Downtown Lansing has a spicy new neighbor in the Palace of Jamaica, a small Jamaican restaurant on Washington Square near the Arbaugh building.
“Business is going good,” says Palace of Jamaica's owner, Eric Campbell. Campbell has lived in Lansing for years, but was born and raised in Jamaica. He met 
his American-born wife while working on a cruise ship. A Lansing native, she brought her husband back to the area.
Campbell worked in the food industry for years. When timing, opportunity and finances came together for Campbell, he was able to open his dream restaurant. He’s been open since spring.
“A lot of people from around the state come here,” Campbell says, noting that many of his Lansing customers have been to Jamaica and are familiar with the food. “They also come from Chicago. Lansing is catching on.”
Campbell goes to Chicago at least once a month to get his supplies. He serves traditional Jamaican dishes such as jerk chicken, oxtail, stew beef, curry goat and ginger beer.
Campbell caters for several businesses and would eventually like to open another location.
Contact Campbell here.
Source: Eric Campbell, Palace of Jamaica
Ivy Hughes, development news editor, can be reached here.
All Photographs © Dave Trumpie
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