Island Take Out
AI-generated concept of a charred jerk chicken leg quarter with slaw and orange mash in a takeout tray.

Bar Harbor, Maine

Jerk heat, off the grill.

Jerk chicken, jerk mac and hot buttered lobster rolls, made fresh to order at the gateway to Acadia.

Order these first.

Start with the jerk mac & cheese, the Island Boii burger, or the jerk chicken with house jerk sauce.

AI-generated concept of browned macaroni and cheese with red and green flecks in a black skillet.

I.O Jerk Mac

$14.00

Jerk mac deliciously flavored with jerk sauce

“If you like spicy, it is possibly the best mac & cheese you will ever have.”

Tripadvisor review of the Jerk Macaroni & Cheese, June 2023

Island Boii

$15.99

Beef patty topped with bacon, Swiss cheese, lettuce, tomato and onion, served on a potato bun with house sauce

I.O Jerk Chicken

$12.00

Very flavorful jerk chicken served as a leg quarter with house jerk sauce

The red shack behind the Sunoco.

Island Take Out is the little red building tucked directly behind the Sunoco station at the Rt 3 and Rt 102 fork: the first food stop coming onto Mount Desert Island, and the last one leaving it.

Since 2021 it has been the only Jamaican jerk kitchen on the island, putting charred jerk chicken next to one of the area's best reviewed hot buttered lobster rolls, with burgers, Cubans and fresh pressed juices in between.

Everything is takeout and everything is made to order. You order at the kitchen counter, and the picnic tables under the tent are the dining room.

AI-generated concept of a lobster roll in a toasted brioche bun, served in a paper boat on a weathered table.
Freshly picked lobster, hot buttered, on a brioche bun.

4.8 stars. 545 reviews. One red shack.

The lobster roll is the best I've had. Warm and buttery, it practically melts in your mouth.

Google review (via Wanderlog review roundup, undated)

You won't go hungry here, and you can't go wrong with the jerk chicken! Great tasting and beautifully cooked.

Google review by Chuck Noll, ~June 2026 (via Restaurant Guru)

Best lobster roll ever, and you could actually taste the char on the chicken from grilling.

Google review by Marita Bonville, ~June 2026 (via Restaurant Guru)

The Lobster Roll is 'out-of-this-world'. The fish sandwich was equally good. The staff was very pleasant.

Tripadvisor review, June 2025

Read them on Google

Find the shack.

Directions

Pull into the Sunoco at the Rt 3 and Rt 102 fork and drive around behind it.

1500 ME-3 (behind the Sunoco station), Bar Harbor, ME 04609

Hours

Monday - Sunday
11:00 AM - 8:30 PM

Hours can shift with the season. Call ahead before a long drive.

Get your order in

Order online, pick up at the counter.

Order on Toast

(207) 922-0086

Order on Toast