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
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 exactly half the price of the full trays
Kingston Curried Goat 195
Bite-sized chunks of bone-in “real” 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
A great addition to any order to "stretch" your budget
-very popular with both kids and adults
Braised Oxtail 260
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) 180
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 Kidney 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 175
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 175
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 217,000 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 Mesclun Green Salad and you are all
set to enjoy an evening in the tropics!
“Asian inspired” Island Chicken 160
Cut up bone-in chicken stewed with a combination
of Caribbean and Asian spices.
Gheera Chicken 160
Indo-Caribbean Style Indian chicken
with cumin and other spices
Good ‘Ol Curried Chicken 160
Cut-up bone-in chicken in our own house made spicy curry
Brown Stewed Chicken 160
Cut-Up Bone In Chicken slow braised in
a spicy red wine brown sauce
Ripe's Jerk BBQ Chicken 160
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 type settings, and kids parties.
Yard Gone to Italy 240
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 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
Ripe’s Ultimate Caribbean Seafood Rice 165
Large Florida Shrimp, Atlantic Mussels, Spicy Peppered Shrimp,
and Ripe’s Original Jerk Chicken in a saffron 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.
Linguine with “REAL” Clam Sauce 165
Large trays only
Linguine with FRESH Cherry stone Clams (in the shell)
in a white garlic sauce.
"always the first to go at parties"
An economical substitute for shrimp
Red-Stripe Beer Steamed Mussels 125
Large trays only
Straight from the sea Prince Edward Island Mussels
in a Spicy Red Stripe-Coconut Scotch Bonnet Broth
The Ultimate Aphrodisiac Appetizer-Get Your Groove On!
Gives Your Buffet Table that "UPSCALE" look without the price to go with it!
This selection is best ordered for our in-house parties,
because they must be served as soon as they are prepared!
They are a ton of fun to eat without the "seafood sticker shock!"
Cajun-Flavored Catfish 175
Large trays only
Boneless Catfish Fillets with a spicy New Orleans style secret Cajun rub
that we developed during competition
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 by request,
and we will adjust to the market price, but you may suffer sticker shock!)
Smoked Salmon Quesadillas 185
Large trays only
Fun, bite sized quesadillas with smoked salmon, spicy
pepper-jack cheese, capers and scallions
Codfish Spring Rolls 210
Asian style spring rolls stuffed with roasted
red peppers, caramelized onions and codfish-
--one of the original staples of the restaurant menu and a true customer favorite
Barbecued Salmon 220
Large trays only
Boneless fillets of 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)
Caribbean Curried Shrimp 235
Large Tiger Shrimp with mixed fresh vegetables
and diced potatoes, in Ripe's house made spicy curry.
Shrimp Quesadillas 225
Soft flour tortillas stuffed with grilled Tiger shrimp,
pepper jack cheese, and grilled mushrooms.
Very popular for cocktail parties, &
finger food type settings.
Kids (and big kids) go bananas for them!
Very Tasty!
St. Elizabeth Style Peppered Shrimp 220
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.
Mini Caribbean Crab and Codfish Cakes 225
Claw & Back fin Crab meat mixed with fresh cod and
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.
Tomato Choka 155
Fire-Roasted Smoked Tomatoes with onions & garlic
..very tasty side dish and accidentally vegan
Codfish Buljol Salad 175
Popular Trinidadian side dish—codfish, onions, tomato,
peppers and avocado tossedwith 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!
Plantain & Codfish Medley 145
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,
rather than 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
Three Cheese Mac & Cheese 145
Creamy Cheddar, Jack & Blue cheese
-if you cant get three cheeses plus some butter, milk and macaroni
to taste awesome then its time to exit left from the kitchen stage!
Scalloped Potatoes 155
Paper thin slices of potatoes layered and baked with
garlic and Parmesan cheese
This is a much more delicate version of the standard scalloped potato,
we didnt 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
Field Green Salad 65
Mesclun baby greens tossed
with a balsamic vinaigrette
Vegetarian Pasta Salad 175
Penne or linguine pasta tossed with garden vegetables,
mushrooms and a balsamic-caper vinaigrette
Easily feeds more than 20 people
--Add Scalloped Potatoes and Salmon and
you have a great mix of choice dishes
for vegetarians and the non-meat eaters.
Rice & Peas 95
Red Kidney beans, coconut milk, herbs and spices
Black Beans & Rice 95
Large Trays Only
White Rice 80
Fried Ripe Plantains 95
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!
Caribbean Style Spinach (Bhagee) 125
Spinach and Okra stewed in coconut milk
One of our favorites..very flavorful and Vegans love it
Curried Chick Peas (Garbanzo Beans) (Channa) 125
Chickpeas stewed in an island curry, with freshly diced vegetables
...great with Roti or just as a side dish..Vegans LOVE it!
Codfish Roti Skins 155
Large trays only
Roti with Codfish baked into the dough
Parmesan Potato Wedges 145
Potato Wedges Roasted with Parmesan, Garlic and Spices
Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes 125
This silky puree is so good you don't need gravy
Herb-Roasted Vegetables 135
A simple infusion of aromatic thyme, olive oil and sea salt
is what makes this Yellow and Green Squash, Japanese Eggplant,
Tomato and Onion medley so good
Roasted Yucca Bites (yams) 125
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