Address: 87-17 Lefferts Blvd, South Ozone Park, NY 11420
Menu: Soup Junkies
Soup Junkies has been around for a few years servicing traditional Trinidian soups and cuisine in the Richmond Hills area of Queens.
For those who are not familiar. Trinidad is a country in the Caribbean, it’s the larger and more populous of the two major islands of Trinidad and Tobago.
Trinidad is highly known for their popular yearly carnival and for the food. Like lot’s of other islands in the Caribbean the food (to me) is so impressive the way it perfectly blends Indian and African culture. Trinidad is one of the most influential islands when it comes to Caribbean cuisine.
Growing up I ate a lot of soups. My Caribbean grandmother Maureen would make the best hearty soups. Filled with beans, peas, dumplings and various meats (chicken, beef, goat). So one day while picking up pizza with bae I stopped by Soup Junkies and took a look at the menu and was pleasantly surprised by the variety of soups (oxtail soup, corn soup, dhal soup and even cow heel soup). All things I grew up eating though my grandma was not from Trinidad these soups were still popular amongst Caribbean people.
So last year when I was feeling a bit homesick I decided to give Soup Junkies a try. I ordered the curry chicken and large corn soup. When I tell you I was hooked. I ordered food from here 2 more times that week.
I’m within walking distance of this location however if you are traveling within Queens it’s totally accessible by driving, taking either the J, M, or Z train or the Q10 bus.
Obviously from the name, this place is popular for it’s soups but if I were you I would get a soup (I LOVE the corn soup and the oxtail soup) and try a platter. The curry chicken (pictured) with cabbage and rice or the jerk chicken platter (also pictured). I have to warn some of you. Jerk chicken is spicy, it’s meant to be spicy and the jerk here at Soup Junkies will set your mouth on fire (in a good way). The curry chicken is seasoned very well. The jerk is very saucy (heads up) to those who like their jerk chicken dry.
Discuss general prices for soups range from $5-$10 (depending on veggie soup or soup with a protein) and the entrees range from $10-$14.
If you visit Soup Junkies, the woman working the front is so friendly and willing to help with any questions you may have about the menu.
The location is small, it’s a grab a quick bite for 2-3 people type of place (I believe there are only about 4 seats in the location), so this place gets a lot of foot traffic for customers picking up large orders to go.
If you are in the neighborhood and looking for some good Caribbean food be sure to stop by Soup Junkies and tell him Tameeka Eats sent you.