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Our Caribbean Journey

A Taste of Paradise

Tropics Island Grill is serving the flavors of the Caribbean in the heart of Central Virginia. Our vibrant and welcoming restaurant showcases our commitment to using the freshest ingredients, creating authentic dishes, and providing a memorable dining experience. From jerk chicken to seafood, our menu offers a delightful fusion of Caribbean flavors that will transport you to the islands. Whether you're a local or a visitor, come and indulge in the tropical delights of Tropics Island Grill today.

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Tropics Island Grill Menu 106 S. 15th AVE, Hopewell, VA 23860 (804) 636-7041 https://order.toasttab.com/online/tropics-island-grill/

Appetizers

These dishes are great for sharing

Jerk Chicken Wings

Traditional Jamaican Jerk Chicken Wings

Small

$8.99

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Large

$15.99

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Hot
Mild

Yaad salad

A garden-fresh salad with seasonal greens, tomato and carrots. (Add Protein Jerk Chicken or salmon $4.99)

$5.99

Dairy free
Vegetarian

Tropics Calamari

Crispy fried with peppers and dipping sauce

$12.99

Chicken Tenders

3pc Tenders & Fries. Hand breaded with choice of sauce

$12.99

Conch Fritters

With sweet and tangy cocktail sauce

$14.99

Mild
Shellfish

Plantain

Fried Green/Ripe Plantain

$2.99

Soup

Soup of the day: Chicken, Vegetable or goat head.

Small

$7.99

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Large

$9.99

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Fried Chicken wings

Tropics Sweet and Hot Sauce

Small

$8.99

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Large

$15.99

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Mild
Hot

BBQ Chicken Wings

Traditional Island Fried Chicken with sweet spicy barbeque.

Small

$8.99

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Large

$15.99

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Hot
Mild

Main Dishes

A diverse range of flavorful dishes which are all sourced from the best local and regional Suppliers.

Jerk Chicken

Grilled Jerk Chicken Served with Rice and Peas or White rice and Steam Cabbage or Vegetable ( Add Mac N cheese $5.49)

Small

$13.99

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Large

$16.99

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Hot
Mild

Curry Chicken

Jamaican Curry well seasoned with vegetable and Carrots. Served with Rice and Peas or White rice and Steam Cabbage or Vegetable ( Add Mac N cheese $5.49)

Small

$12.99

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Large

$14.99

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Tropics Fry Chicken

Tradition Island Fried Chicken with a hint of spicy sweet sauce. Served with Rice and Peas or White rice and Steam Cabbage or Vegetable ( Add Mac N cheese $5.49)

Small

$13.99

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Large

$16.99

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Fry Barbeque Chicken

Traditional Island Fried Chicken with sweet spicy barbeque. Served with Rice and Peas or White rice and Steam Cabbage or Vegetable ( Add Mac N cheese $5.49)

Small

$13.99

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Large

$16.99

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Brown Stew Chicken

Served with Rice and peas or White rice wit cabbage or vegetable (Add Mac N Cheese $5.49)

Small

$12.99

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Large

$14.99

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Oxtail

Braised Oxtail well seasoned stewed down with butter beans and carrots and served with rice and peas and cabbage (Add Mac N Cheese $5.49)

Small

$16.99

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Large

$20.99

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Curry Goat

Jamaican curried Goat with carrots, cubed potatoes, and spices. served with rice and peas or white rice with Cabbage or vegetables. (Mac-N- Cheese $5.49)

Small

$15.99

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Large

$17.99

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Pepper Steak

With peppers, onions, carrots and sauce, served with white rice and peas and cabbage or vegetables. ( Add Mac N cheese $5.49)

$24.99

Mild

Grilled Steak

Grilled the way you like it with Jerk seasoning and spices. Served with Rice and Peas or White rice and Steam Cabbage or Vegetable ( Add Mac N cheese $5.49)

$24.99

Mild

*Pick 2 Combo

Pick two meats ( *not including Steak, fish or Seafood) Served with Rice and Peas or White rice and Steam Cabbage or Vegetable ( Add Mac N cheese $5.49)

$24.99

Rasta Pasta

made with Penne noodles, crunchy peppers and other spices and vegetables in a creamy sauce. (Add Jerk Chicken, shrimp or salmon extra charge)

Regular

$13.99

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Shrimp

$16.99

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Salmon

$17.99

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Jerk Chicken

$16.99

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Seafood

Try our Tropics Whole red snapper, Salmon, Whiting, Shrimps or Lobster tail.

Escovitch Red Snapper

Topped with traditional Escovitch sauce with all the toppings. Served with Rice and Peas or White rice and Steam Cabbage or Vegetable ( Add Mac N cheese $5.49)

$23.99

Mild
Hot
Fish

Steam Red Snapper

Steamed with peppers, okra, onions, carrots and spices.

$24.99

Fish
Mild

Brown Stew Red Snapper

Stewed down in tomato sauce, peppers, onions and carrots. served with white rice or rice and peas with cabbage or vegetables. Add Mac N cheese $5.49)

$23.99

Fish
Mild

Roast Red Snapper

Lightly roasted in foil on the grill with carrots, okra and peppers. Served with Rice and Peas or White rice and Steam Cabbage or Vegetable ( Add Mac N cheese $5.49)

$24.99

Fish

Grilled Snapper

Char grilled with pepper, carrots and onions. Served with Rice and Peas or White rice and Steam Cabbage or Vegetable ( Add Mac N cheese $5.49)

$23.99

Fish

Coconut Curry Salmon

Jamaican Curry in a coconut sauce with carrots, peppers, onions and spices. served with white rice or rice and peas and cabbage or vegetables.

$21.99

Fish
Tree nuts

Coconut Curry Snapper

Jamaican Curry in a coconut sauce with carrots, peppers, onions and spices. Served with Rice and Peas or White rice and Steam Cabbage or Vegetable ( Add Mac N cheese $5.49)

$24.99

Tree nuts

Grilled salmon

Char grilled and coated with honey butter sauce topped with green onions and spices. served with rice and peas or mashed potato or vegetables. ( Add Mac N Cheese $5.49)

$21.99

Fish

Whiting

Lightly breaded and deep fried. served with fries or rice and peas and cabbage or white rice.

Fried

$17.99

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Escoveitch

$20.99

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Fish

*All Fish can be done with Run-Down

Coconut Curry sauce with peppers green onions and carrots.

$24.99

Fish
Tree nuts

Coconut Curry Shrimp

Jumbo Shrimp Rundown in coconut curry sauce, pepper green onions, onions, and carrots. served with rice and peas or white rice and cabbage or vegetables.

$19.99

Shellfish
Tree nuts

Grilled Shrimp

Jumbo Shrimp Char Grilled on open flame, topped with peppers onions and carrots. Served with Rice and Peas or White rice and Steam Cabbage or Vegetable ( Add Mac N cheese $5.49)

$21.99

Shellfish

Lobster Tail

Grilled Lobster Tail done over open flame with jerk garlic butter sauce and Jamaican herbs and spices. Also available as coconut curried. served with white rice or rice and peas and cabbage or vegetables.(Add Mac N Cheese 5.49)

$24.99

Shellfish

Seafood platter

Grilled Shrimp, breaded calamari, fried whiting fish, one main lobster tail (Filet Red Snapper $6.99 extra/whole red snapper 14.99 extra) served with rice and peas and Yaad salad. (Surf N Turf option of adding or Grill Steak) for the listed surf N turf price. no additional substitution allowed.

Fried

$49.99

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Grilled

$49.99

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Surf N Turf

$69.99

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Shellfish

Ackee and saltfish

Jamaica's national dish; served with rice and peas and cabbage or white rice. you can request fried or boiled dumplings for an additional charge.

$21.99

Quick Bites

Hand Held foods

Beef Jamaican Patty

Tradition Jamaican meat Pie in a with flaky crust.

Beef

$3.75

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Mild

Chicken Jamaican Patty

Tradition Jamaican meat Pie in a with flaky crust meat.

$4.25

Veggie Jamaican Patty

$4.50

Spinach Patty

$4.50

Jerk Wrap

Choice of Chicken, Shrimp or Salmon. with Lettuce, tomato, onions, peppers, and spices.

Chicken

$11.99

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Shrimp

$12.99

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Salmon

$12.99

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Jerk Turkey Burger

Grilled over open flame and seasoned with jerk seasoning and other spices with onions, Lettuce, and tomato.

$11.99

Jerk Chicken Burger

Jerk chicken breast well seasoned and topped with lettuce, tomato and onions.

$11.99

Coco bread

Traditional Jamaican coco bread nice and buttery inside soft on the outside. goes well with Jamaican patty.

$3.25

Kids Menu

Fish and Chips

Hand Breaded fried fish sticks served with fries.

$12.99

Chicken tenders

Fried golden brown served with fries.

$11.99

Chicken Burger

Grilled Chicken Breast sandwich with lettuce, tomato, and onions served with fries.

$11.99

Kids Lunch/Dinner

Brown Stew Chicken, Tropics Fried Chicken, Curry Chicken, or Barbeque Fried Chicken. served with rice and peas and cabbage.

$7.99

Beverages

Natural Fruit Drinks, Fruit Drinks, Coconut Water Sorrel, Sodas, and Bottled Water.

Fresh Natural Fruit Drinks

Pine Ginger, Carrot Ginger, Beetroot Ginger Fruit Punch Sorrel.

$4.99

Coconut Water

Natural Coconut Water

$4.99

Tree nuts

Bottled Juice

Fruit Drinks

$3.99

Jamaican Soda

Kola Champagne, Ginger Beer, Pineapple

$2.50

Ting

Jamaica's Favorite grapefruit soda.

$2.75

Fountain Soda's

Fountain Soda

$3.19

Bottled Water

Purified Bottled Water

$1.99

Sweet Tea

$3.19

Lemonade

$3.19

Red Bull

$5.49

Cranberry Juice

$4.39

Orange Juice

$4.39

Pineapple Juice

$4.39

Irish Moss

$5.25

Roots

$7.00

Coconut Water

$4.99

Dessert

Carrot Cake

$4.99

Eggs
Peanuts

Fruit Cake

Traditional Fruit from the Caribbean

$4.99

Eggs

Banana Bread

Banana, flour, sugar, and spices.

$2.99

Plantain Tart

Traditional Caribbean sweet pastry with plantain or other fruits and sweet crusted taste. Flavors may vary.

$3.29

*Surprise Dessert

Surprise desserts may be available *Market Price.

$4.99

Sides

Additional side dishes or single item side order

Mac N Cheese

$5.49

Fries

Golden French fries

$3.99

Yaad salad

A garden-fresh salad with seasonal greens, tomato and carrots. (Add Protein Jerk Chicken or salmon $4.99)

$5.99

Dairy free
Vegetarian

Rice and peas

$4.99

white Rice

$3.99

Cabbage

$3.99

Notice: The consumption of raw undercooked eggs, poultry, seafood or shellfish may increase your risk of food borne illness.

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