Kelly's Authentic Jamaican Food

A message from Kelly.. congratulations to all who participated in the AthHalf Half Marathon!

Who's ready for lunch? Come see us in Five Points. Check out our website for menu items and restaurant information! Take care www.kellysjerk.com

Happy Sunday! We’re working hard right now to get lunch ready. Oxtails and curry goat will be ready around 12:30pm! Come see use in Five Points

Y'all know what day it is! Kelly is on the grill and greeting everyone coming down Lumpkin. Come see him in Five Points. Go Dawgs!

How bout this weekend coming up!? We are wishing everyone a happy and safe time in Athens this weekend as our Dawgs take on the Wildcats of Kentucky! Looking for a good meal while tailgating? Look know further than our Five Points location right up the street from Sanford Stadium. We're on the grill now! Check out our website www.kellysjerk.com to see our online menu and our location and times. Take care and Go Dawgs!

Kelly keeping it positive despite dealing with recent technical difficulties with incorrect info regarding hours/locations on the internet. Y’all know we’ve been open this whole time and we thank you all so much for the support! We’re getting the issue corrected. You can always check out our website www.Kellysjerk.com for business hours and menu options. Thank you all again. Take care!

First time customer thank you all for your support!

Wishing the man, the myth, the legend a happy birthday!

Our Five Points location is closed until Friday for cleaning and maintenance, but our Westside location is open normal hours. Come see us 145 Epps Bridge for lunch! Take care!

Come see us for dinner in Five Points! Announcement - Our Five Points location will be closed this Tuesday through Thursday for restaurant maintenance and cleaning. Five Points will be open this Friday. Our Westside location will be open normal hours. Have a good week!

All of us would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year! Today we have black-eyed peas and greens at our Five Points location. We also have our popular oxtails today! Come by and see us in Five Points!

Closing today at 6pm but we have oxtail over in Five Points. Come by and see us before the holiday break! Wishing everyone a safe and happy time this season!

Sunday Special - We have oxtails today in Five Points. Come by and see us. Window opens at 12pm Be sure to check out our new website we at www.Kellysjerk.com

It’s a good day for jerk pork.... Beat Arkansas!

Getting your favorite dishes ready. Come see us at the window in Five Points!

Working on the grill to get the chicken ready for the Saturday lunch crowd! Come see us at the window for lunch! Also, thank you again so much for the support these past several months. It means so much to all of us.

91 degrees outside. Working over a grill. Still smiling and greeting everyone who comes by. That’s our Kelly

Thank you Jennifer Ann for making the drive from Atlanta to have a meal at our restaurant! Thank you to our loyal customers - we truly appreciate everyone’s support!

Who's hungry? Be sure to call ahead to make sure we have what you are looking for - 706-208-0000. Thank you all again for the support! Photography by Marigold Solutions

Dinner line at the Window

Happy Friday! Thank you all for the support

‘Thank you to everyone who has ordered from the 5 Points Window, left a nice comment on FB and have purchased my book in store and at Amazon. I truly appreciate it!’ - Kelly

Still going strong at 3:15pm! We love our lunch crowds! Thank you all!

Almost two years ago we kicked off the book release tour for Kelly's book, "True Believer: The Journey of Kelly Codling". Kelly spent years working with local author Bowen Craig of Bilbo Book Publishing to produce the biography. The book is available online and we still have a few copies left at the 5 Points restaurant - Come by and get a signed copy from Kelly! Kelly wants everyone to know that he truly appreciates everyone's support! Thank you all again! Stay safe! htt...ps://www.amazon.com/True-Believer-Journey-K//0998162701 From Bilbo Publishing: The book tells Codling’s incredible life story and even includes authentic recipes. Samples of Kelly’s authentic Jamaican food will be available to try. Books will be available for purchase and signing. Kelly Codling is the owner and founder of Kelly’s Jamaican Foods and Kelly’s Authentic Jamaican Food in Athens. Local author Bowen Craig worked with Kelly Codling to record his life story from his early years in Jamaica to his present work in Athens. From his upbringing as a rural farm kid in Trelawny, Jamaica, to owning multiple restaurants in Athens, Kelly's wild and curvy path to success is littered with interesting stories: his days of successfully gambling on "the ponies" in Maryland, his time driving a cab and working in a hospital morgue in Washington DC, the painting business he ran with a descendant of Edgar Allan Poe in Texas, and the many naysayers along the way who told him he "couldn't do it." Through it all Kelly's unwavering belief in the goodness of God and in his own abilities has sustained him. Enjoy his stories. Learn some Jamaican patois. And don't forget to try out some of the recipes for his signature dishes included in his book, including Jerk Chicken, and Jamaican Spicy Squash.

We grillin rain or shine. Come see us in Five Points