Orders close at 10:00 AM daily

Jamaican & Caribbean · San Diego

Cooked to order.
Never held over.

A preorder kitchen, not a restaurant. Every plate is shopped, seasoned and cooked for the person who ordered it — which is why we ask for a day's notice.

Order by 10 AMOrders close at 10 AM.

Start an order Catering & trays

Every plate is cooked for your pickup day.See the full menu

How preorder works

Order today. Pick it up tomorrow.

  1. 01

    Build your plate

    Pick a plate, exactly two sides, quantity and a pickup date. Most plates include rice & peas; rasta pasta plates take it as a side instead.

  2. 02

    Check it, then pay

    You see every plate, side, extra and leave-off request written out before anything is sent. Then you pay securely through Square — no account needed.

  3. 03

    We text your time

    You choose the date; we text you on pickup day to set the time. The kitchen takes up to 30 plates per pickup day.

Shantay Cole, owner of Island Delicacy

Who cooks it

“Nothing held over, nothing frozen, nothing rushed.”

Shantay Cole · owner

Taught by Moma love of cooking that started at home
Navy disciplineconsistency from her years as a culinary specialist
San Diegomade here, by preorder

Read Shantay's story

Feeding a crowd

Half and full trays for events.

Trays feed 8–10 or 16–20. Book at least 48 hours ahead so the quote is fast and fair.

See tray pricing

“My husband kept raving about the Jamaican food he'd been eating at work… this is the best Jamaican food I've ever had.”

— A customer's wife, now a customer

“This was so good, thank you — everyone loved it.”

— Catering client

“It was fire.”

— Every group chat, eventually