avenue inside the same plaza that houses Buffalo Wild Wings.

Maine Jamaican Kitchen in South Portland Has a Menu Filled With Unique Dishes

Jamaican cuisine isn't entirely foreign to Maine as there are a handful of restaurants that focus on Jamaican food to be found throughout the state.

Some of the entrees on the menu will be familiar to those who have only dabbled in Jamaican food like a jerk chicken or jerk pork meal. There's also a curry goat meal as part of the standard menu.

But the Maine Jamaican Kitchen has some other menu items that will be hard to find anywhere else. That includes their fried honey plantains, which are exactly what you think they are.

Maine Jamaican Kitchen also features a staple of snacking in Jamaica, pattys. They serve a beef patty deeply flavored with spices or a vegetable patty that eats like a flaky handheld pot pie.

Google lists Maine Jamaican Kitchen as open from 11am until 8pm Monday through Saturday.

Elevation Burger Had a Solid Run in South Portland, Maine

Before there was the Maine Jamaican Kitchen at 85 Western Avenue in South Portland, there was Elevation Burger.

Elevation Burger proclaimed to be eco-friendly while serving organic burgers, thin cut fries and some incredibly delicious milkshakes.

While their Maine locations seemed to sustain, the company itself was not.

In April of 2025, Elevation Burger rather abruptly closed all three of their Maine locations in Augusta, South Portland and Portland's Old Port.