Jamaica Gates Caribbean Cuisine on West Arkansas Lane in Arlington has been bringing authentic Jamaican and Caribbean cooking to the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex since opening, serving jerk chicken, oxtail, curry goat, and the kind of from-scratch Caribbean food that makes the drive from Dallas or Fort Worth worth it. It appeared in Season 6, Episode 6 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Who’Da Thunk It?,” which aired May 11, 2009. Guy Fieri found a kitchen that took its Jamaican heritage seriously in a setting that nobody in Arlington would have expected to find it, which is exactly what the “Who’Da Thunk It?” episode was designed to celebrate.
Quick Facts
Restaurant: Jamaica Gates Caribbean Cuisine
City: Arlington, Texas
Cuisine: Caribbean / Jamaican
DDD Season: 6
DDD Episode: 6
Episode Title: Who’Da Thunk It?
Original Air Date: May 11, 2009
Address: 1020 W. Arkansas Lane, Arlington, TX 76013
Phone: 817-795-2600
Website: https://www.jamaicagates.com/
Status: Open
What to Eat at Jamaica Gates
Jerk chicken, oxtail, curry goat, rice and peas, fried plantains, and the full Jamaican comfort food catalog. The jerk is made the right way — real scotch bonnets, real allspice, real overnight marination. Check the website for current menu and hours. Find a DFW hotel on Booking.com.
Plan Your Visit
Check the website for current hours.
Address: 1020 W. Arkansas Lane, Arlington, TX 76013
Phone: 817-795-2600
Website: https://www.jamaicagates.com/
Status: Open
Triple D Essentials
Stream the Who’Da Thunk It? episode on Amazon and bring Caribbean heat home with Guy Fieri’s Flavortown Hot Honey BBQ Sauce for your own jerk-inspired sessions.
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Jamaica Gates Caribbean Cuisine appeared in Season 6, Episode 6 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Who’Da Thunk It?,” originally aired May 11, 2009.