Gigi & Big R

Philadelphia, PA · Jamaican restaurant

Rating
3.7/5
★★★★☆ 3.7
Reviews
20
Rank in Philadelphia
#3904
of 5546 restaurants
City Percentile
22%
rating percentile
Address
Gigi & Big R, 5943 Haverford Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19151
Phone
(215) 471-0164
Website
gigibigr.com
Status
Closed · Opens 12:01 PM

Gigi & Big R is a restaurant located in Philadelphia, PA. It is one of 5,546 restaurants listed in Philadelphia. Its 3.7-star rating is slightly below the Philadelphia city average of 4.2 stars. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

About Gigi & Big R

Caribbean-American Soul food restaurant serving the largest platters in the city at a very affordable price.

Hours

Saturday12 PM–9 PM

Customer Reviews

★★★★★ 5.0 Butta Almond · Dec 2025

I have eaten here for over 13 years. Everything tastes the same everytime and is so good. The potatoe salad is amazing. Definitely recommend and will return.

★★★☆☆ 3.0 Drew Lu (DruLu) · Feb 2026

Service was great and very polite however the food has slightly changed. Whiting is always my go too and very good! My wife ordered oxtails and this round was not as good as when we use to order them. Very tender however the flavor is not that oxtail flavor. Requested extra gravy and it was a greasy mess. Actually poured the grease on the side of the street. Not sure why they would pour grease on top as if it was gravy:( Yams definitely changed they were #1 for them but now its nothing but nutmeg. I would rather taste a bunch of cinnamon rather than nutmeg so yea that was a waste of a platter. Highly suggest they cut back on the nutmeg and go back to how they use to prepare their oxtails. Definitely recommend the fish sandwich!

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 Josephine Blocker · Dec 2025

The rice is overcooked unseasoned. The cabbage is overcooked unseasoned. The oxtails are chewy unseasoned never again will I go there the food look reheated

★★★★☆ 4.0 Brett Skipper · Jun 2023

We had the opportunity to try Gigi and Big R's food truck at a street festival in Philly. It was good. The fish sandwich was multiple pieces of fried fish on a bed of bread. The fish was well made. My wife had the stewed chicken platter with rice and beans and Mac and cheese. The platter was very good! There were well over a thousand people at the festival and the line still moved at a brisk place which was impressive. We would hit the truck again.

★★★★★ 5.0 Mario Gaztambide · Oct 2025

Best food truck i have ever gone to. The fried fish was superb and the bacon egg and cheese was out of this world. I would highly recommend stopping by great people and even better food. They even gave us free samples of the food and it was all amazing. We got a full bacon egg and cheese and fried fish. Great people great food would reccomend.

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Parking Lot ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Seating

Services

Jamaican restaurantFast food restaurant

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