Sun Island Plate Menu (Update 2025)
Welcome to Sun Island Plate, a vibrant culinary gem located at 820 S Orange Ave in Newark, NJ. This restaurant celebrates the bold flavors of Caribbean and American cuisine, offering an extensive menu that promises to delight any palate. Highlights include the Curried Chicken and the authentic Jerk Chicken, both served with rice and plantains, showcasing the rich spices of the islands.
Seafood lovers will not want to miss the Red Snapper, prepared in various mouthwatering styles, including Brown Stew and Escovitch. For an indulgent feast, try the extravagant Seafood Platter, featuring lobster, shrimp, and crab clusters.
With options for takeout, delivery, and comfortable outdoor seating, Sun Island Plate is ideal for gatherings. Their commitment to sustainability is evident in their use of compostable containers, enhancing the dining experience while caring for the planet. Enjoy a true taste of the Caribbean!
House Speciality
Curry Chicken
Curry seasoned dish served with rice peas or white rice, steam vegetables and plantains
Brown Stew Chicken
Slow cooked brown stew chicken with seasoned spices, served with white rice or rice & peas, steamed vegetables , or salad and plantains
Fry Chicken
Chicken marinated in seasoned herbs. Served with white rice or rice & peas. Steamed vegetables and plantains
Jerk Chicken
Authentic Jerk chicken marinated in jerk sauce and placed on Jerk Pan (jamaican style ). Can be served with rice peas or white rice or salad with steamed vegetable and plantains
Curry Goat
Curry goat marinated and seasoned serve with white rice or rice & peas. Steamed vegetables , and plantains
Pepper Steak( serve with white rice, rice peas, veg and plantains
Tender slices of rich sirloin steak, fresh tender crisp bell pepper and onions, and everything is coated in a simple sauce with rich umami and peppery flavors. it is not spicy
Oxtail( served with white rice or rice peas, veg and plantain
slow-cook on the stove for approximately 3-5 hours or until meat is tender. Cooked in seasoning along with some broad beans or butter beans, carrot. Cooks stewed oxtails to sweet perfection, captivating dish with a rich and tantalizing taste.
Sweet chili wings served with salad or fries
Chicken wings season and marinated with herbs and spices, deep fried in olive oil and top of with sweet chili sauce. Give the taste buds a kick wanting more.
BBQ FRY wings only (Taste like KFC in Jamaica West Indies )
Bar-B-Fry Chicken cook in deep fry olive oil, rotisserie in chef special sauce.
Oxtail Rasta Pasta
Brewed Oxtail seasoned with herbs and spices and served with rasta pasta , bell peppers very flavorful
Oxtail Only.
Oxtail meat only. Serve in a 9 ins container. Brewed marinated oxtail meat seasoned and cooked with carrots and butter beans
Oxtail & Mac Cheese
Brewed Oxtail served with cheesy flavoring baked Mac & cheese
Cowfoot
Cowfoot with rice and peas cabbage ,plantain.
Stew Peas
Stewpeas with Pigtail
Indie Juices
All natural juice no sugar no water just juice and ginger.Pineapple fusion,Cucumber Fusion,Melon Fusion,Tropical Fusion.
Brown Stew Cowfoot and Beans
Peppersteak Tacos
Oxtail Tacos
Stew Peas with Pigtail and chicken feet
Shrimp and Lobster
shrimp and lobster done with mouth watery garlic butter sauce or curry or (beloved sauce -Chef special)
Curry Shrimp
Marinated in curry power , herbs and spices. served with white rice, rice & peas, steam veg and plaintains
Jerk Shrimp (Hellsire style)
jerk shrimp seasoned and jerk on the grill , serve with white rice, rice & peas, steamed veg and plantains or salad
Red Snapper Steam Fish ONLY (A MUST HAVE MEAL )
Red snapper steam with corn , okra , pumpkin, and chef special ingredients.
Red Snapper Brown Stew Fish MEAL (hellsire style)
Slow cooked in seasoning and sauce to taste.
Red Snapper Escovish Fish (Hellsire style)
Fry in olive oil and sauted with onions and carrots, vinegar and pimento. Serve with either bammy, festivals, rice & peas OR white rice, plantains and steam vegetables
Red Snapper Curry Fish (hellsire style ) Meal
Curry seasoned dish with curry powder, spices and seasoning. Serve with rice n peas or white rice cabbage n plantains
Seafood Platter
Crab clusters, crawfish. (15-20 shrimp) corn, lobster, potatoes. Add-ons for an additional charge seasoned and flavored with Garlic butter or chef special
Flavorful Sauted shrimp
We base* our shrimp in our magic seafood seasoning. (we can make it spicy, mild or regular)serve with white rice, 0r rice & peas with plantains ,salad, vegetable, or salad
Sweet chili Salmon
Seasoned salmon marinated and cooked to satisfy each customer taste buds (served w rice or rice peas , salad or steamed veg with plantains
Coconut Alfredo Salmon
Seasoned Salmon marinated in herbs and spices, served with white rice or rice peas, salad or steamed veg and plantains
Garlic Shrimp & Broccoli
large Jumbo Seasoned Garlic shrimp & Broccoli
Seafood Entrees
Salads
Garden Salad
Green salad with mixed vegetables.
Jerk Shrimp Salad
Shellfish salad serve with romaine lettuce, and spring mix vegetables , cucumber , purple onion, tomatoes
Jerk Salmon Salad
Salad with protein that has been marinated or rubbed with a variety of hot spices.
Shrimp and Chicken Salad
Salad with chicken and shrimp that has been cooked in a spicy buttery sauce.
Caesar Grill chicken salad
Serve with lettuces and herbs , tomatoes, onion, n more
Sweet chili Salmon & sweet chili shrimp Salad
Salad with protein that has been marinated cooked with love and variety of sweet chili sauce
Chickpea Salad
Cooked chickpea served with cucumbers, tomatoes , red onions, parsley , extra virgin oil etc.....
Jerk Chicken Salad
Full serving of Grilled Jerk chicken on top of lettuce, onion, tomatoes etc
Buffalo Chicken Salad
All natural Romaine lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, etc with Buffalo chicken
Jerk Wings serve with fries or salad
Cooked wing of a chicken coated in sauce or seasoning.
Henni Wings ONLY
Cooked wing of a chicken coated in sauce or seasoning.
Chicken Tender
4 pieces. Breaded or battered crispy chicken.
EmpanadaS (CHICKEN, SPINACH W CHEESE, OR BEEF)
Crescent shaped turnover.
Hot wings
Six pieces of hot wings seasoned to taste buds. Serving with fries or salad as one of the side dishes. In addition to a choice of island flavor sauce or hot sauce or blue cheese
BBQ Wings
Six or Eight pieces of BBQ wings marinated and seasoned in natural herbs. Served with fries OR salad as one of the side dishes.
Appetizers
Breakfast
Fry Dumplings Breakfast
Fry dumplings serve with either ackee & saltfish, callaloo, or saltfish
Sauteed Saltfish Breakfast
serve with festivals or ground provision, fry dumplings
Callaloo Leafy green vegetable dish
serve with festival, fry dumplings, dumplings, yellow yam, and green bananas
Ackee and Saltfish Breakfast
serve with festival or fry dumplings or boiled dumplings, yellow yam, and green bananas
Salt mackerel break fast
serve with festival, fry dumplings, dumplings, yellow yam, and green bananas
Macaroni and Cheese
Creamy and cheesy soup with noodles.
Bammy
4 pieces.
Sweet Plantains
6 pieces. Ripened banana.
Rice and Peas
Rice and peas seasoned with coconut juice, scallions, thymes, pepper and seasoned.
Corn
2 pieces. Grain.
Mashed Potatoes
potatoes boiled and seasoned with milk, butter, and seasoning.
Festival
6 pieces.
Beef Patties
Jamaican beef filling patties
Curry Chicken Patties
jamaican chicken filing patties
Empanadas (spinach with cheese , beef or chicken)
Crescent shaped turnover.
white rice
White rice ONLY
curry chicken patty
PATTY BAKE
Beef Patty with Cheese
Sides
Desserts
Cheese Cake
Rich creamy cake.
Carrot Cake
Red Velvet
oreo cake
oreo cake with a taste of vanilla and oreo mix
lemon cake
Water
Sun Island Sorrel (Hibiscus) Drink
Sorrel (Hibiscus) boiled with ginger, drained and sweetened with sugar, and red label wine. No preservative
Jamaican Cran Wata
Orange Soda
D and G Tropical Soda
Arizona drinks (different flavors please call and request your choice )
Refreshing drink
can sodas (pepsi or sprite
BOOM
JAMAICAN TONIC BOOM DRINK
WELCH DRINK
Jamaica D&G drink (Pineapple)
jamaican pineapple
Tropical Rhymth drink
pepsi bottle soda
Sunisland plate drink with a Buzz
Jamaican Ting drink
sparkling grapefruit drink
Baba Roots tonic drink
Jamaican natural toni drink
Magnum tonic drink
Jamaican magnum tonic drink
Trang back
jamaican trang back tonic drink
Soya Milk
Red bull
Monster Tonic drink
Indies Juices
All natural juices no added sugar, no water.no preservatives.
Whitening Fish
Drinks
Pizza
Cheese slice Pizza
Savory pie with a dough base topped with sauce and cheese.
Jerk Chicken Pizza slice
Savory pie with a dough base topped with sauce and cheese.
Pepperoni Cheese Pizza slice
Savory pie with a dough base topped with sauce and cheese.
Shrimp Pizza Slice
Savory pie with a dough base topped with sauce and cheese.
Vegetable Pizza
Savory pie with a dough base topped with sauce and cheese.
Whole pie cheese pizza
Large cheese pizza
Large Pepperoni pizza pie
Large pepperoni pie
Meat lover
Large Pizza Pie with pepperoni, cheese, beef, and chicken
Cheese Burger
Beef cook on the grill melted with cheese and serve With fries and a can soda.
Shrimp Burger
Grilled shrimp serve with lettuce, mayo , ketchup, onion, tomatoes, pickles , fries and can soda.
Salmon Burger
With fries and can soda.
Jerk Chicken Burger
With fries and can soda.
Burgers
Tacos
Jerk Breast Chicken Tacos
Folded tortilla with a variety of fillings such as meat and vegetables
Shrimp Tacos
Folded tortilla with a variety of fillings and shrimps & vegetables
Sun Island Chicken Irie Jerk Alfredo Pasta
A mixture of herbs, spices, and seasonings, alfredo sauce
Sun Island Veggie Rasta Pasta NO MEAT
Tasteful pasta with vegetables and alfredo sauce
Sun Island Jerk Shrimp Pasta
A mixture of herbs, spices, and seasonings
Sun Island Salmon Jerk Pasta
A mixture of herbs, spices, and seasonings, alfredo sauce
Sun Island Coconut Alfredo Salmon Pasta
A mixture of herbs, spices, and seasonings
Sweet chili shrimp Pasta
Sweet chili shrimp pasta serve with herbs spicy , homemade alfredo sauce and pasta
Sweet chili Salmon Pasta
Sweet chili salmon pasta served with herb , spicy homemade alfredo sauce and pasta
chicken & shrimp Rasta Pasta
Chicken & shrimp ( 5-7 shrimps depends on the size ) serve with homemade alfredo sauce , herbs and spicy. Very flavorful
Salmon & Shrimp Rasta Pasta
Salmon & shrimp Rasta Pasta Serve with 5-7 shrimps depends on size. homemade alfredo sauce and herbs spicy and flavorful
Pasta
soup
BEEF & CHICKEN FEET
BEEF AND CHICKEN FEET SOUP COOK WITH SPICE AND FLAVORFUL , GROUND PROVISION NOODLE.
GOAT HEAD/MANISH WATER
GOAT HEAD SOUP COOK WITH FLAVOR, SPICES , NOODLES AND GROUND PROVISON.
Cow Foot/Cow Heel Soup
COW FOOT COOK WITH SPICES, FLAVORFUL , GROUND PROVISION, NOODLES
CHICKEN SOUP
CHICKEN COOK WITH FLAVOR , SPICES, NOODLES, GROUND PROVISION