Dec 23, 2025 | 5:33 pm
A new family-owned restaurant in Round Rock is combing Jamaican cuisine and Central Texas barbecue in one community hub. Island Riddim Jerk & BBQ Grill at 200 University Blvd., Ste. 350, hosted its grand opening celebration December 20.
Married owners Dianne and Wayne Anderson were born in Jamaica and raised in Brooklyn. They later moved around the East Coast, where Wayne owned another Jamaican restaurant, and landed in the Austin area almost eight years ago.
Island Riddim was already open for a few weeks before its grand opening celebration, so the couple saw new faces and returning customers at the lively “Christmas in the Caribbean”-themed celebration. The temperature outside even hit an islandy threshold in the 70s and guests hung out on the patio…