A Caribbean restaurant opposite Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium has had its Jamaican-themed facade torn down by the council which deemed it as having ‘a negative impact on the street’.

Juss Jerk, a favourite of Arsenal legend Ian Wright and Gunners captain Martin Odegaard, has been locked in a two-year planning battle with Islington council.

The decision forced owner Neville Stewart to rip out the sheltered structure that allowed outdoor seating at the restaurant in Hornsey Road.

Arsenal’s second-highest-ever goalscorer, Ian Wright signed a 1,000-strong petition to try to save the extension to no avail.

The restaurant, opened in 2019, was lavished with praise by Wright after a visit in which he tucked into a jerk chicken burger and downed a rum punch.

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