Blue Mountain Heights: Weekday Happy Hour, 4–7pm, With Jamaican Plates
Blue Mountain Heights runs a happy hour Monday to Friday, 4–7pm, at 499 W 158th St in Washington Heights. It’s a Jamaican sit-down restaurant, open daily from 1pm to 10:30pm.
The verdict: a reason to eat Jamaican food early rather than a drinks deal you can price out. The restaurant announces the 4–7pm window on its weekday specials listing but doesn’t say what’s in it, so there’s no discount to quote. The regular menu is fairly priced on its own, with jerk chicken at $16 and oxtail at $24, each with two sides. The catch: no happy hour on weekends, and no posted prices for it on any day.
The Happy Hour
- Days: Monday to Friday
- Hours: 4–7pm
- Prices and items: not posted
What’s on the Regular Menu
- Jerk chicken: $16, with two sides
- Brown stew chicken and curry chicken: $15 each
- Oxtail: $24
- Wings: $12 (jerk, fried, BBQ, jerk BBQ, or Henny grilled for $2 more)
- Peppered shrimp: $12
- Sides: rice and peas $5, sweet plantains $6, mac and cheese $8
The Room
The restaurant describes itself as a Jamaican dine-in restaurant in Washington Heights, serving family-style Caribbean plates of meat, seafood, rice and plantains. It also does weekend brunch and takes private parties. The nearest trains are the 163 St-Amsterdam Av (C) and 157 St (1). For other options nearby, see our Manhattan guide, our Monday happy hour roundup, or the best cheap eats in NYC.
Who Blue Mountain Heights Is For
| Occasion | Why It Works |
|---|---|
| An early weeknight dinner | Happy hour runs Mon–Fri 4–7pm |
| Oxtail or jerk chicken | $24 and $16, each with two sides |
| A group celebration | It takes private parties |