Cutlass Grille

Cutlass Grille is an island-style Jamaican restaurant in Chesapeake, known for jerk chicken, oxtails, curry goat and whole red snapper. The menu also includes braised entrees, rice and peas, collard greens, and sweet plantains, with lunch specials and a Thursday happy hour noted on the site.

The restaurant has a banquet room, patio seating and live music and DJs, and it hosts birthdays, holiday parties and corporate events. Takeout and online ordering are available, gift cards can be bought through the site, and catering trays can be ordered for larger gatherings. Owner and chef Shawn Dawkins runs the kitchen. The restaurant is on Eden Way North in Chesapeake, and weekend hours run later than weekdays.