These are a few of our key clients who depend on us for catering services:
The Mayor's Office, Gracie Mansion NYC
Ruder Finn Public Relations Firm, NYC
Bronx Borough Presidents Office, NYC
WBAI Radio NYC
HSBC Bank NYC
The Mayors Office, Mount Vernon NY
City Hall, Mount Vernon, NY
Mount Vernon High School, Mount Vernon, NY
Home Goods Department Store, Yonkers, NY
US District Court, White Plains, NY
Macedonia Baptist Church, Mount Vernon, NY
St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Bronx, NY
Board of Education, Mount Vernon, NY
All prices quoted are for LARGE, DEEP catering trays.
Each tray easily feeds approximately 18-20 people
Half, DEEP catering trays are also available on some items,
and easily feed approximately 8-10 people,
and is approximately half the price of the full trays
Ripe's Signature
"Big-Ass" Jerk Rib-Eye Steak
Hands down the MOST popular item on our restaurant menu.
Folks travel from near and far to experience this ginormous 16oz cut of protein
that beat the pants off of THE Iron Chef Bobby Flay when he dared to roll up on
The King of Jerk and challenge his infamous Jerk Steak.
Even the Go Big or Go Home Beef Eatin' Texans repeatedly come up here
with hopes to steal the recipe and take it back home!
Thats why we have sold more than 147,000 of these bad boys and counting....
You will be the talk of the town when these Big-Ass cuts of fat & lean meat
instantly takes your party game up to that NEXT level of awesomeness!
Sold only as 16oz individual hand cut portions 32
Kingston Curried Goat 285
Bite-sized chunks of bone-in “real” grass fed goat meat in a spicy curry
Feeds at least 20 hungry people, more with other selections
Ripe's Jamaican "Cannonball" Meatballs 175
Spicy bite sized meatballs seasoned with island BBQ spices
Feeds well over 20 people with 2-3 meatballs per person
-very popular with both kids and adults
A great addition to any order to "stretch" your budget
Braised Oxtail 290
Slow cooked in a red wine brown sauce
with large butter beans
yes..we all experience oxtail sticker shock!
its right up there with fillet Mignon these days
..who wudda thunk it?
These are large deep trays that feed a lot of oxtail freaks!
Jamaican Country Stew (stew peas) 190
Popular Jamaican Beef Stew except we send it to the moon by using
choice cuts of our infamous BIG-ASS Jerk Rib-Eye Steak with
Red Beans and Coconut Milk.
A very hearty, tasty, rustic, stick to your ribs kinda dish.
Feeds 20 people and more!
Order with white rice and 1 or 2 sides and you got a party!
Jamaican Roast Pork 185
Bite sized pieces of pork marinated in Ripe’s
special “roadside” marinade and roasted till tender and
succulent --Feeds 20 people and beyond.
This plus our Scalloped Potatoes
makes a great addition to a festive table for the holidays
-or use it to make any day a holiday instead
Ripe’s Original Jerk Chicken Bites 195
Jerk Chicken marinated in our
signature “made from scratch” Jerk Rub
and slow-grilled on our massive grill.
(this is NOT that oven baked crap smothered with
mystery sauce from those ugly commercial tubs)
We use Whole Chickens, so you get a mixture of BOTH
dark & white meat with that distinct “char-grilled” flavor.
Ripe has grilled over 239,000 chickens since way back in 2003,
so we kinda know a thing or two about what makes it great.
Cut into bite sized pieces for easy eating at your event.
Feeds up to 20 people
but order wisely, 'cause everybody LOVES our authentic jerk chicken!
Add Rice & Peas and Field Green Salad and you are all
set to enjoy an evening in the tropics!
“Asian inspired” Island Chicken 185
Cut up bone-in chicken stewed with a combination
of Caribbean and Asian spices.
Gheera Chicken 185
Indo-Caribbean Style Indian chicken
with cumin and other spices
Good ‘Ol Curried Chicken 185
Cut-up bone-in chicken in our own house made spicy curry
Brown Stewed Chicken 185
Cut-Up Bone In Chicken slow braised in
a spicy red wine brown sauce
Ripe's Jerk BBQ Chicken 185
Bone- In Chicken with our in-house blend
of Jerk BBQ Sauce
Buffalo Soldier Jerk Wings 195
Spicy Party Wings marinated in our secret
Jerk Sauce=always a hit!
Soft flour tortillas stuffed with Jerk Chicken,
Pepper Jack Cheese, and Grilled Mushrooms.
Served with Mexican sour cream and a tropical mango salsa
Very popular for cocktail, finger food, and kids parties
Yard Gone to Italy 260
We have not changed the recipe since we started this whole
Rasta Pasta debacle way back in May 2003,
we only changed the name cause we got bored with it!
Linguine Pasta with Large Tiger Shrimp, Mushrooms,
Spinach, Ricotta & Parmesan cheese in a garlic- seafood sauce
A favorite of the small & big kids
Feeds more than 22 people
Jerk Chicken Pasta-195
Shrimp pasta is Pesco & Lacto Vegetarian friendly
Ripe’s Ultimate Caribbean Seafood Rice 175
Large Spicy shell-on Peppered Shrimp, Ripe’s Original Jerk Chicken,
and garden vegetables in a yellow seafood rice.
Your guests will marvel at the beauty of this
seafood & chicken flavor explosion.
Can be served as a main dish, or side dish
We can omit jerk chicken to make it Pesco-Vegetarian friendly
Cajun-Flavored Catfish 185
Large trays only
Boneless Catfish Fillets with a spicy New Orleans style secret Cajun rub
that we developed during competition
Pesco-Vegetarians love it
Escoveitch Boneless Fish Bites 195
Boneless RED Tilapia fillets, delicately fried till golden,
then steeped in a spicy,vinegary pickle, and a carrot and onion julienne.
Red Tilapia is very tender and has a texture
very similar to Red Snapper, & marries well with
the pickled sauce, and best of all, no bones for your guests to deal with!
Feeds more than 20 people
(you can substitute whole , bone in, head on, Snapper or Snapper fillets or
Sea Bass by request, and we will adjust to the market price, but you may suffer sticker shock!)
Pesco-Vegetarians love it
Smoked Salmon Quesadillas 185
Large trays only
Fun, bite sized quesadillas with smoked salmon, spicy
pepper-jack cheese, capers and scallions
Pesco-Vegetarians love it
Codfish Spring Rolls 265
Large trays only
Asian style spring rolls stuffed with roasted
red peppers, caramelized onions and codfish-
--one of the original customer favorites of the original restaurant menu--
Pesco-Vegetarians love it
Barbecued Salmon 290
Large trays only
Boneless fillets of Organic Faroe Islands Salmon roasted with our own
barbecue sauce till just cooked through and succulent
—NEVER DRY! These are hand picked and custom
fabricated by Mike & Geo, our fish guys from
the Fulton Fish Market.
(can substitute JERK salmon)
Pesco-Vegetarians love it
Caribbean Curried Shrimp 290
Large Tiger Shrimp with mixed fresh vegetables
and diced potatoes, in Ripe's house made spicy curry.
Pesco-Vegetarians love it
Shrimp Quesadillas 265
Soft flour tortillas stuffed with grilled Tiger shrimp,
pepper jack cheese, and grilled mushrooms.
Very popular for cocktail parties, &
finger food settings.
Kids (and big kids) go bananas for them!
Very Tasty!
Pesco-Vegetarians love it
St. Elizabeth Style Peppered Shrimp 240
Peel and eat LARGE head-on shrimp in a spicy scotch bonnet sauce
These literally "disappear" at ANY function!
These are great to keep near the bar area of your party.
Its the perfect thing to pop in your mouth with a beer
or mixed drink over conversation
Feeds 25 and beyond as an appetizer!
Our MOST requested party pleaser!
Serve at room temperature
Pesco-Vegetarians love it
Mini Caribbean Crab and Codfish Cakes 280
just enough filling to hold it all together, with red peppers
scallions, and a spicy mayonnaise
We'll bet your guests can't eat just one,
and not want more and more
Lacto-Ovo Pesco-Vegetarians love it
Codfish Buljol Salad 195
Popular Trinidadian side dish—codfish, onions, tomato,
peppers and avocado tossed with olive oil to
make a Caribbean style salad.
A great non-traditional component to your party
which can substitute for green salad, and
a very popular side dish for those finicky non-meat eaters!
Pesco-Vegetarians love it
Plantain & Codfish Medley 165
A catering variation of our ever popular “Plantain Boats”
on the restaurant menu.
The plantains are sliced on the bias and tossed
with a codfish & vegetable medley instead of being stuffed,
to facilitate more servings in a party tray.
A tasty and interesting twist of salt and sweet
Your non-Caribbean guests will feel like they took a trip
to the Islands with one mouthful of this marriage made in heaven!
A great side-dish. So Caribbean and so delicious
Pesco-Vegetarians love it
Three Cheese Mac & Cheese 175
Creamy Cheddar, Jack & Blue cheese
-if your kitchen skills cant convince three cheeses plus butter, cream and macaroni
to show off their perfectly delicious flavors to you, then its time to exit left from the kitchen stage!
Lacto- Vegetarians love it
Scalloped Potatoes 185
Paper thin slices of potatoes layered and baked with
garlic cream and Parmesan cheese
This ain't your Mama's American style scalloped potato!
(sorry mama-but I'll have yours at Thanksgiving dinner)
This is a much more delicate rendition using a
painstakingly tedious process to achieve success
we didn't use the cheat sheet by adding a ton of cheap asss goopy cheese
Its hard to resist this light and creamy rendition
Feeds more than 20 people
Lacto- Vegetarians love it
Field Green Salad 95
Giant bounty of young baby reds & greens tossed
with a balsamic vinaigrette
Vegans appreciate this as an option, but won't like you if its their only option
Vegan Friendly
Vegetarian Pasta Salad 195
Penne or linguine pasta tossed with roasted cherry tomatoes, baby bella
mushrooms, yellow squash, sauteed zucchini and caramelized onions
in a roasted garlic, Parmesan and ricotta cheese sauce
Easily feeds more than 20 people
this party pleaser is Lacto-vegetarian, NOT vegan
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-please specify vegan and we won't hesitate to swap out with some awesome
in-house made vegan ingredients--even the most finicky vegan guest
will LOVE you for this delicious dish
no dairy, no soy, non-gmo, no crappy oils, no frankenfoods
but u need to do your part and add $25 bucks to the sticker price
need vegan AND gluten free? We GOT this!
need a one ingredient pasta? we got you!
please tell us about any allergies!
Rice & Peas 95
Red Beans, Coconut milk, herbs and spices
Vegans love it!
Black Beans & Rice 95
Large Trays Only
Vegans love it!
White Rice 85
white rice is always good, but Vegans think its boring AF
and will hate you if this is all you have for them to eat!
Fried Ripe Plantains 125
Always very ripe and sweet!
Never oily, never starchy, just pure goodness in every bite.
You might think our plantains were grown next to sugarcane bush!
Vegans love it!
Caribbean Style Spinach (Bhagee) 175
Spinach and Okra stewed in coconut milk
One of our favorites..very flavorful and Vegans love it
Curried Chick Peas 155
(Garbanzo Beans) (Channa)
Chickpeas stewed in an island curry, with freshly diced vegetables
...great with Roti or just as a side dish. Vegans LOVE this one!
Codfish Roti Skins 175
Large trays only
Roti with Codfish baked into the dough
Pesco- Vegetarians love it
Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes 145
This silky puree is so good you don't need that heart stopping gravy
Lacto- Vegetarians love it
Herb-Roasted Vegetables 165
A simple infusion of aromatic thyme, olive oil and sea salt
is what makes this Yellow and Green Squash, Japanese Eggplant,
roasted Tomato and Onion medley so good Vegans love it!
Roasted Yucca Bites (yams) 145
Steeped in a salt water brine, then roasted with
a garlic cilantro oil.
This recipe comes directly from the Dominican influence
in kitchens I have worked over the years Vegans love it!