Why Chicago Loves Garifuna Flava's Juicy Jerk Chicken

Garifuna Flava is a Belizean restaurant on Chicago's Southwest Side famous for its jerk chicken. The restaurant is known for its blend of Caribbean, Latin, and Belizean cuisine, with dishes like red snapper, panades, and stew beans and pigtail. The Castillos came to Chicago from Belize in 1986. In 2008, they opened Garifuna Flava. The Castillos trace their own ancestry to the Garifuna people, who come from Central America and trace their ancestry to two Spanish slave shipwrecks in the West Indies. Today there are only about 500,000 Garifuna left, and the Castillos are working to keep the culture alive through the food. MORE CHICAGO FOOD VIDEOS: The Best Chicago-Style Hot Dog In Chicago | Best In Town    • The Best Chicago-Style Hot Dog In Chicago ...   The Best Cinnamon Rolls In Chicago | Legendary Eats    • The Best Cinnamon Rolls In Chicago | Legen...   Chicago’s Famous Cake Shake Is A Portillo’s Staple | Legendary Eats    • Chicago’s Famous Cake Shake Is A Portillo’...   ------------------------------------------------------ #Chicken #Chicago #FoodInsider Insider is great journalism about what passionate people actually want to know. That’s everything from news to food, celebrity to science, politics to sports and all the rest. It’s smart. It’s fearless. It’s fun. We push the boundaries of digital storytelling. Our mission is to inform and inspire. Subscribe to our channel and visit us at: https://www.insider.com Food Insider on Facebook:   / foodinsider   Food Insider on Instagram:   / thisisinsiderfood   Food Insider on Twitter:   / insiderfood   Insider on Snapchat:   / 4020934530   Insider on Amazon Prime: https://www.amazon.com/v/thisisinsider Insider on TikTok:   / insider   Food Insider on Dailymotion: https://www.dailymotion.com/foodinsider Why Chicago Loves Garifuna Flava's Juicy Jerk Chicken