Mi'irie Mon Caribbean Restaurant, Lexington

The seasoned chefs of Mi'irie Mon Caribbean Restaurant whip up a flavorful menu of tropical favorites, traditional specialty dishes, and spicy variations on American fare. Lunch and dinner meals, including exotic entrees such as curry goat and oxtail, pair with fluffy johnnycake and fried plantains, and chicken basks in a variety of spicy and sweet sauces. Seafood platters usher in flavors from the region's crystal-clear shore water, transporting diners into fantasies of lying on the beach as a beautiful manatee brushes their hair. Diners fill their bellies in the restaurant's casual atmosphere accented by simple decor, "with nods to both the Caribbean and the region's West African influences," according to VisitSouth.