FOOD: Joan and Sisters Restaurant Surprises and Pleases

I have been looking for decent home-style West Indian/Caribbean food in Los Angeles ever since I discovered that it exists all over Brooklyn about 5 years ago. Derrick's Jamaican Cuisine? No. Cha Cha Cha? Good, but too fancy. Coley's Place? Close, but not the same thing as real West Indian (Eastern Caribbean) cooking. Tigeorge's Chicken? Good, but Haitian, not West Indian food. One criterion is does the place sell roti. Interestingly, writing up this post has led me to a website which claims there is a "rotishop" in Inglewood, called the Caribbean Treehouse Restaurant, which I will check out and review at a later date.

Today's post is about Joan and Sisters Restaurant. Interestingly, this is Belizean Restaurant, which is not West Indian or East Carribbean but does seem come closest to the food I am looking for which is always available at Gloria's West Indian Restaurant in Brooklyn. On the recommendation of a Jamaican friend I went to the "Two Sister's Restaurant on Western and Exposition" (i.e. Joan and Sisters) and ordered the short ribs meal for lunch. Absolutely delicious. The meat was well-spiced, but incredibly tender. The red beans and rice blended together in a comforting mixture. They also provided generous slices of lemon pie and bread pudding for dessert. Unfortunately, both of these confections were overly sweet. Overall, Joan and Sisters was a pleasant surprise.

REVIEW: A-.